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Ikes Not Playing Head Games

Seen those commercials where Mike Iaconelli’s disembodied head pops out of a tackle bag? It’s a funny bit, but don’t miss the message in the mirth – Ike Approved VMC jigs and hooks should be […]

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Weedless Hooks With An Attitude

Bites Back Hooks are more than just another weedless hook. They are weedless and spring-loaded. When deployed the trigger guard transforms into a lever that pushes against what ever it contacts to force the hook […]

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DeLorme InReach Explorer

inReach Explorer Integrates Route Planning, Waypoints and Navigation with Global Two-Way Text Messaging, GPS Tracking and SOS Alerting – All in One Rugged Handheld Device. Yarmouth, Maine – DeLorme, the innovation leader in personal satellite […]

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‘Eye Candy

Aggressive tactics for walleyes on artificial baits: Walleye fans are a passionate group. Few foul conditions or other potential barriers stand between us and the pursuit of our marble-eyed quarry. We’re also religious in our […]

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NEW SonarPhone

It’s no secret that the age of smartphones and smart devices is among us, so why not use that technology to help you catch more fish! So enter the realm of the NEW and exciting […]

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Cautions on Ice Jams

April showers may bring May flowers, but spring can also bring ice jams to the thawing rivers and streams across the northern United States. An ice jam or ice dam, is a buildup of broken […]

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Side Imaging For Trophy Pre-Spawn Walleyes

In early spring, anglers across the Walleye Belt turn their attention to rivers in pursuit of migratory pre-spawn walleyes. Many anglers are drawn to “community holes” near river-spanning dams that interrupt the upstream movement of […]

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Snacking Gators Catch On

Bob Young vividly remembers the last alligator he trapped. “He was 910 lbs., and I caught him by myself”, the Hillsborough County native and four generation Floridian says. “I jumped on his back and then […]

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Lure With A Trigger Hook?

We make fishing lures like you have never seen before. Our patent pending technology gives advantages to fishermen they have always wanted but never had. No matter what your skill level our weedless and automatic […]

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Get Ready For A New Fishing Season

The ice-fishing season of 2014 is starting to wind down and the open water fishing season of 2014 is getting underway.  There is still plenty of ice in many of the ice-fishing locales across the […]

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Checkout The Frabill Bait Container

There’s no arguing that shrimp are the number one livebait offering amongst the seven seas. Likewise, visual surveying and statistical evidence supports that Frabill’s Flow-Troll is the most fished bait container in history. So it […]

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Long-Lining in Warmer Water For Crappie

Southern fishermen can use these tactics now but Northern fishermen need to plan on trying them in a few months. Moderate water temperatures and active fish equals good long-lining. The Basics: Crappie movements in the […]

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Catch More Fish Without Tangles

It doesn’t matter if you are in a $65,000 fiberglass bass boat, floating down the river in a kayak or kicking back and fishing from shore. Fishing is supposed to be fun. Not spent picking […]

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Catch Big Bass With Wiggle Warts This Spring

For every rule there’s an exception. That’s why every spring, Bassmaster pro Brandon Palaniuk loads his boat with bass on Storm Original Wiggle Warts. “The action of that bait goes against everything that we’re told […]

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Uncle Josh’s New Pork Baits

Uncle Josh, the original manufacturer of Pork baits has kicked things up a significant notch by creating a new and improved series of pork baits made out of pork fat and 100 percent natural ingredients. […]

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Angler Leads Way to Protect Dolphins

Some of the most spectacular things that I have ever seen while fishing are the pods of spinner dolphins that swim alongside the boat in the Pacific waters of Costa Rica.  Watching them leap, twirl, […]

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Ice Angler Nabs Idaho State Record Perch

Reported by the Billings Gazzette: Luke Spaete didn’t win Tackle Tom’s ice fishing derby at Lake Cascade, but he got a pretty good consolation prize — the new state record perch. Spaete’s fish weighed 2 […]

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Spinnerbaits Catch Giant Walleyes

I don’t know much about walleye fishing. I caught one last month at the Upper Mississippi River while I was smallmouth bass fishing with a YUM Houdini Shad. Watched it zoom out of a patch […]

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Guy Harvey’s 1065 Foot Canvas

Norwegian Cruise Line announced today that Guy Harvey, widely recognized as the world’s finest marine wildlife artist and champion of ocean conservation, has been named to design the signature hull artwork of the line’s largest […]

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Secret Route of Sea Turtles Revealed

Scientists recently mapped the migration routes of baby loggerhead sea turtles for the first time. It took four scientists and one manicurist to make this breakthrough possible.  Loggerhead sea turtles begin their adventure at a […]

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Inshore Lures of Choice? Heddon Spooks!

It’s been said that catching fish on topwater lures is the ultimate fishing thrill. If so, then fishing the flats is the ultimate extreme — the X-Games of topwater fishing. Flats like the those located […]

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Which Fish Are Most Vulnerable to Climate Change?

