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Fish them well

Three practical guides written at the bench. None of them requires you to own one of our lures; all of them will make ours work better if you do.

A black spinning reel with orange trim, spooled with line

Rod, reel and line for each lure

Power and action, spinning versus baitcasting, nylon versus fluorocarbon versus braid, and a specific pairing for all six lures.

An angler casting from a boat into mist at sunrise

Fishing the low-light window

Why the hour either side of sunrise and sunset fishes differently, where fish sit, when to throw a popper, and how clarity should change your colour.

Two gloved hands holding a largemouth bass over the water at sunset

Hooks, handling and release

Checking and sharpening points, keeping trebles rust-free, swapping trebles for singles, and handling a fish so it swims off strong.

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