How To Target Wintertime White Bass
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How To Target Wintertime White Bass

In spring, white bass seek tributaries of major reservoirs for spawning runs. It is during these spawning runs, when thousands of whites are concentrated in small streams, that most white bass are taken during the […]

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Hair Jig Magic, From Northland Tackle

The hair transplant was a success: Bucktail Jigs make a big comeback with the walleye bigwigs. “Hair jigs, like the Northland Buck-A-Roo, work magic on cold-water walleyes. Here, Doc Samson hoists a late spring monster.” […]

Big Baits For Big Fish Now
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Big Baits For Big Fish Now

Autumn has arrived in the Midwest.  In a couple of weeks the countryside will be alive in color and lots of outdoor enthusiasts will have departed the lakes for treestands in search of deer or […]

Lake Sakakawea, North Dakota
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Lake Sakakawea, North Dakota

Not very long ago this giant reservoir on the Missouri River went through hard times. These days, however, things are different. Water levels that are high and stable, plus a resurgence of rainbow smelt, (the […]

Be Prepared For Late Season Musky
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Be Prepared For Late Season Musky

Trigger reaction strikes as fish begin to aggressively forage late in the season. The Mepps Musky Double Blade Marabou provides lift to run above high weed growth and cover. Mepps bucktails and marabous were voted […]

Jigging for September Bass
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Jigging for September Bass

Lots of folks chase white bass when they run up rivers during the spring or cast to white bass schools when they feed on the surface. However, some of the fastest and most dependable white […]

Offshore Adventures
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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 […]

Can’t Catch Fish from the Couch
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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 […]

Six Reasons to Fish for Freshwater Drum
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Six Reasons to Fish for Freshwater Drum

The Mississippi River couldn’t have been more beautiful that night. We were catfishing on a stretch in eastern Arkansas, with a canopy of bright stars above and a carpet of murmuring water below. The bite […]

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Move Around For More Action

When most anglers go fishing, they’re out there to feel a fish pull back on their line. Usually we hit the water with a plan for a specific species of fish, and some of the […]

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Five Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World Tips for May

BOWFISHING FOR DELICIOUS SUCKER Bowfishing enthusiasts love shooting carp, buffalo, and other trash fish that most people consider inedible. There is another fish that most consider trash too, but when prepared properly, are delicious to […]

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CATCH WHAT WANTS TO GET CAUGHT

Another fishing season is here.  Something you can do to catch more fish and enjoy your time on the water even more is to be flexible in your fishing goals.  You’ll catch more fish year […]

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Swim Jig Basics

What would you say if I told you that I have found a backup bait to compliment my spinnerbait? We have all had days that when we hit the water we grab a spinnerbait to […]

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KVD’s new deep diving jerkbait

Collierville, Tenn. – Although KVD is renowned for his prowess with several baits, his affinity for few of them rival that of a jerkbait. Kevin has successfully adapted his northern jerkbait skills to bodies of […]

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Northland Swivel Head Jig

Northland Fishing Tackle continues its 40-year tradition of creating innovative fish-catching leadheads with the revolutionary new Swivel-Head Jig. Crafted with a bulletproof barrel swivel connecting the flat-bottomed, football-shaped head to a size 2 Crawler Hauler […]

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Wrong Rod Choice Often Leads to Lost Fish

Among his contemporaries in professional bass fishing, Todd Faircloth rates as one of the most consistent anglers in the sport, regularly finishing well and always a threat to win any tournament he enters. The Yamaha […]

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Facts You Might Not Know About Scatter Raps

Lindner Love — Scatter Raps Impressed Al Linder – Featuring what’s best described as “evasive action,” Scatter Rap®s perfectly mimic spooked baitfish fleeing attack, moving unpredictably from one side to the next, back to center, […]

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Fishing Lake Michigan

Lake Michigan, or the “Big Pond” as many Wisconsinites know it, is the No. 1 most frequently visited water in Wisconsin and it’s easy to see why. Whether by boat or on shore, a fishing […]

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Aqua-Vu Taps ‘The Technological Angler’

Fish smarter. Equip yourself with all available underwater intel, say the sport’s top practitioners, and you’ll almost always find and catch fish. It’s a credo espoused by Dr. Jason Halfen—university professor and director of The […]

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Rebel Lures: Terrific Tracdowns

The name says a lot. A Rebel Tracdown Minnow “tracks down,” meaning it sinks slowly through the water column. That makes this minnow-imitating lure an excellent choice for getting down in current, and it also […]

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REELFOOT BOAT

Due to the abundance of submerged trees and stumps in Reelfoot Lake, necessity is the mother of invention. Early on the Calhoun Reelfoot Boat became a reality.  The craft is a rather nifty local product […]