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News & Tips: Countdown to Bow Season: Critique Last Year, Prepare for This Year...
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Countdown to Bow Season: Critique Last Year, Prepare for This Year

July 8, 2014
A successful hunt falls on lessons learned and how you apply that to the next hunt. It's also about preparation, whether scouting or talking with land owners early in the year. Remember, the early…
News & Tips: Countdown to Bow Season: Time to Check Gear and Practice...
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Countdown to Bow Season: Time to Check Gear and Practice

July 6, 2014
For many, bow hunting for deer is not just a passion, it's a way of life. If we're not trying to fill tags, we're reliving the glory days or remembering the mistakes that will forever haunt us. We…
News & Tips: 4 Live Fishing Bait Strategies for Summer Striped Bass...
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4 Live Fishing Bait Strategies for Summer Striped Bass

July 5, 2014
Stripe Bass are seldom thought of as summertime fish, but in the right places, and with the right baits and presentations, you can experience some unbelievable action in hot weather with these…
News & Tips: How to Stop Worm Weights From Sliding
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How to Stop Worm Weights From Sliding

July 4, 2014
Keeping your worm weight pegged and in place can often be a struggle. Screw-in style weights often tear the nose of your plastic bait after a few fish, whereas toothpicks can often cause issues with…
News & Tips: How a Carolina-rigged Crankbait Scores Big Crappie...
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How a Carolina-rigged Crankbait Scores Big Crappie

July 3, 2014
Fishing crankbaits for crappie needn't be a big-boat, multi-rod affair. You also can cast and retrieve a single lure for big-fish action. Oklahoma crappie guide Todd Huckabee uses a Carolina-rigged…
News & Tips: How to Cut 5 Boneless Fillets: Northern Pike & Chain Pickerel  (infographic)...
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How to Cut 5 Boneless Fillets: Northern Pike & Chain Pickerel (infographic)

July 1, 2014
Caught from cold water, the firm, white flesh of northern pike or chain pickerel will rival fillets from any freshwater fish.  Some think pike is the best eating of all!  However, the pike’s bones…
News & Tips: Catfish Fillets: 5 Simple How To Steps (infographic)...
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Catfish Fillets: 5 Simple How To Steps (infographic)

July 1, 2014
Fried catfish, hush puppies and coleslaw … that ought to set your mouth to watering just thinking about it.  But to turn a mess of blues, flatheads, or channel cats into supper you need to know how…
News & Tips: 4 Great Redfish Rigs and How to Fish Them...
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4 Great Redfish Rigs and How to Fish Them

July 1, 2014
The best way to choose rigs for any marine gamefish is to understand the basic ways in which they feed. Redfish feed along the entire water column. But being a drumfish, it would be fairest to…
News & Tips: 3 Tips for Stealth Kayak Fishing
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3 Tips for Stealth Kayak Fishing

June 30, 2014
A kayak is one of the stealthiest fishing platforms I've used. While boat design aids one's on-the-water stealthness, just how quiet things end up being is up to the individual. Here are three easy…
News & Tips: How to Get in on the Excitement of Jump Fishing...
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How to Get in on the Excitement of Jump Fishing

June 27, 2014
    White mist swirled over the emerald green waters of Virginia's Leesville Lake, we raced toward the frothing commotion of churning gamefish and frantically skipping shad. Cutting the outboard…
News & Tips: Don’t Stink at Camp: 5 Ways to Get Clean Without a Shower...
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Don’t Stink at Camp: 5 Ways to Get Clean Without a Shower

June 27, 2014
When conversing with people who don't camp, or haven't camped since he or she was a kid, the subject of feeling dirty after a day of being outside is often mentioned. When I inform the curious that…
News & Tips: Summer Walleye: The Where & How of Trolling Bottom Bouncers & Spinners...
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Summer Walleye: The Where & How of Trolling Bottom Bouncers & Spinners

June 26, 2014
Developed on the big western reservoirs, the technique of trolling bottom bouncers and spinners is a great way to cover water and catch walleyes that are scattered over flats or low-tapering points.…