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Everything on this site is one of five things: a fish, a way of fishing, a bait, a rod shape, or a guide to the words the other four use. Type any of their names — or the name you know a fish by locally, which is usually the one that works.
Everything published is listed below. The site is small enough that the list is still faster than a query for most of what is on it.
Species
- Largemouth Bass: What Rod and Lure to Use, and Where to Start
- What Rod for Largemouth Bass: Length, Power and Action
- What Lure for Largemouth Bass: Baits by Method, Size and Water
- Redfish: What Rod and Lure to Use, and Where to Start
- What Rod for Redfish: Length, Power and Action
- What Lure for Redfish: Baits by Method, Size and Water
- Swordfish: What Rod and Lure to Use, and Where to Start
- What Rod for Swordfish: Length, Power and Action
- What Lure for Swordfish: Baits by Method, Size and Water
Techniques
- Texas Rig: How to Fish It, and the Rod It Asks For
- Crankbait Fishing: How to Fish It, and the Rod It Asks For
- Walking a Topwater Plug: How to Fish It, and the Rod It Asks For
- Jighead and Soft Plastic: How to Fish It, and the Rod It Asks For
- Popping Cork: How to Fish It, and the Rod It Asks For
- Deep Drop: How to Fish It, and the Rod It Asks For
Lures, Baits and Rigs
- Texas-rigged soft plastic worm: Weight, Water, and the Rod That Casts It
- Creature bait: Weight, Water, and the Rod That Casts It
- Squarebill crankbait: Weight, Water, and the Rod That Casts It
- Medium-diving crankbait: Weight, Water, and the Rod That Casts It
- Lipless crankbait: Weight, Water, and the Rod That Casts It
- Walking topwater plug: Weight, Water, and the Rod That Casts It
- Popper: Weight, Water, and the Rod That Casts It
- Paddle-tail swimbait on a jighead: Weight, Water, and the Rod That Casts It
- Shrimp-imitation soft plastic: Weight, Water, and the Rod That Casts It
- Live shrimp: Weight, Water, and the Rod That Casts It
- Rigged squid deep-drop bait: Weight, Water, and the Rod That Casts It
- Deep-drop jig: Weight, Water, and the Rod That Casts It
Rod Profiles
- 7'0" medium, fast action spinning: What It Throws, What It Cannot, and What It Is For
- 7'0" medium-heavy, fast action casting: What It Throws, What It Cannot, and What It Is For
- 7'0" medium, moderate action casting: What It Throws, What It Cannot, and What It Is For
- 6'9" medium-light, fast action spinning: What It Throws, What It Cannot, and What It Is For
- 7'6" medium-heavy, fast action spinning: What It Throws, What It Cannot, and What It Is For
- 5'6" extra-heavy, moderate action stand-up: What It Throws, What It Cannot, and What It Is For
Guides
Indexes and Tools
- Name the fish. Get the tackle and the rod that throws it.
- Find My Setup: What the Rod and Lure Finder Decides
- Fish Species Covered, and What Each One Asks of Your Gear
- Fishing Techniques, and the Rod Each One Asks For
- Lures, Baits and Rigs: Weight, Hook, and the Rod Each One Needs
- Rod Profiles: Power, Action, and What Each One Can Actually Cast
- Guides to the Vocabulary Behind Every Rod and Lure Recommendation
- Compare Two Rod Profiles: Which Pairs Are a Choice, and Which Are Both
- Rod and Bait Matrix: Which Rod Casts Which Category of Lure