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Bass Fishing

AL Snag Proof Open Results

Connie Fuller, President of Snag Proof, was happy to announce that for the second week in a row they had a record turnout. Last week on the Delta they had 207 boats, which was followed […]

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Trout/Salmon Fishing

Aid Chinook and Lakers

Anglers fishing Lake Michigan’s open waters and tributaries for chinook and lake trout are being asked to donate the heads of the fish they harvest to aid research critical to keeping fishing strong. “With the […]

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Videos

20 Days of Shades

Our friends at Costa sunglasses are offering another amazing deal to KeepAmericaFishing™ supporters who donate to help keep America’s waters open, clean and abundant with fish. As a supporter, you can get a pair of […]

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Bass Fishing

Fantastic Hot Water Bass

When the air and water temperatures of summer reach bath water temperatures, most anglers decide to stay away from the heavy boat traffic and hot, churning waters. They simply leave large impoundments to the multitudes […]

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Bass Fishing

Trigger X Aggression Products

This soft bait formula allows these easy-to-handle baits to swim with an incredibly natural motion. As they swim they release a special cocktail of Ultrabite® Aggression Pheromones that combine natural “aggression” and “fear” pheromones to […]

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Bass Fishing

Brandon Palaniuk Scores Win

Brandon Palaniuk wanted — needed, in his mind — to find a way into the 2014 Bassmaster Classic, the world championship of bass fishing.  “I don’t care about the money, just give me the Classic […]

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Bass Fishing

Best Baits for Fishing Docks

Fishing under docks for summertime lunkers can be some of the most productive fishing you do all year.  A few simple tricks can give you that extra edge on the water that will land bigger […]

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Bass Fishing

River2Sea Spittin’ Wa

Tommy Biffle; the legendary professional angler who; along with River2Sea, introduced his new Tommy Biffle’s Junkyard Jig to the industry and the media at ICAST, has adopted another of River2Sea’s products into his signature family. […]

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Fishing News - Salt

Support Marine Sanctuaries

As many of you know, the National Marine Sanctuary Program recently released a draft proposal to revive a public sanctuary nomination process. National marine sanctuaries are a key component of our nation’s commitment to conserve […]

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Bass Fishing

Palaniuk Perseveres 3rd Day

Who or what can stop Brandon Palaniuk?  Not wind and 6-foot waves. Not a daily trip by water of 200-plus miles. Not a 2-pound penalty.  But maybe Jonathon VanDam can. Trailing Palaniuk by less than […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

CHT Double Wacky Hooks

The revolutionary CHT Double Wacky Hook Weighted Rig is a completely new way to fish your favorite soft stick baits. The unique design of the CHT Double Wacky Hook features an expandable O-ring along the […]

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Bass Fishing

Amateurs Beat Pros

To be sure, the 2013 Snag Proof Open – presented by Gone Fishin Marine of Dixon Ca, was one of the most exciting of the twelve annual events that have been held on the California […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

World Snakehead

It took Caleb Newton just about a minute to reel in the record-breaking 17-pound, 6-ounce northern snakehead fish that he caught earlier this summer in northern Virginia. It took the International Game Fish Assn. considerably […]

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Fishing News - Salt

Venice FL Fishing Report 8/7

Many of our kids are starting back to school soon, so it’s back to weekends for the kids. Most recent trips have been for the younger anglers and its fun for all. I try to […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

Missouri River Carp

A puzzling case of hundreds of dead Asian carp found floating in the Missouri River has been eating at fisheries biologist Jeff Schuckman for weeks. The mystery revealed itself in May, when the decaying fish […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

Lake Guntersville Report 8/3/13

We have definitely seen some summer time affects this last week from the heat and intense sun; although we are catching fish it is certainly not as active as it was in June or July! […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

TRCP Conservation Exchange

The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership will launch the second half of its Barnyard to Boatyard Conservation Exchange on August 8-11 in Sioux Falls with six South Dakota farm families hosting two Louisiana fishermen. This summer, […]

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Bass Fishing

Summer Time Jigs

There are many ways to fish a jig, but I do however think that the presentation of fishing a jig in the summer time heat is different than the cold of the winter. The biggest […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

Alaskain Temperatures Killing

Alaska’s summer heat wave has been pleasant for humans but punitive for some of its fish. Overheated water has been blamed for large die-offs of hatchery trout and salmon stocks in at least two parts […]

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Offshore

IGFA Roosterfish Record

Angler Margaret Shaughnessy of Medford, Oregon landed this beautiful roosterfish (Nematistius pectoralis) on June 2nd while fly fishing with local guide Marco Lucero off the coast of Punta Las Arenas, Mexico. Shaughnessy’s potential women’s 10 […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

Bianchi Claims Crown On Oneida

On Day 2 of the Bass Pros Shops Bassmaster Northern Open on Oneida Lake, New York pro Jim Bianchi landed the largest limit of the tournament, 19 pounds 4 ounces, to build a lead of […]

