CRAPPIE ANGLER’S UNORTHODOX APPROACH
Panfish Fishing

CRAPPIE ANGLER’S UNORTHODOX APPROACH

Todd Huckabee is unorthodox because of his tackle selection. As with most crappie anglers, Todd seeks aggressively biting fish. But that is where he seems to depart from conventional wisdom.  Todd maintains, “Crappie will bite […]

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Walleye Fishing

Walleye Fishing Season Is Either Here

Walleye fishing season is either here or very near all across the Midwest.  Now that walleyes are or will be fair game throughout walleye country, here are some things to keep in mind regarding walleyes. […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

Protect Your Lips This Spring

With spring’s warming weather comes an increase in the range of things to do in the outdoors – spring turkey season arrives, angling improves as fish react to warming water by feeding and becoming more […]

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Bass Fishing

Fire Up Cold-Water Smallmouth

For Mark Zona, smallmouth bass fishing isn’t a hobby, or even a passion—it’s an affliction.  If you think a little bit of cold weather, or even a thin layer of ice, is going to keep […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

Busch Beer’s Catch One. Win Big.

Fishermen across the country will once again be baiting Busch and Busch Light trophy cans this season. Busch beer’s popular fishing promotion is back with a new twist, giving consumers the chance to win the […]

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Catfish Fishing

Big catfish tip from George Young Jr.

Big Catfish Tip is a series of tips and techniques for catching more catfish. Today’s tip comes from George Young Jr. Most catfish anglers have their own favorite way to fish. B’n’M pro staff angler […]

FIRST TRIP CRAPPIES
Panfish Fishing

FIRST TRIP CRAPPIES

Spring came early in many areas this year, and that enabled us to get that first fishing trip of the year in early.  For many of us, the first fishing trip of the open water […]

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Boat News

LAUNCH A BOAT WITH EASE

At first glance, launching a boat from a trailer looks like a simple procedure. But, anyone who has tried it knows full well that it takes some practice to back up to the ramp, drop […]

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Fishing Tips

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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Fishing Tips

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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Boat News

Boaters Top 10 Insurance Claims

It’s a cross between the CSI and Cold Case TV show crime dramas: taking a look back through the thousands of dusty, old settled boat insurance claims files to identify patterns that can teach today’s […]

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Trout/Salmon Fishing

Go Hunting for Spring Trout

Springtime brings more light and warmer temperatures changing the creeks, rivers and streams into outstanding trout havens bursting with insect hatchess and hungry fish. A key to getting great trout fishing action in the early […]

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Panfish Fishing

Forage Factors For Early Panfish

The arrival of warm, spring weather surely fires the urge to ready panfish gear and launch the boat, but Northland pro Chip Leer reminds anglers not to get ahead of themselves when they hit the […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

Michigan Awards $3.6 M to Combat Invasive Species

The Michigan departments of Natural Resources, Environmental Quality and Agriculture and Rural Development today announced the award of 19 grant projects totaling $3.6 million, under the Michigan Invasive Species Grant Program. The program – a […]

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Boat News

New LED Bar Lights CYCLOPS

Cyclops®, an innovator in personal and field lighting solutions, continues to light the way for outdoor professionals and weekend warriors who demand reliability and performance in lighting equipment. Entering a completely new category, Cyclops is […]

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Panfish Fishing

DEVILS KITCHEN BLUEGILLS

Clear water with shoreline weeds and an abundance of submerged wood makes for a blue gill factory. Devils Kitchen Lake is well known for its magnificent scenery and lack of fishing pressure.  As the water […]

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Fishing Tips

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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Fishing News - Fresh

Blade Slingers Have Their Soft-Side

There’s no denying the best method of locating active predator fish is to cover as much water with artificial lures as possible in a short period of time. And the supreme baits to handle the […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

Pond Perfect!

A pond provides food, shelter and water for the plant and animals listed here. Can you match each with its description? Answers below. Beaver, Bluegill, Common snapping turtle, Duckweed, Green heron, Spotted salamander & Water […]

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Bass Fishing

Square Bill Strategies For Bass

The square bill crankbait is a very early design of a crankbait. It has survived through decades and is the favorite style bait for those anglers that love to crank. The recent popularity of this […]

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Bass Fishing

CRANKBAITS AND BOAT DOCKS

The square billed crankbaits we are using today are in the 100, 200, and 300 XCaliber series. The different size baits work at different depths.  The cove in which we are fishing contains a variety […]

Fishing News - Fresh

April 2016 Edition Of ODU Magazine

April is almost at the end and anglers are all in at this point. Good luck to all who are venturing out this spring. MAGAZINE LINK. This edition of ODU covers bass, walleye, crappie, catfish, […]