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Cooler Buyer's Guide

The Right Cooler Keeps Food & Drinks Cold For Days The modern cooler looks and performs much differently than the most popular models from a decade ago. They keep contents colder for longer…
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Casting Reel Buyer's Guide

This is a finely tuned instrument. When played the right way, we can become pied pipers, leading fish to strike our presentations.   Baitcasting reels are mounted on the top of the fishing rod…
Springtime Crappie From The Reeds
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Finding Upper Midwest Crappie From Ice Out to Spawn

Spring and great crappie fishing are synonymous across the upper Midwest, and for very good reason. As the weather and sun angle warms the water, crappie move in from their Winter haunts showing up…
Two bass anglers on Kentucky lake, one with a bass
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Best Places to Fish in Kentucky Lake: Kentucky & Tennessee

Kentucky Lake is the western boundary of the 270-square mile Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. It is recognized as one of the nation's top fishing lakes for largemouth and crappie…
Nice walleye caught slow trolling a Salmo Bullhead 8SDR.
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Early Season Post Spawn Walleye Tactics

by Jason Mitchell Early season post spawn walleye fishing tactics often incorporate live bait rigging and jigging. Particularly with states like Minnesota and Wisconsin that have a walleye opener,…
Canning salmon is great when you catch lots
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How to Can Salmon

When salmon run, many lucky anglers find themselves with an overabundance of fish. Freezing and smoking aren't the only ways to put that bounty up for future use, nor often the best. Canning salmon…
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Red-Dot Sights For Turkey Shotguns

The Best Turkey Accessory To Reduce Misses Magnum loads and custom chokes can increase felt recoil, making it difficult to stay on the gun.“Only four misses this morning,” was the text I received…
Brad Chappell attends to his long-line trolling spread. Courtesy photo.
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Go Fishing and Catch Big Crappie With Long-Line Trolling

Long-line trolling is one of the best ways to find and catch crappie quickly, says Brad Chappell, a Mississippi crappie guide and competitive angler. Long-lining covers water and is especially good…
Lady angler at Lake Fort holding up a larg white bass
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Best Places to Fish in Texas: Lake Fork Reservoir

Lake Fork is regarded as one of the premier largemouth bass fisheries in the state of Texas and for the entire country. Created in 1980 by the Sabine River Authority, the lake provides ample cover…
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Saltwater Fly Fishing Buyer's Guide

Saltwater covers two-thirds of the Earth and contains the most powerful fish on the planet. Catching one of these incredible specimens is an exhilarating experience that should not be passed up.…
Bass with crankbait in mouth
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Dependable Early Spring Crankbaits for All Game Fish (video)

In March, April, and May, game fish of all species move out of deep holes into shallow water, setting the stage for some of the best sport fishing of the year. Few fishing lures can hold a candle to…
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Backpack Buyer's Guide

The last thing you want while you’re happily hiking down the trails is an uncomfortable pack that pokes and prods until you decide you’ve had enough for the day. Educating yourself before buying a…