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News & Tips: How to Sight-In a Rifle
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How to Sight-In a Rifle

Many new and even not-so new hunters and shooters believe that sighting in a rifle is difficult or complicated, but it really isn't. Whether you've purchased a new rifle, you're putting a new rifle…
News & Tips: The Fishing Basics You Need to Know to Set a Hook...
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The Fishing Basics You Need to Know to Set a Hook

Properly setting a fish hook is a skill all anglers should strive to master.  There are many fishing rod movements anglers need to learn, like jigging or twitching, but when it's crunch-time you'll…
News & Tips: Flats Fishing for Barracuda
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Flats Fishing for Barracuda

Though the barracuda is not a member of the flat's "Big Three," an elite group consisting of bonefish, tarpon and permit, it undeniably deserves unique status on a shallow water totem extending from…
News & Tips: Emergency Fishing Techniques: Fishing for Survival...
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Emergency Fishing Techniques: Fishing for Survival

Should you ever find yourself thrust into a survival situation — you get hopelessly lost, your vehicle breaks down in the backcountry far from help, your bush plane crashes in remote territory, etc…
News & Tips: Taking Care of Your Food Plots
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Taking Care of Your Food Plots

One of the more common food plot questions we're asked is, "How long will a food plot last"? The short answer is "It depends". It depends on a whole lot of factors, but most of all it depends upon…
News & Tips: Shakin' Up Bass Fishing With a Shaky Head Jig...
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Shakin' Up Bass Fishing With a Shaky Head Jig

One craze that hit the bassin' scene may be short on looks and flash, but is a big-time producer when it comes to finessing finicky fish. Dubbed the "Shaky Head," this jig-and-plastic combo garners…
News & Tips: 10 GREAT Fishing Tackle Gift Ideas
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10 GREAT Fishing Tackle Gift Ideas

When trying to find that perfect gift for an angling enthusiast, you may wonder, "What do you get an angler that has everything?" The answer is that there are dozens of gear and accessory options…
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Late Spring Bass Patterns

Largemouth bass are creatures of habit. These fish do the same things over and over, year after year, and usually at the same location on a given lake.  One thing they do is go into an inactive…
News & Tips: Contour Trolling Walleyes with Lead Core...
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Contour Trolling Walleyes with Lead Core

It’s a scenario that plays out on many walleye waters, particularly large reservoirs: walleyes relating to a shallow break along the old river channel in the upper stretch of the reservoir. The break…
News & Tips: Post-Spawn Bass Fishing
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Post-Spawn Bass Fishing

It’s mid-May, and the majority of all -- if not all -- the bass have completed their spawn throughout most of the country, with the exception of the northern part of the country. When searching for…
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What's Your "Confidence Bait"?

Time and time again, you have heard someone refer to a particular bait as their “confidence bait.” What makes a confidence bait just that? To some, it’s a lure that consistently produces fish, no…
News & Tips: Match the Hatch Trolling for Early Season Walleyes...
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Match the Hatch Trolling for Early Season Walleyes

When it comes to catching walleyes in the earlier part of the season (spring and early summer), it's important to keep in mind that the bait fish the walleyes are feeding on this time of year are…