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News & Tips: 10 GREAT Fishing Tackle Gift Ideas
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10 GREAT Fishing Tackle Gift Ideas

When trying to find that perfect gift for an angling enthusiast, you may wonder, "What do you get an angler that has everything?" The answer is that there are dozens of gear and accessory options…
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Late Spring Bass Patterns

Largemouth bass are creatures of habit. These fish do the same things over and over, year after year, and usually at the same location on a given lake.  One thing they do is go into an inactive…
News & Tips: Contour Trolling Walleyes with Lead Core...
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Contour Trolling Walleyes with Lead Core

It’s a scenario that plays out on many walleye waters, particularly large reservoirs: walleyes relating to a shallow break along the old river channel in the upper stretch of the reservoir. The break…
News & Tips: Post-Spawn Bass Fishing
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Post-Spawn Bass Fishing

It’s mid-May, and the majority of all -- if not all -- the bass have completed their spawn throughout most of the country, with the exception of the northern part of the country. When searching for…
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What's Your "Confidence Bait"?

Time and time again, you have heard someone refer to a particular bait as their “confidence bait.” What makes a confidence bait just that? To some, it’s a lure that consistently produces fish, no…
News & Tips: Match the Hatch Trolling for Early Season Walleyes...
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Match the Hatch Trolling for Early Season Walleyes

When it comes to catching walleyes in the earlier part of the season (spring and early summer), it's important to keep in mind that the bait fish the walleyes are feeding on this time of year are…
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The Right Tackle For The Gulf

I thought it would be a good idea to help everybody fill their tackle boxes with the right stuff to catch fish on the gulf side of Florida, in the Fort Myers area. I realize that there are soooo (I…
News & Tips: Drop-Shotting for Walleye
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Drop-Shotting for Walleye

Although earmarked for bass, a drop-shot is a stellar presentation for walleye. This method routinely puts fish in my net from season opener to days before ice-up. Here are some tips for catching '…
News & Tips: Panfish on the Fly
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Panfish on the Fly

Panfish offer a great opportunity for fly anglers, especially beginners, to learn invaluable lessons. Some things go hand in hand — largemouth bass and spinner baits, northern pike and red and…
News & Tips: Flies for Northern Pike
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Flies for Northern Pike

Few thrills in fishing can come close to watching a northern pike's toothy mouth clamp down on a fly twitching across the surface of a shallow cove. With brooding, baleful eyes, a pike looks…
News & Tips: Marine & Boat Battery Maintenance Tips...
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Marine & Boat Battery Maintenance Tips

Batteries and boats go hand-in-hand, whether you rely on the cranking power needed to start your engine or a constant current from a deep-cycle to run your electronics. Proper boat battery…
News & Tips: Hiking Boots: Go Light or Heavy?
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Hiking Boots: Go Light or Heavy?

I used to tease my sister about her shoe collection that covered the floor of her closet and then another fleet hidden under her bed. "How many stupid shoes do you need?" I often asked her. Her reply…