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Angler with spinning rod and reel leaning over boat lifing up a largemouth bass
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Choosing Freshwater Fishing Gear: Spinning or Baitcasting

Newcomers to the freshwater angling world usually find spinning gear easier to use than baitcasters. Learning to operate and cast with a spinning rod and reel is relatively painless and free from the…
News & Tips: Travel Blog: A Green Turtle Cay Adventure...
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Travel Blog: A Green Turtle Cay Adventure

Many offshore and flats anglers are all too aware of the excellent fishing that Abaco Island offers in the Bahamas. Although it is considered an "out island", it is only a short one hour flight from…
News & Tips: 2013 Bass Fishing Hall of Fame Induction...
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2013 Bass Fishing Hall of Fame Induction

THREE TO BE ENSHRINED IN BASS FISHING HALL OF FAME Class of 2013 includes Mike Folkestad, Darrell Lowrance and Jack Wingate Tulsa, Okla. (February 18, 2013) — For their major impacts on the world of…
News & Tips: Maintaining Your Boat’s Trailer
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Maintaining Your Boat’s Trailer

OK, so it’s not a very sexy subject, but for many of us here in the Northland, it’s the “off-season” or the “hard-water season.” The boat and trailer are either in storage somewhere or, if we’re…
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If You Could Only Use One Artificial Bait ...

A number of years ago, I stumbled onto an opportunity to learn some great fishing “secrets.” As a fishing pro staffer for Cincinnati Outdoor World’s Bass Pro Shops, I have had the privilege of…
News & Tips: Winter Midge Fishing
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Winter Midge Fishing

If you're of one of those fly fishers who packs away the gear at the first sign of snow, you're missing out on a very special type of fishing. Unknown to some fly anglers is the fact that, during the…
News & Tips: Muzzleloader Primers
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Muzzleloader Primers

After years of hunting deer with a conventional inline muzzleloader using the various black powder substitutes available, a couple of years ago I switched to a semi-custom smokeless muzzleloader from…
News & Tips: Winter Trout on Spring Creeks
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Winter Trout on Spring Creeks

Dense fog, the result of comparatively warm air pockets combined with remaining snow cover, enshrouded the ridge tops as we made the two hour drive to the limestone spring creek. It would be mid-…
News & Tips: Deer Shed Antlers & EHD Disease
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Deer Shed Antlers & EHD Disease

More dead bucks discovered and Dr. Woods shows how to learn stuff from the bones...cool... It's the time of year to hunt for shed antlers but we're finding them the tough way here at the Proving…
News & Tips: Axis Deer: King of the Exotics
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Axis Deer: King of the Exotics

As deer seasons wind to a close, many people shift their activities indoors and begin repairing gear, applying for licenses and planning their strategies for next fall's hunting. But you don't have…
News & Tips: Tying the Beadhead Prince Nymph
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Tying the Beadhead Prince Nymph

The Beadhead Prince is a classic nymph pattern that will continue to be effective on streams and rivers for years to come. Created by Doug Prince, this special fly incorporates many flashy materials…
News & Tips: Fishing Tactics for Winter Freshwater Stripers: Plus Lure Choices...
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Fishing Tactics for Winter Freshwater Stripers: Plus Lure Choices

Since they were accidentally trapped in Santee-Cooper lakes in South Carolina over half a century ago, striped bass have been introduced in hundreds of lakes throughout the country. In most cases the…