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Pitching and Flipping - Pure Adrenaline - Gregg Munck
I prefer to get my adrenaline rush by pitching and flipping the thickest cover I can find for largemouth bass.
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An age old argument spinning vs baitcasting reels - dwaynez
I never grow tired of is the battle, the battle between fishing purists who wage verbal wars over what type of reel is better, spinning or baitcasting reels?
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Summer Fishing on Alabama's Neely Henry Lake - by Reed Montgomery
There is upriver Neely Henry and there is downriver Neely Henry. Practically two different bodies of water, if they were not joined where the lake narrows at Gadsden City launch.
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Spinnerbaits: a Bait You Should Really Try - by Roger Lee Brown ''The Bass Coach''
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The Rattle Trap - by Jim Reaneau
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Bugging for Summer Bass - by Bill Vanderford
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The Importance of Choosing the Right Bait Color and Size - by John Leech
Last lesson we discussed speed, depth, size of bait, and color as being the most common factors in triggering hits. Lets go into a little more detail on the last two of this list.
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Unorthodox Flipping and Pitching
Ohio anglers should try this when the pressure from other anglers is on. This is also good when a cold front is present. This technique can cause reaction strikes.
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Hot Water Bassin - by Tom Lester II
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A Second Cast - by Roger Lee Brown ''The Bass Coach''
The article you’re about to read is true, the names are changed to protect the embarrassed (especially the victim within this article.)
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Giant Bass on Artificials in the Summer - by Jim Hammond
There is no doubt the a giant largemouth bass is one of the most fun fish to catch and the 30 second battle is without a doubt some of the most exciting fishing that you will ever enjoy.
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Oklahoma: This is no fish story – Official state record notification - ODW
A Madill man caught a 98-pound blue catfish Nov. 11 on Lake Texoma, breaking the previous state record by more than 10 pounds.
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Light Tackle Spinnerbait Primer - by Craig De Fronzo
I have no doubt that anyone who starts to use these small baits will start increasing their catch ratio. They are perfect for finessing bass in tough situations.
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Disguise Yourself as a Bass Pro - by Hugh Crumpler
No one wants to be considered as a Klutz, Rookie, Beginner, Schmuck, or even termed a novice. When you go bass fishing and you want to be seen by your peers as a knowledgable fisherperson- read on
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Use Small Baits for Big Fish - by Ken Sturdivant
Matching the sizes of the bait fish can make
or break a fishing trip at this time. One of the
common mistakes anglers make is to use a lure that
is too large.
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Tube Fishing - hookedonfishn
We bass anglers are always looking for new weapons in our ever growing arsenal of tackle. If it is new or different and catches fish, we want one, or two or three. The tube is just such a bait.
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Weekly Oklahoma Wildlife News - 2/20/04 - Oklahoma Wildlife
Topics include: It’s not too late to give winter trout fishing a try. Youth hunters to test their skills. Waterfowl hunters can extend their season and help out the Arctic ecosystem at the same time.
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Expert Jigging Methods
Many fish ago, long before Oly Evinrude was a sparkplug in his father's eye or Lauri Rapala put an edge on his first carving knife, the idea of the leadhead jig was conceived.
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Ahh! Autumn at Last - by Tom Lester II
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Story about Anticipation (f/k/a Jersey Lightning) - Andrew J. Powers
So the next time you’re at the Jersey Shore and you see lightning all around, take shelter at Bar Anticipation until the sky’s clear and then just go fishing.
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Summer Fishing on Alabama's Jordan Lake - by Reed Montgomery
Looking for bass on Jordan lake during the summer depends on many factors, one is water generation.
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Sassy bass - Bassmaster
What's in a name? Apparently, plenty. When Mister Twister introduced its soft plastic shad-bodied lures, Sassy Shads, in 1978, they quickly became a hot bait among striped bass anglers.
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Colorado Offers Abundant Fall Fishing Opportunities - Colorado Division of Wildlife
Despite ongoing drought concerns, fall angling opportunities abound around Colorado.
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Fishing The Twin Tail - by Duane Richards
Why fish hula grubs? Might as well start with the obvious: They catch fish. They will catch you better than average size fish. They are fun to fish.
