Verticaltubejig

03/07/2026

Here is a clip of what I like to do when releasing . This is especially important when you tire the fish out. I had to get this fish up a 6" hole and it must have been a few minutes at the end waiting for the right moment to pull its head up the hole.

Sometimes they are spunky and still wriggling so it's not as important to do if they are still fighting you after they get unhooked

For fish that are tired, hold their tail, wait for them to kick off. Drop them vertically like this, if you need to give them some help I like to give them the "torpedo" which this one didn't need.

has one of the most incredible fisheries, there are TONS of these big honkers to be battled! I'm mostly focused on Lakers but there are a ton of exciting and beautiful sport fish out there for the adventurous

03/06/2026

Found some fish today! Solo trip and I forgot the SD card for my GoPro so these pics are gonna have to be good enough

2oz with a Berkely pearl tube. The OG classic.

Enjoy the ice before it's gone! Stay safe out there 🤞🧊💥😱

02/17/2026

Special thanks to glad we were able to put one of our tactical instruments in your capable hands.

3oz VTJ with a red tip white tube was doing damage today. Lots of current so 2oz was marginal and 1oz not enough.

We knew they should work based on what the fish do in but MAN does it feel good to get tight on one of these beautiful dark and fat

02/17/2026

01/09/2026

I prefer to grab fish by the jaw, but if they are gonna give me an opportunity the tail is almost easier. You just gotta be quick 😎 FishupNorth thanks for this clip I need to break out the camera more glad you were rolling

11/11/2025

Mail day! It feels good to be putting some lures in the mail after way too long. I'll be tying more hooks and posting more pics soon. One of the purple and chartreuse lures is still left, DM me if you