South Dakota angler Todd Thesenvitz almost died in a fishing accident when his line broke and the bottom-bouncer rig impaled his heart.

Bottom Bouncers: Best for Deep, Snaggy Cover A bottom bouncer has a lead weight and a wire dropper that is designed to be fished as close to vertical as possible, unlike the Lindy sinker.

Swanson said the biggest mistake anglers make when fishing a slow-death rig is the same one most make in any bottom bouncer-type presentation. They set the hook too fast.

After a decent battle a nice walleye came from 83 feet of water with a three-ounce bottom bouncer and a floating jig head buried in the corner of its mouth. The bottom bouncer weight has proven ...

A bottom bouncer is basically an L shaped weighted wire of one or two ounces. A nightcrawler rig, also called a harness, is a 2- to 3-foot length of fishing line with a loop on one end and a small ...

The bottom bouncer — it’s one of those items that’s in every angler’s tackle box.

Bottom bouncer sinkers, a piece of lead on an L-shaped wire revolutionized the world of walleye fishing. The rig is nearing its 40-year anniversary in the walleye fisherman’s arsenal.

They say you can get a lipped bait down to where the fish are and keep it there, despite swift currents, using a “bottom bouncer” rig.

BISMARCK — A Bismarck man whose invention in 1964 revolutionized walleye fishing is being inducted into the North Dakota Fishing Hall of Fame. The bottom bouncer today is a staple of most ...

Trolling a nightcrawler behind a bottom-bouncer weight may put more walleye in Smith's livewell than anything. He uses a nightcrawler rig, also called a nightcrawler harness, for trolling.