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News & Tips: Don't Let Back Pain Ruin Your Hunt
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Don't Let Back Pain Ruin Your Hunt

Just before this past Christmas I suffered a bout of near-debilitating back pain. For many days I had trouble sleeping, walking or even just standing up straight, and I had to undergo medical…
News & Tips: Quadruple Triumphs for St. Croix
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Quadruple Triumphs for St. Croix

Park Falls, WI (March 4, 2013) - Angling for different species calls for diverse techniques, each technique typically requiring a unique rod. But acquiring "specialty" poles for every ploy can be out…
News & Tips: Boat Battery Buying Guide
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Boat Battery Buying Guide

Selecting a new 12-volt marine battery for your boat can be a daunting task for first-time buyers. You may be asking questions like "What type of battery is used for a trolling motor"? or, What is a…
News & Tips: Travel Blog: Angling Adventures at Little Palm Island...
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Travel Blog: Angling Adventures at Little Palm Island

Little Palm Island, located at Little Torch Key, Fla., is designed to provide a lifetime angling vacation experience for couples, friends and family members over 16 years of age. There are 30 rooms:…
News & Tips: Set Lines: Your Silent Partner on Ice
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Set Lines: Your Silent Partner on Ice

Recently I was ice fishing for walleye on a lake and experienced rather slow action. It was a classic mid-winter doldrums scenario. Fish were inactive most of the day and when dusk arrived the…
News & Tips: Turkey Vest Buyer's Guide
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Turkey Vest Buyer's Guide

Turkey hunting is one of the most exciting and fastest growing forms of hunting today. Wild turkeys are hunted in 49 States and four Canadian Provinces. Many of these places offer both a spring and…
News & Tips: Cohos on the March Ice
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Cohos on the March Ice

What do you do when the temperature gauge reads sub zero for weeks on end? We do what any sane person would do: throw another log into the fireplace and wait for warmer weather. Right now, in the…
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Pre- vs. Post-Frontal Fishing Conditions

Here’s a good question I received while doing a seminar on fishing for spring bass: Which are better during the spring -- pre-frontal or post-frontal conditions? Well, hands down, my answer is pre-…
News & Tips: Bass Pro to Open Mega Outdoors Store in Hooksett, NH...
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Bass Pro to Open Mega Outdoors Store in Hooksett, NH

Bass Pro Shops to Open Mega Outdoors Store in Hooksett, New Hampshire Bass Pro Shops, America’s most popular outdoor store, will locate a new store in Hooksett (Manchester), New Hampshire.  The mega…
News & Tips: Dirty Rods Do Come Clean
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Dirty Rods Do Come Clean

For anglers residing in the northern states or parts of Canada, the white stuff is blanketing the ground in many places. Fishing rods are seeing very little use these days, unless it is those made…
News & Tips: Panfish Trolling Tactics
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Panfish Trolling Tactics

Spring to autumn, panfish occupy a range of habitats from shallow weed flats to deep, rocky structures. Casting has merits, but there's plenty of trolling methods to pull panfish topside. Here are…
News & Tips: Traditional Archery: Things Squirrels Taught Me...
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Traditional Archery: Things Squirrels Taught Me

Where I live in Ontario, Canada, the small game hunting season for everything except varying hare is over in February. That season continues to June 15. Sadly, however, from February to about the end…