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News & Tips: Beaver Huts Make Great Fishing Spots for Bass...
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Beaver Huts Make Great Fishing Spots for Bass

Maybe you've cruised past their huts on impoundments in your boat as you sped toward a distant fishing hot-spot. Or perhaps you've driven past the dams they created with their handiwork and the small…
News & Tips: 5 Tips to Keep Your Gear Safe From Theft at Camp...
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5 Tips to Keep Your Gear Safe From Theft at Camp

As the camper from the neighboring campsite approached, his facial expression revealed obvious concern. He introduced himself and we shook hands. Before I finished informing him of my name, he asked…
News & Tips: Everything You Need to Know About Headlamps Before You Buy...
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Everything You Need to Know About Headlamps Before You Buy

Headlamps are basically flashlights that provide the convenience of hands-free operation. Strapped on the head or clipped on a hat brim, they are excellent to use when performing tasks such as…
News & Tips: 3 Ways to Catch the Neglected Rock Bass...
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3 Ways to Catch the Neglected Rock Bass

The lowly rock bass won’t win many popularity contests among anglers. These fish are not sleek and powerful like a landlocked striper. They don’t jump like a belligerent bass or streak through the…
News & Tips: 3 Tips to Summer Wade Fishing Ozark Streams...
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3 Tips to Summer Wade Fishing Ozark Streams

Wade fishing is about as fun as it gets on a hot summer day. It allows an angler to enjoyably get wet at the same time. The Ozarks is full of wade fishing opportunities. The following considerations…
News & Tips: 4 Reasons to Toss Weedless Spoons for Lily Pad Largemouth Bass...
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4 Reasons to Toss Weedless Spoons for Lily Pad Largemouth Bass

Find Out Why a Spoons Fluttering Action Drives Largemouth Bass Mad With the advent of pliable floating frogs and toads, weedless metal spoons lost some lustre with the bass crowds. This is a shame,…
News & Tips: Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World Radio is Live in Memphis at the Bass Pro Shops Pyramid...
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National Trappers Association Featured on Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World Radio July 26

Dave and Karen Linkart, director of national affairs for National Trappers Association. Rich Faler, editor American Trapper and Pennsylvania Outdoor Journal. Dave and Karen Linkhart, a husband and…
News & Tips: 6 Ways to Beat the Heat While Fishing
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6 Ways to Beat the Heat While Fishing

For anglers, dealing with the sun and hot temperatures is part of summer fishing. Like most things outdoors, one's comfort and safety in hot weather are directly related to planning and preparedness…
News & Tips: Panfish: Strike Indicators & Wet Fly Rigs That Work...
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Panfish: Strike Indicators & Wet Fly Rigs That Work

Every now and then I get the urge to catch a mess of panfish for a fish fry. Where I live that generally means rock bass, which are in abundance. In fact, they’re common enough to be considered a…
News & Tips: 4 Tiny Topwaters Finicky Bass Can’t Resist...
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4 Tiny Topwaters Finicky Bass Can’t Resist

No thrill in angling can match that of a hungry bass chomping down on a surface lure the size of a rat. But finding such aggressively-feeding fish is unfortunately the exception rather than the rule…
News & Tips: 4 Great Snook Lures and How to Fish Them With Success...
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4 Great Snook Lures and How to Fish Them With Success

They key to successful snook fishing is to remember that snook are sight feeding ambush predators that use cover for predation. In addition, snook are more active at night and low light conditions in…
Hunter taking a long range shot
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Long Range Shooting School: Taking the Shot

In the Shooting School: Ballistics 101 post, I talked about the rifle and rifle scope used in the Thompson Long Range Shooting School's shooting system. Now let's look at how they're used. Working…