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Fishing Spinnerbaits - by Jim Reaneau
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Flipping & Pitching - Honey Hole Magazine
Two techniques have become to bass anglers what the ever-popular Carolina rig has, a vital part of their fishing arsenal. I’m talking about of course flipping and pitching.
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Trapping a Bass - by Tom Lester II
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Musky Down Deep - by Dan Kiazyk
From where I stand in all of this melee it’s not so much the catching as it is developing strategies and looking into different scenarios which makes fishing for musky a lot more fun than fishing for almost any other sports species.
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Oklahoma - Lake Texoma blue catfish potential world record
If there was ever any debate - it’s over now. Lake Texoma is the top blue catfish fishery in the region, if not the world.
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Fishing The Pre-Spawn - hookedonfishn
March is a great transition time for fishing in the large Ozarks reservoirs White bass, the black basses and crappies will all begin to spawn.
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Give Away Some Hints and Win More Tournament Cash! - by Ken Warren
I am sure this article will generate a good deal of controversy. Before you decide I am a fool and quit reading please give me the benefit of the doubt and read on.
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Walleye Done Simpleye: The Kiss Principle - by Dan Kiazyk
Despite enormous changes and developments in our knowledge about walleye, and our capacity to catch them, there are those situations where (keeping it simple stupid! -- KISS) actually works!
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Knock on Docks for Bruiser Bass - by Justin Hoffman
Finding bass on any given lake can often be a challenging task. With so many places, anglers may spend more time looking for fish than actually fishing. Dock fishing is a sure-fire tactic to locate fish of braggin’ proportions.
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New Hampshire - Become a Winter Outdoors-Woman - N.H. Fish and Game
Calling all women who are wild at heart! Can you picture yourself cruising down a trail on a snowmobile, or trekking out onto a frozen lake to pull up a few pickerel?
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Georgia - Fishing for Cats - Georgia WRD
Whether you are located in northeast or south Georgia, there probably is a great catfishing opportunity located near you!
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Arizona Game & Fish Department’s Weekly Wildlife News - Rory Aikens
Arizona Game & Fish Department’s wildlife news for Nov. 11, 2002
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The Keys to Catching Fish Consistently - by John Leech
When you go from area to area in the U. S. you see a lot of different types of lakes and rivers. Each body of water has its own individuality but they also have many, many things in common. These are the things we want to key on first.
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American Bass Anglers 2004 National Championship - ABA
American Bass Anglers, Inc. the nation’s largest tournament trail for the weekend angler will hold its 29th annual National Championship on Wheeler Lake in Decatur, Alabama, October 3-8, 2004.
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Arkansas - AGFC stocks Lake Ouachita with “jumbo” fingerlings - AGFC
To help provide Lake Ouachita with more largemouth bass, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission fisheries division released 55,000 4-inch fingerlings into the lake July 18.
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Introduction to Standard Fishing Terms - by John Leech 
We will need to have a standard of terms to make clear and since I learned these terms years ago we will use his standard. I say this this way because I have heard these terms used in different ways.
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Take a Topwater Approach to Aerial Smallmouth - by Justin Hoffman
When it comes to pulse-racing, adrenaline-inducing fishing, nothing can compare to doing battle with a feisty brozeback on a topwater plug.
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Arizona Game & Fish Department's Weekly Wildlife News - Rory K. Aikens
Arizona Game & Fish Department's Weekly Wildlife News for October 29th.
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Summer Fishing on Alabama's Lake Martin - by Reed Montgomery
Bass feed by sight and fooling them often involves downsizing lures and fishing a little deeper than normal on Lake Martin.
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In Pursuit of Opening Day skies - by Justin Hoffman
By learning where muskies can be found after they spawn, what lures and baits are most productive and the equipment and techniques to go with them, you can start the season off with a bang and match wits with this mythical creature.
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Plugging the Top for Sandbass - by Tom Lester II
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For The Big Bite, Turn To The Little Mouths - by Tom Lester II
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Suspending Jerk Baits - by Duane Richards
What imitates a baitfish better? What lure stays in the fish's face longer? What could be a more effective multi-species lure? If these questions appeal to your senses, then don’t suspend your search for this versatile approach to bass fishing.
