Fall River Eyes
The interesting thing about fishing walleye in the fall is that the majority of anglers are trolling crankbaits. No doubt, crankbaits are...
The Straight Scoop On Ice Fishing Reels
Things in the world of ice fishing are changing. As I stand back and take a look at the technology changes that have influenced ice...
Getting The Most From Every Cast
How many times have you found yourself saying, “just one more cast”, before calling it a day? As avid fishermen we never seem to get...
Double Down For More Rigger Fish
What’s the best way to catch more fish on downriggers? Double down by fishing two lures on each line. Running two lures on one fishing...
Bigger Is Better For Fall Walleye
Size does matter when it comes to certain walleye fishing presentations. Walleyes like other predatory fish tend to have a weakness for...
Properly Discarding Soft Plastics
It’s no secret that soft plastic baits catch lots of fish. It’s also no secret that these lures are extra soft to make them life-like....
Lake Mitchell's Green Bass
Recently I had the great pleasure of sharing the boat with Ben Neilson, the show manager for ShowSpan, Inc. Ben is the guy who books the...
Big Kings Love Meat
It’s not exactly a secret that big kings love to eat herring, alewives, smelt and gizzard shad. During the dog days of summer one of the...
Four Ways To Target Structure Loving Walleye
During the “dog days” of summer there are lots of ways to target walleye. To avoid warm water a lot of the high quality fish seek out...
The Lake Trout of Stannard Rock
Jake’s super tanker lake trout weighed in at 35.9 pounds making it the biggest fresh water fish we have ever caught while filming an...
In-Line Board Rigging-A Little History Helps
Off Shore Tackle makes it easy to rig their boards so multiple boards can be fished per side of the boat without having to clear lines to...
Nice "Bow" eh?
The Fishing 411 TV crew fishes the Ontario side of Lake Erie often for steelhead. This overlooked summer fishery may well be the best...
Bigger Is Better For Fall Walleye
Size does matter when it comes to certain walleye fishing presentations. Walleyes like other predatory fish tend to have a weakness for...
Mason Decoy Romanack 8-17-2004 to 7-13-2017
For the past 30 something years I’ve been busy building two businesses and a career in the sport fishing industry. What a lot of our...
Board Fishing For Salmon
A lot of anglers are fishing sinking lines for salmon these days, but many don’t realize how much weight the standard OR12 Side Planer...
No Wiring Worries
Back in the day rigging a walleye fishing boat used to take me a few hours and a few bucks in wire, electrical connectors and basic hand...
Getting The Max Out Of Minis
Bruce DeShano of Off Shore Tackle holds a nice crappie taken with the new Awesome Crappie Board. The new floating chamber helps this...
The Outdoor Lifestyle On Demand
Outdoor writer and TV host Mark Romanack takes a still photo of Josh Crabtree while filming an episode of Fishing 411 on the Kalamazoo...
Color Me Crazy
These days everyone is color crazy when it comes to crankbaits. A host of custom color options are providing anglers a bewildering amount of
A New Site and A New Blog
The new fishing411.net website Fishing 411 has a new home on the internet. Fishing411.net has been redesigned with a fresh look and...