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The Ultimate Spreader Bar Tuna & Billfish Can't Resist
By Lenny Rudow Published: June 29, 2008  Print  Email
View Comments (0) Rigging Jerk Baits aka Plastics By Brandon White Published: May 20, 2005 Print Email
Through all the years I have rigged plastics every which way, but a few common techniques have worked consistently. When fishing shallow and pitching weed lines we liked to rig our plastic weightless and weed-less. The picture to the right is a good depiction of how we would do it. One thing to note when you rig the plastics like this is that you want to make sure there is enough slack in the front part of the bait that when you set the hook the hook will come through the plastic. But you need to make sure that while you have enough slack that the bait is also straight or it will not swim correctly. View Comments (0) The Blood Knot- The Perfect Knot for Making Tapered Leaders and Joining Lines By Brandon White Published: November 20, 2006 Print Email
The knot can be tied in four simple steps and as with anything, take some time to practice this at the dock so you are not learning it on the water and decreasing valuable fishing time. Read More...View Comments (0) The Dropper Knot- An Easy and Quick Knot to Use to Fish Multiple Baits By Brandon White Published: November 20, 2004 Print Email
View Comments (0) The Palomar Knot- Land More Fish with this Stong, Easy to Tie Knot By Brandon White Published: November 20, 2006 Print Email
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You want a volcano-like explosion 30’ behind your transom? Tuna fish to come flying out of the water in attack-mode? Billfish to rise with their weaponry swinging? Then I sure hope you’re pulling spreader bars, because these lures will trigger more pelagics to attack than any other single lure in the water today.
My fishing roots go back to freshwater bass fishing with my brother Spencer where we would fish the ponds on our farm and those of our neighbors. The artificial baits that we found produced the best results were always plastics, specifically jerk baits like Slug-gos, plastic lizards, purple Berkley Power Bait were ous plastic of choice, and also purple worms with a curly tail. 
The Blood Knot is one of the best knots to use to join two stands of similar diameter monofilament. It is valuable to the gamut of anglers, but extremely valuable to the fly angler for joining different test lines to create tapered leaders. It is a relatively simple knot to tie with a little practice and is extremely strong not matter how short you clip the ends. 
The Dropper Knot is a great easy and quick way to put a loop in your line or leader to allow you to attach another lure or hook to your exiting line. I use this knot for everything from bottom fishing, light tackle fishing to my fly fishing when I often fish two flies. This knot is very popular among bottom fishing anglers who fish for catfish, crappie, perch etc..and use multiple baits. In addition this knot can be used if you are bottom fishing and do not have a three way swivel handy, you can use this knot to attach your lead sinker. With all its applications and simple steps to tie, it’s good to have this knot in your arsenal. 
I learned the Palomar Knot about fifeteen years ago while night fishing. I was struggling to tie my normal knot and the friend I was fishing with stopped his fishing after about ten minutes of turning his head back and forth watching me while I tried to get a lure on my line and came to the back of the boat and said, “Watch this”. In about 15 seconds the knot was tied and I was fishing again, I have been a believer in this knot since. I wish I would have learned this knot much earlier in my fishing career because it would have saved me a ton of frustration. 
