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2013/14 Frabill Ice Guide by 2013/14 Frabill Ice Guide...
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Presenting the 2013/14 Frabill Ice Guide

Frabill presents the 2013/14 Frabill Ice Fishing Gear Guide. This almanac highlights key new Frabill ice fishing products while sharing technical and tactical insights from the sport’s top names,…
News & Tips: Keep Your Catch Fresh When Out on the Ice...
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Keep Your Catch Fresh When Out on the Ice

For those looking for the optimum taste and freshness of your catch, give these tips a try the next time you hit the ice — your tummy will most certainly thank you! Fresh is Best Harvesting some of…
News & Tips: First Ice Splake
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First Ice Splake

Splake are a hybrid species of trout resulting from the crossing of a female lake trout with male brook trout. When the rivers have become too iced up to fish and the weather is too cold to bear…
News & Tips: Cut Baiting for Tarpon
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Cut Baiting for Tarpon

The international range of tarpon (megalops atlanticus) stretches from West Africa to the southeastern USA, Gulf of Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and northern South America. In those locales…
News & Tips: Good Tools Make a Difference
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Good Tools Make a Difference

When I look back at the personal advances I’ve made in my fly tying over the last few years, one thing stands out: good tools really make a difference. A whip finishing tool comes in handy for those…
News & Tips: Fly Proportions - Dry Flies
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Fly Proportions - Dry Flies

The third part to this blog series on fly proportions has to deal with dry flies. Out of all the different patterns a fly tier has to play with, dry flies have to be the most standardized. The dry…
News & Tips: Travel Blog: Sarasota Redfish Reprise
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Travel Blog: Sarasota Redfish Reprise

It had been far too long since I’d been to Sarasota. Places like Longboat Key, Siesta Key, St. Armands Circle, the Asolo Theater and the Ringling Complex tugged at my mind. But most of all, expansive…
News & Tips: Three Reliable Hard-Baits for Ice
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Three Reliable Hard-Baits for Ice

Today’s ice anglers are spoiled for choice when it comes to lure selection. As a tackle junkie, I own my fair share of baits. Carrying an assortment of lures is important as fish can be particular…
News & Tips: Woman Makes History, Wins Lowcountry Redfish Cup...
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Woman Makes History, Wins Lowcountry Redfish Cup

The 2013 Lowcountry Redfish Cup will go down as the first time having a female winner. Specifically, it was a team win by Shannon Clark and her husband Captain Rennie Clark of North Carolina, but it…
News & Tips: Glowing Jigs for Ice Fishing
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Glowing Jigs for Ice Fishing

When preparing your ice tackle for upcoming ice fishing adventures, choosing what color of jig to pack is a difficult decision no matter what type of fish you plan to pursue. Similar to other types…
John Crews Eyes Business..and a Smallmouth by John Crews Eyes Business..and a Smallmouth...
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John Crews, All Business

Mercury Marine pro John Crews stays focused on business. Casual fans of pro bass fishing look at it as a fun diversion or perhaps a hobby. Those who understand that it is a professional sport won't…
News & Tips: Fly Proportions - Nymph Flies
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Fly Proportions - Nymph Flies

Last week I broke down the specific proportions needed when tying wet flies. To further this discussion, this week’s blog will take a closer look at the special characteristics incorporated with…