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“Reel” Winners for 2011
By: Bill Schultz I was out in my kayak for a few hours yesterday, and along with catching a bunch of smallmouth and largemouth bass, I was thinking how fast the summer is going. Even though I’m looking forward to some great fall fishing, we all know what comes after that in Wisconsin. [...]
Continue reading...Three “must have” baits for fall river smallmouth bass
30. September 2010
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by Juan Veruete Kayak Fish PA, LLC Fall is time when smallmouth are feeding veraciously preparing for the long lean winter. It’s also a time of rapidly changing weather that effects smallmouth location and feeding behavior. This means anglers will need to be ready to fish a lot of different types of water and depths. Here’s [...]
Continue reading...Six Great Reels for 2010
10. September 2010
Again, spring, and now summer, have gone “way” too fast. Fortunately, as of August 1st, I’ve been on the water fishing all or part of over 30+ days and had my best year ever on Green Bay of Lake Michigan chasing those big smallies in clear water. The past few months I’ve fished [...]
Continue reading...Selecting the right color tube bait for river smallmouth
19. August 2010
by Juan Veruete, KayakFishPA.com When it comes to lures, the number one topic of discussion is almost always centered around color selection. How many times has another angler asked you, “What color are you using?”. This question often becomes more complicated when you are talking about river fishing for smallmouth bass. The river environment is very dynamic [...]
Continue reading...Temple Fork Outfitter’s Gary Loomis Signature Series Rods
19. July 2010
by Juan Veruete, Kayak Fish PA, LLC I recently had the good fortune to be one the the “first kids on my block” to receive a Temple Fork Outfitters Gary Loomis Signature Series rod. Now that’s a mouthful! Like any serious fisherman, I was first overjoyed with my new acquisition. After my [...]
Continue reading...Simple color customization of your top water baits for smallmouth bass
1. July 2010
by Juan Veruete, Kayak Fish PA, LLC I’m a huge fan of top water baits; All kinds of top water baits such as poppers, prop baits and walk-the-dog baits. If there’s a good top water bite on, you can be rest assured that I’ll be tossing one of these baits. In particular, prop baits and walk-the-dog [...]
Continue reading...Favorite summer lures for smallmouth bass
1. June 2010
by Juan Veruete, centralpafishing.com Summer smallmouth fishing has arrived or is just around the corner for much of the country. Yes, it is time to think about patterning those smallmouth bass during the hot long days of summer. We also need to think of the baits we’ll be tossing at those aggressive summer smallmouth bass. I [...]
Continue reading...Backpaddle Jacket by Columbia Sportswear
27. May 2010
by Juan Veruete, Kayak Fish PA, LLC I try to avoid writing product reviews unless I’ve spent some time putting an item through the paces. Recently I was headed to Virginia to do three full days of flat water paddling and spend some time paddling the Potomac River. The forecasted air temperatures were expected to be [...]
Continue reading...Rigging soft stickbaits for smallmouth bass
1. May 2010
by Juan Vereute, http://www.centralPAfishing.com Most of the time when I’m on the water, other fisherman will ask the age old question “what bait were you using when you caught your fish”. I’m always glad to tell them but surprisingly very few fisherman follow up with what should be the second question. “What type of presentation were [...]
Continue reading...Three soft jerkbaits for spring smallmouth bass
21. March 2010
by Juan Veruete, Kayak Fish PA, LLC One of the most popular yet, maybe, least understood baits for smallmouth is the soft jerkbait. These little gems are among my go to baits for spring smallmouth bass. In addition, they see a lot of “water time” during the summer. As we head into spring full speed here [...]
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Smallmouth Angler Gallery
26. August 2011
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