Live-imaging sonar has changed how many sport anglers read black bass, but the 2025 and 2026 tournament lessons are sharper than the boat-ramp chatter. Recent tournament data showed a clear pattern: this tool helped anglers catch more bass in some … Read the rest
Live-Well Conditions for Better Bass Recovery
Live-Well Conditions can make the difference between a bass that swims off strong and one that struggles after weigh-in. Recent bass recovery work gives us a clear message: stop treating the livewell like a storage box. Treat it like a … Read the rest
Tournament Regulations After Fishing EO 14430
Tournament regulations did not get a new bag limit, season date, or weigh-in rule the moment Executive Order 14430 was signed on September 17, 2026. The order, titled Restoring American Saltwater Angling and Recreation, was published on September 22, 2026, … Read the rest
Angler Fitness Strategies for Season Prep
Smart angler fitness strategies make the next fishing season feel less like a survival contest and more like a controlled day of reading water, managing gear, and making clean presentations. Fishing looks relaxed from the parking lot, but anyone who … Read the rest
Fish Behavior Changes: Conservation Tactics
Fish Behavior Changes are no longer a vague dock-talk excuse for a slow bite. Recent conservation findings point to measurable shifts in fish abundance, biomass, and species mix across marine and freshwater systems. For sport anglers, that means the old … Read the rest
live-imaging sonar Skills for Better Bites
The best anglers I watch do not treat live-imaging sonar like a magic fish button. They treat it like a practice partner that exposes sloppy casts, rushed retrieves, and poor boat position. That is the right mindset for the Casting … Read the rest
Topwater Strategy Tips From Rick Clunn For Bass
Rick Clunn’s topwater strategy tips are a useful reminder that surface fishing is not just a shallow-bank trick. For bass anglers, the real lesson is control: control the pause, control the sound, control the angle, and control your confidence when … Read the rest
Florida Catfish Fishing Line Recycling and Disposal
A fishing-line recycling tube at a Florida boat ramp is not a general tackle trash can. It can accept clean monofilament and fluorocarbon line, but not braided line, wire leaders, hooks, or sinkers. For catfish anglers who regularly fish around … Read the rest
PENN Fierce V Reels: Big Cat Gear Notes
The PENN Fierce V arrived as a new reel family for anglers who ask hard questions before putting gear in front of big fish. PENN announced the series in September 2026, and as of October 20, 2026, the reels and … Read the rest
Resilient Catfishing After Guana Preserve Alert
Resilient Catfishing starts with reading water before reading your rod tip. On September 22, 2026, dead fish, including trophy-sized speckled sea trout and redfish, began washing up along shorelines at Guana Preserve in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, according to local … Read the rest