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Mepps Wants Your Squirrel Tails

Attention squirrel hunters: Mepps® needs squirrel tails to create hand-tied, dressed hooks for their world-famous, fish-catching lures. They’ve recycling squirrel tails for over half-a-century. In fact, they recycle more of them than anyone else in […]

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Bass Fishing

There’s Bass In Them Thar Rivers

River fishing is really a kind of hunting for “fishy water.”  To be successful in finding bass, the river angler must know how to read the conditions. Water conditions and structure available are important to […]

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Fishing With Munchkins

Taking munchkins fishing is an opportunity for you and them to get closer and develop an appreciation for the outdoors.  Only a few weekends remain this summer.  Weekends that provides excellent opportunities to teach a […]

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Fish Head Keel Weights by Bullet Weights

Bullet Weights® introduces new Fish Head Keel Weights designed for walleye trolling. They will be featured in the company’s ICAST show booth (#1449) July 16-18 at the Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida. “Our new […]

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Bugging For Summer Excitement

The combination of a flyrod and a floating bass bug can be an explosive mixture around summer predator fish! When properly presented, bass and bream of all sizes and types will knock the paint off […]

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Boat News

Patent Lawyers Gone Fishin’

Bloomberg BusinessWeek Reported 1st: Piloting his 20-foot BassCat over the murky Potomac River on a sunny July afternoon, Rick Kortlang is on the watch for game fish. Rather than endlessly scanning the water’s surface, the […]

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Bass Fishing

Ike’s Finesse Class

Mike Iaconelli shares in-depth information and secrets about his most effective soft plastic finesse fishing techniques for tough conditions in his latest class on The Bass University TV.  Iaconelli also reveals tactics that he relies […]

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Bass Fishing

This Week on Wilderness Systems’ Kayak Bassin’

Chad Hoover and Craig Dye use their kayaks to catch ‘em where others can’t during a backwoods mission in Middle Tennessee. Wilderness Systems’ Kayak Bassin’ with Chad Hoover episode, Kayak Fishing Tennessee’s Backwoods, premieres on […]

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Panfish Fishing

Backbone, Beds and Bream Fishing

Simplicity and performance win out with the new Whitey Outlaw Double Duty pole from B’n’M. It is back to basics, but with big panfish in mind.  “We designed this pole to fish for big bream […]

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Monitor Harmful Algal Blooms In FL

FWC researchers have begun using new approaches to more quickly detect and track harmful algal blooms in the Indian River Lagoon, which spans 156 miles and makes up 40 percent of Florida’s east coast, supporting […]

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No Asian Carp found in Three Ohio Rivers

An extensive effort to search three Ohio rivers found none of the invasive species of bighead or silver Asian carp, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). Water samples taken from the Muskingum […]

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Bigger is Better

We live in an era of supersizing – ala a precedent many blame on fast-food chains. But take away the surplus saturated fat and artery-clogging bad cholesterol, and some upsizing is actually positive. Oversized soft […]

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Fishidy 3.0 Is Here!

It’s been several months and lots of valuable feedback from our members in the making, but the time has come to unveil the latest and greatest version of the Fishidy platform!  Fishidy 3.0 is faster, easier […]

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Another Trip To Kabetogama Lake

I just returned from my most recent trip to Kabetogama Lake in northern Minnesota. Kab is a 25,000 acre lake that has lots of islands. Lots of islands means that you can almost always find […]

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Bass Fishing

More Tournament Cheaters

Wired2Fish first reported: Tournament Directors Take Note. More alleged fishing tournament cheaters have been cited by Georgia Department of Natural Resources, this time on Banks Lake in Lanier County, Ga. Two tournament anglers purchased an 11 1/2-pound bass […]

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Boat News

C-Monster Control System by Power-Pole

The brains behind your biggest catches. Introducing the next generation C-Monster Control System – swift, silent, secure and smart.  JL Marine Systems, Inc. is committed to giving you the smartest angle on angling. Meet C-Monster […]

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Bass Fishing

Punching Presentation For Bass

It may sound strange to some bass fishermen, but much of the time Jared Lintner is happy to get seven or eight strikes a day, even when his competitors are getting 20 to 30 strikes. […]

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Boat News

DryCASE Waterproof Smartphone Case

DryCASE is a flexible, crystal-clear reusable case that allows for full use of your device while protecting it from water, sand, mud or pretty much anything else you can throw at it! Designed to create […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

ICAST by Ladies, Let’s Go Fishing

The staff of “Ladies, Let’s Go Fishing!” (LLGF) News Casts scoped this year’s ICAST trade show in Orlando, FL to seek new fishing products for women. Held July 15-18, the 57th International Convention of Allied […]

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Boat News

West Marine Social Media Contest

West Marine, the world’s largest waterlife retailer, today announced its “Dog Days of Summer” social media contest. Starting July 29 and ending September 2, West Marine is honoring the water-loving dogs in our lives. We’re […]

