Bucktails
Bulging blades over cabbage at dusk. Speed is the trigger.
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Casting tactics
Ten thousand casts. Make them count.
Every bait type, the retrieve that works, and when to switch.
Glide and Jerkbaits
Walk the dog underwater. Pause longer than feels right.
Read the breakdown →Soft Plastics and Rubber
Rip, drop, repeat. Bull Dawgs win in cold water.
Read the breakdown →Crankbaits and Twitch
Deflect off rock and timber to trigger followers.
Read the breakdown →Topwater
Calm evenings and slop edges. Wait for the weight.
Read the breakdown →Live Bait and Suckers
Quick-strike rigs only. Fall is sucker season.
Read the breakdown →Figure-8 and Boatside
Half your fish eat at the boat. Make the turn wide.
Read the breakdown →Structure
Points, saddles, and humps that top out near weeds.
Read the breakdown →Night Fishing
Black bucktails, slow surface baits, big moons.
Read the breakdown →Seasonal Playbooks
Spring shallows to turnover to ice-up. What changes when.
Read the breakdown →Casting playbook
Get the fall casting cheat sheet
Bait, retrieve and figure-8 notes for turnover. One page, free.