NOAA Fisheries, in collaboration with the NOAA Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research – “Earth System Research Laboratory, is finalizing a methodology to rapidly assess the vulnerability of U.S. marine stocks to climate change. The […]

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Ice Fishing

Cruise Control Lakers

Often enough, hovering over a handful of structural sweet spots will produce wintertime lake trout by the score. That is, unless hiccups in the food chain cause hungry lakers to cruise in search of their […]

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Late Ice Means Family Fishing Fun

Custom Jigs & Spins pro-staffer Loren Keizer spends plenty of time on the water and ice, much of the time with his wife and kids.  “For our family, fishing’s a lifestyle. Both my wife and […]

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Pre-Spring Fishing with ODU Magazine

The February edition of ODU Magazine is finally done and ready for all. Better late than never! This edition will take you from fresh to saltwater fishing and touch a bit on African and Brazilian […]

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Stir Crazy!

By Bob Bohland: While even I am known to go a little stir crazy at the end of the winter, this has been the ultimate winter from hell. My cabin fever came to a head […]

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Update: Dan River Coal Ash Spill

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is continuing to provide fish and wildlife expertise during the emergency response and remedial phases following the Dan River coal ash spill and will work with others to determine […]

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Open Water Fishing Line

Another open water fishing season is closing in.  It’s still a ways off, but it’s getting closer every day. Maybe the most important thing you can do to enhance your fishing is to use fresh […]

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Randy Howell Gets The Victory

Every angler dreams of catching bass after giant bass like Randy Howell did on Sunday.  Howell began hauling in Lake Guntersville lunkers minutes into the final round of the GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by Diet […]

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Who IS Recycled Fish?

Our Mission: Recycled Fish is the non-profit organization of anglers living a lifestyle of stewardship both on and off the water because our lifestyle runs downstream. Who We Are: Recycled Fish is a 501(c)3 non-profit […]

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Discovering Secret Hotspots on Ice

Right now, there’s a hidden hot spot in your favorite lake, and most years it never gets touched. “There’s this lake I’ve fished my whole life,” says legendary ice angler and guide, Brian “Bro” Brosdahl. […]

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It’s A Flashier Frog!

Born on a lake known for big bass and a great frog bite, the Guntersville Frog wins big for excitement and effectiveness. Anglers fishing frogs on Lake Guntersville have long customized the Snag Proof Tournament […]

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Florida’s Waters Being Dealt Away

The Activist Angler Shared This Story & part of it is here: Residents all across Florida were outraged recently when the St.  Johns Water Management District (SJWMD) board of trustees voted 6-2 to give even […]

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Snag Proof Facebook Contest

Let’s wish Chris Lane some luck on his home water for the upcoming Classic.  One lucky winner will win 3 of Chris’s favorite Snag Proof Frogs, including the Guntersville Flash, along with this tournament worn Chris […]

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Atlantic Coast Striped Bass Decline

The recreational catch of wild striped bass on the Atlantic Coast has dropped 65 percent in the past seven years according to the National Marine Fishery Service (NMFS), a precipitous decline that is mirrored in […]

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BOOYAH Makes Big Splash With Giant Truck Giveaway

BOOYAH, manufacturer of premium spinnerbaits, jigs, hollow body frogs, castable umbrella rigs and other lures, has launched a national campaign designed to grab the attention and imagination of avid bass anglers everywhere. During 2014 BOOYAH […]

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The Cure for Cabin Fever!

As most of the country is still in the grips of a long cold winter, it’s not uncommon to find yourself “climbing the walls”, anticipating the day you can get back out on the water. […]

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FL: Bass Season Off To Record-Breaking Start

Largemouth bass – Florida bucket-mouths – are showing up in abundance this winter, with an outstanding year projected by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) biologists. The first year of TrophyCatch ended, and the […]

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Ten Marmooska Dancer Tips

HT’s Marmooska Dancer is a completely unique designed created by TGO host Tom Gruenwald. Besides offering premium components, HT’s Marmooska Dancer offers several select presentation advantages, and here are Tom’s Top Ten! 1.  The Dancer’s […]

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Fishing the Mepps H210

The big bucktail craze has taken the musky-fishing world by storm. Mepps’ entry into this market is creating a storm all its own – from the heavy water movement of its twin No.10-sized blades to […]

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Spinnerbaits Catch Giant Walleyes

I don’t know much about walleye fishing. I caught one last month at the Upper Mississippi River while I was smallmouth bass fishing with a YUM Houdini Shad. Watched it zoom out of a patch […]

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Find and Catch Crappie

Everyone’s a crappie-fishing expert during the spawn, but it takes homework and time on the water to be successful year-round. Many anglers don’t have the time, however, to do all of the research and put […]