You are not going to hurt the fish. No fish ever died from setting a hook. There is one other aspect of topwater fishing and that is frog fishing. I don’t know why frogs are kept separate, but they ...

Six years ago, I looked it up, I wrote a column about setting the hook when fly fishing. I need to remind myself every time I’m on the water how to correctly set a hook, I thought maybe you could use ...

Tarpon are found throughout the Gulf Coast and into the southeast Atlantic Ocean, with Florida being the hotspot. Its warm tropical waters and endless inshore habitats foster the largest tarpon ...

The techniques of hook setting and fish playing can vary from species to species, water to water, and a good way to look bad over unfamiliar circumstances is to rely on a non-wavering stance. One ...

If you own a bait shop and don’t sell live shiners, can you really call yourself a bait shop? When all else fails it’s hard to beat a live shiner under a bobber—no matter where you fish. Some people ...

Fishing hooks are a critical component in any fishing setup, yet they’re all too often overlooked. No matter how expensive your rod and reel setups are, without proper hooks fish are going to get away ...

With sheepshead season still in ramp-up mode, an obvious question: How has the widespread use of circle hooks changed the dynamics of catching the toothy and tasty shell-cruncher? Turns out, there is ...