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Fishing Tips

Northland: Making Muskie Music

New Blade Proves its Mettle on Pressured Water. When muskies launch into radical feedings rampages, there’s simply nothing else like it in freshwater. Jaws snap, hooks set, water explodes, and everything else just goes haywire […]

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Crappie Fishing

Crappie fishing in the wind

Crappie anglers at the recent Crappie Masters Florida State Championship had to fight cold weather and high winds in their effort to catch a stringer of crappie. On Sunday, the final day winds were blowing […]

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Boat News

OVERBUILT BOAT SAVES LIVES

Ocean Masters are continually tested under grueling offshore conditions, and have a well-earned reputation for being overbuilt. Though in a situation no one wants to face, one fisherman recounts how this iconic brand of boat […]

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Boat News

Making Your Trolling Motor Last

A trolling motor is an integral part of an anglers boating set up. Designed to make time on the water easier and more efficient, as with anything electronic, regular inspection and maintenance will ensure they […]

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Ice Fishing

HT’S NEW “ARCTIC FUSION TX” SPINNING COMBOS

HT ENTERPRISES, INC., all new specialty ice fishing combo system for this winter, the Arctic Fusion TX! In addition to exquisite blank tapers combining unmatched presentation control with superior sensitivity and lightweight, single footed, specialty […]

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Ice Fishing

ICE-FISHING MEMORIES

I was in the garage messing with my ice-fishing gear the other day. I got to thinking about how ice-fishing has changed so much in the past few years, which got me to thinking about […]

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Ice Fishing

Vexilar vs Humminbird vs Marcum

Vexilar is the leader in ice fishing flasher performance, but with the competition boasting more glamorous specifications, fisherman get confused about which one really IS better. Well we’ve devised a do-it-yourself test that will prove […]

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Boat News

A Kayak Story – Urban Angler Beats The Odds

Ocean Kayak pro Kwanza Henderson’s fishing journey started in an improbable place. Rats scurry through the places where Ocean Kayak pro Kwanza Henderson grew up. There, in the poverty-stricken, drug-riddled Miami neighborhood called Liberty City, […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

The Life of a Canadian Guide

Welcome ladies and gentlemen to my blog for Clam Outdoors. What you will get here is some hopefully interesting stories and photos from someone making a living in guiding fishing and hunting in the middle […]

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Ice Fishing

DID YOU KNOW… By Tom Gruenwald

Ice is often said to be suitable for foot travel when it becomes approximately 4” thick. Of course, caution must still be taken because ice seldom, if ever, develops uniformly. There are simply too many […]

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Ice Fishing

Tournament Ice Fishing Tips From Northland

Master Angler Talks Slick Strategy on Ice. Ice fishing tournament ace Tony Boshold sweeps through jungles of panfish plants like a carpet cleaner. Proprietor of a highly successful, professional steam cleaning business, Boshold vacuums the […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

Then and Now – Fishing in Lake Simcoe

Published by the Bradford Times: There are records of fishing on Lake Simcoe that date to the earliest European contact. When Samuel de Champlain arrived in 1615, he found aboriginal people fishing with nets at […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

ODU Magazines Last Three Magazines: Ice, Winter and Fall

Have you seen the last three editions of ODU Magazine? Here are the links to hop over and read: Fall 2015 –  https://www.odumagazine.com/Magazines/ODUFallFishing2015/, Winter 2015 – https://www.odumagazine.com/Magazines/ODUWinterandIceFishing2015/ and ice fishing 2015/16 – https://www.odumagazine.com/Magazines/ODUDec15toJan16IceFishing/

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Fishing News - Fresh

Plano Woman’s Series Tackle Bag

Women are to men as sweet raspberry jam is to garlic-infused salami, yet the passions we share often go together like peas and carrots. Take fishing, for example. Casting, trolling, still-fishing… it doesn’t matter. Both […]

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Yamaha Boating & Fishing Tips

Lost Fish Can Be Attributed To Rod Selection

Yamaha Pro Todd Faircloth Matches Rod Actions to Specific Lures. 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 […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

FISHING MISSISSIPPI RIVER POOL 13

The Mississippi River extends the entire length of Illinois varying fishing opportunities in the various pools formed by navigational dams. For bass fishing probably the best pool is Pool 13 which extends from Lock & […]

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Ice Fishing

Perfection In A Portable Fish House

I remember the first portable fish-houses to hit the ice. Mere canvas stretched over makeshift aluminum poles bolted to primitive plywood frames; nevertheless, they got us out of the wind and cold. Today, portable fish-houses […]

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Ice Fishing

Spoons Under The Ice

Most bodies of water across the Midwest now have a coat of ice, and it looks like the fish have been eagerly awaiting the ice. Many anglers are reporting outstanding fishing when the weather is […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

Even as Growth in Online Sporting License Sales Trend Upward, Brick-and-Mortar Stores Still Play Primary Role

While a growing number of sportsmen embrace the availability and convenience of buying hunting and fishing licenses online, the longstanding tradition of standing in line at a local bait and tackle or sporting shop is […]