Fishing

Walleye on an Off Shore Mini Board by Walleye on an Off Shore Mini Board...
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Off Shore Mini Trolling Board Tips

Mini 'Boards AKA Mini Trollers equal Big Fun! Carry your Off Shore Mini Planers with your trolling gear all year long! There are situations all season where they shine. Crawler harness rigs slowly…
News & Tips: Keep the Right Tools Handy to Remove Fish Hooks From Your Skin...
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Keep the Right Tools Handy to Remove Fish Hooks From Your Skin

The unhooking process is potentially hazardous to the angler, especially when the fishing lure sports multiple treble hooks. One slip at an inopportune moment can result in a dropped fish and a hook…
News & Tips: Travel Blog: St. Augustine, Florida a Fishing Paradise...
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Travel Blog: St. Augustine, Florida a Fishing Paradise

St. Augustine is known as the America’s oldest city, yet the best news for Bass Pro readers is that it is a boating and fishing paradise that features fish-filled and “eye candy” cruising waters all…
News & Tips: Product Review: Save Wacky-Rigged Baits With the O-Wacky Tool...
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Product Review: Save Wacky-Rigged Baits With the O-Wacky Tool

Stick baits took the bass world by storm when they arrived several years ago and leveled the playing field. Casting a wacky rigged Yamamoto Senko, Bass Pro Shops Stik-O, YUM F2 Dinger Worms or…
News & Tips: Tips for Potomac River Smallmouth Bass Fishing...
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Tips for Potomac River Smallmouth Bass Fishing

The tidal Potomac River near Washington, D.C. gets lots of accolades for its brackish water largemouth fishing and exotic snakeheads. But what often gets overlooked is that this river also offers…
News & Tips: How to Increase Your Sight Fishing Success...
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How to Increase Your Sight Fishing Success

    For those anglers looking to pit their vision and stalking skills to the ultimate of tests, sight fishing is just for you. In this shallow water game of cat and mouse, a reliance on optics,…
News & Tips: 14 Quick Tips for Float Tube Fly Fishing...
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14 Quick Tips for Float Tube Fly Fishing

Every now and again, the urge to fly fish from my float tube takes hold. Fishing from a float tube is not only a pleasant summer diversion but also the only way to fish a backwoods lake where boat…
News & Tips: How to Fish the "Deep" Flats of Lake Superior...
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How to Fish the "Deep" Flats of Lake Superior

I know when you hear the words "fishing the flats" you are thinking somewhere tropical, but Lake Superior has its own version. The flats on Superior are opposite of what you would think of fishing in…
News & Tips: Coax Largemouth Bass From Weedbeds With Soft Jerkbaits...
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Coax Largemouth Bass From Weedbeds With Soft Jerkbaits

One of the strongest associations in fishing is that of largemouth bass and weeds. No doubt, flippin' jigs and Texas-rigged plastics will haul green bass out of submerged weedy cover. But in some…
News & Tips: Barracuda Fishing Tips and Best Lures
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Barracuda Fishing Tips and Best Lures

In a selfish kind of way, I'm glad that flats anglers headed to Florida, the Bahamas, the Yucatan and Belize bypass barracuda for bonefish, tarpon and permit. That translates into a less pressured…
News & Tips: How to Use the "Fight, Flight or Freeze" Response in Fishing...
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How to Use the "Fight, Flight or Freeze" Response in Fishing

When a creature is threatened, there's a concept that suggests it does one of three things: fight, flight or freeze. And it's true with fish. I've found working these behaviors into presentations is…
News & Tips: 5 Proven Baits Sure to Hook Fall Smallmouth Bass...
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5 Proven Baits Sure to Hook Fall Smallmouth Bass

As the water cools and leaves change color, smallmouth bass begin to feed voraciously — bulking up for the long winter that lies ahead. It is also a timely coincidence that football season is in full…