An ICAST Standout - Megabass DARK SLEEPER
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An ICAST Standout – Megabass DARK SLEEPER

DARK SLEEPER was developed to target fish holding to bottom structure with overwhelming realism and paddle-tail action. With a top fin designed both to camouflage its hook, and gently deflect off of structure, DARK SLEEPER […]

Side-Imaging for the Walleye Crowd
Walleye Fishing

Side-Imaging for the Walleye Crowd

Walleye-anglers are a traditional bunch in-general.  New techniques and technologies are directly compared to known commodities, and rightly so.  There’s no use making things more difficult than they need to be, yet sometimes along the […]

Megabass Vatalion Swimbait, A ICAST Standout
Bass Fishing

Megabass Vatalion Swimbait, A ICAST Standout

Crafted by master lure designer, Yuki Ito, the Megabass Vatalion Swimbait is a bass’ worst nightmare. Measuring 4.5-inches in length, its profile perfectly matches that of a small bluegill or panfish, making the Vatalion a […]

Denali Rods July 2017 Newsletter
Bass Fishing

Denali Rods July 2017 Newsletter

Denali pro Joey Cifuentes showing the new Fission Series rod.  The Fission is one of the two new series of rods launched recently at ICAST.  We also are entering the saltwater market with the Kovert […]

Use Mepps When Targeting Musky
Fishing Tips

Use Mepps When Targeting Musky

Dedicated musky fishermen are on the water in the fall. Giving up time from duck, grouse and bow hunting, they will fish until the lakes ice over. Fall is an excellent time to fish muskies. […]

Old Towns Newest 2017
Boat News

Old Town Launches New Touring Kayaks

For 120 years, expert craftsmen from Old Town Canoes & Kayaks in Old Town, Maine have built some of the world’s finest watercraft. Now, the veteran watercraft engineers at Old Town are once again leading […]

Five Hot Catches From The IGFA In July
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Five Hot Catches From The IGFA In July

The IGFA has recently received world record catches for a narrowbarred mackerel from South Africa, a golden mahseer from India, a mullet snapper from Panama, a blue marlin from Madeira, and a swordfish from New […]

NW PA Fishing Report July 2017
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NW PA Fishing Report For Late July 2017

The Landing Net by Darl Black. Hard to believe we are into late July already! Weather wise, this has been an unusually rough spring and early summer. And looking at the coming week’s forecast, we […]

KEEP IT SIMPLE
Walleye Fishing

KEEP IT SIMPLE…STUPID!

Keep it simple…stupid! I am guilty of often violating this rule of fishing. It seems, the more I learn about fishing the worse I sometimes get. Fishing can be so basic and the isles of […]

Have You Heard Of The EOD Warrior Foundation ODU Image
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Have You Heard Of The EOD Warrior Foundation

The EOD Warrior Foundation (EODWF) serves the EOD community by providing financial assistance and support to active-duty and veteran wounded, injured or ill EOD warriors, families of our wounded and fallen EOD warriors and by […]

Dig Deep (DD22) for Summer Bass
Bass Fishing

Dig Deep (DD22) for Summer Bass

The “DD” in DD22 stands for Deep Diving. Digging deep to probe offshore structure is this Norman standard’s primary job, and it’s a job a DD22 has been doing exceedingly well for decades. Summer brings […]

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Great Catches From The IGFA From July!

Kahawai, clown featherback, brown trout, star-studded grouper and a small fry record swordfish make the grade and are all impressive…… Aussie angler Max Grasso – age 7 – potentially set the new Male Smallfry world […]

Cabbage Crappie Patterns
Panfish Fishing

Cabbage Crappie Patterns

Midsummer panfish patterns often become overlooked by some anglers as bass and walleye seasons open across the Midwest.  Minnesota angler Tony Mariotti is widely renowned for his knack for finding panfish through the season and […]

The 3 Main Speeds of Walleye Fishing
Walleye Fishing

The 3 Main Speeds of Walleye Fishing

There are plenty of presentations in walleye fishing these days, ranging from burning trolling runs to the slowest vertical applications.  While all of them will catch ‘eyes provided the conditions are right, the fact of […]

June-July Issue of NW PA Fishing Report
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June/July Issue of NW PA Fishing Report

Summer officially has arrived! After unusually slow spring, reports are coming in from across NW PA that fishing is improving. It’s full steam ahead for walleyes and crappies at Pymatuning, plus reports of success for […]

Lure Designer Mark Fisher Set To Retire
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Lure Designer Mark Fisher Set To Retire

With a name almost too perfect a fit for the job, Mark Fisher played a leading role in product development at Rapala® USA for nearly two decades, lovingly designing, testing and perfecting the brand’s best-in-class […]

Underwater Action Camera Goes Modular
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Underwater Action Camera Goes Modular

Video techs today has opened the pursuit of capturing cool stuff on camera to a whole new generation of would-be Woody Allens. Point, shoot, edit, upload. Blink . . . you’re an overnight internet sensation. […]

Bass Fishing

Fishing For Bass With Mepps

The largemouth bass is one of the most sought after game fish in North America. It thrives in shallow weedy lakes and river backwaters, as its basic food supply is available in these areas. Also, […]

Reverse Spooling for Leadcore
Fishing Tips

Reverse Spooling for Leadcore

Pulling leadcore is really painless as long as you get the rigging right from the start.  For that reason, I recommend buying your leadcore setups in pairs, with the same reels that will hold the […]

The 3 Top Catfish Rigs
Catfish Fishing

The 3 Top Catfish Rigs (video)

Catfish rigs or how you setup your fishing rod to fish for catfish are a popular topic among those that visit Catfish Edge and something anglers are always seeking more information on. We’ve covered many […]

Bass Fishing

Flippin’ for Smallmouths

Bass anglers, especially those in the South and East, seem to be faced with high water levels, fueled by frequent rainstorms, this spring. It’s certainly the case in many Pennsylvania rivers and reservoirs, according to […]

7 tips to slow down boat thieves
Boat News

7 tips to slow down boat thieves

Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS) said today crime rings responsible for stealing boats, Yamaha outboard engines, Garmin electronics, and other expensive navigation units along the East Coast’s I-95 corridor have moved across […]

Bottom Bouncing 101 - Eric Naig
Walleye Fishing

Bottom Bouncing 101 – Eric Naig

Team Northland’s Eric Naig goes through everything you need to know to get started using bottom bouncers. He covers rod/reel setup, weights along with giving you some tips on how to put more fish in […]

New Illinois Record Hybrid Striped Bass
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New Illinois Record Hybrid Striped Bass

The IDNR Division of Fisheries congratulates Robert Vericella of Bloomington, IL for his catch of a new state-record hybrid striped bass. The fish was caught at Lake Bloomington in central Illinois on June 12. IDNR […]