For some reason, autumn is the time of year when I feel the need to share the productivity of drop-shot rigs. It’s probably because the first time I ever tried drop-shotting was in the fall at least ...

Balog’s drop shot rigs consist of a No. 1 Gamakatsu hook tied to 6-pound test fluorocarbon line using a Palomar knot to make the hook stand straight out from the line with the point up. Balog usually ...

The drop shot has since become a staple in most bass boat decks any time of year. It’s a technique that any serious bass angler knows how to rig and when to throw. I’ve thrown the drop shot all around ...

It was born in Japan almost a decade ago as the ultimate light-line finesse technique to counter the heavily pressured bass populations in their lakes. The Japanese pros brought it to the West Coast ...

Virginian Shawn Bevan is just one of many area anglers who want to know more about a style of fishing that the bass hounds from the clear desert lakes of California, Arizona and Nevada say they ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The dog days of summer have slowed the fishing all around the area, but a Western Lake Erie bright spot has been the good smallmouth bass fishing around the Lake Erie Islands and ...