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News & Tips: Rope Knot Library: How to Tie a Buntline Hitch Rope Knot...
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Rope Knot Library: How to Tie a Buntline Hitch Rope Knot

How to Tie a Buntline Hitch Rope Knot Use this knot to fasten items such as snaps and rings to rope or cord. Forms a small, neat and very reliable knot. Simple and effective, the buntline hitch…
News & Tips: Slugs or Buckshot for Deer?
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Slugs or Buckshot for Deer?

In a previous blog I talked about the pros and cons of shotguns vs. muzzleloaders for deer hunting. For those that choose a shotgun, this week I want to talk about the relative merits of slugs vs.…
News & Tips: How to Thank Landowners for Use of Private Land During Hunting Season...
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How to Thank Landowners for Use of Private Land During Hunting Season

For hunters using – or hoping to use – private lands during hunting season, it's essential to build and maintain strong relationships with landowners. Ways of doing so include being polite and…
News & Tips: Pitching Jigs and GULP! on Fall Rivers...
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Pitching Jigs and GULP! on Fall Rivers

With fall on its way and the water cooling down, I like to head to the river where walleyes and saugers will be strapping on the feedbag. One of my favorite presentations is pitching a light jig…
Elite Pro Byron Velvick by Elite Pro Byron Velvick
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Velvick Back in the Game

Livingston Lures pro Byron Velvick is ready for the 2014 Bassmaster Elite Series. Byron has been absent from the Bassmaster Elite Series scene since 2012. He took a medical leave of absence to allow…
News & Tips: Excitement Heats Up: whitetail Bow Hunts in The 2013 Pre-Rut...
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Excitement Heats Up: whitetail Bow Hunts in The 2013 Pre-Rut

Deer Hunting 2013: The pre-rut is heating up! This episode has buck encounters that will get you pumped! But do you shoot or not?  Watch the video to see what Kable (at time marker 1:40) and then…
News & Tips: Rattling for Big Bucks
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Rattling for Big Bucks

My first experience with rattling was in the Brush Country of south Texas many years ago. Although American Indians used the technique centuries earlier, south Texas is where imitating buck fights…
News & Tips: Lure Contact Critical for Catching Crappie...
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Lure Contact Critical for Catching Crappie

Fall is an amazing time to target crappie. Fish are often active and feeding, but this doesn't necessarily mean that hits will be rod-jarring. Part of the challenge and fun of crappie fishing is that…
News & Tips: Key Factors to Sight Fishing Snook From the Beach...
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Key Factors to Sight Fishing Snook From the Beach

Snook (centropomus undecimalus) are generally found along the structure of inshore brackish ecologies. Because of its temperature tolerance range and tropical/Central/South American origins, "USA…
News & Tips: How to Hunt the Rut: Deer Tips & Tactics...
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How to Hunt the Rut: Deer Tips & Tactics

Article by Craig Dougherty It’s hard to imagine any deer behavior generating more interest among hunters than the whitetail rut. It is also hard to come up with any behavior more capable of…
News & Tips: Submitted Recipes: Turkey
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Submitted Recipes: Turkey

If you have a favorite recipe you'd like to share on Bass Pro 1Source, email it to community@basspro.com. Photos are also welcome! Turkey Enchiladas Posted By: David F. Garcia Ingredients 2 (10 3/4…
Jay Yelas and friend with Oregon salmon. Dinner time.  by Jay Yelas and friend with Oregon salmon. Dinner time. ...
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Jay Yelas on Salmon

No more bass fishing for Mercury/Ranger pro Jay Yelas. The FLW Tour star has hung up his bass fishing gear, until next tournament season. His targets of opportunity no longer have spiny rays, but…