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News & Tips: Crankbait Buyer's Guide
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Crankbait Buyer's Guide

  Natural Colors are useful for clear-water conditions, while bold colors such as chartreuse and firetiger excel in stained water. I don't know another lure with more size, shape and color…
News & Tips: Camping Terminology
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Camping Terminology and Words You Should Know

If you're new to camping and hiking, this glossary will help you understand some of the unfamiliar terminology being used by campers and hikers. We've collected a dictionary of outdoor-specific terms…
News & Tips: Outfitting Your Fishing Canoe
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Outfitting Your Fishing Canoe

Fishing from a canoe has many advantages over aluminum or fiberglass motorized boats. Mainly, canoes are quiet and their portability makes them a top choice for anglers interested in remote…
News & Tips: Travel Blog: Exploring the Flats of the Virgin Islands...
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Travel Blog: Exploring the Flats of the Virgin Islands

Keeping things straight to the record, the Virgin Islands area is not exactly Bonefish Central. There are two islands that have viable fisheries that have sizeable inland salinas — or saltponds.…
News & Tips: Two-Way Radio Buyer's Guide
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Two-Way Radio Buyer's Guide

During deer season, I hunt with my sons Matt and Zach in an area that encompasses tens of thousands of acres of bottomland hardwood forest. The three of us keep in touch on our stands using two-way…
News & Tips: An African Safari Hunt is Affordable
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An African Safari Hunt is Affordable

A few years ago I had the choice of either going on my first African safari or doing a moose hunt in the Yukon. After analyzing both options, I found that Africa seemed to be a better value. Don't…
News & Tips: Mini Jig Fishing for Trout
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Mini Jig Fishing for Trout

From the gracefulness of fly fishing to burning the water with spinners, many different techniques and tackle have been proven to fool trout time and time again. One of the most overlooked but…
News & Tips: Teasing In a Big Tom
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Teasing In a Big Tom

There's nothing more satisfying to a turkey hunter than the challenge of calling in a big mature tom. Watch this episode for an exciting and playful hunt as Adam and I tease in a big gobbler! We hear…
News & Tips: Kids Love Fishing, Too!
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Kids Love Fishing, Too!

In a day and age where technologies like Xbox, Facebook, the Internet, microwaves, etc. have taken over our daily lives, it is nice to leave it all behind and go out and enjoy the outdoors.  However…
News & Tips: Glass Bedding a Rifle
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Glass Bedding a Rifle

Glass bedding a rifle conjures up all kinds of images — from slapping thick peanut-butter-like glue into a stock to dabbing a bit of glass to reinforce the recoil lug area. Which is correct? That…
News & Tips: Weighted Flies
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Weighted Flies

How a fly moves and sinks in the water column is one of the most important factors in enticing a fish into striking. Some fish will move less than a few inches from their respected feeding zones, so…
News & Tips: Drop Shot Rigging
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Drop Shot Rigging

The Drop Shot Rig fishing is used to "hover" small baits in front of gamefish such as walleye and bass. It's most commonly used in deep, cold, clear water. Rigging Up Use a palomar knot to tie a #1…