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News & Tips: Drop Shot Walleyes
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Drop Shot Walleyes

Though the popularity of drop-shot rigging came about as a finesse tactic for pressured bass waters, the notion of suspending a bait above the sinker has found numerous applications when pursuing…
News & Tips: Rod Holder Buying Guide
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Rod Holder Buying Guide

Rod holders are invaluable to fishing boats, mostly for trolling purposes. Rod holders are an often-overlooked yet invaluable tool that can increase fishing success and enjoyment when out in the…
News & Tips: Guide to Portable Bait Containers
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Guide to Portable Bait Containers

Bait buckets help keep bait healthy and alive, which increases chances of it attracting fish. In fishing, sometimes the subtleties can make the difference between a good and a bad day on the water…
News & Tips: Hot Weather Stripers on Beaver Lake
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Hot Weather Stripers on Beaver Lake

"When you see that rod tip begin to bounce, grab the rod, do an about face and try to break the rod," Don Andreasen of Beaver Fever Guide Service said. Beaver Lake guide Don Andreason (left) and…
News & Tips: Splat and Pull Smallmouth
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Splat and Pull Smallmouth

Fly fishing for smallmouth bass is one of my favorite summertime activities. My only problem is deciding whether to fish them topwater or subsurface. Topwater bass fishing is definitely exciting but…
News & Tips: Dry Bag Buying Guide
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Dry Bag Buying Guide

Dry bags come in a number of sizes for different needs. For all of us that dream of floating down rough rivers, either fishing or roaring through whitewater rapids, a quality dry bag is an absolute…
News & Tips: Using Lipless Crankbaits
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Using Lipless Crankbaits

Normally I would have grabbed my 12-weight fly rod, a box of bead-eyed streamers and climbed into the wooden boat to battle high-jumping tarpon at the exotic Costa Rica fishing lodge. But the camp…
News & Tips: The Hex Hatch
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The Hex Hatch

For a few short weeks every summer a very special event takes place under the cover of darkness: the Hexagenia hatch. Hexagenia limbata is one of the most prevalent mayflies found across North…
News & Tips: Hook Tricks for Lipless Crankbaits
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Hook Tricks for Lipless Crankbaits

When grading cast-n-crank lures, lipless crankbaits score high, producing bass bites with little input from the angler on the other end of the line. A more refined approach — one that provides…
News & Tips: Buying a Camp Stove? Read This First
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Buying a Camp Stove? Read This First

There was a time when camp stoves tended to clog, flare or go out at inopportune moments. Thankfully, those days have passed. Push-button ignitions, flame-control adjustments, self-cleaning fuel jets…
News & Tips: Guide to Paintball Guns
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Guide to Paintball Guns

So you've decided to make the leap into the extreme sport of paintball. You need a paintball gun, or "marker" as the industry has labeled them, but aren't sure what to look for. It's easy to imagine…
News & Tips: Travel Blog: Miami's Peacock Bass Bonanza...
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Travel Blog: Miami's Peacock Bass Bonanza

I've just got done doing a freshwater peacock bass trip with local on-foot "land guide" Urban Angler Miami and the fishing was absolutely wild. We fished from the eastern bayside edges of the Magic…