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Fishing News - Fresh

Bench-Style Marine Freezer/Refrigerators

Refrigeration needs aboard every boat vary, depending on the type and duration of each outing. The supremely versatile bench style cockpit freezer/ refrigerators from Frigibar Industries do it all. Keeping cold and frozen items ready […]

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Hunting News

New Plano Field Box

Whether a bird hunter, sporting clays aficionado, or trap or skeet enthusiast, all who share the passion for shotgunning sports must sometimes feel like Goldilocks when it comes to taking care of their gear. There’s […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

Possibly Back From Extinction

A tiny Mojave desert fish that was once thought extinct — and might still be — is getting a bit more habitat in a small town near Death Valley National Park. The Shoshone pupfish, a […]

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Fishing Tips

Speed and Fall Fishing

If there was ever a time of year to think about the retrieve speed the fall is it! Retrieve speed is a deadly attraction and the problem is most fisherman forget to make it part […]

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Panfish Fishing

Trolling Crankbaits

Summer was good, and you had the crappie pinned down. You could return to the same brushpiles or standing timber and pound limit after limit. But now comes the first cold front, and, where’d they […]

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Boat News

New Rainwear for Kids and Youths

The same lightweight, breathable rainwear worn by Bering Sea crabbers braving mountainous waves, freezing spray and pitching decks is now available for boys and girls ages 2 to 16 – even if all they need […]

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Ice Fishing

Ice Safety Reminder

There is no such thing as 100 percent safe ice. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources recommends a minimum of four inches of quality ice for fishing and at least five inches for snowmobiles and […]

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Ice Fishing

HT Polar Fire Sabre FX Ice Auger

Efficiently drill all of your holes with the high-performance, four-cycle engine of the Polar Ice Fire Sabre FX Ice Auger from HT Enterprises. With a built-in blade protector, muffler guard, ergonomically designed foam grip handle […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

Special gift from the NWTF and FLW

A sharp knife is the perfect companion for any outdoorsman. So is the National Wild Turkey Federation, who fights every day to save wildlife habitat and the hunting lifestyle.   Join the NWTF today for only […]

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Catfish Fishing

Top 4 Catfishing Techniques

Everyone has heard a good catfish story, right? It starts off with the person telling the story describing the staggering size of the fish. And then the storyteller’s arms stretch farther and farther apart until […]

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Bass Fishing

American Bass Anglers 2014 Tour

American Bass Anglers announced today the 2014 American Fishing Tour season details with several enhancements. The tournament series is draw format and consist of more than 80 divisions that offer a place for both boaters […]

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Inshore

Coast Guard Protecting Stripers

The Coast Guard is scheduled to intensify efforts to stop offshore poaching of Atlantic Striped Bass this winter. In an effort to ensure the health of the striped bass population, the Coast Guard is working […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

KAF: Hook A Holiday Savings!

KeepAmericaFishing™ is offering an exclusive holiday deal to our advocates, courtesy of our friends at Plano! For just $85 you can choose from either the Kevin VanDam Signature Series or the 787 StowAway System tackle […]

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Panfish Fishing

Crappie Fishing Mistakes

“Every crappie fisherman has had his good and bad days.  The trick is to avoid the common mistakes all crappie fisherman make so you can always increase your chances of a good catch. Let’s face […]

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Ice Fishing

Ice Shelter Prep Tricks

Forget your lips, apply Chapstick to your teeth – the zipper teeth on your Otter ice shelter, that is. “Just a simple run of Chapstick up and down that zipper and you’ll never have a […]

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Trout/Salmon Fishing

Remove Non-native Trout?

