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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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Hunting News

Garmin Waterproof VIRB

Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd., the global leader in satellite navigation, today announced VIRB, its first true HD 1080p action camera series. From action sports to family vacations, VIRB combines a unique […]

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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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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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Fishing News - Fresh

Winter Tips: Jerkbaits

Jerkbaits belong to the family of lipped minnow lures. The original was the Rapala Floating Minnow, still made of buoyant wood. It became a sensation when introduced in North America over fifty years ago. It […]

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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

Artificial Fish Habitat Teaches

Raising fish in tanks that contain hiding places and other obstacles can make the fish both smarter and improve their chances of survival when they are released into the wild, according to an international team […]

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Fishing Tips

Troll Up Tons ‘o Fun

Trolling is boring? Not if you’re doing it right. Not if you’re trolling Sufix 832 Advanced Lead Core line to put your baits right in the face of the biggest, baddest deep-suspending lunkers in the […]

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Fishing Tips

Snag Proof Tip

TIPS FOR A SNAG PROOF FISHING TRIP! Want dozens of thrilling strikes…want to catch lunker bass and pike all season long? It’s easy! Just look for the weedbeds, moss or lily pads on any lake […]

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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 […]

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Hunting News

New Plano Field Box

Whether a bird hunter, sporting clays aficionado, or trap or skeet enthusiast, all who share the passion for shotgunning sports must sometimes feel like Goldilocks when it comes to taking care of their gear. There’s […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

Possibly Back From Extinction

A tiny Mojave desert fish that was once thought extinct — and might still be — is getting a bit more habitat in a small town near Death Valley National Park. The Shoshone pupfish, a […]

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Fishing Tips

Speed and Fall Fishing

If there was ever a time of year to think about the retrieve speed the fall is it! Retrieve speed is a deadly attraction and the problem is most fisherman forget to make it part […]

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Boat News

New Rainwear for Kids and Youths

The same lightweight, breathable rainwear worn by Bering Sea crabbers braving mountainous waves, freezing spray and pitching decks is now available for boys and girls ages 2 to 16 – even if all they need […]

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Ice Fishing

Ice Safety Reminder

There is no such thing as 100 percent safe ice. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources recommends a minimum of four inches of quality ice for fishing and at least five inches for snowmobiles and […]

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Ice Fishing

HT Polar Fire Sabre FX Ice Auger

Efficiently drill all of your holes with the high-performance, four-cycle engine of the Polar Ice Fire Sabre FX Ice Auger from HT Enterprises. With a built-in blade protector, muffler guard, ergonomically designed foam grip handle […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

Special gift from the NWTF and FLW

A sharp knife is the perfect companion for any outdoorsman. So is the National Wild Turkey Federation, who fights every day to save wildlife habitat and the hunting lifestyle.   Join the NWTF today for only […]

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Bass Fishing

American Bass Anglers 2014 Tour

American Bass Anglers announced today the 2014 American Fishing Tour season details with several enhancements. The tournament series is draw format and consist of more than 80 divisions that offer a place for both boaters […]

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Inshore

Coast Guard Protecting Stripers

The Coast Guard is scheduled to intensify efforts to stop offshore poaching of Atlantic Striped Bass this winter. In an effort to ensure the health of the striped bass population, the Coast Guard is working […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

KAF: Hook A Holiday Savings!

KeepAmericaFishing™ is offering an exclusive holiday deal to our advocates, courtesy of our friends at Plano! For just $85 you can choose from either the Kevin VanDam Signature Series or the 787 StowAway System tackle […]

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Ice Fishing

Ice Shelter Prep Tricks

Forget your lips, apply Chapstick to your teeth – the zipper teeth on your Otter ice shelter, that is. “Just a simple run of Chapstick up and down that zipper and you’ll never have a […]

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Trout/Salmon Fishing

Remove Non-native Trout?

During the week of Nov. 4, biologists with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will be surveying 18 miles of McDermitt Creek looking for and removing non-native rainbow and brook trout – part of […]

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Bass Fishing

New TV Season Of The Bassmasters

Fierce competition, the biggest stars of professional bass fishing and all the newest techniques and tackle are on tap in 2014 on ESPN2.  “We’ve got a lot of upgrades in our programming coming up,” said […]

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Ice Fishing

Wind Power On Ice

It’s no secret:  One of my favorite ways to spend time is tip-up fishing.  I love the anticipation of setting a series of tip-ups along the edge of prime structures or scattering them across a […]