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So You Like Fishing In-Line Spinners?

Bill’s Swirleybird Spinner™ has the perfect size, imitates baitfish well, casts easily, and maintains its attractive qualities from the time it hits the water until the end of the retrieve.  These attributes make this lure […]

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Sockeye On The Road To Recovery

Columbia River sockeye salmon have once again broken records by returning past Bonneville Dam in numbers not seen since the dam was completed in 1938. While most of the estimated 600,000 adult sockeye are heading […]

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The Cuda Story…

The Cuda® story began nearly 40 years ago as Rick Constantine grew up in the hunting and fishing world. Guided by his best friend and father Capt. Ted Constantine, Rick spent countless hours on the […]

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New From Rapala: Scatter Rap Jointed

Walleyes, Pike, Pickerel, Big Slabs, Reds, and all Bass will find this a nice treat.  Building on the classic articulated body style, the Scatter Rap® Jointed swims with an irresistible, seductive action. The jointed body […]

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Boston Whaler New 42-Footer Outrage

Get ready for the biggest, boldest, most inspired Boston Whaler ever. During the 2014 Cannes International Boat Show, which opened September 9, representatives from Boston Whaler introduced the all-new 420 Outrage, a boat with incredible […]

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Early Fall Trout

Fall offers ample options afield. Across the spectrum of hunting, fishing and other outdoor pursuits, autumn is truly a time of plenty. And one of the more overlooked opportunities involves the early fall trout bite.  […]

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Mann’s New E-Z Crank 30+

Deep diving crankbaits are the hot lure of choice right now and Mann’s just made going deeper a tad bit easier with the introduction of the E-Z Crank™ 30+. Being an innovator in deep diving […]

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Anglers Are Going to Disney World

For generations of aspiring anglers, early recollections of adventures center on their very first fish, which often was hooked while fishing from a Lund Boat. The legendary boat company’s longtime commitment to youth and its […]

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Banner Day for Bluefin Tuna

A bright new chapter for bluefin tuna has begun. NOAA Fisheries issued a strong final amendment Aug. 29 for protecting these giants of the ocean. With the promulgation of implementing regulations, the new amendment will […]

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Know The Atlantic Sturgeon

 As we celebrate Endangered Species Day on May 16, we turn to one strange looking creature that is approximately 200 million years old: the mighty Atlantic sturgeon. There are 5 distinct populations of Atlantic sturgeon: […]

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Pike and Walleyes Thermocline Patterns

As summer wanes, a stellar pattern solidifies on many lakes that produces big numbers of super-size walleyes and northern pike. Often overlooked by the masses, it provides steady action well into fall.  “Call it the […]

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Nearly Half of Hunters Took a Kid Along

Hunting is a rich American tradition often passed down from generation to generation. A recent survey by HunterSurvey.com reveals that passing that heritage along to younger people is still alive and well with nearly 46 […]

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My Tiny Alaskan Oven

LaDonna Gundersen has spent every summer for the past two decades working side by side with her husband Ole on the LaDonna Rose, their 32-foot commercial salmon fishing boat based in Ketchikan in Southeast Alaska. […]

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Best Tackle Back Pack on the Market

The Nomad is Wild River’s soft tackle “single solution” bag. It has an integrated LED light system that allows you to see into the bag or your work area when natural light gets scarce. It […]

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Bass Baits By the Season

Bass are among the most sought-after freshwater game fish. Everyone from professional anglers to weekend fishermen spend countless hours trying to discover the magic lure to catch bass every time they fish. But the truth […]

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The Five C’s To Fishing Success

People have long talked about certain lures and techniques being the secret to fishing success. However, setting back and thinking about the lures and techniques there is usually a reason as to why they are […]

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Arctic Ice Releases Informational Video

In an effort to help further educate and inform a rapidly expanding customer base, Arctic Ice has released a follow-up video to the Introduction to Arctic Ice released earlier this year. “What Is Chillin’ Brew […]

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ACHFP & USFWS Seek Habitat Projects for FY2015 Funding

The Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership (ACFHP) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) are requesting project applications to restore and conserve habitat necessary to support coastal, estuarine dependent, and diadromous fish species. Federal […]