During the week of Nov. 4, biologists with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will be surveying 18 miles of McDermitt Creek looking for and removing non-native rainbow and brook trout – part of […]

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Bass Fishing

New TV Season Of The Bassmasters

Fierce competition, the biggest stars of professional bass fishing and all the newest techniques and tackle are on tap in 2014 on ESPN2.  “We’ve got a lot of upgrades in our programming coming up,” said […]

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Ice Fishing

Wind Power On Ice

It’s no secret:  One of my favorite ways to spend time is tip-up fishing.  I love the anticipation of setting a series of tip-ups along the edge of prime structures or scattering them across a […]

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Catfish Fishing

A Catfish’s Worst Nightmare

Selecting and then baiting up with a circle hook carries with it a small measure of uncertainty. Will the fish engulf the entire bait? Will the hook find purchase and penetrate the fish’s jaw? When […]

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Ice Fishing

Outdoors With Tom Gruenwald Update

Native American’s use the term “Gitcha Gumee” which means “Big Water”. This weeks episode of Tom Gruenwald Outdoors is on the Big Water of Lake Superior. Read about this unusual adventure on this weeks Stories […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

V-T2 Saves Fish

If you own a boat with a livewell, I encourage you to check out the V-T2 from New Pro Products, a new supporter of Activist Angler. It’s a simple, ingenious, and inexpensive way to take […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

Structure FC: Sunline America

Sunline America is proud to announce that it is introducing a new technique specific fluorocarbon line called Structure FC. Sunline Pro member Mike McClelland was behind the creation of this specialty line, working very closely […]

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Panfish Fishing

Crappie In Crapy Weather

White crappie caught on rainy day teaches one to fish under hardship. Thunder and lightning punctuate the night time skies.  But, we are anxious to get out on the water and catch some crappie.  Rain […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

Thinking Outside The (Tackle) Box

The late hour and the cool night air comforted the angler as his wandering thoughts recalled the trophy bass he caught that day. Soft music streamed from his tackle box, adding calm to the atmosphere […]

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Hunting News

Great American Outdoor Show

The National Rifle Association is pleased to announce that tickets for the new Great American Outdoor Show in Harrisburg, PA are now available online at GreatAmericanOutdoorShow.org. Held February 1-9, 2014, the Great American Outdoor Show […]

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Catfish Fishing

Catfish Instead of Crappies

Regular followers of the crappie scene are familiar with the husband/wife team of Jim and Barbara Reedy from Missouri. But today we are not after crappies. Jim has a new catfish rod he wants to […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

Do fish feel pain?

Fish do not feel pain the way humans do. That is the conclusion drawn by an international team of researchers consisting of neurobiologists, behavioural ecologists and fishery scientists. One contributor to the landmark study was […]

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Bass Fishing

Tubin’

Okay, probably too cold for the kind  of tubing with your friends and swimsuits. But the tube jig is still catching fish. The tube jig is a soft-plastic lure that has a hollow chamber. This […]

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Bass Fishing

Toyota AOYFeatured In Live Hunt

Bassmaster Elite Series pro and 2012 Toyota Angler of the Year Brent Chapman once said, “I fish to pay for my hunting habit.” It seems only fitting that during the hiatus between the 2013 Elite […]

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Bass Fishing

Six Strategies for More Cold-Water Bass

When the water temperatures plummet in fall, tournament bass angler Rich Lindgren employs numerous cold-water tactics, relying largely on one “jack of all trades bait” called the Kompak Craw for finicky bass in waters below […]

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Bass Fishing

The Shovelface

By the Inside Line… As I’ve emptied the boat to be sold and started planning my 2014 tackle purchases, I’ve come across several lures that I had every intention of throwing in 2013, but circumstances, […]

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Ice Fishing

Specialized Spoon Fishing

Flip, flash, flutter and fall; jigging spoons have it all. Whether tipped with livebait, fake or sporting nothing but a plain Jane hook, jigging with spoons is one of the deadliest tactics for taking fish […]

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Boat News

Easy Care for Boat Zippers

Boat owners tend to only notice snaps and zippers when they stop working properly. To help prevent these mechanical items from becoming stiff and hard to use, owners can turn to Shurhold’s Snap Stick and […]

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Boat News

E-LOCK®/Swivel Combo

The E-LOCK®/Swivel Combo by DuraSafe combines two keyed-alike locks to provide ultimate protection of bracket mounted electronics that utilize a RAM® Mount. When marine electronics are mounted to a RAM® Mount System, locks are needed […]

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Boat News

Ultracoat Prop from Turning Point

Vulnerable to dings, nicks, scratches and chips, a propeller is one of the more abused parts of a boat. That’s why it’s important to choose one built for rugged use. Turning Point Propellers manufactures aluminum […]