Tag: Handliner’s Handbook

Bluegill Nine Incher | Good Trip

Lessons Learned: Good trip. Nine inch bluegill was the biggest catch of the day. The “Handliner’s Handbook” is coming along. It’s easy to keep the lines from tangling if you let the leader stay in the water while rebaiting and maintaining forward speed with the trolling motor. FREE STUFF Trifecta of Making Horsepower PDF http://blackwarriorlures.com/trifecta…

Fishing Trip Handline

Lessons Learned: Refining handlining methods. Works pretty well even in winter. The lead core line is better used by itself without weight on a single lure. that is the entire 100 yards leading down to a single lure or bait. The vertical presentation is better with no more than one color of lead core, but…

How to Hold a Handline for Trolling

Lessons Learned: Here’s how to hold a handline while trolling without losing a finger or getting tired. Handline trolling is very effective, but your hand can tire after hours of holding that line. Here’s what you can do about it. FREE STUFF Trifecta of Making Horsepower PDF http://blackwarriorlures.com/trifecta Get the free, original “How to Hot…

How to Stow Your Handline

Lessons Learned: You need a Cuban yo-yo or a handline with multiple hook keepers to make the process simpler and faster. Stowing handlines take a bit of patience, but here’s how to do it little time at all. FREE STUFF Trifecta of Making Horsepower PDF http://blackwarriorlures.com/trifecta Get the free, original “How to Hot Rod Your…

How to Set the Hook With a Handline

How to Set the Hook With a Handline

Lessons Learned: Hooksets take a little more patience. It’s because you feel a lot more than you do with a rod and reel. Don’t set the hook when you first feel a bite. just wait. It’s more akin to circle hook fishing, only you add a short quick hook set at the end. Fish hook…