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News & Tips: Choosing the Perfect Cast Net
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Choosing the Perfect Cast Net

You can buy a cast net for $25, but these are basically toys suitable only for catching a few minnows while you're on vacation. Good cast fishing nets start at about $125 and go up to more than $300…
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4 Ways Your ATV Can Make You a Better Hunter

If you’re at all like me, you’re interested in anything that can make you a better hunter. One key piece of equipment is an ATV. If you have one parked in your garage, there’s a good chance you…
News & Tips: Shady Ways to Catch Bass on a Hot Day
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Shady Ways to Catch Bass on a Hot Day

Shade fishing is important for catching bass on hot summer days usually in July and August. And, catching big bass in the late summer is not as difficult as you might think. Bass are really no…
News & Tips: Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World Radio is Live in Memphis at the Bass Pro Shops Pyramid...
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Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World Radio is Live in Memphis at the Bass Pro Shops Pyramid

Tune in to Bass Pro Shops Bass Pro ShopsOutdoor World Radio as the Fall Hunting Classic event begins. Host Rob Keck will broadcast live from Memphis, Tennessee at Bass Pro Shops at the Pyramid. The…
News & Tips: Advantages of Hunting Public Land Turkeys...
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Advantages of Hunting Public Land Turkeys

Most hunters shy away from the state and federal lands due to the fear of hunting pressure and shorter seasons associated with government lands.  As with deer hunting, I’ve found that, if you use the…
News & Tips: Keep Your Cool: The Angler’s Guide to Beating the Heat...
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Keep Your Cool: The Angler’s Guide to Beating the Heat

It’s the hottest time of the year—the time when the sweat runs out of your eyelids and earlobes. That’s not lint between your toes, it’s jungle rot. Don’t amputate just yet, though—you’ll need that…
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Big Water, Big Walleyes

(Editor’s note: Ted Takasaki placed 10th in the NWT Walleye Tour on Green Bay July 24 –25.  This is his view of the tournament.) Subtleties make all the difference when it comes to catching walleyes…
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The Debate on Fishing Line is Over, Fluorocarbon vs. Braided

Yep, it's finally over! What you ask? Well, the raging (not really) debate over whether to use braid or fluorocarbon when swimming jigs, pitching grass, etc. Sure, in certain situations, like…
News & Tips: Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World Radio is Live in Memphis at the Bass Pro Shops Pyramid...
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NASCAR’s Ty Dillon & Mercury Marine Interview on Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World Radio

Lee Gordon This week on Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World radio, Lee Gordon, Director of Public Relations for Mercury Marine, will share the company’s newest innovations to make boating and fishing even…
News & Tips: Rat Out Big Fish With a Topwater Mouse...
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Rat Out Big Fish With a Topwater Mouse

Casting the lure towards the vast green mat of milfoil, I cranked slowly on the handle of the baitcast reel, tensing instinctively. Somehow I just knew a strike was coming. Seconds later the mat of…
News & Tips: Types of Fish Caught Off a Fishing Pier...
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Types of Fish Caught Off a Fishing Pier

In the Gulf Coast, beachfront public piers draw all kinds of fishermen this time of year because they attract all kinds of fish. Pier fishing is very different from surf fishing in terms of how much…
News & Tips: 4 Hot Weather Fishing Tips
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4 Hot Weather Fishing Tips

When fishing slows on your local lake because of hot weather, use these tatics to improve your chances of catching more fish: 1. Fish the Current Head to the local smallmouth river and turn over…