Ladson, SC (July 9, 2023) – “Over the years, we’ve seen smallmouths turn completely away from traditional patterns and vital forage bases to focus single mindedly on round gobies,” observes Z-Man® pro Grae Buck, whose home waters include Great Lakes Erie and Ontario, where gobies have ballooned bass growth to freakish dimensions.

  Ladson, SC (June 30, 2023) – Bass lead charmed lives. Unlike humans, they’re obliged to eat whatever bugs them. Consider bass and their mortal enemy, the round goby— those ubiquitous underwater invaders that harass smallmouth nests by the dozen, gulping bass eggs like Skittles. Helps explain why smallmouths and predators of all species exhibit

  PARK FALLS, Wis. – Fishing. It challenges us. It connects us with the natural world and to other people in ways few other sports can. It’s an escape, a passion, a lifestyle, or even a profession.

  A special delivery arrived at my doorstep earlier today. To my surprise, it was (3) newly re-designed St. Croix Avids.

  Finesse fishing for smallmouths has ignited angler interest. More anglers are turning to long spinning rod and high-capacity reel set-ups for achieving long casts with light line presentations for early spring smallmouths.