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Much like peanut butter and jelly, spinner rigs and bottom bouncers are a marriage of two types of lures to catch walleyes and are deadly anywhere in the states. Spinners and bottom bouncers have the ...

Thanks for bk Jeong for asking "How heavy should the sinker be to just maintain bottom contact in deep, fast water? I need specific ounces." I get this question all the time, and it's a great question ...

The sun was at high noon and we had a 1- to 2-foot chop on Hamlin Lake. The rod tips were bouncing in unison with the waves when one tip stayed down. Quickly, my son grabbed the rod and set the hook.

BISMARCK — A Bismarck man whose invention in 1964 revolutionized walleye fishing is being inducted into the North Dakota Fishing Hall of Fame. The bottom bouncer today is a staple of most anglers’ ...

Today we're bottom bouncing for steelhead using roe bags. We're tying our roe bags on the spot using a new product that lets us tie a roe bag in seconds without any tools. We're using an orange mesh ...