Roman Made Swimbait for $400

This swimbait from Roman Made called the Mother is available in Albino (shown) and Ayu color patterns.  It's 12" and 10.5 oz.  If you're throwing this bait, you're going after the big dogs.  Oh yeah, It'll set you back $415.99.  The Mother is designed near Lake Biwa, Japan and takes about 12 hours to make each one.  Get it at Tackle Warehouse

Drop shot knot

Mark Zona shows you how to tie the hook on your drop shot rig so that it kicks out.

Des Moines River Smallmouth

I love catching smallmouth bass.  If you've caught them before, you know how they fight.  The 15 incher pictured was caught on ultralight gear and fought like an 8 pound largemouth.  One of my goals this year is to figure out the smallmouth fisheries in my area.  I'll keep you posted on how it goes.  Hopefully today is an indicator of how good it can be.

The Fishing Daily

News From The Fishing World

Politicians that care about conservation? via Field and Stream

Maintaining your Barbour jacket via Garden and Gun

Great video about rod breakage and the science behind it via Bass Parade

Fly fishing icon Lefty Kreh interviewed by Baltimore Sun via MidCurrent

Customize your swimbaits via Wired2Fish

The Fishing Daily

News From The Fishing World

Fishing Pioneers from the Midwest via In-Fisherman

Water Rights via MidCurrent

Polarized lenses via GinkandGasoline

The above frog video via Bass Rumors 

Clean Water Act Amendment rejected by US House via Trout Unlimited

Brent Chapman wins on Toledo Bend via Bassmaster

City Pond Fishing

Caught in a city pond in Des Moines, IA on a fly rod. Certainly not the biggest bass ever caught, but those two qualifiers make it more significant.

Butch Brown

Butch Brown is one of the premier big bass fisherman in the world.  His short videos are awesome.  Love his passion.