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Spring and summer panfish
Bluegill and Perch offer some of the most fast paced fishing action that there is. Although these fish can be caught year around, they are most plentiful and available for fishermen in the spring and summer months.
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Summer Fishing on Alabama's Bankhead Lake - by Reed Montgomery
This is the origin of the Warrior River near Birmingham, Alabama. To most of the locals its just known as "The Warrior". A dam was built in 1916 to back up this old river and Bankhead Lake was created.
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Shimano Raises the Bar with New Curado - Fish Shimano Website
Raising the bar on its most popular baitcasting reels, SHimano introduces the new Curado D series reels.
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Fishing Canadian Shield Lakes - by Richard Sims
Imagine pristine, wilderness surrounded, deep, rocky lakes teeming with species like northern pike, walleye, yellow perch and smallmouth bass, and you're seeing a Canadian Shield lake.
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Visiting Arizona's Fool Hollow Lake Isn’t Foolish
Out of all the activities at Fool Hollow Lake, fishing is my favorite. It doesn’t matter what time of year you fish because the lake offers many different types of structure to fish.
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Mann's Stone Jig - Reviewed
The staff had no problem catching fish with the colors that Mann's offers. The jig is truly designed to reach into areas and sneak into certain areas.
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Crankbaits 101 - Bass West Magazine
When I’m running down a bank, and I notice a lot of shad against the shore, or if I’m in an area that seems to be holding lots of bluegills, one of the first baits I reach for is my trusty spinnerbait.
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Job Protection, Preserving the Resource - by Tom Lester II
As a professional angler, though not full time, I find it difficult to
harm, kill or eat that which helps put food on the table.
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Buying Fish Baits - by Jim Reaneau
Too many times we get caught up in the tackle buying frenzy. Don’t get me wrong we need the different baits and colors at times. How many people resort to there favorite bait no matter what some one else is doing?
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Search Baits for Bass - by Ken Sturdivant
Largemouth bass live in depths of 2 to 20 feet of water
most of their lives. Finding the fish means looking for two distinct
fish.
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Cold Water Fishing - by Ken Sturdivant
The body
temperature of the fish is always the same as it environment. And
the angler that is aware of this fact can still make effective presentations
for these fish.
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Cold Water Bassin - dwaynez
Dont get me wrong the summer topwater bite is still the ultimate experience for the bass angler, but cold water fishing should not be overlooked.
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Anatomy of a Cattin' River Part#1 - by Dan Kiazyk
Just as every human body has common parts so too does the catfish river have its locales where catfish will be present. Knowing these general locations can make any visitors trip to a new cattin’ water that much more productive.
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Summer Fishing on Alabama's Lake Harris - by Reed Montgomery
Schooling largemouth and spotted bass, white bass and stripers can provide all day action all through the hot days of summer on Lake Harris , impounded in 1983.
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Water Rage!! – What we anglers can do - by Duane Richards
Ever been on a lake or river and have some inconsiderate fisherman/boater ruin your fishing area? I’ll bet money, it’s happened to you.
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Minnesota - Record white bass confirmed by DNR - Minnesota DNR
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources today confirmed as a news species record a 4-pound 2.4-ounce white bass caught May 4 by Tony Adolfino of Joliet, Ill.
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Night Fishing Then and Now - by Reed Montgomery
Night fishing anglers have got to have preparation. Getting ready for an entire night of fishing, means more than just rigging many rods, instead of just one.
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Gearing Up For Cats - by Dan Kiazyk
. Rather they are modest investments, which if made once with a modicum of thought there’s no reason to not expect season after season of reliable performance on the best of cat waters.
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Spawning Spots - by Bill Vanderford
One "sure-fire" method to catch big numbers of these one to four pound bass during this period requires the use of a tiny lure that closely resemble smaller shad, which are still the main source of food for fish at Lake Lanier.
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Bass News: Story and Standings of Day 1 Citgo Bassmaster Classic - Bassmaster
The 34th CITGO Bassmaster Classic presented by Busch Beer got off to an intriguing start Friday on Lake Wylie as a Japanese pro grabbed the opening-round lead and the defending champion broke out of the gate with an intimidating performance.
