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Kayak angler with a bass
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6 Effective Tips for Fishing Bass From a Kayak (audio)

by JD Pate - Bass fishing and kayaks are a match made in heaven, and a great choice is the Ascend FS128T Sit-On-Top Angler Kayak, which includes almost everything you need to get started kayak bass…
News & Tips: Your River High and Dirty? Toss Spinnerbaits for Smallmouth Bass...
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Your River High and Dirty? Toss Spinnerbaits for Smallmouth Bass

At the risk of sounding whiny as well as redundant, I again must share the fact that western Pennsylvania has been inundated with rain for the past several weeks. The wet weather has provided some…
News & Tips: How to Cut 5 Boneless Fillets: Northern Pike & Chain Pickerel  (infographic)...
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How to Cut 5 Boneless Fillets: Northern Pike & Chain Pickerel (infographic)

Caught from cold water, the firm, white flesh of northern pike or chain pickerel will rival fillets from any freshwater fish.  Some think pike is the best eating of all!  However, the pike’s bones…
News & Tips: Catfish Fillets: 5 Simple How To Steps (infographic)...
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Catfish Fillets: 5 Simple How To Steps (infographic)

Fried catfish, hush puppies and coleslaw … that ought to set your mouth to watering just thinking about it.  But to turn a mess of blues, flatheads, or channel cats into supper you need to know how…
News & Tips: 4 Great Redfish Rigs and How to Fish Them...
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4 Great Redfish Rigs and How to Fish Them

The best way to choose rigs for any marine gamefish is to understand the basic ways in which they feed. Redfish feed along the entire water column. But being a drumfish, it would be fairest to…
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Johnson Wins FLW Tour Finale On Kentucky Lake

Power-Pole pro Skip Johnson takes home the victory at Kentucky Lake FLW Heading into this morning, pro Skip Johnson was very confident. In fact, he let folks know that he was on the winning fish.…
News & Tips: 4 Places to Hunt Big Moose on a Small Budget...
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4 Places to Hunt Big Moose on a Small Budget

Alaska and the Yukon are home to the largest moose on the planet: the Alaska-Yukon subspecies. But these hunts aren't cheap, running in the range of $14,000-$18,000. However, there are other places…
News & Tips: 3 Tips for Stealth Kayak Fishing
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3 Tips for Stealth Kayak Fishing

A kayak is one of the stealthiest fishing platforms I've used. While boat design aids one's on-the-water stealthness, just how quiet things end up being is up to the individual. Here are three easy…
News & Tips: Surface Lure Success for Muskies
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Surface Lure Success for Muskies

I’ll take a muskie any way I can get one – whatever the method, if it results in a successful catch and release of a nice muskie, I’m all for it. And while I guess my favorite lure to use overall…
News & Tips: Tactics for Fly Fishing Four of Pennsylvania’s Limestone Streams...
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Tactics for Fly Fishing Four of Pennsylvania’s Limestone Streams

Four of the most hallowed streams in trout fishing literature — written about by Vincent Marinaro, Charles Fox and others — are Big Spring Creek, Falling Spring Run, the Yellow Breeches and Letort…
News & Tips: 5 Tips on Photographing the Common Loon...
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5 Tips on Photographing the Common Loon

Wildlife photography is a passion of mine, and although it is hard to narrow down a favorite subject to capture on film, the common loon certainly holds a special place in my heart. With their…
News & Tips: How to Get in on the Excitement of Jump Fishing...
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How to Get in on the Excitement of Jump Fishing

    White mist swirled over the emerald green waters of Virginia's Leesville Lake, we raced toward the frothing commotion of churning gamefish and frantically skipping shad. Cutting the outboard…