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How to Get Your Kids Into Fishing
Here’s seven tips that I’ve found to help make fishing interesting for the kids. Take ‘em or leave ‘em… If you’ve got anything to add, I would love some ideas. 1. Keep it Simple, StupidInstead of taking your two-year-old out …
The Best Ways to Fish a Creature Bait
A 4-pounder will love a creature bait. A 10-pounder will love it. A 12-pounder will love it. A 2-pounder? Well, maybe not as much. Sure. You’ll catch a few 1-½- and 2-pound fish on a creature bait. Mostly, though, this …
How to Fish Jigs 101
Many pro anglers feel jigs are the most versatile and productive of all artificial lures. They will work for a wide variety of species in almost any type of conditions. Jigs, with the exception of floating jigs, are weighted by …
Fishing Tips: Piranha
A fish that hardly needs an introduction, the razor-toothed piranha is a bucket-list sighting for any Amazonian adventure. Some fishermen come to the region for larger prize fish, but fishing for piranha is actually relatively easy, always fun, and makes for a …
The Best Bourbons You Need to Try in 2019
The search for the best bourbon can take any bourbon lover or beginner to the end of the earth. That would be a lot of time though. So your good friends at Baitshop.com have the list right here. Best Value …
How to Fish Jointed Swimbaits
Soft plastic swimbaits have become a hit for many bass anglers, but the hard plastic jointed versions have never achieved as much notoriety. An accomplished bass angler who relies on both soft and hard plastic swimbaits to trick bass …
Fishing Tips: Peacock Bass
Introduced to the southern Florida canal system in the 1980s by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, Peacock Bass are a member of the Cichlidae family. Cichlids are known as the freshwater aquarium fish you buy in pet stores. Often …
Where to Find the Best Burgers in Jacksonville, FL
Make no buns about it, Jacksonville knows a thing or two about cooking a good hamburger. So there’s perhaps no better place to celebrate Hamburger Day than right here in the River City. From chains that have beef down to …
September’s Baitshop.com Product of the Month
Need a super-practical gift that is good for not only fishermen, but anyone who has to live with them? This “de-fishing” soap instantly removes fish and bait odors, but it is good for so much more. Use it to eliminate …
How to Handle a Bass the Right Way
Bass fishing can be a relaxing and rewarding activity but how does that big bass feel once you’ve reeled it in? Are you holding it correctly or safely? Chances are, you’ve seen lots of images of people holding their prized …
