When the Cleveland Browns take the field today for their preseason finale against the Los Angeles Rams, Joe Flacco will be under center. The 40-year-old quarterback will get his first action since returning to the Browns over the offseason. But Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski named the ...

In homage to this summer’s clamor for all things Superman, I have experienced a number of bass bites that I truly can describe as “faster than a speeding bullet.” Fans of Chatterbaits and other bladed jigs know that bass and other game fish love the vibrating lures and typically smash ...

Braided fishing lines were on the market for years before I finally decided to give them a try on my own rods and reels. The biggest reason for my resistance to braid was my distrust of knots between the main line and leader. Braid is woven from single strands of synthetic fibers, ...

There’s nothing like a floating trailer bunk to dampen spirits at the end of a fishing day. With chagrin, I spied the starboard side outer bunk askew and bobbing in the ripples as I idled the Bass Cat toward the waiting trailer last week. After 50 years of launching and loading my ...

Have you had it with this summer’s heat? I can’t speak for all the other people who fish near Youngstown and Warren, but I can tell you that I am ready for cool mornings and breezy afternoons, the kind of days when the fish are in the mood and the catching is plentiful. Hot weather is ...

Fishing is full of mysteries and riddles to be solved by anglers who pull from their experiences and the multitude of truisms that are passed down from generation to generation. One of the so-called truths that many anglers take to the lakes is about lure size. I am among them. For years, I ...