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Ice Fishing

Whats A Slimer

SLIMERS are softer and more lifelike  than all plastic baits. They’re made in many different sizes and colors to meet all of your fishing needs. You can customize your Slimers with your favorite scent or […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

Spring White Bass

White bass provide a variety of angling opportunities on Rend Lake as they move from staging areas to the spawning areas of the lake. White bass are a cousin of the saltwater striped bass and […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

North American Sportshow Promo

The show catches up with today’s technology to bring you the best of everything you like about a sports show. We not only bring the outdoors, indoors, we bring it to you where ever you […]

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World Predator Classic

Shimano, along with Rapala, two of the world’s biggest angling brands have sealed wide ranging sponsorship deal as Event Partners with the World Predator Classic. The three-year deal will ensure the event is a truly […]

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The Sea Dragon Mini 600

Check out this light for your 2014 gear and Go-Pro upgrades. SeaLife®, a leader in underwater photographic equipment, has introduced its new Sea Dragon Mini 600 light to the tactical market. Extremely powerful, durable and […]

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Boat News

Mustang Survival Child PFD’s

The Mustang Survival® brand will be showcasing its Lil’ Legends line of child flotation solutions at boat shows throughout the United States this winter. Redesigned in 2013, the Lil’ Legends line continues to deliver top […]

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Winter Jig Rigs For Crappie

Colder water means it’s time to adjust tactics. This usually means going deeper. Here are some rigs to get any depth you need for crappie. 1/4-Ounce Single Jig – In lakes with a little stain to […]

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Polar Pop-Up Muskies

Ice came early this year in Northern Wisconsin.  We had fishable ice during Wisconsin’s nine day deer hunt.  Well, hunting was slow this year.  A week before season I had a nice buck decide to […]

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Ice Fishing

Ice Trolling

Whether you run and gun like Tony Roach, or just want to lighten your load,  MarCum’s ShowDown Troller 2.0 is the most portable and powerful tool to scout structure and find biting fish under the […]

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New Carp Rods From St. Croix

On the international competitive carp circuit, winning has little to do with how many gargantuan goldfish you tag. The question is, instead, how many of these animals can you actually wrestle into the net? Given […]

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Hamlin Premium Offshore Sunglasses

Costa Sunglasses released Hamlin, the first of its 2014 new styles, to kick off the new year. Hamlin is named for Capt. Ron Hamlin, the legendary angler who’s released more than 27,000 billfish throughout his […]

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Boat News

Maritime Trade Students Scholarships

 The National Marine Representatives Association is offering scholarships to students pursuing education and training in the maritime trades. NMRA will award two $500 scholarships to outstanding students seeking careers in marine-related fields. “Our group is […]

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Bass Fishing

Chris Lane Readying For Classic

Chris Lane’s dream of winning the 2014 GEICO Bassmaster Classic is different than the dreams of the other 55 anglers in the game. Sure, every qualifier hopes to win the world championship of professional bass […]

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Puget Sound Orca Movements

A satellite tag attached to one endangered Puget Sound killer whale is yielding some valuable information about the migration of orcas in recent days. Federal biologists tracking a 22-year-old whale, known as L-87, say he […]

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Ice Fishing

The First Drop Counts

Crappie fishing can be difficult at times, especially when a guy next to you is putting on a show. I was fishing on Iowa’s West Okoboji in 12 feet of crystal clear water and after […]

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Boat News

Triton Catch Of The Season Program

Triton’s new promotion “Catch of the Season” is a limited-time promotion that designed to enhance the buying experience this boat show season for purchasers of Triton’s fiberglass and carpeted aluminum models. The Catch of the […]

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Ohio River Hybrid Challenge

Reel screeching runs from a big brawny fish break tackle.   Hybrid Stripers of the Ohio River are a hard challenge.  Anglers in southern Illinois find these transplants pay big dividends in fishing action. The striper […]

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Fishing Tips

Fishing the Ultra Light Minnow and Shad

They glitter. Shine. Shimmer in the light. Minuscule minnows and young-of-the-year fishes are everywhere. Deep, shallow, swimming amongst the thickest cover, suspended high in the water column or bellied to bottom. The fact is there […]

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Ice Fishing

So you Want to buy a Vexilar?

