Any kind of vibrations are transferred from the line, through the guides, to the rod. So, in ideal conditions, spinning rods will have better sensitivity because of their line guides. However, this difference is very small and almost impossible to … Continue reading →

Excessive heat will degrade your line in no time and cold weather can make it brittle and inflexible. As unlikely as it sounds, water quality is also a factor in the life span of line. Salt water is especially hard … Continue reading →

Yes, you can fly fish any body of water that contains fish, provided you are legally allowed to do so. This includes everything from small streams and big rivers to ponds, lakes, and even the ocean. In fact, the wide … Continue reading →

Lubricating The Bail And Line Spool First, clean the joints with WD-40 Smart Straw Multi-Use and then lubricate them with WD-40 Specialist High-Performance Silicone Lubricant. Apply a few drops of the product to the line spool too, which in the … Continue reading →

Barbarian Smithing is part of the Barbarian Training taught to players by Otto Godblessed. To begin smithing, players must have completed Tai Bwo Wannai Trio and have level 5 Smithing. There are two types of activities that fall under Barbarian … Continue reading →

Now yes, if you live up in the north or in the Midwest, fishing a topwater frog right after ice out, may not be the most logical choice, but as the sun begins to stay overhead in the sky longer, … Continue reading →

10 Tips on How to Fish for Beginners Match your lure to the water color. Choose your lure shapes and sizes that let you “match the hatch.” Get fishing gear that appropriately size to the fish you’re pursuing. If you … Continue reading →

Meet the sheepshead fish, a common Atlantic coast swimmer with a very crunchy diet. Last week (Aug 3), anglers at Jennette’s Pier in North Carolina pulled up something unexpected — and uncanny — from the Atlantic: a fish with human … Continue reading →

How do you catch pike while ice fishing? The most common way to ice fish for Northern Pike is by using Tip-ups. This ice fishing contraption is simple and effective. More Northern Pike have probably been caught using a treble … Continue reading →

How do you apply Fibreglass to metal? How to Bond Fiberglass to Metal Rough up the metal surface with a piece of coarse grit sandpaper. If bonding fiberglass gelcoat, rough that up too. Mix up a batch of the epoxy … Continue reading →

Rods are built with a spine such that they are meant to bend one way. Using a spinning rod with a conventional reel will result in bending the rod against the spine. It can break more easily. What type of … Continue reading →

If you are using something like worms or minnows, that you need suspended off of the bottom, a bobber will help hold the bait in the middle of the water column, in addition to helping you see if there is … Continue reading →

Oregon and South Dakota do not require a fishing license for residents who fish from their property even if the water body is not privately owned. Although, in Oregon there is a catch. Private property anglers do need a license … Continue reading →

As a reminder, anglers remain limited to one rod at all times when fishing in the Columbia River. Two-rod validations have been available to Oregon anglers for several years. Can I fish two poles in the Columbia River? Generally, two-pole … Continue reading →

The rule of thumb for established trees is 10 gallons of water for each inch of the tree’s diameter. How many gallons of water does a tree use? A healthy 100-foot-tall tree has about 200,000 leaves. A tree this size … Continue reading →