COOPER RIVER BASS By Ken Poor The Cooper River is a tidal river located just north of Charleston, South Carolina. The northwest end of the river ends at the Pinopolis Dam, built in 1941, and the south end of the river ends at the Charleston Harbor. Above the dam is 60,000-acre Lake Moultrie which is…
ARTIFICAL FROGS By Ken Poor For many years I would throw an artificial frog for a few cast, every now and then, and then it went back into the storage tray. Then I started fishing with a guy that always had a frog tied on the end of a rod and he would catch bass…
COLD MUDDY WATER AND BASS By Ken Poor Over the years, I have caught many bass through the ice while ice fishing. I mention this because I have heard many people state that bass don’t bite in the winter. First let me say, in the north bass season is typically closed during the winter months,…
BANGS LAKE Lake County, Illinois By Ken Poor Great fishing opportunities are available on many of the lakes located in Northeastern Illinois. The combined effort of community groups, environmentalist, fishermen, and an increased public concern about lake water quality, has resulted in vastly improved fishing. Bangs Lake is an excellent example of quality lake management…
EARLY SEASON TRICKS AND TACTICS By Ken Poor When people put human characteristics on fish or other types of animals – Mother Nature must smile at the concept. That had to be the case recently when record setting warm weather lasted just long enough to trigger a serious case of spring fever in many northern…
SPRING PANFISH By Ken Poor All across America early spring has always been the favorite season for catching bluegills or crappie. Early spring is an exciting time to be outdoors and an even better time to be on the water catching shallow water panfish. It’s time to put away the icefishing gear and get the…
SPLIT-SHOT RIG By Ken Poor The split-shot rig is a finesse fishing technique that gained popularity for fishing western impoundments with clear, deep water for bass. It is a relativly simple, but very effective, technique that can be used in a variety of situations and for many different species of fish, other than bass, including…
TEXAS RIGS FOR BASS By Ken Poor Check the rods in the boats at any local bass tournament weigh-in and it is obvious that plastic worms catch fish. Just about every boat will have rods rigged with a variety of plastic lures including Texas rigged worms. If you want to catch largemouth bass like the…
By Ken Poor Every angler I have met has a story about “the big one that got away”. Quite often the only thing bigger than “the one that got away” is the story about why it happened. There are plenty of stories around about “the legendary monster fish that specializes in destroying tackle”. Or the…
KIDS AND FISHING By Ken Poor Children love to fish, but a successful fishing trip with a child requires plenty of thought and preparation plus an abundance of patience. Children have a short attention span, typically about fifteen minutes per task, and they need action to hold their interest. Given the choice of catching one…
MUSKIE BY THE SEASON By Ken Poor SPRING Spring is finally here after a long cold winter and everything gets a new start including muskie hunters. Reels have been stripped cleaned and oiled and refilled. A few new lures have been added, and muskie hunters are ready to get out on their preferred lake and…
SLIP FLOAT SET-UP By Ken Poor Most of us got our introduction to fishing sitting on a rock or riverbank with an old bamboo pole and a red and white fixed plastic bobber. The fixed bobbers is easy to use and a good way to introduce a child to fishing. But the fixed floats have…
SPINNER BAIT BASICS FOR LARGEMOUTH BASS By Ken Poor Spinnerbaits can be bulged just below the surface, worked slowly on the bottom or slow-rolled down a deep weed edge to cover the in-between depths. They are a great lure for flipping or pitching into tight cover and they can be used to make long cast…