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Big Water, Big Walleyes

(Editor’s note: Ted Takasaki placed 10th in the NWT Walleye Tour on Green Bay July 24 –25.  This is his view of the tournament.) Subtleties make all the difference when it comes to catching walleyes…
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The Debate on Fishing Line is Over, Fluorocarbon vs. Braided

Yep, it's finally over! What you ask? Well, the raging (not really) debate over whether to use braid or fluorocarbon when swimming jigs, pitching grass, etc. Sure, in certain situations, like…
News & Tips: Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World Radio is Live in Memphis at the Bass Pro Shops Pyramid...
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NASCAR’s Ty Dillon & Mercury Marine Interview on Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World Radio

Lee Gordon This week on Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World radio, Lee Gordon, Director of Public Relations for Mercury Marine, will share the company’s newest innovations to make boating and fishing even…
News & Tips: Rat Out Big Fish With a Topwater Mouse...
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Rat Out Big Fish With a Topwater Mouse

Casting the lure towards the vast green mat of milfoil, I cranked slowly on the handle of the baitcast reel, tensing instinctively. Somehow I just knew a strike was coming. Seconds later the mat of…
News & Tips: Types of Fish Caught Off a Fishing Pier...
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Types of Fish Caught Off a Fishing Pier

In the Gulf Coast, beachfront public piers draw all kinds of fishermen this time of year because they attract all kinds of fish. Pier fishing is very different from surf fishing in terms of how much…
News & Tips: 4 Hot Weather Fishing Tips
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4 Hot Weather Fishing Tips

When fishing slows on your local lake because of hot weather, use these tatics to improve your chances of catching more fish: 1. Fish the Current Head to the local smallmouth river and turn over…
Mark Zona (L) Jerry McKinnis (R) by Mark Zona (L) Jerry McKinnis (R)...
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Zona Picks Three Baits for Catching Late Summer Bass

It's getting to be that time of the year, late summer. Yep, talk of football and Mark Zona's beloved Chicago Bears predicted to be the worst team in the NFL this season. This according to USA Today.…
News & Tips: Why Do We Hunt?
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Why Do We Hunt?

Hunters have been lying. Or, at the very least, we haven’t been telling the full truth. I’m a hunter. I would know. We’ve been giving all sorts of reasons as to why we hunt. We have documented the $2…
News & Tips: Late Summer Walleye Fishing Strategies...
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Late Summer Walleye Fishing Strategies

Walleyes on Target So many situations come late summer and fall where if walleye are present, they are going to show up on marine electronics. When walleye start stacking up on rock reefs, deep…
News & Tips: Fish Weed Lines for Hungry Game Fish
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Fish Weed Lines for Hungry Game Fish

Any change in weed growth can create weed edges also known as weed lines and produced some good fishing. This is where the active fish like to gather. The weed line is a fish habitat. Game fish are…
Walleye angler holding walleye
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Walleye Fishing Tips: How to Find & Catch Big ‘Eyes

Take me to a walleye lake I’ve never fished before and I’m a happy angler. It’s always fun to solve the “where are the ‘eyes” puzzle. Here are 3 fundamentals I rely on when looking for ‘eyes in new…
Grant Woods shooting his bow
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Bow Hunting: Fine Tuning The Gear (video)

Bowhunting Whitetails means making sure your gear is on target! The GrowingDeer.tv team tests arrows to see which weight they will use: lighter and faster or heavy with more punch power. Watch to see…