Turk presents a fishing report and talks about the bite with some "how to's" for many of the popular gamefish in the scenic St. Croix River.

Years ago the truth that many presentations will work on a given day was learned by me from oldtimers who fished Beetlespins. Don't get fooled into thinking the heaviest line is best.  Trolling defined.  Trolling cranks and how to stop waisting your time fishing, you could be doing this! Fish nerds love their devices and the best I've used is the EZ Tuner crankbait tool by Offshore Tackle.

Successful anglers do a lot of little things right,  if you do enough things right you will have a higher average of success!  One truth is the correct fishing pole positioning when vertical jigging while fishing and hook-setting and landing - I see this commonly done wrong.  Bite vs. Strike, learn more about how to pick presentations that are geared toward bites or strikes based on if the fish are biting.  Soft plastics for walleye??? Find out in Ep. 03!

This episode discusses what are fishing truths - commonly held correct angling beliefs, this time netting fish is explained.  The myth of "the fish are always biting" discussed last episode, can lead an angler to not know when they need to seek a bite or a strike. Wind is one fishing condition that is a must know.  

Truth: "Fish are fish."

Myth: "The fish are always biting."

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