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Do I really want to fish for a living? - by Ken Warren
Do I really want to fish for a living? What in the world would make any avid self-respecting tournament fisherman ask himself that?
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Fall Walleye on the Flats - by Dan Kiazyk
The flats are those hard to define areas where depth is adequate for fall walleye but there are not too many structural elements to draw or hold fish in regularly numerous concentrations.
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Tips to Getting Sponsored For Fishing Tournaments
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BuzzBait Techniques ( a few of my favorites ) - dwaynez
A buzz bait can be a very effective lure at all times of the year.
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Fishing the Worden's Timber Tiger - Yamika Bait Company
The Timber Tiger crankbaits depart from conventional design wisdom in that every single lure in the series features advanced, snag-resistant features.
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Night Fishing - by Tom Lester II
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Jigging for Success - Honey Hole Magazine
Although worms and lizards take their share of lunkers during spring, no one lure compares as a lunker producing lure like the jig.
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Oklahoma Wildlife News 4/30/04 - Oklahoma Department of Wildlife
Topics Included: Striped bass populations on the rise at Lake Texoma. Three new bowfishing records set in April. Outdoor Calendar
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Protecting Those Baby Blues, Browns, Grays, Greens - by Tom Lester II
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Football Season is already underway - by Noel Vick
The ball’s no longer made of leather, but oddly shaped lead. And best of all, I don’t have to wait for autumn, because the game’s already underway.
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Keep Your Catch Alive with Oxygen
The FishOx unit is a state of the art oxygenation system delivering 90% oxygen to live wells and bait tanks eliminating the need of high pressure oxygen cylinders.
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Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Weekly News - Feb. 26, 2004 - ODWC
Topics include: Spring fever has quick cure. Wildlife-related bills heard by state legislators. Wildlife employment exam scheduled. Outdoor Calendar
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New Books - by Bill Vanderford
Check out these new fishing and cookbooks. They are the "The Ingenious Angler" and the "Duck Gumbo to Barbecued Coon: A Southern Game Cookbook."
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The Floating Worm - by Jim Reaneau
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An Unbelievable Exciting Striped Bass Fishing Trip To Lake Texoma - Virgil Reich
Steve Pierce is our guide for this fishing trip. He is one of the most sought after and respected guides on Lake Texoma. He has been fishing for stripers in this lake for over 20 years.
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Morphing the Lunker City Ozmo - Lunker City
As great a fish catching freak bait as OzmoTM is right out of the bag, it's also designed with adjusting to conditions in mind.
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The truth about Flathead catfish - katfish
A knowledge of flathead behavior and a lot of patience is requires to consistently land trophy sized flatheads on a consistent basis.
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Floats For Cats - by Dan Kiazyk
Cats on a float are not only feasible, but in some instances a practical and an interesting solution to discovering what ol’ whiskers is doing in a river near you.
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Fishing the Arborgast Hocus Locust - Arborgast
The Hocus Locust combines two irresistible features for fish: a locust body with a Jitterbug style lip.
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Fishing Shallow Water in the Winter - by Jim Reaneau
This article will cover shallow water fishing in the winter and early spring. It is hard for me to think shallow until the
spring and even then I keep looking out to the deep water.
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Warm Weather Fishing - by Ken Sturdivant
With the recent warm weather this is a great time to catch bass. As water
temperatures move into the mid 50’s, bass begin to roam around and
find food in preparation for spawning on the next full move.
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FWC Selects Top 10 Catfish Waters for Florida in 2004 - FWC
Anglers perhaps think first of the largemouth bass and various other sunfish (e.g., bluegill, redear sunfish, spotted sunfish) when they think of freshwater fishing in Florida. Yet, many anglers prefer fishing for catfish.
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Walleye Time is on the Horizon - by Bill Vanderford
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Tournament Boat Positioning - hooch3t
Boat positioning can be the difference between weighing 0 fish and winning the tournament.
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The Fine Details of Fishing
Among all of the changes in fishing I always like to go back to the basics and keep things simple, if at all possible.
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Munck’s Monstrous Momma
The new Arizona State Record walleye recognized by Arizona Game and Fish Department is 16 pounds, 1.76 ounces with a length of 31 inches and a girth of 21 inches. She was one monstrous momma.
