Battling bass on Japan’s Lake Biwa
A bass editor’s quest for a record Japanese largemouth
Breaking the smallmouth record
Conditions lined up perfectly; in the minds of competitive bass anglers, this tournament is about breaking records.
Jika rig: a super rig from Japan
New from the land of the rising sun is the Jika rig. Amalgamating key components of drop-shot and Texas rigs, it can be used in almost every situation.
World record walleye?
A retired Saskatchewan police officer hopes to claim the ice fishing world record for catch-and-release walleye.
Tips for cashing in on smallmouths
According to Dr. Mark Ridgway, a Ministry of Natural Resources researcher at the Harkness Laboratory of Fisheries Research, smallmouth bass hover off bottom for two reasons: food and preferred water temperature (roughly 65- to 70°F).