Surf fishing and be a bit intimidating to the uninitiated. It’s you against a vast ocean, and even though some lakes are huge, you still feel like the fish are confined enough that you have a shot.

Cane poles or telescoping fiberglass poles are the preferred equipment most West Alabama anglers use to catch crappie when summer arrives. Some try jigging poles that allow them to vary their depth ...

A reader from West Alabama this week sent me an email saying he couldn’t quite grasp the slip cork knot I mentioned in last week’s column. It occurred to me he might not be the only one, so I figured ...

I like to fish a Texas worm rig when I bass fish. I use it a lot more than a Carolina rig. Many times while on the water, I want to try a Carolina rig but it's a pain to retie from Texas to Carolina.

The classic pattern for working a popping cork. This strange-looking rig, with a foam float sliding on a steel wire, isn't ...