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Take Time to fish Through the Cracks - Terry Lee Higginbotham
The summer of 1972, my brother and I were filling cricket and bait buckets for Mr. K.C. Bray at the Sunset Marina on the Toledo Bend Reservoir just south of Many, Louisiana.
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Georgia - Pickerel Fishing in the Okefenokee Swamp - Georgia WRD
If you have never seen the raw speed and aerial acrobatics of a hooked chain pickerel – you need to head to the swamp.
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Heavy-Duty Specks-Carl Miller Style - by Jerry LaBella
Captain Carl Miller has his own style for catching huge specks.
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Another Year of Great Fishing Expected for Lake Erie in 2003 - Ohio DNR
Anglers can again expect to find some of the nation’s finest and most diverse fishing opportunities this year on Lake Erie.
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Tools of the Trade - Honey Hole Magazine
Bass fishing involves the act of continuous action. Casting, jerking, retrieving, lifting, picking out backlashes, and pulling. All these actions, and reactions, can cause significant wear and tear on you body and equipment.
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Colorado - Snagging Season for Kokanee Salmon brgins in some areas - Colorado Division of Wildlife
The snagging season for kokanee salmon has begun on some Colorado reservoirs and streams and will begin later on additional waters.
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Steelhead Bonanza Hits Idaho Reel Hard - NW Fishletter
With hatchery needs already met, hundreds of hatchery steelhead are being trapped at Hells Canyon below Idaho Power's complex of dams and taxied up to the Boise River
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Summer Schooling - by Tom Lester II
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You Say 'Jig' and I Say Troll... Troll, Troll - by Dan Kiazyk
It’s surprising how a cool fall morning on the river clears your mind about what might or might not work for Walleye.
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DOWNSIZE----When + Why
I started spin casting with smaller lure’s and trip after trip I always did better than my sore-armed buddy crankin them big-o-lure’s all day.
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Overcoming Tournament Frustration - by Ken Warren
While this article is written drawing on my past bass tournament experience, it could easily be applied to any type of tournament, fishing or otherwise.
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The Jig, Open Water Magic - by Troy Jens
It's a simple bait, and it's action is totally created by the angler, but it is probably the most versatile bait on the scene.
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Making it Go - by Tom Lester II
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Salad Bowl Walleyes - by Noel Vick
But when the heat’s on, walleyes split-up. Some retreat to deeper environments as thermoclimes develop and baitfish plunge. Others recoil to vegetated areas.
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World Record Pink Salmon was caught in the Skykomish River in Washington - Dick Nite Spoons, Inc.
This Pink Salmon is only World Record fish ever caught in the State of Washington.
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Cattin' Bait Basics - by Dan Kiazyk
If you stop and think about what works at what time of the year there is almost a rhythm for effective baits for any watershed. Getting to know what works and when it works is a particularly valuable lesson that for any catman.
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Anatomy of a Cattin River Part #2 - by Dan Kiazyk
Like every catfish river, this one has some prime locations and other locations with few if any fish. This article focuses on those particular places (locations) where you’ll find this river’s cats.
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Shore Cattin' - by Dan Kiazyk
Practiced to a greater extent south of the border, up here in Manitoba along the banks of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers, many opportunities for world class shore cattin’ exist.
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Dumb Fish? Smart Fish? - Honey Hole Magazine
This brings us to the subject at hand – do some bass hit lures more readily than other and where do the Florida strain and the crosses with native Northerns fit into the answer?
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Product Review: Shakespeare Tiger Casting Rod and Ambassadeur 7000C-3
The Tiger series of Ugly Stiks has to be one of the most impressive rods I’ve ever seen. If you plan on pulling in some big fish in your future, this is the rod for you.
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Summer Fishing on Alabama's Mitchell Lake - by Reed Montgomery
Not many Coosa River Lakes get as little fishing pressure as Mitchell lake during the summer, that is during the day. As a matter of fact, there are probably more anglers fishing at night than during the day on Mitchell lake.
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Arkansas Outdoors - Weekly Presss Releases 2/19/04 - Arkansas Outdoors
Topics include: Winter fishing reports available online from AGFC. Commission's hotline updated with hunting information. Over 85,000 pounds of fish stocked in state’s waters.
