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News & Tips: Line Coils and Twists? Try These Tips
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Line Coils and Twists? Try These Tips

Line issues are a prevalent problem that can be downright frustrating. Twists and coils can lead to knots and breaks, ultimately effecting both the action of your lure and the ease in which you can…
News & Tips: Sorting Out Swimbaits: A Buyer's Guide...
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Sorting Out Swimbaits: A Buyer's Guide

Swimbaits have taken the angling world by storm. Although most of the buzz focuses on trophy largemouth, many of these fishing lure styles are just as deadly for walleye, stripers, pike and other…
News & Tips: Classic Lures: Bill Lewis Rat-L-Trap
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Classic Lures: Bill Lewis Rat-L-Trap

Anglers have long known the importance of shad in the diet of gamefish such as bass and stripers. But for a long time nothing on the lure market had quite captured the exact shape and sound of a shad…
News & Tips: Tips for Advanced Food Plots
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Tips for Advanced Food Plots

It seems like everyone is planting food plots for deer these days. That's OK by me because even a basic food plot will provide valuable nutrition to deer and add important biodiversity to most…
News & Tips: Understanding the Different Types of Weather Instruments...
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Understanding the Different Types of Weather Instruments

Outdoors enthusiasts always keep an eye on the weather. That's because they know that a hard rain, heavy snowfall or shift in wind direction or velocity can change everything. So, too, can sweltering…
News & Tips: Bass Pro Shops Honors U.S. Troops at Coca-Cola 600...
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Bass Pro Shops Honors U.S. Troops at Coca-Cola 600

(Springfield, MO)—May 23, 2013— As we head into Memorial Day weekend, Bass Pro Shops would like to again say thank you to all of the men and women in our armed forces and their families who serve our…
News & Tips: Bowfishing Basics: How to Get Started
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Bowfishing Basics: How to Get Started

The author's first bowfishing trophy, a nice 13-pound carp shot within five feet of the boat. Despite over 20 years of bowhunting experience, I still hadn't ever taken to the water with my bow. I'd…
News & Tips: How to Hike With Your Baby
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How to Hike With Your Baby

Photo Credit: twoknobbytires.com At first thought, hiking with a baby or toddler doesn’t seem to be a winning recipe for a relaxing, invigorating outing. As beautiful as a rising sun over a…
News & Tips: How to Choose a Handgun for Hunting
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How to Choose a Handgun for Hunting

The frost-covered ground crunched under my insulated boots no matter how hard I tried to sneak to my deer-stand. The rut was in full swing and I had high hopes of filling a buck tag. Nearly as an…
Boat owner covering boat
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How to Choose the Right Boat Cover Type for Your Boat (video)

Owning a boat is a major investment. A boat is also your best friend when you're on the water. And, as with all cherished items, you want to protect and prolong your boats value, maintaining its…
News & Tips: Youth Firearms
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Youth Firearms

Ah, youth. Today is a great time to be a kid; opportunities and focus are directed towards our youth. Youth seasons are timed to allow young hunters the opportunity to hunt during prime times and at…
News & Tips: Tying the Madam X Fly a Step by Step Guide...
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You Need to Know These 5 Things When Choosing Fishing Waders

Modern anglers are lucky. The days of heavy, ill-fitting fishing waders are long gone. Those relics, which cracked with age and bathed you in sweat every minute you wore them, have been replaced by…