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January 27, 2016

Sonar's Favorite 5 Baits

January 27, 2016/ Sonar
Sonar's Favorite 5 Baits

Miles "Sonar" Burghoff gives his favorite 5 baits to cover all types of conditions in bass fishing..

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January 27, 2016/ Sonar/ Comment
Miles Burghoff, Rigging
bass fishing, lures, bait, bass bait, chatterbait, ned rig, texas rig, casting jig, hollow body frog
January 21, 2016

How to tie a Blood Knot

January 21, 2016/ Joey Nania
How to tie a Blood Knot

Step by step instructions and video for how to tie the Blood Knot..

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January 21, 2016/ Joey Nania/ 1 Comment
Joey Nania, Rigging
Blood Knot, fishing knot, knots, fisherman's knot, rigging
January 05, 2016

3 Hooks You Need For Bass Fishing

January 05, 2016/ Sweetwater
3 Hooks You Need For Bass Fishing

We get a lot of questions about which hooks to use for different baits. Here are the 3 hooks you've got to have for bass fishing and which soft plastics to use them with..

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January 05, 2016/ Sweetwater/ 1 Comment
Rigging
bass fishing, fishing hook, hooks, j hook, ewg hook, dropshot hook, fishing tackle
December 15, 2015

How to Rig a Tube "Stupid" Style

December 15, 2015/ Sonar
How to Rig a Tube "Stupid" Style

Here's a technique for rigging a tube that many anglers have been keeping under their hats due to its surprising effectiveness.  It may look funny, but Sonar assures us it can be absolutely deadly!

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December 15, 2015/ Sonar/ 1 Comment
Miles Burghoff, Rigging
rigging, bass tackle, bass fishing, bait, tackle modification monday
December 10, 2015

Best Baits for Winter Bass Fishing

December 10, 2015/ Joey Nania
Best Baits for Winter Bass Fishing

Joey Nania shares his favorite 3 baits for winter time bass fishing! Cold water bass can be a tough nut to crack but these 3 bait options and detailed instruction on how two fish each bait should help you land some beasts this winter.

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Joey Nania, Rigging
winter, winter fishing, cold water, bass fishing, baits, bass baits
December 07, 2015

Tackle Mod Monday: The Easiest Snell Knot EVER!

December 07, 2015/ Sonar
Tackle Mod Monday:  The Easiest Snell Knot EVER!

Miles "Sonar" Burghoff, shares his simple Snell Knot that he uses for tying heavy braided line to straight-shank flipping hooks, for heavy cover applications.

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December 07, 2015/ Sonar/ Comment
Rigging, Miles Burghoff
Snell Knot, fishing knot, knots, Bass Fishing, Instructional video, tackle modification monday
November 30, 2015

Tackle Modification Monday: Installing A Trailer Hook

November 30, 2015/ Sonar
Tackle Modification Monday:  Installing A Trailer Hook

For this week's Tackle Modification Monday, Sonar shows you how to correctly install a trailer hook to wire baits, such as Spinnerbaits and Buzzbaits.

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November 30, 2015/ Sonar/ Comment
Rigging
fishing hook, trailing hook, tackle modification monday, bass fishing, fishing tackle
November 24, 2015

Choosing the Right Treble Hook for Hard Baits

November 24, 2015/ Sweetwater
Choosing the Right Treble Hook for Hard Baits

This marks the first blog post of our new series that will be focusing on Tackle Modifications. In the first video, Miles shares how he modifies his hard baits by exchanging stock treble hooks for two different styles of premium trebles..

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November 24, 2015/ Sweetwater/ Comment
Rigging, Miles Burghoff
treble hooks, fishing hook, bass fishing, Miles Burghoff, Tackle Modification
November 02, 2015

Ned Rig Basics

November 02, 2015/ Sweetwater
Ned Rig Basics

The Ned Rig is a simple finesse fishing technique that has produced tons of bites for us. Here's how to rig it and how we fish with it..

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November 02, 2015/ Sweetwater/ 3 Comments
Rigging
Ned Rig, Finesse, Fishing Technique, Rigging
October 28, 2015

The Texas Rig

October 28, 2015/ Sweetwater
The Texas Rig

The Texas Rig is probably the most important rig for bass fishing. It's a way to rig your soft bait where it will stay weedless. Here's how to you do it..

