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News & Tips: The Fishing Basics You Need to Know to Set a Hook...
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The Fishing Basics You Need to Know to Set a Hook

June 6, 2013
Properly setting a fish hook is a skill all anglers should strive to master.  There are many fishing rod movements anglers need to learn, like jigging or twitching, but when it's crunch-time you'll…
News & Tips: Flats Fishing for Barracuda
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Flats Fishing for Barracuda

June 5, 2013
Though the barracuda is not a member of the flat's "Big Three," an elite group consisting of bonefish, tarpon and permit, it undeniably deserves unique status on a shallow water totem extending from…
News & Tips: Emergency Fishing Techniques: Fishing for Survival...
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Emergency Fishing Techniques: Fishing for Survival

June 5, 2013
Should you ever find yourself thrust into a survival situation — you get hopelessly lost, your vehicle breaks down in the backcountry far from help, your bush plane crashes in remote territory, etc…
News & Tips: Taking Care of Your Food Plots
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Taking Care of Your Food Plots

June 5, 2013
One of the more common food plot questions we're asked is, "How long will a food plot last"? The short answer is "It depends". It depends on a whole lot of factors, but most of all it depends upon…
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Whitetail Habitat Management Tips For Nutrition: Less Food Plot Pressure

June 3, 2013
For those of us that don't hunt near row crop fields, food plots are a great tool to allow bucks to express their full antler growth potential. Sometimes the topography, leases, etc., limit the…
News & Tips: Panfish on the Fly
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Panfish on the Fly

June 3, 2013
Panfish offer a great opportunity for fly anglers, especially beginners, to learn invaluable lessons. Some things go hand in hand — largemouth bass and spinner baits, northern pike and red and…
News & Tips: Marine & Boat Battery Maintenance Tips...
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Marine & Boat Battery Maintenance Tips

May 31, 2013
Batteries and boats go hand-in-hand, whether you rely on the cranking power needed to start your engine or a constant current from a deep-cycle to run your electronics. Proper boat battery…
Bass caught on weightless texas-rigged senko by K. Lospinoso...
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How to Setup the Texas Rig (video)

May 31, 2013
The Texas Rig is a tried-and-true system for fishing soft-plastic baits such as worms, lizards, tubes and creature baits. Since this rig is virtually weedless, it excels in and around heavy cover…
News & Tips: Fly Fishing: Picking the Right Strike Indicator...
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Fly Fishing: Picking the Right Strike Indicator

May 30, 2013
Pinch-on foam indicators are popular with fly fishermen because they're small and easy to use. For as long as I can remember, my friends and I have always fly fished the early spring runs of…
News & Tips: Flats Boats: Tips for Buying and Rigging...
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Flats Boats: Tips for Buying and Rigging

May 29, 2013
The 18 LTS Inshore from MAKO boats is a classic flats boat, shown here in a classic flats-boat setting. Popularity of fishing the marine flats and shallow waters of the world has grown…
News & Tips: Spring Food Plot Strategies for Targeting Big Whitetails...
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Spring Food Plot Strategies for Targeting Big Whitetails

May 29, 2013
In this episode we take planning food plots to the next level.  A food plot that is strategically designed and placed can be a great hunting tool. Join us this week as we explain our strategy and…
News & Tips: Swimbait Maintenance Tips
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Swimbait Maintenance Tips

May 29, 2013
Weary of the financial sting of torn-up soft swimbaits detracting from the joy of a good bass bite? Assemble a swimbait first-aid kit to get the most bass-for-the-buck. Most soft swimbaits rely on a…