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News & Tips: Pick the Best Polarized Fishing Glasses...
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Pick the Best Polarized Fishing Glasses

What would you say is the most important piece of fishing equipment you own? Would it be your rod? Your tackle? Possibly your boat? Most anglers are quick to answer, but few realize the benefit…
News & Tips: Pressured Fish? No Problem
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Pressured Fish? No Problem

Fish pressure can originate from a variety of sources. The number one cause is by anglers themselves. This is best illustrated by busy, popular fishing lakes, during weekends or holidays, and while…
News & Tips: Not Your Daddy's Slug Gun
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Not Your Daddy's Slug Gun

Today's slug-gun hunter has an array of choices in all types of actions.   Pump actions lay claim to the most popular slug guns. These shotguns delver accuracy with the capacity of a fast follow up…
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Turkey Calling 101

As a former U.S. Open & World Calling Champion, so often I’m asked, what’s my favorite call…my answer is, “The one the turkey likes on that given day.” Every bird is different, every scenario is…
News & Tips: Youth Hunter Get's a Tip
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Youth Hunter Get's a Tip

On the South Carolina Youth Turkey day, I took a little buddy that I’ve called turkeys to in past years. He and his dad met me before daylight on that Saturday morning and my young friend was excited…
News & Tips: Guide to Boat Battery Chargers
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Guide to Boat Battery Chargers

On-board boat chargers like the Bass Pro Shops XPS IT2 4/4 Onboard Battery Charger are technologically advanced, providing multi-stage switching to manage and maintain a boat's batteries during the…
News & Tips: Youth Turkey Camps Teach Skills
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Youth Turkey Camps Teach Skills

Over the last three decades I have conducted a dozen or more youth turkey hunting camps, most through the JAKES (Juniors Acquiring Knowledge, Ethics and Sportsmanship) program of the National Wild…
News & Tips: Traditional Archery: Turkey Tips
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Traditional Archery: Turkey Tips

The first week of turkey season has passed in my neck of the woods and the score is still gobblers 2, traditional archer 0. For some reason the birds I scouted have not shown themselves during my two…
News & Tips: Wading Boots Buying Guide
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Wading Boots Buying Guide

It's true that poor quality wading boots can ruin even the best of days fishing on the river. This simple fact should be enough to make anglers think twice about what they're putting on their feet.…
News & Tips: Harvesting Wild Leeks
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Harvesting Wild Leeks

Out of all the edible wild vegetation that grows in our nearby forests one of the most overlooked plants would have to be ramps or wild leeks. These wild leeks are a type of wild-growing onion with a…
News & Tips: Finding the Right Fish Finder
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Finding the Right Fish Finder

Modern fishfinders are capable of providing far more information than sonar units of yesteryear. The game of fishing has embraced technology full-steam, turning the art of finding and catching fish…
News & Tips: Shotgun Stock Fitting
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Shotgun Stock Fitting

An ill-mannered 12 gauge jabbed my face repeatedly, and my cheek felt as though it had been in a fight -- 25 brutal onslaughts to be exact. Talk about taking it on the chin. The sporting clays range…