Fishing

News & Tips: Ice Fishing Gear Under $25
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Ice Fishing Gear Under $25

When ice fishing season approaches and it's time to replenish your angling supplies from the previous year, you'll need to gear-up with new products. While ice fishing has it's share of big-ticket…
News & Tips: Popsicle Pond Cats
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Popsicle Pond Cats

It was a polar afternoon. A friend, Alex Hinson, and I were catfishing in a small farm pond.   I 'd done it once before — fishing for pond catfish in the dead of winter, that is. Nearly thirty…
News & Tips: Heavy Metal for Fall Fishing
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Heavy Metal for Fall Fishing

Dave Lehman with a brace of jumbo perch taken on jigging spoons. The transition period that happens during fall, as the water cools and lakes turn-over, is a signal to savvy anglers that many…
News & Tips: Hair Jigs in Fall's Cold Water and Four Must Have Bucktail Tips...
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Hair Jigs in Fall's Cold Water and Four Must Have Bucktail Tips

Given the huge range of soft bodies available to adorn leadhead jigs, it's of little surprise that bucktail jigs, once standard fare, see little use by the majority of today's anglers. The cost of…
News & Tips: Ice Fishing Electronics Buying Guide
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Ice Fishing Electronics Buying Guide

Electronics play a vital role in ice fishing. Portable fish finders, underwater cameras, GPS units and two-way radios are not gadgets but tools, and using them will make you a better angler. Using…
News & Tips: Casting Artificials for Bonito
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Casting Artificials for Bonito

The southeast coast of Florida has an annual run of bonito (false albacore) every summer.   Their "Gold Coast appearance" occurs sooner and in more shallow water around Jupiter — in the northern part…
News & Tips: Ice Fishing: Basic Techniques For Finding The Right Depth...
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Ice Fishing: Basic Techniques For Finding The Right Depth

The most fundamental element that’s key to having a successful ice fishing trip is determining the depth at which the fishing are biting. From there, you’ll simply need to put your bait at this depth…
News & Tips: My Favorite Water Well Stories
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My Favorite Water Well Stories

I've got several water well stories to tell, here’s a few of my favorite ... Got a call from a man north of Dallas a few years ago. He had built a small pond in his yard. But, it was muddy all the…
News & Tips: Will a Water Well Fill Your Well-Heeled Pond?...
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Will a Water Well Fill Your Well-Heeled Pond?

Pond Boss subscriber Bob Durham dropped us an email asking about using a well to fill a pond. During my travels around this great country, I am privileged to be involved in a diverse range of…
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The Great Alaska

The title of this blog post pretty much says it all: The state of Alaska is great for many reasons like its size, beauty, resources, birds, animals and fish. The fishing is what originally attracted…
News & Tips: 9 Great Fishing Songs
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9 Great Fishing Songs

Perhaps one of the best ways to express deep emotion is through song, as evidenced by the nearly infinite landscape of tunes that explore the magic of a first date, the thrill of driving your first…
News & Tips: Florida Winter Crappie Fishing
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Florida Winter Crappie Fishing

Winter weather drives quite a few changes in the central part of Florida. The population swells as visitors, mainly retirees, flock down from northern climes. They head for every part of Florida,…