MINNEAPOLIS — The most famous Minnesota invention was not water skis (1922). Nor was it packaged cake mix (1947), crisp crust frozen pizza (1979) or even Post-it notes (1980). It was the Lindy Rig, ...

While many fishermen who use the original Lindy Rig lengthen the snell to 8 or 9 feet, sometimes even longer, the men who introduced the Lindy Rig shorten theirs. Did you know the original Lindy Rig ...

Forty years ago two brothers invented a live-bait rig that would revolutionize walleye fishing. The brothers were Al and Ron Lindner and the rig was the Lindy Rig, the now-legendary product that has ...

In the mid-1960s, Ron Lindner and his younger brother, Al, moved from their native Chicago to Minnesota. Their goal: make a living out of their obsession with fishing. The Lindners became fishing ...

GARRISON, Minn. — Ted Takasaki didn’t grow up in Minnesota and didn’t fish much as a kid. His family didn’t even own a boat. "When we fished, we fished from shore," he said. Not so anymore. Late the ...

There are lots of ways to catch walleye. Although they do suspend at times and in certain waters like Lake Erie, in many cases, walleyes stick pretty tight to the bottom. Thus, you need a sinker to ...