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News & Tips: How to Deal with Cabin Fever
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How to Deal with Cabin Fever

December 12, 2013
How do I deal with cabin fever? This is a question all fishermen have to deal with. We can only wash the boat so many times, we can only organize our tackle so much. So how can we overcome the winter…
Bill Dance standing on a boat with a large blue catfish
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Winter Catfishing

December 10, 2013
Wintertime provides a great opportunity for you to catch some really large catfish. First, catfish anglers decide the type of catfish species and the region in which you are fishing.   Bait…
News & Tips: In Winter Catch Crappie Near Warm Water Discharge Outlets...
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In Winter Catch Crappie Near Warm Water Discharge Outlets

December 3, 2013
A lot of crappie lakes help provide cooling water for nearby power plants. In winter, look for great crappie fishing in the warm water near discharge outlets. If you want to catch them, you might…
News & Tips: How I Scratch the Itch to Fish in Winter?...
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How I Scratch the Itch to Fish in Winter?

November 18, 2013
There are two days I look forward to – the day I get my boat out in April and the day I put it away in November. You probably wonder why I would look forward to putting my rig away for the winter.…
News & Tips: Turn to Dead Bait for Hardwater Pike
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Turn to Dead Bait for Hardwater Pike

November 15, 2013
Snow-covered landscapes and frozen bodies of water have a deliberate way of changing a pike angler's methods and routines. Gone are the oversized spinnerbaits, cranks and spoons — the familiar tools…
News & Tips: Match the Forage, Catch the Bass
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Match the Forage, Catch the Bass

November 11, 2013
If you watch the trends of fishing lure production, you will see certain hot colors trending from season to season. Understanding when to choose those colors is the key. The ability to select proper…
News & Tips: Keys to Locating & Fishing Productive Brush Piles...
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Keys to Locating & Fishing Productive Brush Piles

November 4, 2013
Across the country, fish use many different types of structure or cover to live and feed in. Weather it's rocks, docks, lay down logs or brush piles, as the year goes on and the seasons change, you…
News & Tips: For Redfish and Speckled Trout: Try Shrimp...
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For Redfish and Speckled Trout: Try Shrimp

November 3, 2013
South Louisiana is one of my favorite fishing destinations. Very few places offer such a diversity of species to fish, both inshore and offshore. And very few places offer you such fertile water that…
News & Tips: Fish Gigging: An Ozark Tradition
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Fish Gigging: An Ozark Tradition

November 1, 2013
Some 3,000 years ago, a member of a Late Woodland Indian clan traveled far from home on the day's hunt. Darkness fell with the young hunter still several miles away from the other eight members of…
News & Tips: Last Chance for King Salmon
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Last Chance for King Salmon

October 30, 2013
As the tributary fishing season gets close to its end here in Northern Wisconsin the biggest of the salmon stealthily make their way up the rivers to spawn. While anglers have been chasing Coho's in…
News & Tips: Catch More Fall Bass
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Catch More Fall Bass

October 30, 2013
To consistently catch bass no matter what the season, you must have an understanding of what type of baitfish the bass are feeding on and what the water temperature does to the behavior of those…
News & Tips: 4 Reasons You Should be Flipping Jigs Under the Full Moon...
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4 Reasons You Should be Flipping Jigs Under the Full Moon

October 29, 2013
Night fishing for bass can be a truly exhilarating experience. The strike, headshakes and tail walking — sensations to behold during daylight hours — are even more pronounced and magnified when the…