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NEW...Deep Water Bassin, Carolina Style
Any bass angler out there knows that if they want to catch bass that they can go and pound the shoreline and put a decent limit together. By hitting wood, rocks and docks along the shoreline this will and does put fish in the boat and at certain times nice ones at that. But what if you would like to upgrade those sizes of fish to larger sized that may be a little more consistent than the bank runners.
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NEW...Plastics, Are They All the Same
When people think of bass fishing baits, there is always one that comes to mind in every angler's arsenal, the plastic bait. When walking into a tackle store and you stroll over to the section that has the wide array of plastic baits hanging there, an angler can be overwhelmed by all of the selections. This angler used to do that and never could decide which brand to go to and they would never have the bait that I would be looking for.
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Late Ice, Kids and Mules
As spring is vastly approaching and warmer weather is coming more frequently, spending time on the ice fishing is so much more enjoyable at this time of year. The breezes are much warmer which makes sitting out on the open ice so much easier and enjoyable. The days of ice fishing without wearing a coat are here and this is something that most ice anglers always look forward to.
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WaveSpin System Reel Review
There is a new wave of reels that have hit the market and they are storming the fishing scene. The name of this company is WaveSpin and these reels were designed by Doug Hannon “The Bass Professor”. The concept of these reels is and will eliminate that pesky loop that forms after numbers of repeated casts.
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Downsizing to Dead Sticking
As January has wrapped up and February is underway, this is the time of year that starts getting tough for a number of anglers. The anglers that are consistently catching fish are in the know about what to do in the toughest time of the year. This time of year brings cold weather, snow and along with that comes the relentless onslaught of cold fronts pummeling areas that many of us ice fish.
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BearPaw Hand Poured Baits Roundup
There are a wide array and variety of plastic bait manufacturers out in the market place these days and this makes those bait selections a difficult one. One company that I have been associated with for the past few years is in that mix and is coming out with a variety of baits every year. That company BearPaws Hand Poured Baits, is an innovative and aspiring company that offers a plastic bait that is hand poured.
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Lake Secrets in the Fall
As the fall season descends on the northern part of the country, many anglers start focusing their time and efforts in the woods chasing their favorite quarry. But for the anglers that are in the know, fall time is that time of year when the big fish bite and many lakes and ponds give up their hidden treasures.
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Slow and Meticulous
Ever wonder how some fishers are always catching fish and others aren’t as fortunate. Those same fishers are the same ones that are catching some very nice quality fish and you wonder what they are doing that you aren’t. There is one technique that seems to produce better fish but may take some patience and practice time to get it down.
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Spring is in the Air
It is looking like the winter is finally wrapping up and hopefully the last couple of snow storms are the last. With the warming weather moving in the tulips and daffodils are poking through the ground looking for the sun. The robins are coming back in full swing as well as the ducks and geese are flying overhead daily.
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Secret Weapon Lures
"SideArm Spinnerbait Review"
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Ice Fishing Comparison
Midwest vs. New England
When growing up in the Midwest, one really gets accustomed to enjoying the outdoors in a certain fashion. When ice fishing, we are taught a certain way to fish or from watching others for so long we generally fish in that fashion. But when you move across the country and fish the same way that you have for so long, you notice that anglers use different techniques and tactics to catch the same fish, and every outing on the ice is another new adventure and the angler will gain more from those experiences.
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Auger Buddy
Auger Buddy Review
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Late Season Ice Fishing
As the days get longer and the sun gets warmer, the ice fishing season is getting shorter with each day that passes. As we think back on the great season that we had, our thoughts are switching to the open water season. Don’t get too excited yet as the best Ice Fishing is still ahead.
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Ice Fishing Revolution
Loby Baits Plastics and T.H.E. Jig
The ice fishing scene is ever changing with new tips, techniques and equipment to catch the angler’s eye. Not so much with the open water season as that equipment and tackle is another whole discussion in itself with its cranks, spinners and the whole array of plastics.
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Most of us ice anglers are seasoned veterans and know the basics on equipment and things that we use to make our day on the ice enjoyable. But there are numbers of folks that are just getting into ice fishing and this article is going to touch on the basics of the equipment that is used.
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Old Reliable...the JigWorm
One of the oldest techniques that catch numbers of fish is fading into memory. But the anglers that remember the jigworm know that it catches fish. The jigworm is probably the lure of choice when anglers start out fishing and it can be used with a wide variety of plastic and live-baits.
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Bio-Bait…the livebait alternative
Are you a livebait fishermen or fisherkid, but don’t like the mess of livebait? Well there is an alternative out there without the mess, and it is called Bio-Bait. Bio-Bait is not your average artificial alternative bait; there are NO plastic ingredients that can be left behind that will take years to dissolve.
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Rigging Plastic Baits to get more Bites
When we are fishing, there is always one type of bait, that for almost all fish, we will have tied onto our line. That bait is soft plastic lures, be it a worm, lizard, creature bait or whatever the shape, most anglers will have a plastic bait on one of their lines. If you are going to use this type of bait, you will need to rig it properly, so that it works the way it is suppose to.
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Getting Started in Bass Fishing for Catch-N KIDS
Today we will be discussing some topics on how to get started in bass fishing. Things that we will be covering today will be rod/reel combo, spincast versus spinning, basic terminal tackle that will be needed and some basic lures that will catch you fish. Then we will move into what lures to use at different times of the year, and then finally, we will look at locations to find bass and which lures to use in these situations.
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Have you tried Carolina Rigging
The Carolina Rig is a setup that is used to find fish that are in deeper water, but, it can also be used in shallow water as well. I have been using it quite a bit the last couple seasons and I am finding that it works at any depth and if you get comfortable using it, it can be fished in almost any type of structure as well.
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Small Pond Fishing for Big Bass
Many anglers travel to their favorite lake and often these are fairly large lakes, reservoirs or river systems. What anglers always seem to forget is that some very good fishing and also large fish can be caught near in your backyard.
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