So when I told him that, quite often,
the difference between catching and
not catching a fish, especially on farm
ponds, is making a cast two inches
from a stump versus two feet, he was
intrigued. Even a fishless cast can
provide satisfaction to an angler who is
striving to throw a lure exactly where
they want.
By Himself
Anyone that has ever introduced
another person to hunting or fishing
understands that there is a very
important day that eventually happens
to the new outdoor enthusiast – the day
they call you from the field.
A person is fully vested when they
begin to hunt and fish by themselves.
I saw it when I started fishing with
long-time NEBRASKAland contributor
Matthew Marx, who began fishing
in earnest in 2002 shortly after we
first met. Since then he has made
A crankbait's shape, including
its lip, enables it to dive and stay
beneath the water when reeled.
Topwater, weedless
frog imitations
allow an angler to
fish these in heavy
structure with little worry
of becoming entangled.
56 NEBRASKAland • JULY 2017