Gear

These tips for adjusting your settings and selecting a different modes will help you get the most out of your sonar unit.

To get the most out of your electronics it is a good idea to program your own presets. These tips will help you program the trail presets to update more often to get a more accurate reading.

To get the most out of your electronics you need to know how to understand the different settings. These tips will help you get the most from your flasher while ice fishing.

This is a handy gadget you can rent or own that allows you to scout the bottom of the lake for lost items and bring them back up to the surface.

NMEA 2000 is the networking system that connects all the devices and displays on a boat. Come check out the Maretron WSO100 at the Toronto International Boat Show and see the detailed weather information it can give you using the NMEA 2000 networking system.

An example of how easy it is to create a route using the Garmin GPSMAP 740. Come check it out in person at the Toronto International Boat Show.

Check out how easy it is to create a customized layout on the Simrad touch screen display. Stop by the Radioworld booth at the Toronto International Boat Show and give it a try.

A rookie mistake in the tournament world is trying to catch fish with baits that smell and taste like plastic. Using a quality gel scent like this one can mean the difference between losing and a paycheck.

The Alabama rig has become really popular lately, but most people don't realize that striped bass anglers have been using the rig for years before Paul Elias won that FLW tournament but with one important difference.

When you are out fishing finesse techniques it can be really difficult to get the desired effect without the right gear. Keep the Fenwick Elite in mind next season if you plan on purchasing a rod for your smallmouth finesse techniques.

Skipping a swimbait under docks and cover can really pay off when targeting bass.

Randy Blaukat introduces the new Megabass Vision 110 Magnum jerkbait, sharing tips and technique on Beaver Lake, Arkansas following his 4th place finish at the FLW tournament.

With the same strike-inducing profile, transforming lip, one-knocker system, and PopMax-inspired Hydrodynamic gills, the XPOD Jr. packs the punch of the original XPOD into a 3½ inch frame to increase your catch-rate on the water. The XPOD Jr. features seven distinct positions, which allow this versatile topwater plug to walk the dog, chug on the surface, or act as a shallow sub-surface swimbait.

With an ultra-compact design, the V-FLAT Power Bomb packs the extreme castability and big slow-rolling action of much larger, heavy-weight spinnerbaits. Unlike conventional 1/2 oz. spinnerbaits, more of the V-FLAT Power Bomb's total weight is concentrated in the V-FLAT head design. This concentration of weight translates into the kind of larger rolling-action that you are more used to seeing in

Introducing a completely new sensational bottom-tapping crankbait: X-DAD. Often referred to as "Uchida Craw" (Signal Crayfish) by the lure's creator, Yuki Ito, this craw-like suspending crankbait is designed to perform under tough conditions such as shad kills, where water temperatures drop precipitously low and result in massive die-offs and largely inactive bass.

Megabass has reinvented the Dog-X, bringing recent technological innovations to bear in order to create the ultimate dog-walker. Featuring an upgraded Seesaw Balancing System (PAT.) and a new Water Through Gill (PAT.) design, the Dog-X Speed Slide can walk in place with well-timed consecutive twitches of the rod, sitting on top of your target-zone for longer than the original.

Catching my first fish using the VMC Spinshot rotating dropshot hook.

Safety on the water should always be an angler's top priority. In this web exclusive video Patrick Walsh goes over the right gear to wear to stay safe while on the water.

Pick up a few tips on how to fish your favorite spot in the cloudy and over cast conditions. At these times most fish are in a feeding frenzy and these tips take full advantage.

JP DeRose shows the fishing gear that is on his wish list for this holiday season.

Mark Melnyk demonstrates how to tie one of the most versatile and commonly used knots - the palomar knot.

First fish caught on the PowerTeam Lures Sick Stick.

Catch more fish with Bait Buttons!

JP trades in his bass fishin' gear and visits the Florida Keys for some yellow tail and barracuda fishing.

Jim Becher from Grumpy's Marine takes us through the steps to bring the shine back to your boat if the sun has bleached the color from the paint, and make it look like new.