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Ice Fishing’s Top 5 Upgrades
Ice fishing is likely the fastest growing segment in all of sport fishing. That’s in no small part due to the development in creature comforts that have fundamentally changed the mechanics of the...
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Two Casts: “From Winnie, With Wives” and ” Brian Smith: The Up-and-Coming...
Gathered around a cabin dining room table on the shores of Minnesota’s Lake Winnibigoshish, Wayne and Chuck welcome their wives to the podcast to share what it takes to make marriage to a fish bum...
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Major Refresh Orients Northeast Fishery Monitoring and Research Division...
Staff involved with cooperative research and fishery monitoring at the Northeast Fisheries Science Center interact daily with the fishing industry. It’s a challenging job, and an essential one:...
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HEAD INTO TOWING SEASON WITH THE ULTIMATE PROTECTION OF BOLT LOCKS FOR...
Sportsmen and families hitting the road this spring for stress-relieving recreation should prepare for their towing adventures with the full line of BOLT® (Breakthrough One-Key Lock Technology) Locks....
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LOOKING FORWARD TO OPEN WATER FISHING
Warm weather and largemouth bass. Many anglers are looking forward to those things. Recent happenings have me thinking about and looking forward to open water fishing. A lot! The Super Bowl is...
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A Little Gun Rap From Dan (Multi-Post) – Part 69
Fishing meets shooting in this video where we are showing the use of a Frabill Ice Fishing Rod Case as a storage and carrying case for a Ruger PC Carbine and Henry Repeating Arms carbines....
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Bluegill Basics
Bluegills are often abundant and easy to target. Perfect for beginning ice anglers and highly desired by seasoned ice anglers. The ultimate fish species for introducing somebody new to the wonder of...
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Safety First
Every year as we get prepared for spring break and many of the new boaters start out on their first endeavor to launch their boat for the first time the horror of holidays past start appearing in my...
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Venison Meatloaf On a Stick!
You gotta see this recipe! HuntChef takes Venison Meatloaf to a whole new LEVEL!! Seasoned to perfection. Bacon Wrapped. Grilled. Topped with roasted jalapenos….!!!! Tune in and find new ways to make...
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Northland Tackle – Top Ice Baits for Winter Panfish
Anglers are starting to hit the ice with a bullseye on big bull bluegills, slab crappies and jumbo perch. To help you succeed, we talked with Northland pro Brian “Bro” Brosdahl about his top five...
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A Little Gun Rap From Dan (Multi-Post) – Part 70
Today I received a great package from Ivan Fux of LEFUX knives. These are a set of the Stork Max knives which are much longer and heavier than the Original Stork which you normally see me using and...
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Be realistic about biological benefits from stream projects
As a stream ecologist trained in the early 1980s, seeing the world of stream restoration evolve during the last 40 years has been exciting. After years of feeling that there was little that could be...
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Mud Lines For Bass
If I have learned anything about North Alabama in the winter, I have realized that in the winter we get a lot of rain causing the lake to get muddy; causing water to over-run many docks and putting TVA...
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A Little Gun Rap From Dan (Multi-Post) – Part 71
Today I received this target device from Daisy Outdoor. It is called a Rocket Shot, which is two targets in one. You first shoot the yellow “gong” which is the trigger that launches a can 10 feet into...
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This spring, sling the Rapala
Stock up now on Rapala® X-Rap® Long Cast Shallow plugs and keep an eye on the weather forecasts for South Florida. When the water warms a bit, Capt. Benny Blanco says, the tarpon bite should get hot....
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Hooded mergansers’ bird’s-eye view is for depths, not heights
Hooded mergansers are one of the smallest ducks, measuring 15.8–19.3 inches long and weighing 16–31 ounces. (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service) At first, I didn’t see the ducks because of all of the...
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Diversity of Fish Species Support Killer Whale Diet Throughout the Year
Endangered Southern Resident killer whales prey on a diversity of Chinook and other salmon. The stocks come from an enormous geographic range as far north as Alaska and as far south as California’s...
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Late Ice Crappies – Where to Look?
Henry Loew asks: Hey Joel! How have you been? I recently found out that you weren’t on IDO anymore and I was wondering where you went… well I found your page and its awesome! I really enjoy reading...
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SELECTING A FISHING LINE
Wade Watson with a crappie that ate a Crater jig tied to light monofilament line. Match your line to the species of fish and technique and you’ll catch more fish. Its fishing line. It’s the time of...
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Fishing Targets, Finding The Right One In Cold Water
Coldwater or winter fishing can be about finding the right targets. I can go back to my childhood and recall a statement I have learned to live bye as a professional fisherman, that being in the mist...
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