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The podcast that just talks about catching fish, great rigs, live bait and lures for "the rest of us" non-tourney anglers who just want to catch a whole bunch of fish.

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I Teach
I am a fishing teacher and run a club in the Chicago area - the Chicago School of Fishing and I love Urban bank fishing. Learn how to fish urban waters with live and artificial baits this Spring- tune into the all new Fishing Radio Show - Fishing School download the show anytime! The show is all new, so check it out and catch some more fish.

I Learn
I am a bit of a history student and have been studying tackle over the past couple hundred years and the affects of modern manufacturing on our fishing tackle. I take what I learned fishing competitions, what I was taught and what I read in old fishing books and have pieced together a history of the American live bait tackle industry. From this, I am creating a reborn set of fishing tackle which will prove incredible for bluegill & panfish anglers. This tackle can be adapted to all sorts of fishing as well. Since you are reading this, you will be lucky in that 300 years of fishing knowledge will yield a whole new line of tackle available to you. Knowledge that has been lost and not passed on, is being assembled and old tactics will rise again.

We Fish Poorly & Can Fish So Much Better
My logo is represents the water in front of you. There are more fish in front of you than you would think. The gear on shelves has degraded in fish-catching quality for live bait anglers. Hooks, poor, line awful and floats - a joke. The information out there is also poor. I have taken a step back into the archives, looking at old school methods from the turn of the century and even earlier. I share them on this message board, on my website and in my radio podcast. More to come- as I try to share a little with people who want to catch some fish.

I Compete

Most of my competitions involve catching big bags of bluegill. I have been a member of the USA Fishing Team competing in bank fishing competitions and regional competitions for 9 years. In 2011 I qualified 7th in the US Championships - good enough to make the Team for the 2011 World Championships in Italy! 

These competitions on shore have taken me all over the world including trips to Canada, Portugal, Belgium and even China. International competitions have included fishing against Canada and 50 other nations in two World Championships.  I have been lucky to represent the United States two times (3 now) with a top finish of 9th place in my section and a best day of 35th in the world. I run a smaller club in the Chicago area and competitions are held each month where you can learn and have fun while bank fishing or you can observe and learn.

Urban Fishing Near Chicago
Our fishing club fishes area ponds in the Western suburbs of Chicago and on occasion in the city limits. One of my favorite activities is speed-fishing for bluegills and panfish. I love getting soaking wet and anything in the 3 - 5 fish per minute pace is my nirvana. A perfect day would be soaking wet bringing in 500 of these in one sitting. While this is a banner day, I will gladly take 100 fish caught as a good day focusing on my float, line and the fishing. One hook, one angler 500 fish- it is very possible! I plan on moving the bar upward this year, let's see how high I can push the bar.

Fishing Online Radio
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