Jeff’s Blog
Top-Water WI Smallmouth Video
Long time Wisconsin guide Terry Peterson put on a July top-water clinic during this segment we filmed for Trophy Fish Hunter in 2015. Terry is a master of all things smallmouth, and putting a BD Popper on the end of his line wasn’t even a fair fight. What a treat to have my mentor and…
Read MoreEarly Trout & Smallmouth
My friend Tony Brown joined Rick Quade from Trophy Technologies and I on Lake Superior for an early season combo trip in 2015 to film an episode for Trophy Fish Hunter. Spring can be a crazy time of year on the “Big Drink”, and you can find yourself battling lake trout one minute or tangling…
Read MorePre-Spawn Smallmouth
Rick Quade from Trophy Technologies wanted to see how the Jerky J would perform on big Chequamegon Bay pre-spawn smallies. Yep… It produced big time! After watching this episode of Trophy Fish Hunter you’ll want to to give this versatile soft plastic a permanent home in your tackle box. It’s applications are endless, and even fish…
Read MoreWeedline Crappies
Mid-Summer crappies love relating to weed edges, and they didn’t stand a chance on this July day in 2015 when Nate Berg and I got together. A nasty weather front had them in a hungry mood, and we were in the right spot to take advantage of it. To say Nate and I love catching crappies…
Read MoreLate Ice Pike
The brutal winter of 2013 was one of the worst in history in terms of cold and snow. I got together with the crew from Babe Winkelman Productions on Lake of the Woods in early April and braved the elements to catch some of the biggest pike I’ve ever seen including my personal best. The…
Read MoreMid-Summer Walleyes & Smallies
You can almost predict the weather by cameras arriving to film a fishing show. It never fails… Nate Berg and the gang from Babe Winkelman Productions have a history of bringing the worst conditions possible with them, but we also have a history of putting some good fish in the net… This July trip in…
Read MoreThree For The Books
With the fish safely returned to its home, we glided back to the landing over smooth water with big grins and a timeless memory. Preparing for the season to come also brings time to reflect on the season that was. The 2014 open water fishing season came on the heels of our second consecutive brutal…
Read MoreChasing The King
Tarpon fight. I mean fight. There is no other way to say it. They jump. They run. They dive. They are magnificent! In 2010, I made my first trip to what is widely known as the “Sportfishing Capitol of The World”. Islamorada, FL consists of five islands in the Florida Keys sandwiched between Key Largo…
Read MoreSwimming With Goliath
There’s a spiritual connection among men in moments like this, and maybe it’s right that only those who were there can tell the tale to anyone who will listen. Take the heaviest rod and reel you have, wrap the line around the hitch of your truck, have your buddy (or better yet your wife)…
Read More2013 Summer/Fall Wrap Up
What happened to our fishing season??? The change of seasons is one of many benefits to living in the north country, but the transition from fall to winter is always a difficult one for me. It literally feels like yesterday we were driving around on opening weekend looking for any open water we could slip…
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