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Thinking About Fall Fishing

For many people, Labor Day marks the end of summer or the beginning of fall depending on how you look at it. For some anglers, Labor Day marks the end of the fishing season: For […]

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3 Spots For Late-Summer Bass

It doesn’t matter that much if you’re fishing a giant Southern reservoir or a natural Northern lake, it’s hot out there. Even though we’re experiencing a relatively cool summer, it still can be sweltering above […]

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The First Hollow Body Frog

Many people are familiar with the Snag Proof line of frogs such as Bobby’s Perfect Frog and Ish’s Phat Frog. However, long before those were created – heck, even long before Ish Monroe was created (born 1974), […]

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Pro Finesse Drop Chains

Fish. You see plenty on your sonar. They’ve been wallowing up and eyeing your jigging spoon all day. But without even as much as a sniff, every one turned tail and swam off. Something’s just […]

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An Icon Is Gone

Larry Thornhill, longtime outdoor enthusiast, passed on Thursday August 21, 2014 late in the afternoon from complications associated with pancreatic cancer. Larry was well-known in the outdoors industry for his public relations efforts on behalf […]

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NWF Joins Others to Defend Public Lands

Former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar joined Collin O’Mara, the National Wildlife Federation’s CEO and president, and business and conservation leaders Thursday to speak out for conserving America’s public lands and against attempts to sell or […]

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Pros Throw Go-To Baits All Summer

If you could only fish a handful of baits this summer, what would they be? We asked Bassmaster pro Ott Defoe and walleye guide Tom Neustrom, neither of whom hesitated before rattling off a short […]

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A Mid-Summer Bass Trip

Last week my nephew Sam and I took our annual bass trip to west central Minnesota. We’ve been doing this for about ten years and have only missed one year. Sam was in grade school […]

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NPAA PlansTo Protect the Sport and Public Access

Recognizing the increased regulation of natural resources, and growing restrictions on public access to them, the National Professional Anglers Association (NPAA) is planning to widen its membership base to create a national voice advocating responsible […]

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Coast Guard Seizes Fishing Gear

Coast Guard crews seized a total of 10 miles of long line fishing gear from multiple Mexican fishermen operating illegally in U.S. waters over the past several days. Coast Guard Cutter Sturgeon crewmembers seized two […]

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Late Summer Bass Patterning

Late summer bass fishing can be some of the most frustrating days you will spend on the water all year. Generally the fish are transitioning and can seem to be neither here nor there. While […]

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Keep It Simple For More Fish

Fishing is different things to different people. Some folks like to consider every aspect of why a fish was caught on a certain bait, was in a particular location at that time, and why that […]

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Meet O’Neill Williams

70 years old, born in Atlanta, 5’ 7” tall, weigh in at 208 pounds.  I know, I know, I’m fat but hide it well don’t you think?  I’m also bald headed; have been since 23 […]

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Environmentalists Expect Anglers to Pay

First, environmental groups and their allies in California state government ignored science, chose to follow a United Nations model, and closed off vast areas for sport fishing through establishment of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). Now […]

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Average But Large Gulf Dead Zone

NOAA and EPA-supported scientists have mapped the Gulf of Mexico dead zone, an area with low oxygen water, measuring 5,052 square miles this summer  — approximately the size of Connecticut. The measurements were taken during […]

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Rattle Baits from Matzuo America

Do you rattle your baits at bass, sea trout or big reds? The Matzuo® America Pro Staff have designed the “angriest” bait series in the history of the company. The new Matzuo® Ikari rattle bait […]

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The E15 Fight Continues

Brunswick Boat Group and Mercury Marine are encouraging boaters and dealers to follow the lead of the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI) and the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) as they continue to advocate the […]

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Check Out This Bass Bait

Mister Twister®, the original manufacturer of the Curly Tail® Grub, really listened to bass fishermen when they designed the NEW Magnum SinSation. The SinSation is sinfully effective and sensationally versatile. In fact, we had a […]

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Lily Pad Lures

This week we’re going to talk about fishing lily pads. The best place to start, in my opinion anyway, is by breaking them into three types. My categories are not intended to be scientific. They’re […]