How to Fish a Spinnerbait
A spinnerbait catches fish because it can be reeled straight through cover that would foul any other lure. Match the blade to the water clarity, keep the retrieve slow enough to feel the thump, and drive it into wood rather than around it.
How to Fish Docks
The short answer: docks are shade, structure and food in one package, and most anglers fish the wrong 90 percent of them. Here is how to rank a dock before you cast, and how to get a bait into the part that actually holds fish.
How to Fish a Crankbait
A crankbait works when it hits something. Pick a lure that dives 30-60cm deeper than the cover you are fishing, grind it into rock and wood, and let the deflection trigger the strike.
How to Fish a Texas Rig
The short answer: a Texas rig is a weedless soft-plastic setup - bullet weight, hook, worm - that you drag and hop slowly along the bottom through cover most lures cannot touch. Here is how to tie it, weight it and work it.