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Travel Michigan: Michigan Fall Color Report
In most of the central and
western regions of the Upper Peninsula (U.P.), at least one-third of trees
have significant color changes; there are still one to two weeks before color
will graze the Lower Peninsula's treetops.
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Great (Secret) Lakes of Texas - Honey Hole Magazine
The most important thing was I got to spend a great day on the water with my “best fishing buddy” and to me that a “perfect day of fishing.”
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Types of Finesse Rigs - Dorothy Philpott
Listed are five types of finesse fishing. They are Wacky Rigs, Split-Shotting, Mojo Rig, The Reaper, and Texas Rig.
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Gettin' the Lead Out - by Noel Vick
Long before there were rattling crankbaits, holographic spinner blades, and scented plastics, the simple jig occupied a prominent place in every tackle box.
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The Art of Fishing Running Water - by John Leech
Fishing running water at the right time can be the best way to catch fish at the time. The key is the current. The fish are there for the shad and other food that will be washed down stream with the moving water.
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New North Carolina Flathead Catfish Record Caught
Fayetteville Angler Reels in Record Catfish from Cape Fear River.
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Arkansas Weekly Wildlife News - 8/19/04 - AGFC
Topics include: Tilapia record broken again on Mallard Lake. Massive alligator gar, 240 pounds, pulled from White River
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Spring Sight Fishing - by Jim Reaneau
Sight fishing. This is the most often sought style of fishing in the spring. Everyone wants to fool MR. Bass with his or her presentation.
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Northern Trilogy Part 1 - Walleye - by Dan Kiazyk
Have you ever seen those Saturday TV fishing shows where this or that personality is espousing this or that technique or product in water that looks unlike the stuff you normally fish.
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Lucky Craft launches their own ''Shock and Awe'' Campaign - by Jeremiah T. Bagwell
Voted as the “Best New Hard Bait” at the 2004 ICAST show, the Live Pointer 95SP™ has already created an ear drum rattling buzz throughout the fishing industry.
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Summer Season Cats - by Dan Kiazyk
Knowing that cats generally move into their summer haunts as water temperature rise is a significant and timely insight.
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Journal Entry #3: Big Blue meets his match 'Angler Redemption' - dwaynez
My heart raced with anticipation, my breathing quickened as my destination grew closer. Over the horizon the water glistened beneath the sun, it was mid-afternoon as I approached Big Blue's place.
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Groups Threaten to sue for more WIld Steelhead Protection in Lower Columbia - NW Fishletter
Several fish conservation groups from Oregon have issued a 60-day letter notifying the states and NOAA Fisheries they will take legal action unless changes are made in the lower Columbia gillnet fishery to better protect ESA-listed wild steelhead.
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The Snag Proof Wiggle Wog, an exciting new top water bass lure - Tackle Tour
Froggin' has to be one of the most fun ways to catch a largemouth bass. Even with missed explosive strikes beneath the lure, it's a heart pounding to experience, and just wait until you hook up.
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Savant Needle Nose & Great Lake Jewel Spoons
From Creative Tackle, The Sole & Science of Big Water Trolling Spoons.
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How to be in the Top 10
Ninety percent of the bass that are caught are caught by ten percent of the angler – Dean Stroman, Training director, All Star Bass Fishing Academy
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Fall Strategies - Honey Hole Magazine
The fall season is really a transitional time for bass and we often can let ourselves get fooled into thinking the conditions we perceive above water as having the same immediate impact in the water.
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Successful Fall Bass Fishing - by Richard Sims
Every time a new season rolls around I check out fishing articles on the particular season. Hopefully I can cover some things that most other fall articles don't.
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Finding Steelhead
Trying to write an article on where to find Steelhead is a little like trying to write an article on ‘Where to find true love’.
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Largemouth Bass in the Heat of Late Summer
Largemouth bass fishing in the heat of the summer can be slow and frustrating. Here are a few tips on how to make for a more successful trip while bass fishing in late summer.
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Putting Together a Pattern - by Jim Reaneau
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Jim’s Corner Article - by Jim Reaneau
This months tip is about what to do when the fish don’t bite. After you have tried all your favorite spots and all your new lures and still haven’t caught a fish or not many the hand writing is on the wall.
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