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News & Tips: The Basics of Backwoods Coffee (video)...
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The Basics of Backwoods Coffee (video)

July 25, 2013
There are plenty choices for a  portable coffee Percolator to ensure you get the best brew in the backwoods. Everything tastes better outdoors. This is especially true of a good cup of coffee at…
News & Tips: Safe Boating
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Safe Boating

July 23, 2013
By Tom Keer for TakeMeFishing.org Every time I go fishing I expect to catch fish. Some days I catch a lot while other days I catch squat. Every time I go boating I expect to return to the dock. So…
News & Tips: Saving Fawns from Coyote Predation
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Saving Fawns from Coyote Predation

July 23, 2013
Study after study has demonstrated that bears, coyotes, and even bobcats prey heavily on fawns. Coyotes seem to be getting the most attention by hunters and for good reason. Coyote populations are…
News & Tips: Getting Tough on Tough Crappie
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Getting Tough on Tough Crappie

July 22, 2013
"It's only easy when it's easy. And most times, it's not that easy." My uncle used to say that about crappie fishing. It was his way of telling me not to get discouraged when things got tough.   …
News & Tips: Aging Whitetail Deer
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Aging Whitetail Deer

July 22, 2013
Age is an important measure of the trophy when it comes to whitetails. In some parts of the country, a nice 1 ½- or  2 ½-year-old buck might out-score this very mature one I shot during the 2012…
News & Tips: Marabou Feathers and Fly Tying
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Marabou Feathers and Fly Tying

July 21, 2013
Of all the different feathers used by fly tiers, the marabou feather has to be one of the most unique and useful materials to ever grace a hook. Marabou can be used on fly fishing flies in many…
News & Tips: How to Enjoy Fishing in the Wind
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How to Enjoy Fishing in the Wind

July 19, 2013
Put up your hand if you enjoy fishing in the wind? Hmm, not much of a response there. This comes as no surprise, as for the most part, anglers the world over absolutely hate fishing in the wind. What…
News & Tips: 8 Things You Can Do to Prevent a Fishing Line Birds Nest...
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8 Things You Can Do to Prevent a Fishing Line Birds Nest

July 19, 2013
Spring is not far away. There will soon be flowers in the yard, I’ll be sneezing, and there will be a “bird’s nest” in my baitcaster reels. As Bill Dance says in his latest Bass Pro Shops commercial…
News & Tips: How to Pack a Backpack
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How to Pack a Backpack

July 18, 2013
Backpacks are one of the most fundamental pieces of outdoor gear. No other device lets you carry all the items that you need to be comfortable and equipped outdoors. Packing all of this stuff into…
News & Tips: Fishing Knot Library: How to Tie the Albright Special Fishing Knot...
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Fishing Knot Library: How to Tie the Albright Special Fishing Knot

July 17, 2013
How-to-tie fishing line: Albright Knot Instructions The Albright Knot is one of the most reliable fishing knots for joining lines of greatly unequal diameters or different materials such as…
News & Tips: Permit Fishing on the Flats
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Permit Fishing on the Flats

July 17, 2013
Though permit on the flats can be found outside the United States in such places as Roatan, Cuba, parts of the Bahamas, the Caribbean coast of Mexico's Quintana Roo province and certainly Belize, the…
News & Tips: Tying the Egg Sucking Leech
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Tying the Egg Sucking Leech

July 16, 2013
From Alaska to Arkansas, the Egg Sucking Leech without doubt is one of the top producing streamer flies to ever come out of a vise. As good as the traditional Wooly Bugger has been to fly anglers the…