Fishing

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Fish Finder / Sonar Buyer's Guide

Gone are the days of positioning your boat solely relying on shoreline structures for reference. Modern sonar and GPS combos can turn an aquatic abyss into a visible underwater metropolis revealing a…
Fly Fisher casting
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Fly Rod Buyer's Guide

Perhaps the most common question asked between fly anglers is, “What rod are you fishing?” Fly rods are the focal point of a fly angler’s arsenal – the rock stars of your fishing gear. Successful fly…
Winter time angler holding a trout
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Fishing Spinners for Trout

The Simple In-Line Spinner is a Great Lure for Catching Trout By Scott Haugen, Cabela's Ambassador When it comes to catching rainbow trout from a river or lake, one of the best approaches is a lure…
Women standing with a large white crappie from Lake Conroe
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Best Places to Fish in Texas: Lake Conroe

Strategy and Fishing Tips for Locating and Catching Fish in Lake Conroe Lake Conroe was created in 1973 by impounding the West Fork of the San Jacinto River. Originally created as a water supply,…
Angler holding walleye with snelled fishing spinners and nightcrawler hooked in its mouth
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DIY Tying Snelled Fishing Spinners - A Walleye Wonder Weapon (video)

For walleye anglers, snelled spinners are very close to a silver bullet. There are few places or situations where a snelled spinner won’t catch walleyes. Snelled spinner lures can be fished in lakes…
Two catfish anlers
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Fishing With Slip Bobbers for Catfish

Catfishing on the Lake or River Bottom. By M.D. Johnson Growing up years ago, the thought of using a bobber when fishing for channel catfish never would have entered my mind. True, my dad and I…
Walleye angler
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Fishing With Slip Bobbers for Walleye

Slip bobbers are a highly effective tool for catching walleye. They are much different than a conventional red and white round bobber that is clipped onto the fishing line and restricts not only how…
Major League Fishing Pro James Watson standingon a boat with a largemouth bass
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Watson’s Spoon Jacking Post-Spawn Fishing Rig and Tricks (video)

MLF Pro James Watson knows that one of the most effective baits to fish during the post-spawn is a floating worm. That said, the bite only lasts for a week before fish get even more hungry. This is…
Lady angler with lake in background holding her walleye fish
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History and Tips on Creature Fishing For Muskie

by Pros4- 1Source's Steve Worrall   Soft Plastics are gaining new popularity as many innovations and new styles have entered the market over the last few years. The story behind the FIRST soft…
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Fishing With Kids

Let’s be honest: It’s not as simple as it sounds, even though we hear it all the time. “Take a kid fishing.” It’s a meaningful mantra, and good advice. But turning good intentions into a good…
Angler fishing from a boat casting into the water
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These 4 Fishing Reel Types Are Rated Best at a Range of Uses (infographic)

What You Need to Know About These 4 Types of Fishing Reels Comparing spinning reels to spincasting reels to baitcasting reels to fly fishing reels is like comparing apples, oranges, mangoes, and…
News & Tips: A Guide to Choosing Baitcast Reels
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A Guide to Choosing Baitcast Reels

Many anglers shy away from baitcast reels due to some common fears. Hearing the dreaded term "bird nest" evokes a reluctance to give these reels a fair shake. Misconceptions that they are "difficult…