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News & Tips: Deciding On a Downrigger
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Deciding On a Downrigger

Downriggers allow you to present your lure at a precise depth while trolling. In order to be a successful angler, one must present his or her lure at the precise depth that a fish resides in.…
News & Tips: Kentucky Lake Guide: Fishing a Jig
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Kentucky Lake Guide: Fishing a Jig

Fishing jigs are one of the most versatile and productive lures you can fish. You can fish them as a swim bait or fish them on the bottom. You can also fish any color scheme to represent any type of…
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8 Simple Recipes for Wild Turkey

Writer Steve Bodio once had this to say about the big gamebirds so many love to hunt every spring: "How about real turkey, the wild kind? It actually tastes like bird, not cardboard, and has juice…
News & Tips: Three Tools for Better Boat Control
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Three Tools for Better Boat Control

Boat control is a critical success factor no matter which species you're chasing. Being able to maneuver a boat as well as maintain its position on rich fishing grounds are skills every angler should…
News & Tips: Boat Seat Buyer's Guide
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Boat Seat Buyer's Guide

Quality boat seats can make a big difference when it comes to boating comfort. Anglers, hunters and pleasure boaters all rely on seats to keep their watercraft comfortable for their back and…
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What You Need To Start Fishing

Everybody wants to go fishing these days -- and I mean everybody. The trouble is most folks get some gear, licenses and so forth, head to the lake and get zipped, and the fishing tackle ends up in…
News & Tips: Sampling Streams for Tying Ideas
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Sampling Streams for Tying Ideas

As your favorite rivers or streams start to clear after the spring runoff anglers have the chance to investigate what critters fish are going to be feeding on in the upcoming months. Sampling the…
News & Tips: Classic Lures: Mepps Original Spinner
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Classic Lures: Mepps Original Spinner

With all of the technological advancements in lure making it might seem foolhardy to turn to offerings invented decades ago. That seems especially true with the high pressure many fishing waters…
News & Tips: Spider Rigging for Crappie
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Spider Rigging for Crappie

Once you see it done, it's easy to tell where spider rigging gets its name. Spider rigging, or spider trolling as it is often called, is a tactic that should be part of every crappie angler's…
News & Tips: Springtime Suckers
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Springtime Suckers

Suckers are a freshwater species of fish that are normally found in rivers but also can be found in lakes. Suckers, by almost anybody's standards, won't be the most spectacular fish they have ever…
News & Tips: How to Catch Catfish: Noodling Tips
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How to Catch Catfish: Noodling Tips

Noodling, handfishing, catfishing, cat-daddling, stumping, tickling, grabbling: Whatever you want to call it, it’s the practice of fishing with your bare hands. While technically noodling can refer…
News & Tips: Getting Ready for Coyotes
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Getting Ready for Coyotes

It is no secret among hunters that interest in coyote hunting has skyrocketed in the last decade. Why not? Coyotes are more populous than ever, after decades of being hunted, trapped and poisoned.…