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News & Tips: The Inch-Pause Retrieve for Smallmouth Bass Fly Fishing...
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The Inch-Pause Retrieve for Smallmouth Bass Fly Fishing

    I've been fly fishing for smallmouth bass a lot lately in many or our local lakes. Much of it has been sight fishing too: you cast to likely structure — a rocky shoal, drop off, dock, point, or…
News & Tips: Bowhunting Pronghorn: Tips on Taking and Making the Shot...
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Bowhunting Pronghorn: Tips on Taking and Making the Shot

  If you can master the shot, you'll find success in hunting pronghorn.   If you were casually belly crawling across the prairie without reason, you'd think of crazy stuff. Like, "What will I do if…
News & Tips: 3 Tips for Managing Fly Line in Rough Waters...
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3 Tips for Managing Fly Line in Rough Waters

Handling rough water can be a challenge for even the experienced fly anglers. Water speed and currents can be very difficult to judge and even more difficult to manage with a floating line. Trout can…
News & Tips: How to Hunt Blue-Winged Teal in September...
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How to Hunt Blue-Winged Teal in September

Early teal duck season is a time for wiping sweat, slapping mosquitoes and popping shells at some of the testiest targets in the marsh. It's also when special know-how must be applied to hunt these…
News & Tips: The Versatile and Convenient Stik-O Fishing Bait...
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The Versatile and Convenient Stik-O Fishing Bait

Yes, I have a boat. Yes, it has sat a lot this summer. The reason: I have discovered the versatility and convenience of the Bass Pro Shops® Stik-O™ Worm . Lately I have found that it's so much easier…
News & Tips: Night Fishing is Heating Up, Try These Tips to Be More Successful...
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Night Fishing is Heating Up, Try These Tips to Be More Successful

If you haven't been night fishing in a while, you need to try bass fishing at night from now until September.  It doesn't matter if you're fishing your local pit, pond, or stream….or if you're taking…
News & Tips: Spinnerbaits Get the Nod for Summertime Bass in Murky Rivers...
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Spinnerbaits Get the Nod for Summertime Bass in Murky Rivers

Rivers, which make up a significant bass-fishing resource in our country, function differently than reservoirs or natural lakes. River bass are subject to the regular rises and falls in flow, which…
News & Tips: Travel Blog: Sarasota, Florida, Fishing Guide...
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Travel Blog: Sarasota, Florida, Fishing Guide

Admittedly, Florida, is full of star studded angling destinations that feature diverse and numerous gamefish. Sarasota is one of the biggest jewels that grace the Sunshine State's vacation crown with…
News & Tips: 5 More Tips for Long Range Shooting Success...
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5 More Tips for Long Range Shooting Success

My time at the Thompson Long Range Shooting School in Utah provided me a tremendous amount of information about long range shooting. So much so, I had to include five more tips for long range…
News & Tips: How Side Imaging Can Shorten the Fishing Learning Curve...
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How Side Imaging Can Shorten the Fishing Learning Curve

Several years ago I upgraded the marine electronics in my boat, outfitting it with Humminbird Fishfinder/GPS Chartplotter Combos. This was my introduction to Side Imaging and I can say without a…
Ike Wins Delaware River Elite by Ike Wins Delaware River Elite...
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Ike Rules Delaware River Bassmaster Elite

Here is the biggest non-shocker of the 2014 Bassmaster Elite Series season: Rapala pro Mike "Ike" Iaconelli won the Elite Series event on the Delaware River today out of Philadelphia, PA. Why is it…
News & Tips: Product Review: Wolverine Sightline Waterproof Hunting Boots...
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Product Review: Wolverine Sightline Waterproof Hunting Boots

Boots are a very personal gear item. Well, I guess not as personal as underwear. But with boot selection, hunters know immediately when they find the perfect boot for their foot conformation and…