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News & Tips: Ten Commandments for Topwatering
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Ten Commandments for Topwatering

Bass fishing is like a religion. To the ardent angler, it is a passion fueled by an insatiable appetite for all things Micropterus. Biblical? Not really, although, if truth be known, we are all…
News & Tips: Travel: Tarpon Lodge, Pine Island, Florida...
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Travel: Tarpon Lodge, Pine Island, Florida

I've always liked to think of southwest Florida as my second home. So many of my angling travels relied on and reveled in Gulfside resort towns like Naples, Sanibel, and Sarasota. But there was one…
News & Tips: Muzzleloader Buyer's Guide
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Muzzleloader Buyer's Guide

As whitetail deer populations continue to soar in many parts of the North, East and South, often near populated areas, more and more jurisdictions are adding primitive-weapons-only seasons. Out West…
News & Tips: Cranking Up Summer Crappie
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Cranking Up Summer Crappie

Hang around this country's top crappie anglers and you'll learn something that may surprise you. During summer, when crappie move to deeper haunts, many of these anglers don't fish with jigs, minnows…
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Pike in Transition

The wheels screeching on the runway woke me from my two hour nap. The plane, my third one for the day safely landed at Chicago’s O’Hara airport. I have been traveling to Canada for more than 30 years…
News & Tips: Product Review: Mann's 1-Minus Crankbaits...
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Product Review: Mann's 1-Minus Crankbaits

There's a cornucopia of crankbaits out there for bass anglers, but one of my top choices is a Mann's 1-Minus. This bait catches behemoths. If you're a fan of plying extra-shallow areas, this is a…
News & Tips: NRA National Sporting Arms Museum at Bass Pro Shops...
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NRA National Sporting Arms Museum at Bass Pro Shops

Grand opening of NRA National Sporting Arms Museum at the Bass Pro Shops in Missouri SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – On Aug. 2, 2013, the National Rifle Association will celebrate the grand opening of the NRA…
News & Tips: Spinning Deer Hair: Create Cool Looking Flies That Catch Fish...
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Spinning Deer Hair: Create Cool Looking Flies That Catch Fish

Of all the techniques involved in fly tying, spinning deer hair is one of the most challenging. Patterns that use this technique tend to be large and involved, often scaring away newly initiated…
'The General' by 'The General'
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Larry Nixon Talks Retirement

Fans of Larry "The General" Nixon, know he's been swinging his fishing rods for 37 years as a pro basser. Like any top-end athlete, Nixon knows time starts to catch up with him. However, never fear,…
News & Tips: Boat Trailer Accessory Buyer's Guide
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Boat Trailer Accessory Buyer's Guide

When outfitting your boat trailer, security and safety are two important factors to keep in mind. Many boaters can recall the serenity of quiet mornings, clear skies and calm water. The flipside to…
News & Tips: Chesapeake Bay Flounder
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Chesapeake Bay Flounder

Virginia and Maryland's Chesapeake Bay is famous for some exciting gamefish — red drum, black drum, cobia and striped bass to name a few. But one of the most appealing species to many anglers is the…
News & Tips: Drift-fishing for Monster Blue Cats
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Drift-fishing for Monster Blue Cats

Most catfish anglers are "sit-and-wait" types. They find a shady spot on the bank where they can sit, toss out a bottom rig, lean their rod against a forked stick, and then sit and wait, hoping…