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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Structure Within Structure For Crappies
Kyle Schoenherr displays nice Rend lake Crappie taken out of a stake bed located in a stump field. The afternoon light is fading and the bright autumn colors are perfect for photography. With that in […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Become an Ice Team Member… For FREE!!!
At Ice Team, our priority is to educate and help other ice anglers catch more fish, and we pledge to put forth the effort in making sure we provide the best resources possible to make […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
ODU’s Ice Fishing Edition for November is here
Ice fishing season is at our door step and ODU Magazine gets in just in time with our first of two ice fishing editions this ice fishing season. 19 articles on ice fishing with bonus […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Jerk Bait or Better Known as the Miracle Bait
As we continue to approach cold water fishing no bait has been more successful when the water temperatures are in the 40’s than jerk bait. It’s life-like bait that brings fish up from the 20 […]
New Partners For Center for Coastal Conservation
The Center for Coastal Conservation announced that Grady-White Boats, Maverick Boats, Regulator Boats and Sea Hunt Boats have joined as sponsors. “We are incredibly grateful and pleased to have the support of these boatbuilder partners,” […]
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 […]
Ziptailz Black Friday Sale – ICAST Hot Product
50% Off All Orders, Plus Free Shipping (in continental USA) on orders of $10 or more.BLACK FRIDAY through CYBER MONDAY! One time only….ZiptailZ Is On Sale! For just 4 days you can get one […]
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 […]
Finish Pre-Season Maintenance Before Freeze-Up
Polaris Pre-Season Maintenance Before the water of Lake Bemidji turns to ice, fishing guide Bryan “Beef” Sathre focuses his attention on some other wet stuff – the fluids in the Polaris vehicles that get him […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Feds announce $162 Million in Atlantic Coast Restoration Projects
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell said $162 million will be invested in 45 restoration and research projects that will better protect Atlantic Coast communities from future powerful storms by restoring marshes, wetlands and […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
Short Line Cranks for Walleyes
No two lakes are ever the same so there is no rubber stamp that covers all situations when it comes to fish location. That is the beauty of fishing, you can put together a pattern […]
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 […]
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 […]
CatchCam Records Angling Catch Statistics
One of the newest technologies to hit the fishing industry in a decade may spell the end of the line for the fisherman’s fib about “the one that got away.” Propel IP, LLC, an intellectual […]
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 […]