Tips & Tricks – Practical Fishing https://practicalfishing.com Fishing Tackle, Tips, Techniques and Other Exagerations Thu, 07 May 2015 03:05:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9 43193254 How To Put Line On A Spinning Reel https://practicalfishing.com/how-to-put-line-on-a-spinning-reel/ https://practicalfishing.com/how-to-put-line-on-a-spinning-reel/#respond Thu, 07 May 2015 03:05:14 +0000 https://practicalfishing.com/?p=322 How To Put Line On A Spinning Reel I pretty much do what is explained below with one substantial difference. I soak the line in hot tap water for 5-10 minutes. This softens the line and helps eliminate twists caused Continue reading How To Put Line On A Spinning Reel→

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]]> https://practicalfishing.com/how-to-put-line-on-a-spinning-reel/feed/ 0 322 Removing Line Twist in Spinning Rods https://practicalfishing.com/removing-line-twist-spinning-rods/ https://practicalfishing.com/removing-line-twist-spinning-rods/#respond Thu, 15 Jan 2015 04:46:08 +0000 https://practicalfishing.com/?p=297 Removing Line Twist in Spinning Rods

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]]> https://practicalfishing.com/removing-line-twist-spinning-rods/feed/ 0 297 DEAD STICKING JERKBAITS for EARLY PRE-SPAWN BASS – by Don Wirth https://practicalfishing.com/dead-sticking-jerkbaits-for-early-pre-spawn-bass-by-don-wirth/ https://practicalfishing.com/dead-sticking-jerkbaits-for-early-pre-spawn-bass-by-don-wirth/#respond Sat, 02 Apr 2011 03:56:07 +0000 http://www.tacklezone.net/?p=166 DEFINITION – DEAD STICKING is the act of presenting a soft plastic lure either by casting or a vertical drop and allowing the bait to remain motionless for an extended period time before retrieval. I read on a forum some Continue reading DEAD STICKING JERKBAITS for EARLY PRE-SPAWN BASS – by Don Wirth→

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]]> https://practicalfishing.com/dead-sticking-jerkbaits-for-early-pre-spawn-bass-by-don-wirth/feed/ 0 166 Crankbait Tuning Tutorial https://practicalfishing.com/crankbait-tuning-tutorial/ Mon, 10 Jan 2011 16:12:00 +0000 http://www.tacklezone.net/?p=84 I was going to write my own article on the subject of tuning crankbaits at some point for this site. As luck would have it while researching some other tackle I stumbled across this article at Gary Yamamoto’s Website.  Visit Continue reading Crankbait Tuning Tutorial→

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]]> 84 Stream Rig for Trout https://practicalfishing.com/stream-rig-for-trout/ https://practicalfishing.com/stream-rig-for-trout/#respond Sun, 12 Dec 2010 17:02:29 +0000 http://www.tacklezone.net/?p=122 Stream Rig for Trout When my parents bought a weekend cabin in Malone NY I was blessed with a wonderful place to fish with a 15 minute walk through the woods. This wonderful place was the Salmon River. The Salmon Continue reading Stream Rig for Trout→

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]]> https://practicalfishing.com/stream-rig-for-trout/feed/ 0 122 Cold Water Bass Lures https://practicalfishing.com/cold_water_bass_lures/ https://practicalfishing.com/cold_water_bass_lures/#respond Mon, 22 Nov 2010 05:11:06 +0000 http://www.tacklezone.net/?p=112 Cold Water Bass Lures Bass, as you probably know, are cold-blooded creatures, meaning their body temperature is the same as that of their surroundings. As the water temperature drops, so does their metabolic level. The digestive process is greatly slowed; Continue reading Cold Water Bass Lures→

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