Fishing is great in that it doesn't require a whole lot of energy for a decent payoff. Guaranteeing that payoff, though, is another story. Learn a few tricks below that will hopefully help you go home with a full cooler.

Not only will those tricks help you catch more fish, a few of them will just make your life so much easier, as well. For instance, tossing your line to the same spot over and over again will give you greater results than picking different areas at random; something a great number of people have probably never realized.

The trick to building your own depth finder was also very useful, as it would help to know how much distance to put between the bobber and the hook. So next time you're at Ikea, pick up a collapsible laundry basket, I mean, live well, and try out some of these tricks yourself.