First off, it’s good to know that a Vexilar is the leading brand in three color flasher sonar technology. They invented it, perfected it and make the most reliable sonar systems in the world. Did […]

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Trout/Salmon Fishing

Monster Trout Haunts Lake Taneycomo

Anglers looking for a state-record fish might catch a state-record fish almost anywhere in the Show-Me State. But dozens of anglers who witnessed the catch and release of a 31-inch rainbow trout on Nov. 2 […]

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SmartStrike Software From Humminbird

Following the recent Humminbird® ONIX™ and ION™ Series product launch at the 2013 Ft. Lauderdale International Boat Show, Humminbird is launching yet another new technology. “ONIX and ION represent the most versatile and powerful sonar […]

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Bass Fishing

Florida Bass Growing in Other States

Great article from “The Online Fisherman”: Can Tennessee biologists turn Lake Chickamauga into another Lake Fork? Probably not. Lake Fork in Texas is the gold standard for trophy bass fisheries, and duplicating the success there […]

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Fishidy: A New Year & New Giveaways

Win New Fishidy Gear This Year Starting now Fishidy will be unveiling new t-shirts, hats and other giveaway items to weekly winners of our Braggin’ Board contest. And for the month of January, we have […]

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Boat News

OLD TOWN’s New Prowler Big Game II

Old Town, Maine Ocean Kayak, a recognized leader in the kayak fishing community, today introduced its new Prowler Big Game II fishing kayak. The Big Game II features a host of advancements designed to deliver […]

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Texas State-Fish Art Contest

The Texas State-Fish Art Contest, headquartered at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center (TFFC), reminds Texas teachers and students that the deadline for entries in the 2014 State-Fish Art Contest is March 31, 2014. The contest […]

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Bass Fishing

Chris Lane’s Classic Expectations

Chris Lane of Guntersville, Ala., is ready to fish his home territory during the GEICO Bassmaster Classic, which will be held Feb. 21-23 on Lake Guntersville. According to Lane, the big bass are there and […]

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Boat News

A Review of The Old Town Penobscot 174

We hear and see so much about kayaks and kayak fishing these days. Undeniably, kayaks have certain advantages- they’re small, they’re very portable, and when you’re in a solo kayak there is no compromise. You […]

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New Aqua-Vu Underwater Camera

Not many years ago, owning a high definition LCD TV nearly required a second mortgage-or a winning Lotto number. But even though they came with astronomical price tags, the colorful images displayed on these dazzling […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

Five Steps to Selecting the Right Bait

Over the past ten years fishing has witnessed a revolution brought on by the merger of technological innovation, scientific research and knowledge passed on by generations of fishers. The result has been ever-more innovative baits. […]

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Bass Fishing

Welcome to a New Year

By now, you have gained 10 pounds or more over the holidays, have set a new year’s resolutions to lose weight, are done hunting for the year, possibly looking at 12+ inches of snow and […]

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Boat News

Lund Boats Carves out Another Classic

Fresh from the legendary fishing boat manufacturer, Lund recently engineered an even larger, more athletic sport utility boat – the new 2075 Tyee. The prototypical family fishing rig for the next generation, the 2075 Tyee […]

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Boat News

Friends of Animals Off Message Again

Soundings Reports: Animal rights activists are calling for a boycott of the Progressive Insurance New York Boat Show because they say an event called the Swampmaster Gator Show condones mistreatment of alligators. Friends of Animals […]

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Bass Fishing

Clear Lake Bass Record?

Clear Lake is known worldwide for big bass and this past week a pair of anglers set an unofficial Clear Lake record for a five-bass limit. John Pearl of Lakeport and Jason Kincannon of Woodland […]

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Ten outdoor questions for 2014

By our friend TJ Stallings…..Go ahead get a pen and paper. This will require some thought. 1. Who will you share the outdoors with next year? Perhaps a neighbor kid down the road could use […]