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News & Tips: Fishing Net Buyer's Guide
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Fishing Net Buyer's Guide

Nets are a fishing necessity. Whether you're using one to land a trophy or working a seine to corral bait, nets are important fishing tools. This buyer's guide will overview the "ins and outs" of…
News & Tips: Bass Pro Shops to Open Third Canadian Store in Ontario...
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Bass Pro Shops to Open Third Canadian Store in Ontario

BASS PRO SHOPS ANNOUNCES PLANS TO OPEN THIRD CANADIAN STORE IN NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, ONTARIO Bass Pro Shops, America’s most popular outdoor store, will locate its third Canadian store in Niagara-on-…
Walleye Pro Korey Sprengel by Walleye Pro Korey Sprengel...
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Korey Sprengel Pockets $300(K)

Let's examine the phenomenal rise of a young professional walleye angler with multiple victories and more than $300,000 in winnings over the past few seasons; introducing young gun 25-year old Korey…
News & Tips: Straighten Heavy Mono Line - Saltwater Fly Fishing Tip...
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Straighten Heavy Mono Line - Saltwater Fly Fishing Tip

To straighten heavy monofilament for tarpon leaders, cut a 25 inch piece of 1/4 inch PVC pipe and install a cap on both ends.  Cut the mono to length and put as many pieces as you can in the…
News & Tips: Tube Bait Basics for Smallies
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Tube Bait Basics for Smallies

Tube-bait has been garnering attention and catching boatfuls of fish for a record number of years. Tube baits and smallmouth bass are a match made in fishing heaven. Representing their preferred…
News & Tips: How to Hunt a Late Spring and Henned-up Turkeys...
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How to Hunt a Late Spring and Henned-up Turkeys

There is no doubt about it that the six more weeks of winter since Groundhog Day has stretched even further into the spring. As I write this morning from Houston, Texas, the temperature is hovering…
News & Tips: Secrets to Upsized Crappie
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Secrets to Upsized Crappie

Crappie fishing is in full swing with spring's arrival. The proof lies in the social-media pudding, so to speak, as I've seen dozens of slabs hoisted in online photos over the past few weeks. Here…
News & Tips: Pressured Fish? No Problem
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Bass Fishing: Best Baits for River Smallmouth Bass

"I'll yank a good smallmouth from under this log coming up," said my long time fishing buddy Vern Clemens.  We drifted lazily down the Gasconade River in the Missouri Ozarks. Clemens handled his…
News & Tips: Why You Should Give More Thought to Picking a Fishing Hat...
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Why You Should Give More Thought to Picking a Fishing Hat

Adding a quality fishing hat to your fishing outfit can be the difference between a day you will always remember or one that you wish that you could forget. One of the simplest pieces of equipment,…
News & Tips: Suckers on Opening Weekend
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Suckers on Opening Weekend

Being an avid fisherman in Wisconsin for the last 18-plus years I have heard many people gripe about the chaos of opening day. As sportsman and conservationists we are all a little inherently…
News & Tips: How to Catch Pike: Northern Pike Fishing...
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How to Catch Pike: Northern Pike Fishing

The northern pike — or "water wolf" in some circles — is a predatory fish that holds a healthy appetite, both for chowing down and battling tough. Pike can reach formidable weights, but even those…
News & Tips: A Simple Guide to the Most Popular Fish Hook Styles...
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A Simple Guide to the Most Popular Fish Hook Styles

While there are lots of specialty fishing hooks available, a handful of select hook styles do the brunt of the work for most fishing presentations. Bait, circle, treble, and worms hooks are a few…