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News & Tips: Campfire Cooking Plus Four Camp Recipes...
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Campfire Cooking Plus Four Camp Recipes

Foil is one of the key components of campfire cooking. Food tastes delicious when cooked outdoors. And nothing quite highlights a fun campout like favored foods prepared over an open fire.  …
News & Tips: Power Boating Tips for Beginners
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Power Boating Tips for Beginners

Boating is a rewarding hobby and sport. Some of the best times are spent on the water with your friends and family while fishing, waterskiing or just cruising. Learning to boat and get around on the…
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The Mental Aspect of Fishing

My ability to be successful while fishing relies on many factors, but one of the biggest is maintaining the right mentality to do well. Maintaining focus and a positive attitude is very important but…
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Summertime Shallow-Water Fishing

Enthusiasm.This is the one word that comes to mind every time I head out onto the water. Whether fishing a lake I have been to a hundred times, or searching out a remote area I have never been to, it…
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Using Your Electronics To Locate Trophy Catfish

I often field the question, “How do I locate trophy catfish using my electronics?”  In today’s post, I will answer this using screenshots from my Lowrance Gen-2 HDS010 Unit.Contrary to popular belief…
News & Tips: What Fishing Rod Should I Buy for Bass Fishing...
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What Fishing Rod Should I Buy for Bass Fishing

When I was a first became interested in bass fishing as a kid, I had the same question and no one to ask. My high school fishing buddy, Hank, had a subscription to Sports Afield Magazine and would…
News & Tips: Safe and Dry Ammunition Storage
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Safe and Dry Ammunition Storage

Ammunition has an incredible shelf life; many types can rest on a shelf for decades upon decades and still be as good as the day they were bought. That is -- if the ammo is kept in a cool, dry place…
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How to Get Out of a Summer Muskie Drought: Part 5 of 6: Speed Trolling

This is part four of a quick six-pack of fishing solutions that often work for myself and others. Part four touched on fishing muskie with topwater presentations. Check out the links to the other…
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How to Get Out of a Summer Muskie Drought: Part 2 of 6: Windy Conditions on the Water

In many ways, summer is my favorite time of year for fishing muskies. Though it’s often feast or famine, there are so many things to try, and it’s always challenging and fun. This is part two of a…
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Taking Kids Fishing, Part 3: Picking The Right Fishing Gear

Teaching kids the fundamentals of what fishing gear to use, how to use it and how to take care of it takes time and patience. In this segment, I’ve outlined my top five all-time must-haves to get…
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Taking Kids Fishing, Part 1: Introduction

Taking kids freshwater fishing is one of the best ways I know to introduce kids (or anyone, for that matter!) to the great sport of fishing.Almost anyone has a small pond, lake, river or some body of…
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The Benefits of Mid-Summer Visits to Bass Pro Shops

The hot days of June, July and August leave us agonizingly awaiting the first signs of fall so as to start our pre-season equipment inventory. However, this is the time we should be evaluating our…