He won the first Bassmaster Classic in 1971 and repeated in '78, but Bobby Murray is no one-trick pony. He holds a fondness for catching walleyes on his home waters of Arkansas's Lake Ouachita. Options are many but when 'eyes suspend over timber, here and in any deep reservoir, Murray said it's time to spoon-feed the fish – literally.

Favoring ½- and ¾-ounce Cotton Cordell jigging spoons, Murray knows that when bait balls move down the lake, they'll tarry over the humps, submerged islands, long points, etc. and walleye will leave the timber with appetites ablaze.

Fugitives and various other bad guys dread the sound of a K-9 unit in hot pursuit. Now, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources adds zebra mussels to the list of miscreants to be targeted by those skilled noses.

In its ongoing battle against aquatic invasive species (AIS), Minnesota has become the second state (following California) to use trained dogs to sniff out zebra mussels during the open water season. Earlier this year, conservation officers Todd Kanieski and Travis Muyres traveled to California to learn about the country's first program successfully utilizing mussel trained K-9's to prevent the spread of AIS.

Nothing tempts fish to strike faster than a fresh natural bait, particularly when water and weather conditions are not optimal for angling. These four species-specific rigs fit that description. When they’re used with quality baits, they can be counted on to dupe bass, trout, walleyes, and panfish when other presentations don’t.