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Trout/Salmon Fishing

Record Brown Trout

Catching a big fish is awesome, how about if the first fish you catch that day is a new state record? Chad Doughty, age 27, of Winder hooked and “battled” the new state record brown […]

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Bass Fishing

History In The Making On The Delaware

The Bassmaster Elite at the Delaware River, Aug. 7-10, 2014, promises to be an historic occasion in a couple of particulars. For one, it’s B.A.S.S.’s first stop at this venue, best known for George Washington’s […]

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Bass Fishing

Shaw Grigsby’s New Topwater Class

“Oh Golly” its topwater time with Shaw Grigsby! Take a look at the short preview clips below. Shaw shares in-depth information about how to catch big bass on topwater baits during various conditions throughout the […]

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Interior and Union Sportsmen’s Alliance Sign Agreement

Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and the Union Sportsmen’s Alliance (USA), an organization representing affiliates and members of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), signed a Memorandum of Understanding […]

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Bass Fishing

Rick Clunn’s RC Flat Is Here

Luck-E-Strike is pleased to introduce the newest lure from four-time Bassmaster Classic champion Rick Clunn – the RC2 Flat crankbait. This remarkable bait features a square bill with a flat side body that makes it […]

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Fishing Tips

Trolling Tips

Hopefully you have already performed your annual trolling seasonal prep on all of your gear from roller guides to rodholders. Your tackle needs just as much TLC as your boat and its powerplant, especially if you do your fishing […]

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Walleye Fishing

Spinning For Walleye

Summer offers some of the easiest walleye fishing to be had throughout the year. Forget the talk about dog days of summer. Walleye enjoy a nice summer day as much as anyone in the Midwest. […]

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Bass Fishing

Small Company – Great baits

Have you heard of Boing Lures. Well ODU has and they have taken the basic cylinder shaped top water baits to a new level and they are available at Tackle Warehouse (link below). The difference […]

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Fishing Tips

A Smallmouth Bass Favorite

If you ask me, there are four hallmarks of a great fly: they should be easy and inexpensive to tie; the material required should be readily available; they should be simple to fish; and they […]

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Sinnemahoning Creek To Get Upgrade

The Fish and Boat Commission Tuesday announced $500,000 in grants to develop and implement projects that benefit fishing, boating, and aquatic resources in and around Sinnemahoning Creek in Cameron, Elk, Potter and McKean counties.The funding […]

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Berkley Flicker Minnow

Anglers have trusted the Berkley Flicker Shad since it was introduced. When it comes to catching fish, beginners and professionals still rely on them whenever – and wherever – fun or money is on the […]

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It A Game Changer: Outlaw Max

The 333 Restaurant in Grenada, Mississippi will certainly go down in history as a great place to eat. It will also be recognized as the birthplace of the Outlaw Max Game Changer. In 2012 during […]

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Bass Fishing

The Attraction of the Popping Lure

As we turn more toward the top water bite that happens every summer no presentation goes further back in history than the infamous popping lure like the Pop-r. There are more than 30 versions of […]

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Fishing Tips

Why You May Be Wrong About Bucktail Flies

When I first started tying flies, I tied bucktails. That’s fairly standard for most of us because bucktails are relatively uncomplicated and inexpensive to tie.When I gained competence tying those patterns, I moved onto other […]

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Bass Fishing

When Casting Mice for Fish Makes Sense

Cats aren’t the only predators who like to prey on mice. Bass, pike and trout will also gladly attack and wolf down these furry little rodents. And even though they are terrestrial creatures by nature, […]

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Traffic Barrels Get New Life

Those familiar plastic orange traffic barrels are everywhere along Arkansas roads. What happens to them then they are broken or damaged? Instead of going to landfills, a good many of them are seeing second use […]

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Fishing Tips

What’s Up with Line Knots

I probably get more questions about how to tie a knot than anything else during a guided fishing trip; it’s just amazing how many people don’t know how to tie a knot that won’t slip […]

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Mepps Trolling Rig

Over the years we have found what fishermen want is to catch more fish. So, when developing new products we start with the idea that it must catch fish well—hopefully, better than what’s currently in […]

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Irondequoit Bay Produces Record Drum

 Democrat and Chronicle 1st  reported: James VanArsdall of West Henrietta has officially been recognized for breaking the state record for freshwater drum, a fish more commonly referred to as sheepshead and vastly underrated for its […]

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Panfish Fishing

Bluegil Action On Farm Ponds

Tips You Can Use All Over: Illinois anglers can find good early season bluegill action on farm ponds providing they pay attention to the tackle, the presence, absence, and location of vegetation. Very dense vegetation […]

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Guntersville Grass Issues

As we progress into 2014 the issue of the grass on Lake Guntersville seems to take front and center for me. We have gone through a very cold winter seeing ice form across areas of […]