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What do I like to eat when I am going fishing, you ask? I usually pack a brown paper sack with a salami sandwich on white bread, a bag of chips, a stick or two of jerky and a bottle of Snapple. Uh oh.

These catfish have a mild poison in the spines on the top and sides; be careful when you handle them so you don’t get jabbed.

My personal best trophy bass inhales big live bait in an intense strike during a high-action fishing moment.

Live bait fishing in my backyard pond produces giant fish that aggressively strike in controlled conditions.