From the hatches from 2003-2010 that are currently producing many trophy-sized fish and how currently the Walleye harvested per hour was the 4th highest on record, and most catches were in the 15-24” range, well into the legal limit. This article will provide all the information for why your next Walleye destination needs to be Lake Erie.
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You can rent out someone else’s house with Airbnb, call a ride at the click of a button with Uber, and order delivery from your favorite 5-star restaurant in seconds with Grubhub.
So, what’s the deal with fishing? What is it about the second most popular sport in the US that excludes us from cutting-edge tech?
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On this episode of Sweetwater, Miles Burghoff and Joey Nania split up and work a few different areas in the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes in Florida, seeking new bass territory along the way. Burghoff is joined by artist and professional bass fisherman Ted Lincoln who shares some of his strategies for coaxing up a bite in unfamiliar waters. Here we’ll share some of those conditions that the crew noticed about this particular fishery and how you can apply that knowledge to finding bass in your own fisheries at home.
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Because there isn’t much seasonal variation in southern Florida, the lakes there do not follow the same patterns that most other fisheries do. But the fishing conditions absolutely change, albeit less predictably than other areas.
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Tournament anglers don’t always fish in lakes or ponds that they are familiar with, so most will go to that body of water a week or so beforehand to do some reconnaissance. On this episode of Sweetwater, professional bass anglers Miles Burghoff and Joey Nania head down to the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes in Florida to get in some practice and figure out the space in preparation for a tournament.
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Getting people into fishing isn’t always easy, though. It requires patience and persistence (get ready to untangle a LOT of lines), but seeing the joy on someone’s face when they have a big fish on the end of their line for the first time makes it all worth it. To aid in that process, we put together this article to give you some ideas for getting your friends and family into fishing.
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Fall is the best time of year for trout fishing, the low temps jolting the fish into greater activity than the hot summer months. And while spin-casting to these fish is certainly fun and challenging in its own ways, fly fishing adds an almost meditative quality to the experience. Many anglers love the idea of learning how to fly fish, but they’re not really sure where to start. It’s certainly not easy, after all, which is why HUK, the prominent fishing apparel company, put together this Ultimate Guide to Fly Fishing.
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Competition is one of the best ways to improve your skills in anything, and bass fishing is no exception. On this episode of Sweetwater, hosts Joey Nania and Miles Burghoff head out in two different directions in their Nitro boats on the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes in Florida for some friendly competition. Using some standard tournament rules, the two competitive anglers test each other’s skills while giving us some of the best tips for fishing in a tournament.
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“I don’t care how many times you dump a bass boat in the morning,” says Nania, “there’s still those jitters you get, that excitement, that nervous energy you get when you’re about to go fishing. And that just happens when you’re that passionate about something.” We’ll take a look at some of their techniques and insight on using frog baits to catch smallmouth bass. Here are 2 tips for frog baits.
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“Why does the centerpin work?” His response: it works because it provides a natural drift. A centerpin looks like a large-diameter fly reel, but it has no drag, which allows it to spin freely on its axis (its “center pin”) forward and backward. Centerpin reels do have a clicker, but it is used for transporting the reel, and not for fishing.
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In this episode of Sweetwater, hosts Joey Nania and Miles Burghoff spend a day fishing on Nickajack Lake to hit the late fall bass bite. After unhitching their Nitro boat off their B&W trailer hitch, they head out for a versatile day on the water with changing weather conditions forcing them to shift their strategies, acting as a great example of how an angler can adjust to stay with the fish.
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In this episode of Sweetwater, Joey Nania takes his two sons, Zeke and Eli, fishing out on Lake Chickamauga. With two very excited young boys, Nania’s passion evident in them, it makes for an exciting and uniquely rewarding day for the Sweetwater host. Miles Burghoff joins Nania to talk about the importance of teaching kids to fish and some of the best ways to do that.
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In the final episode of Sweetwater’s fifth season, the boys Miles Burghoff and Joey Nania summarize what their respective days were like when fishing with FLW tour pros Bryan Thrift and Brian Latimer.
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Sweetwater hosts Joey Nania and Miles Burghoff head out to Nickajack Lake just outside of Chattanooga, TN to meet up with 4-time FLW Tournament winner Buddy Gross for some bass fishing. In this episode, they’ll take a look at some of Gross’s techniques for fishing grass mats and using frog baits to bring in loads of fish.
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In the third episode of Sweetwater’s fifth season, special guest Andy Morgan, otherwise known as the GOAT, joins Miles Burghoff and Joey Nania on Lake Chickamauga in Dayton, Tennessee.
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In this episode of Sweetwater’s fifth season, skillful fisherman Joey Nania and Miles “Sonar” Burghoff delve into what life is like on the waterways of Nickajack Lake in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
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In the second episode of Sweetwater’s fifth season, the boys Miles “Sonar” Burghoff and Joey Nania are joined by Bryan Thrift, a veteran on the FLW tour, on Lake Norman in Charlotte, North Carolina. Miles has a tournament coming up and in this episode, we get a chance to see Miles and Bryan practicing together on Lake Norman, as well as getting real and personal advice from a pro tour fisherman.
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In episode four of Sweetwater’s fifth season, Joey Nania heads out to Lake Hartwell in South Carolina with FLW tour pro Brian Latimer. Lake Hartwell is Brian’s home fishery and the place of his first fishing tournament while he was still in the second grade. It is safe to say that Brian knows this lake better than anyone and we get a first hand look at his incredible insight into fishing here.
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Bass fishing is one of the most exciting freshwater fishing experiences an angler can find. Competition anglers Joey Nania and Miles Burghoff head to Lake Chickamauga near Chattanooga, TN to demonstrate a few bass fishing tips and tricks while they rip some lips in this episode of Sweetwater.
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