Fishing Secrets

By Trevor Kugler

Ever since human beings have been wetting a line in an attempt to catch fish, fishermen have been looking for fishing secrets to help them catch more fish. In this article I'm going to reveal some fishing secrets that have been learned over the past twenty plus years of fishing. These fishing secrets and techniques have been used to help catch all types of fish including: smallmouth bass, trout, walleye, pike, and even catfish. These fishing secrets work for almost any fishing situation, but are most effective while fishing in the flowing waters of a river or stream.

Let's all never forget what Steven Wright said of all of us anglers, "There's a fine line between fishing and standing on the shore looking like an idiot". For anyone who has spent any time on the water chasing fish knows, that line can be razor thin! The bottom line is that these simple, yet effective fishing secrets will help you catch more fish and avoid the latter part of that quote by Mr. Wright.


Pay Attention To Your Hands - This might sound strange, but paying attention to your hands, and more specifically any un natural scents that may be on them, is of the utmost importance when it comes to fishing. Especially when fishing for very finicky fish such as trout, steelhead, and grayling. You see, any scent that's on your hands will transfer to the bait that you're using, and if fish smell unnatural odors, they are much less apt to bite your offering. That's why I always rub my hands in a handful of grass or dirt periodically during any given fishing trip. This eliminates any unnatural odors that might be on my hands.
Pay Attention To Nature - Nature is probably your best friend when it comes to fishing. The forces of both the weather and moon have as much of an impact on fishing as anything you do as a fisherman. Were you aware of this fact? If not, you should educate yourself as to how the weather and moon effect the behavior of fish. I'm telling you using the weather and moon to your favor (which means fishing when they are in your favor) pays huge dividends in the number and size of the fish that you catch.
Always Use Gang Hooks - This fishing secret holds true for those of you who like to fish with live bait (especially live worms). Gang hooks are the most effective way to present a live worm while fishing, it's as simple as that. You see, gang hooks allow live worms to be presented outstretched, the way God intended them to look, rather than all "balled" up or "threaded" onto a hook. A set of pre-tied gang hooks will make a huge difference in your catch rates when using live bait (especially live worms).


The bottom line is that these fishing secrets will help you catch more fish, there's no doubt about it. How am I so sure of this? Because I've been employing every single one of these fishing secrets for more than 20 years, and they have always worked for me. I know they will work for you as well.

Trevor Kugler is co-founder of JRWfishing.com and an avid angler. He has more than 20 years experience fishing for all types of fish, and 15 years of business and internet experience. He currently raises his three year old daughter in the heart of trout fishing country…..Montana!

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Does Your Fishing Lure Look Alive?

I believe that this is an important question to ask when it comes to fishing lures; Does your fishing lure look alive? It may sound like a stupid question, but I still think it's an important question to answer. Of course all fishing lures claim to look alive, but do they really? In many case no, they don't. And any time you go with an off-brand fishing lure, they never seem to perform properly. If the fishing lures that you use are designed properly, then your fishing lure will look alive. That is to say like the natural bait that the lure is trying to imitate.

If you purchase fishing lures from quality manufacturers, such as Rapala, your fishing lure will look alive. As a matter of fact a Rapala looks as much like a live minnow as a synthetic lure can probably look. But what about when the native baitfish in the water that you're fishing don't look like minnows? What if they look more like a shad, or something between a shad and a minnow? Then you need to become a bit more creative to make you fishing lure look alive.

A great tip to make your fishing lure look alive is to vary the speed of you retrieve and to jerk your rod during the retrieve, in order to create a more "alive" look. The jerking of the rod tip is a great idea, and something I've been doing for many years, in order to make my fishing lures look more realistic. When trolling., you can even grab the line and jerk it every minute or so, to add some "life" to your lure. These are both good tips, but the one thing that can't be controlled by the angler is the fishing lure itself.

This is why purchasing fishing lures that already look alive underwater is very important. I recently found one called the KickTail Minnow, and it looks as alive as any lure that I've ever seen underwater. In fact, it's hard to tell the difference between this fishing lure and real bait fish. If you want to make your fishing lure look alive, you may want to take a gander at the KickTail Minnow, because it already acts like a live minnow.

Trevor Kugler is co-founder of JRWfishing.com and an avid angler. He has more than 20 years experience fishing for all types of fish, and 15 years of business and internet experience. He currently raises his three year old daughter in the heart of trout fishing country…..Montana!

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