Turk's Fishing Tips

The daily factors tell you what to do! Read the factors for fishing success.Knowing factors is more important than knowing lures.

Learn the key perch location concept of structure vs basin. Black Friday.

Benthics are an extremely important consideration when ice fishing especially for panfish.  

This podcast discusses why line choices matter and helps you decide whats best for you.

If you have a rechargeable screw gun and a hand auger you are one $20 product away from using both as a power auger! Sight fishing.

Turk's Fishing Tips explains  - mudbuggin' -  Its a way to brings in fish on neutral and negative days, or when the slow down!

Line twist is a problem - identified and ways to address it. Plus horizontal and vertical lures an important aspect to presentation pattering.

This episode talks about the importance of visualization for being able to find a fish location pattern.  This key step results in processing where you caught fish and then "seeing" these locations else where.  

There is ice fishing going on right now. Turk explains why a map is necessary. Know the best bite time frame where your fishing, its a must. 12-03-19

Turk debunks the myth that walleyes "feed up."  Lure colors matter! But when are they most important?

Are you an adventurer? First ice fishing is an adventure!  An exciting time to fish.  Follow these must know safety tips learned from my experience of ice fishing the frozen river waters.

Back up plans include both presentation changes and location changes.  Let the fish tell you what to do.  Community holes can be the place to be, some, thoughts on community spots. Attachments area    ReplyForward                        Back up plans include both presentation changes and location changes.  Let the fish tell you what to do.  Community holes can be the place to be, some, thoughts on community spots. Attachments area    ReplyForward                                Back up plans include both presentation changes and location changes.  Let the conditions lead you to the fish, and then let the fish tell you what they want.  Community holes can be the place to be, some thoughts on community spots.          

Believe it or not even guides need a back up plan. Back up plan awareness discussed.Lures are tools don't be a redundant lure buyer.  Look at a lure's control and its aid to have a well rounded "toolbox."

This episode talks about Turk's "Golden Rule" of fishing, and that is do not try to solve a fish location challenge/problem with a lure solution, and we have all been taught to do by the fishing industry at large - to that keep changing lures and colors until we get a bite.  Fishing line facts and successes are measured in the thousandths. .008 to .010 line diameters.

Some of the very best fishing happens when the air temps at night are below freezing but this can ruin your lower unit of your motor if you don't drain the water in the unit.  It's a simple step explained here. Swivels "why?".... and leader considerations explained - good terminal tackle stuff in this episode.

"How much weight do you use for livebait rigs?" Simple question answered here in detail. Factors like - line diameter, current lift, and current pushdown explained. "Working the bottom" discussed. 

Listen to Turk's new report. Water changes discussed.  Reporting on walleye, sauger, smallmouth, silvers, and sturgeon now!  All these fish reside in the picturesque St. Croix River.

Fishing is complicated with so many different components the variables can be mind boggling...so explained here is the "Rule of Terminal Tackle Relativity." This rule will help you intuitively know how to match up the right line with the right hook and swivels to catch more fish.  Dispelled is the myth to always "cross their eyes!"  A year round presentation is told and explained with tried and true color choices, this technique is especially good in the fall.

Episode 07 talks about the correct way to set the hook by following the line angle of your rod tip to the lure or bait.  Turk also talks about a disclaimer for fishing reports and why reading this disclaimer will actually help you! Vertical jigging is a great and fun way to catch all kinds of fish. Good jigging "how to" discussed here.

This episode speaks about how to choose the right sized hook and not to fall in to "the bigger is better" myth.  It is true that fish are not in the same depths and active fish MOVE shallow from the deep. Sturgeon are one of the hardest fighting fish in freshwater, the most popular sturgeon rig is explained here. Tech note use 5/0 hooks for sturgeon.

Turk presents a fishing report and talks about the bite with some "how to's" for many of the popular gamefish in the scenic St. Croix River.

Years ago the truth that many presentations will work on a given day was learned by me from oldtimers who fished Beetlespins. Don't get fooled into thinking the heaviest line is best.  Trolling defined.  Trolling cranks and how to stop waisting your time fishing, you could be doing this! Fish nerds love their devices and the best I've used is the EZ Tuner crankbait tool by Offshore Tackle.

Successful anglers do a lot of little things right,  if you do enough things right you will have a higher average of success!  One truth is the correct fishing pole positioning when vertical jigging while fishing and hook-setting and landing - I see this commonly done wrong.  Bite vs. Strike, learn more about how to pick presentations that are geared toward bites or strikes based on if the fish are biting.  Soft plastics for walleye??? Find out in Ep. 03!

This episode discusses what are fishing truths - commonly held correct angling beliefs, this time netting fish is explained.  The myth of "the fish are always biting" discussed last episode, can lead an angler to not know when they need to seek a bite or a strike. Wind is one fishing condition that is a must know.  

Truth: "Fish are fish."Myth: "The fish are always biting."Fishing Presentation Spotlight: Slow Death Hooks- Walleye