Heavyweight Tactics for Fall Smallmouths by Bill Schultz | Sep 29, 2020 | Fishbrain Premium Content, Fishing, Fishing Instruction, Instructional, JAdventures Main BannerHeavyweight Tactics for Fall Smallmouths As autumn colors begin to appear and water temperatures cool, smallmouth bass replace their summer habits wit new patterns and fall fishing can be some of the best of the year. I will be sharing with you what works for...
Sun Protection: Don’t Forget Your Hands by Bill Schultz | Aug 19, 2020 | Fishing Feature, Freshwater, JAdventures Main BannerSun Protection: Don’t Forget Your Hands! Most of us have had more sun in our lives than we need. I’m no exception and am also spending all or part of 70 to 80 days chasing smallmouth bass in Wisconsin. When out in one of my Jackson sit-on-top fishing kayaks or in my...
Keeping a Fishing Log by Bill Schultz | May 7, 2020 | Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing, InstructionalKeeping a Fishing Log By Bill Schultz I grew up with a Dad who ran the Madison YMCAs and hanging around the weight room I remember all those big guys writing in beat-up notebooks. They were writing down their workouts in their logs. Swimming at the University of...
Prime Times for Fishing: How to Know When to Go by Bill Schultz | Apr 4, 2020 | Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing InstructionPrime Times: How to Know When to Go After years away from fishing, I jumped back in the water in 1992. I caught my first smallmouth bass in 1994 and by 1998 smallies were my fish of choice to catch and release. Always looking for that advantage with my smallie...
How to Pick the Right Kayak Paddle by Bill Schultz | Dec 17, 2019 | Exploration Feature, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, KrakenHow to Pick the Right Kayak Paddle When I’m giving kayaking and kayak fishing talks at sports shows and expos, I like to spend some time talking paddles. Most people spend more time picking their kayak than how to pick the right kayak paddle. But, your paddle is the...
Smallie Tackle Box: What You Need for Success by Bill Schultz | Dec 10, 2019 | Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Freshwater FishingYou’d think someone who’s caught and released over 23,000 smallmouth bass since catching his first in 1994 would have to lift weights just to carry all those lures he’d used. I chase smallies in my Jackson Kayaks, wearing waders and in my boat. You might be...
Making a List by Bill Schultz | Dec 4, 2019 | Fishing, Fishing ReportsIn the wonderful 1934 poem, Santa Claus is Coming to Town, this is the second verse, He’s making a list, And checking it twice; Gonna find out Who’s naughty and nice. Santa Claus is coming to town Well, after hitting the water for smallies in one of my...
The Joy of Paddling by Bill Schultz | Nov 5, 2019 | Fishing, Freshwater, Kilroy, Kilroy HD, United StatesPhoto by Paul Smith, Outdoors Editor, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel In the Fall 2019 issue of Kayak Angler Magazine there’s a great article talking with six top kayak anglers on why they prefer to paddle with their kayak fishing. Four of the six are Jackson Kayak Pro...
Smallie Fishing 101 by Bill Schultz | Oct 1, 2019 | JAdventures Main BannerLet me flashback to a May day in 1994. I was on Delevan Lake in Southeast Wisconsin catching dozens of small walleyes, but in amongst those 100 or so walleyes were a dozen beautiful golden bass, which, I assumed were smallmouth bass. Having returned to fishing just...
Traveling Light When Loading Your Lures for a Day of Kayak Fishing by Bill Schultz | Aug 26, 2019 | FishingI’m a smallmouth bass enthusiast having caught and released over 23,000 since catching my first in 1994. One thing I’ve tried to do with my smallie fishing is to narrow my selection of lures down to the few that simply catch smallies for me. I think I’ve...
“New” Aqua-Bound Tango Carbon Bent Shaft: A Review by Bill Schultz | Jun 10, 2019 | FishingWhen you hold your arms straight out, notice how your wrists are turned noticeably to the right and left. This is the natural position that your wrists are in when they grip the “New” Aqua-Bound Tango Carbon Bent Shaft paddle. Take it from me, this more...
Bending Branches Angler Pro Carbon, a “Wow” Factor Paddle by Bill Schultz | Apr 23, 2019 | Fishing, ReviewsI have been giving kayak fishing talks for 10 years and in each one I suggest to those in the audience that they don’t scrimp on their paddle. I tell them to buy the most expensive, lightest paddle they can afford. A heavy paddle will make a day on the...