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October 28, 2015/ Sweetwater/ 1 Comment
Rigging
Texas Rig, bass rig, bass fishing, bait, zman fishing
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The underhand pitch cast is definitely one of the most important techniques in all of bass fishing! #pitching #fishing #fishsweetwater #casting #sweetwatertv @zmanfishingproducts @scales_gear @jasonstemplephoto
Happy Father’s Day to all the great dads out there! #fishing #fisherman #fathersday #happyfathersday #fishingdads @scales_gear @battlebornbatteries @bassproshops @nitroboats @power.pole @motorguideco @wileyx
The new @motorguideco Tour Pro is pure πŸ”₯πŸ”₯! Looks the the bow of @sonarfishing’s Z20 is pretty much as dialed as it can get 😳. #basstech #thetourisback
The new @motorguideco Tour Pro is pure πŸ”₯πŸ”₯! Looks the the bow of @sonarfishing’s Z20 is pretty much as dialed as it can get 😳. #basstech #thetourisback
A Chatterbait sticking out of the snout of a chunky bass has got to be one of the most common sights in bass fishing.  #notsurprised #chatterbaitforthewin
A Chatterbait sticking out of the snout of a chunky bass has got to be one of the most common sights in bass fishing. #notsurprised #chatterbaitforthewin
There’s nothing better than catching a big one but watching it swim away is a close second! #fishing #bassfishing #sweetwatertv #sweetwaterfishing
Whose ready to crack some offshore on the CrosseyeZ Power Finesse Jig??? #fishing #fishsweetwater #sweetwatertv #joeyfishing #summerfishing #jigfishing #powerfinesse #crosseyezjig #crosseyezpowerfinessejig #trdbugz 
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Keeping us on the πŸ§ƒ! #swiftsilentsecure #blade #lockerdown

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The @motorguideco Tour with @battlebornbatteries is powering our weekend!  Where are you fishing today?  #thetourisback #weekendvibes
The @motorguideco Tour with @battlebornbatteries is powering our weekend! Where are you fishing today? #thetourisback #weekendvibes
It’s time to do work with the @bubbablade Electric Filet Knife!!! #fishing #fishsweetwater #sweetwatertv #eatfish #pike #northernpike #pikefishing #bubbaknife
It’s time to do work with the @bubbablade Electric Filet Knife!!! #fishing #fishsweetwater #sweetwatertv #eatfish #pike #northernpike #pikefishing #bubbaknife
Zeke says, “when in doubt Ned it out” #fishing #nedrigfishing #nedrig #nedlockz #finessetrd #zmanfishing #zekenania #joeyfishing 
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Zeke says, “when in doubt Ned it out” #fishing #nedrigfishing #nedrig #nedlockz #finessetrd #zmanfishing #zekenania #joeyfishing @zmanfishingproducts @bassproshops @wileyx
The underhand pitch cast is definitely one of the most important techniques in all of bass fishing! #pitching #fishing #fishsweetwater #casting #sweetwatertv
@zmanfishingproducts 
@scales_gear 
@jasonstemplephoto
The underhand pitch cast is definitely one of the most important techniques in all of bass fishing! #pitching #fishing #fishsweetwater #casting #sweetwatertv @zmanfishingproducts @scales_gear @jasonstemplephoto
Happy Father’s Day to all the great dads out there! #fishing #fisherman #fathersday #happyfathersday #fishingdads @scales_gear @battlebornbatteries @bassproshops @nitroboats @power.pole @motorguideco @wileyx
The new @motorguideco Tour Pro is pure πŸ”₯πŸ”₯! Looks the the bow of @sonarfishing’s Z20 is pretty much as dialed as it can get 😳. #basstech #thetourisback
The new @motorguideco Tour Pro is pure πŸ”₯πŸ”₯! Looks the the bow of @sonarfishing’s Z20 is pretty much as dialed as it can get 😳. #basstech #thetourisback
A Chatterbait sticking out of the snout of a chunky bass has got to be one of the most common sights in bass fishing.  #notsurprised #chatterbaitforthewin
A Chatterbait sticking out of the snout of a chunky bass has got to be one of the most common sights in bass fishing. #notsurprised #chatterbaitforthewin
There’s nothing better than catching a big one but watching it swim away is a close second! #fishing #bassfishing #sweetwatertv #sweetwaterfishing
Whose ready to crack some offshore on the CrosseyeZ Power Finesse Jig??? #fishing #fishsweetwater #sweetwatertv #joeyfishing #summerfishing #jigfishing #powerfinesse #crosseyezjig #crosseyezpowerfinessejig #trdbugz 
@zmanfishingproducts 
@scales_gear
Whose ready to crack some offshore on the CrosseyeZ Power Finesse Jig??? #fishing #fishsweetwater #sweetwatertv #joeyfishing #summerfishing #jigfishing #powerfinesse #crosseyezjig #crosseyezpowerfinessejig #trdbugz @zmanfishingproducts @scales_gear
Keeping us on the πŸ§ƒ! #swiftsilentsecure #blade #lockerdown

@power.pole πŸ“· @jasonstemplephoto
Keeping us on the πŸ§ƒ! #swiftsilentsecure #blade #lockerdown @power.pole πŸ“· @jasonstemplephoto