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News & Tips: Brenda Valentine Receives 2013 Pinnacle Award...
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Brenda Valentine Receives 2013 Pinnacle Award

Congratulations to one of Bass Pro Shops’ very own Pros, Brenda Valentine, who was recently honored for her work at the 2013 Professional Outdoor Media Association Pinnacle Awards. The Pinnacle…
News & Tips: Travel Blog: Casa Blanca Fishing Lodge...
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Travel Blog: Casa Blanca Fishing Lodge

It truly was a week to remember at Casa Blanca Lodge. The general manager, fishing and fleet coordinator, as well as hotel operator, worked together to make my stay a memorable one. The staff at the…
News & Tips: 12 Steps to Tying Yarn Egg Flies
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12 Steps to Tying Yarn Egg Flies

There's no disputing it — yarn egg flies are some of the most inexpensive and easiest fly fishing flies to ever come out of a vice. But, just because these flies require little effort to tie doesn't…
News & Tips: Crossing International Borders
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Crossing International Borders

I live in Ontario, Canada, but I do a fair bit of hunting in the U.S. Similarly, Canada is a very popular destination for many American hunters, along with Mexico. Over the years I've learned a few…
News & Tips: Food Plots & Successful Predator Hunt
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Food Plots & Successful Predator Hunt

ProStaffers Heath and Lindsey Martin set out with the Winchester Razorback XT to eliminate some feral hogs and save a farmer's crops from destruction. When a fat bobcat steps out…
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What to Pack for Camping (video)

If you've never camped before, you may be worried you'll be missing something important when you arrive at your camping destination. To be honest, it happens to all of us sooner or later. We unroll…
News & Tips: Product Review: UV Buff Headwear
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Product Review: UV Buff Headwear

The UV Buff keeps the sun off unprotected areas. I first started wearing a Buff while visiting Australia several years ago. I found the sun more intense there than most other places I'd fished…
News & Tips: Fishing Tip: Hunting for Trout Hideouts...
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Fishing Tip: Hunting for Trout Hideouts

In early spring you need to slow down and become intimate with the lake or river before you get close to likely trout hideouts. Trout like to hide under logs, behind rocks, near overhanging branches…
News & Tips: Fly Casting Primer
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Fly Casting Primer

With the early trout season opener only a week or so away refreshing casting techniques has to be on the minds of fly anglers everywhere. Nothing is worse than getting out to your favorite river or…
News & Tips: Float Fishing the Guadalupe River
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Float Fishing the Guadalupe River

Drive past the Guadalupe River west of New Braunfels in the Hill Country of Texas on a sunny summer day and it looks like you could walk across the tubes and rafts paving the river. But after a few…
News & Tips: Become a Worm Picker
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Become a Worm Picker

Worms are the "poster bait" for fishing. Guaranteed to catch almost anything that swims, this organism has become an intrinsic part of our angling history. Nightcrawlers are the most readily…
News & Tips: Crappie Fishing During Spring's Spawn
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Crappie Fishing During Spring's Spawn

The rising sun shines brightly through the cypress trees as my son Josh and I slide a jon boat into the oxbow lake. I paddle the boat across the lake while Josh ties a jig to the line on a long pole…