BigWake

Rigged for fish ...

$26,395





Monsters on the Fly



			"Targeting large game fish in deep water on fly was considered an impossibility before the 1950s, and even up until the past 15 years or so only an elite handful of fly fishers pursued it."


Plugging for Tarpon



			"As we idled out into Tampa Bay on a sticky August morning, I didn't quite know what to expect. My tarpon experience had been limited to live-bait fishing because, like any other species, these fish jump at a live meal. But this was to be a plugging trip. I thought we'd be lucky to fool even one fish."


Bring out your softer side



			"Mark Nichols, who manufactures D.O.A. soft plastic lures in Palm City, Florida, says catching fish on soft plastics is simple if you remember one thing: Less is more. "Don't jerk it around," he says. "The less you work the bait, the better."


Making the Connection



			"So how strong are the knots you tie? Most likely, you don't really know. After all, unless you have a knot-testing machine, you're probably like me in choosing knots based on what your old man showed you in your youth, what you've read here and there over the years or what you've heard from a friend. At best, you may have heard that this knot or that knot is 95 percent or that a knot is "supposed to be" 98 percent.."