Can a Fish Hook be too Sharp
Bass Fishing

Can a Fish Hook be too Sharp?

Bass anglers understand the importance of sharp hooks, though most don’t practice their hook sharpening skills often enough. The new Berkley® Fusion19™ hooks give novice and avid anglers the sharpest hooks that stay sharper longer than any […]

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A Very Versatile Hook – Trapper Tackle

Fresh off a whirlwind introduction at ICAST 2016, including a Best-in-Show performance in the New Product Showcase, Trapper Tackle reveals details about its ultra-versatile Dropshot/Live Bait/Finesse Trapper Hook. With applications that are as broad and […]

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Camping & Hiking

How To Deal With Camping Mishaps

Camping is a great way to spend time outdoors with your family – canoeing on a lake, hiking through the woods, or just relaxing by a campfire. But those who camp regularly know it’s not […]

Monster Muskie! Was It a World Record
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Monster Muskie! Was It a World Record?

This muskie might have been a world record— or very close to it. But we’ll never know. The anglers who caught it, Canadians Tom and Tim Berger,  photographed, quickly measured it, and released it into […]

Angling tips to help trout and salmon beat the heat
Trout/Salmon Fishing

Angling tips to help trout and salmon beat the heat

NYS DEC -During the steamy “dog days” of August, it is important to remember that trout and salmon (coldwater sportfish) experience serious physical stress whenever water temperatures climb above 70° Fahrenheit.  Heat stressed fish often […]

Mille Lacs walleye quota busted
Walleye Fishing

Mille Lacs walleye quota busted

TwinCities Pioneer Press reported – Minnesota anglers have busted through the kill limit for walleye on Lake Mille Lacs, but unlike last year, walleye fishing will remain open, officials announced Tuesday. The decision to keep fishing […]

NEW TERMINATOR POPPING FROG ROCKS
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NEW TERMINATOR POPPING FROG ROCKS

“With its cupped face, the new Terminator® Popping Frog pops and spits, causing a major commotion and drawing in fish,” says Ott DeFoe, a four-time Bassmaster Classic qualifier and 2011 Bassmaster Rookie of the Year. […]

Mojo…Defrosted For Ice Anglers
Ice Fishing

Mojo…Defrosted For Ice Anglers

St. Croix has been bringing the Mojo for over a decade. It started with the wildly successful introduction of Mojo Bass. The mojo spread to Muskies; next catfish caught the mojo and now, for Ice […]

BASS ON THE TOP
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BASS ON THE TOP

Fishing is fun: That’s why we go fishing.  And it’s more fun when we catch some fish.  And there are some techniques that are more fun to employ.  Throwing topwater baits for largemouth bass is […]

Have you tried the NED RIG
Bass Fishing

Have You Tried The NED RIG?

Over the years, anglers have been asking fishing publications and websites, as well as manufacturers such as Z-Man, to offer tips and advice on the baits Midwest finesse anglers use and how and when to […]

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The little lake that could

Lake Trafford in Collier County recently received national recognition for its resurging bass fishery, made possible by ongoing restoration projects. Highlighted in the July/August issue of Bassmaster magazine, 1,500-acre Lake Trafford has overcome a history […]

END OF THE SUMMER FISHING
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END OF THE SUMMER FISHING

I can’t believe I’m thinking this already, but autumn is fast approaching.  The month of August signals the end of summer and the beginning of school and football season.  It also is a time when […]

Offshore Adventures
Fishing Tips

Offshore Adventures

Forget the bank for summer fishing success. A variety of gamefish gravitate to offshore feeding grounds in the summer, giving savvy anglers ample reason to abandon the bank in favor of deep-water hotspots. “This time […]

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Maine Wildlife Conservation Council Raffle

  10 days left to win this hand-made Grand Lake Stream canoe! The Maine Sporting Dog Association along with guides from the Grand Lake Stream Guide Association, Maine Trapping Association and MWCC are selling raffle […]

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Once-Hated Fish Now Seen As Weapon

It’s a toothy giant that can grow longer than a horse and heavier than a refrigerator, a fearsome-looking prehistoric fish that plied U.S. waters from the Gulf of Mexico to Illinois until it disappeared from […]

The Hidden Value
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The Hidden Value

If you have kept up with the news over the past year one thing you realize is that the greatest country in the world is in turmoil. Our presidential race is the tale of two […]

Five IGFA Hot Catches – June 2016
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Four IGFA Hot Catches – July 2016

Potential new world record applications have recently been submitted for this huge southern bluefin tuna from Tasmania, a gorgeous golden dorado from Bolivia, a swordfish from Australia, and a trahira from Brazil. Hammersley’s Southern Bluefin […]

Slip-Weight Rigs
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Fishing Tip: Slip-Weight Rigs

A slip-weight rig is primarily a drifting set-up, but can also be used for still fishing or cast and retrieve, such as the Carolina Rig. Typically, these rigs are for drift fishing natural bait and […]

Can’t Catch Fish from the Couch
Fishing Tips

Can’t Catch Fish from the Couch

It is Tuesday night. I am already planning for the weekend with fellow Hobie team member Ryan McNeal. We are watching radar and wind reports from South Florida to Texas in search of some decent […]

Have You Been Seeing Those Fish Flies
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Have You Been Seeing Those Fish Flies?

Millions of flying insects have taken over Gimli, Man., with storefronts, signs and sidewalks covered with clinging critters that locals call “fish flies.” “I’ve never seen such a thing,” Gibby Finnbogason said. The Gimli park patrol supervisor says fish flies appear […]

Watermaking Solution For Sportfishing
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Watermaking Solution For Sportfishing

For passionate offshore anglers, storing water onboard equates to greater weight, increased fuel burn and slower speeds chasing the bite. Savvy sportfish captains and owners now make their own water when at sea, for everything […]

FISH CAN’T RESIST IT STORM ARASHI SPINBAIT
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FISH CAN’T RESIST IT STORM ARASHI SPINBAIT

  Combining a slow fall, slight shimmy and counter-rotating propellers for flash, the new Storm® Arashi® Spinbait will catch wary, suspended fish that ignore other baits. “When those fish see a Spinbait swimming by ever […]

STORM ARASHI PUTS OUT A GOOD VIBE
Bass Fishing

STORM ARASHI PUTS OUT A GOOD VIBE

It doesn’t take much to get the party started with the new Storm® Arashi® Vibe. Even the slowest retrieve speed will elicit shimmies and shakes from Storm’s new lipless crankbait, spurring even the most wallflower […]

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CRANKBAITS FOR CATCHING

Crankbaits are hard-bodied baits that often resemble a baitfish of some sort.  They come in all shapes, colors, sizes, running depths, actions, some rattle, some don’t. The one thing that crankbaits have in common is […]