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Panfish Fishing

Fishing Tips For Crappie

Fish deeper and slower, then slow down your presen¬tation some more. Crappie may not be on the bottom, but suspended in a cooler thermocline. Keep an eye on your depth sounder so you do not […]

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Top Fishing Headlines

Join The ODU Team

  ODU Magazine™ is looking for an Online Advertising Sales Professional (part-time) who has a strong love for the outdoors, like us. YOU will earn a TOP Commission no other company is willing to pay! […]

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Trout/Salmon Fishing

Dam Removals Bring Fish Back

In the last few years, we’ve been a part of two major dam removal projects in the Northwest. And now we’re seeing major results: fish swimming, and spawning, in the restored habitat. On the Rogue […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

Holiday Saving With Lurenet

UP TO 70 PERCENT OFF SELECT LURES NOW.  More great fishing lures are being added to Lurenet’s Holiday sales as we speak, and the good news is that you can take advantage of those sales […]

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Panfish Fishing

Open Water Crappie

Open water fishing can be difficult and challenging. Two long-time Crappie Masters fishermen discuss this situation. Whitey Outlaw is from Carolina and is sponsored by Toyota, BnM Poles, Vicious Line, and others. Phil Rambo lives […]

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Fishing Tips

Fall Fishing At The River Bottom

Every year as we transition to late fall the bottom structure becomes more important and the ability to distinguish what type of bottom you are fishing is essential. On a lake like Guntersville the grass […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

Tips For Winning The Fight To Organize Tackle

Anglers have an amazing array of lures, terminal tackle and other accessories at their disposal to help them catch more fish. In fact, it’s safe to say that today’s presentational options dwarf those available just […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

FishAmerica Foundation Receives $120,000 Donation

The votes are in and the Fish America Foundation (FAF) has received a $120,000 donation from the American Snuff Company to provide grant funding to support community – based fisheries conservation and habitat restoration projects. […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

Smithwick Elite 8 Dives Quick, Stays There

Smithwick, the company that brought jerkbaits to the mainstream with the classic Rattlin’ Rogue, introduces the new Suspending Elite 8 Rogue, a 4 ½-inch jerkbait that dives quicker and runs deeper than other jerkbaits of […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

Does Your Club Need Club Tournament Shirts?

Tournament anglers for years have chosen Tournament Wear as their choice for quality cotton blend tournament shirts and now you have another choice from them.  They now sell dry-sun shirts, which their owner, Rachel, can […]

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Trout/Salmon Fishing

Trout Unlimited – Q&A with Henry Winkler

Henry Winkler, “The Fonz,” recently released a memoir on fly fishing, family and photography, “I’ve Never Met an Idiot on the River,” published by Insight Editions. An avid fly fisherman, Henry sat down to answer […]

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Top Fishing Headlines

New Products From HT

Pro Staffer Jeff Kelm drills a hole checking ice before a short trip this past weekend. Notice the bright orange auger? That’s the new Polar Fire hand auger with the offset handle for easy drilling. […]

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Bass Fishing

Largest Bassmaster Elite Series Field

The sport of professional bass fishing is very alive and well, judging from entries in the 2014 Bassmaster Elite Series, the world’s premier fishing tour.When registration closed Tuesday, 112 anglers had signed up to compete […]

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Top Fishing Headlines

Ideas For Dressing For Winter

Winter has definitely arrived in the Midwest. The Midwest provides lots of fishing opportunities throughout the winter months for both open water and ice anglers.  Many anglers like to go ice-fishing; Many others enjoy fishing […]

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Videos

Spider Rigging For Crappies

Perhaps one of the most important factors of winter crappie fishing is to know just how deep the fish are. Depth is particularly important in cold when the crappies are less likely to move around. […]

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Ice Fishing

Maximize Your Panfish Bite

The depth finder reveals a pair of big crappies under the hole. Anxious to get the bait back down there, you let the spoon fall right to them…and they disappear. It happens all the time. […]

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Bass Fishing

Season’s First Toyota ShareLunker

Stephen Proctor of Pryor, Oklahoma, caught Toyota ShareLunker 549 from Lake Fork on November 21. Proctor caught the 13.29-pound bass from 18 feet of water on four-pound line while fishing for crappie under the Texas […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

PRO’s Soft Bait Fishing Glue

Let’s face it, no one, single adhesive does it all, but PRO’s Soft Bait Fishing Glue shines above the rest for almost any task – whether fishing, boating, rod repair/building, or lure designing. PRO’s Soft […]

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Bass Fishing

G-Force Culling System

In a tournament, time and accuracy is paramount. T-H Marine’s all new G-Force Cull System has everything you need to quickly and accurately cull your catch for the optimum weight. Tested and endorsed by B.A.S.S. […]

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Fishing Tips

Frabill’s 261 Straight Line

Problem: Twisted line from conventional spinning gear produces an unnatural whirl to lures. Solution: Frabill’s revolutionary Straight Line 101 eliminated the spin.    Problem: Fish in deep water are just as partial to non-twirling baits, but […]

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Bass Fishing

Bass On Weedless Spoons

There are many weed less soft plastic and frog options that can be pitched into wild rice, reeds, lily pads and slop. Whenever there are stems or branches sticking out of the water, however, weed […]

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Walleye Fishing

Winter Sauger Fishing Tips

The sauger is a fish similar to the walleye. Both sauger and walleye have razor sharp teeth and large eyes. In fact, sauger and walleye are so similar that many sauger are caught by anglers […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

Mepps Double Blade Aglia

Serious fishermen who spend a lot of time on the water will truly appreciate the Mepps Double Blade Aglia. Available is sizes #3 and #5, it’s perfect for smallmouth and largemouth bass, trophy northern pike […]

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Fishing News - Salt

What’s the purpose of life?

When he came out of high school in Connecticut, the young catcher’s nicknames were the “Moose” and the “New London Strong Boy.” At 6 feet, 2 inches and 225 pounds, John Ellis was a tough, […]

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Boat News

Lund Boats Factory Expanding

Boat manufacturer Lund Boat Co. began an expansion project in October at its New York Mills, Minn., site that will include a new factory and a loading dock. The nearly $5 million project is being […]

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Trout/Salmon Fishing

Brook Trout Needed In Vermont

You can help bring back the brook trout this week! Vermont’s state fish, the native brook trout, has been in trouble for several decades now, depriving Vermont and visiting anglers of a piece of our […]

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Bass Fishing

Morgenthaler Wins Wild Card Ticket

Chad Morgenthaler of Coulterville, Ill., is the 56th and last angler to qualify for the 2014 Bassmaster Classic on Alabama’s Lake Guntersville, Feb. 21-23. He entered the final round of the Bassmaster Classic Wild Card […]

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Boat News

Ethanol Hearings

The blending of ethanol into the nation’s gasoline supply was the topic of a hearing held today by the EPA to discuss the 2014 Standards for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program. Last month, EPA […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

iFish Apps Cast into Six More States

The iFish Team has rolled out another six local state fishing apps, expanding the iFish series coverage to 28 states across America. iFish Oregon, iFish Arkansas, iFish Oklahoma, iFish Louisiana, iFish Indiana and iFish North […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

Bench-Style Marine Freezer/Refrigerators

Refrigeration needs aboard every boat vary, depending on the type and duration of each outing. The supremely versatile bench style cockpit freezer/ refrigerators from Frigibar Industries do it all. Keeping cold and frozen items ready […]