A bottom bouncer is truly simple in its design. An “L” shaped wire with lead molded into it provides an angler with a versatile and virtually snag free sinker that keeps the spinner rig running just ...

There are lots of ways to catch walleye. Although they do suspend at times and in certain waters like Lake Erie, in many cases, walleyes stick pretty tight to the bottom. Thus, you need a sinker to ...

I like to think I stay on the cutting edge of fishing innovations, but there are times when I can be slow to adopt a new trend. At times, it is skepticism. Other times, it is just not a fishing style ...

The bottom bouncer — it’s one of those items that’s in every angler’s tackle box. Now there is a new and improved version of the timeless walleye killer; the double bottom bouncer. Bob Meter of ...

The fish Robert Smith likes to catch ought to be labeled "handle with care." Smith, of the Hickory Creek community, goes after walleye at Beaver Lake. They sport a mouth full of teeth and sharp gill ...

In the early days, the late 1960s when bottom bouncers came into the picture, the few anglers fishing them at that time would tie on a three-ounce bouncer, add a spinner rig on three feet of leader ...

Who'd have known 20 years ago that one day walleye would be among the most popular sport fish at Beaver Lake? Maybe the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission fisheries staff saw that vision. Game and Fish ...

An angler never knows what kind of fish is tugging at the end of the line when a nightcrawler is on the hook. Nearly every fish that swims eats nightcrawlers. You never know what you'll catch. There ...

Lindy or walking sinkers are often used when drifting or trolling slowly with live bait on a plain hook. | Joe Shead Al and Ron Lindner made the Lindy Rig famous decades ago, and it continues to ...

The fish Robert Smith likes to catch ought to be labeled "handle with care." Smith, of the Hickory Creek community, goes after walleye at Beaver Lake. They sport a mouth full of teeth and sharp gill ...