This page was written as a how-to help page for the novice fisherman or woman. It was originally sent to my brother in Texas, so if there are personal notes in here you don't understand, sorry: I tried to get them all out and to make it as general as possible, but I may have missed some. PLEASE, feel free to submit corrections and/or suggestions to eudyptes@mama.indstate.edu. All errors are mine, and use any of these tips at your own risk of injury or not catching fish!
All the tackle photos for this were taken from Cabela's and Bass Pro Shops web sites. All the fish images were taken from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Minnesota DNR, or Wisconsin DNR web sites.