Todd Thesenvitz was fishing with his wife and daughter near Clark, South Dakota, earlier this month when he hooked a strong fish with a bottom-bumper rig and worked it close to his boat. It was a good ...

A bottom bouncer is truly simple in its design. An “L” shaped wire with lead molded into it provides an angler with a versatile and virtually snag free sinker that keeps the spinner rig running just ...

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.

In the early days, the late 1960s when bottom bouncers came into the picture, the few anglers fishing them at that time would tie on a three-ounce bouncer, add a spinner rig on three feet of leader ...

The bottom bouncer — it’s one of those items that’s in every angler’s tackle box. Now there is a new and improved version of the timeless walleye killer; the double bottom bouncer. Bob Meter of ...

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’ ...

Beaver Lake: Summer heat is neat, if it's fish you like to eat. Catfish and walleye are great on a plate, and Jon Conklin, fishing guide, said both can be caught by trolling nightcrawler rigs behind a ...

Swifter St. Johns River currents from the recent heavy rains can make crankbaiting difficult, but experts at Mariner Outboards have a solution. They say you can get a lipped bait down to where the ...