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Fishing News - Salt

Best Practices

Loosely defined, best practices are things that every individual angler can do every time they are on the water to help conserve and protect the fishery we all dearly love.  They don’t cost much, you […]

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Bass Fishing

Daves Leads At Oneida Lake

As the full field bucked big waves on Oneida Lake today, Virginia pro Chris Daves bucked the conventional wisdom that it’s necessary to pursue both largemouth and smallmouth to win here and claimed the first […]

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Bass Fishing

Newest 2 lb Tippet Class Record

IGFA News: Our congrats go out to angler Todd West of Rome, Georgia, USA – the very proud holder of the newest 2 lb tippet class record for spotted bass (Micropterus punctulatus)! Check out his […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

US vs Canada Tournaments

Having a shortened bass season compared to the rest of North America, Canadian anglers are definitely at a disadvantage when it comes to the available time on the water, as well as the experience of […]

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Bass Fishing

Real Deal Shad

Big Bite Baits is proud to announce that it is introducing the Real Deal Shad our newest design that can be used for a number of techniques. The Real Deal Shad features a realistic size […]

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Trout/Salmon Fishing

IGFA Possibility: Atlantic Salmon

Hot off the IGFA World Records desk: German angler Joachim Ochmann landed this potential 3 kg (6 lb) line class record Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) on May 10th while fishing in the Baltic Sea, out […]

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Walleye Fishing

Slip Bobbers for Walleyes

As a guide, I believed that the most effective game plans just kept walleye fishing straight forward and simple. There are plenty of folks in this business who try to make fishing really complicated, and […]

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Bass Fishing

Trigger X Aggression Hodad

The Trigger X Aggression Hodad is a unique tube-style bait loaded with UltraBite Aggression Pheromones. This custom blend of aggression and fear pheromones mimics the natural predator versus prey response – triggering a predator’s feeding […]

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Inshore

Records Fall At Thunder’s

The 11th annual Thunder’s Fishing Rodeo hit a high point on Friday with more than 100 fish tickets turned in. The second day featured two rodeo records, including a five-year-old record fall to a 13-year-old […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

Solar Travel Chargers

Adding to their expansive list of more than 300 outdoor manufacturers, Green Supply has introduced Solio, a cleaner, more sustainable way to provide energy and light. Solio products use renewable energy innovations that are widely […]

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Inshore

TORQEEDO FOR BIG CATCH

Kayak angler James Van Pelt recently hit an incredible milestone by catching a 300 lb. goliath grouper from his electric Hobie eVolve kayak powered by Torqeedo’s Ultralight kayak motor. After a 15-20 minute struggle, he […]

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Offshore

Record – Breaking Swordfish?

A group of Texas fisherman caught what may be the largest swordfish ever caught in Texas. The Booby Trap crew, based in Surfside, specializes in catching swordfish and blue marlin. Owner Brett Holden has received […]

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Panfish Fishing

Spring Panfish Formula

As anglers we find ourselves needing a reason for the decisions we make. We need to justify that the decisions we make will have a positive outcome on our day of fishing. Let’s face it; […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

“Protecting Paradise”

Many law enforcement agencies practice community-oriented policing philosophies. Now, more than ever, officers are getting involved in their communities, reaching out to youth to promote positive, healthy behaviors and safe places to live and recreate. […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

Snakehead: World Record ?

A Fredericksburg fisherman is holding out hope that his weekend catch may have broken the world record for biggest Northern Snakehead fish. Caleb Newton and Phil Wilcox went fishing Saturday morning on Aquia Creek in […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

Angler Cheated @ Tournament

Alfred “Tom” Mead will be spending a week of his twilight years behind bars after he was sentenced to a week in jail for cheating during the Park Rapids American Legion Community Fishing Derby last […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

Abu Garcia “Round Reels”

In 2014, Abu Garcia will re-launch its iconic Swedish made round reels. Set to be unveiled at ICAST in Las Vegas, July 10, 2013, Abu Garcia will present the newly updated editions of its original […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

Impaired water bodies in WI

Wisconsin officials are poised to add nearly 150 new water bodies to a list of lakes, rivers and streams that do not meet state water quality standards. For the first time, the Department of Natural […]

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Bass Fishing

Swamp Donkey Frog

Back in February I blogged about the efforts of Japanese angler/writer/inventor Hideki Maeda to bring back the discontinued Swamp Donkey frog from the scrap heap of angling history. He’s done it, through his Teckel tackle […]

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Bass Fishing

Bassmaster College Series Update

Field Set For Carhartt Bassmaster College Series National Championship In August.  School is out for the summer for the majority of college students across the country, but for 136 collegiate bass anglers, the biggest test […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

Which Repellent Works Best

With West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis (Triple E) becoming more prevalent in the United States, consumers want and need to become more familiar with reading mosquito repellent labels. What is the active ingredient […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

South Bend’s Lunkerville

As part of its multi-year partnership with Lunkerville, the show that features “Real People with Real Fish Stories”, South Bend is hosting an exciting contest at ICAST, the fishing industry’s largest convention, held this summer […]