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News & Tips: Emergency Fishing Techniques: Fishing for Survival...
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Emergency Fishing Techniques: Fishing for Survival

June 5, 2013
Should you ever find yourself thrust into a survival situation — you get hopelessly lost, your vehicle breaks down in the backcountry far from help, your bush plane crashes in remote territory, etc…
News & Tips: Taking Care of Your Food Plots
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Taking Care of Your Food Plots

June 5, 2013
One of the more common food plot questions we're asked is, "How long will a food plot last"? The short answer is "It depends". It depends on a whole lot of factors, but most of all it depends upon…
News & Tips: Panfish on the Fly
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Panfish on the Fly

June 3, 2013
Panfish offer a great opportunity for fly anglers, especially beginners, to learn invaluable lessons. Some things go hand in hand — largemouth bass and spinner baits, northern pike and red and…
News & Tips: Marine & Boat Battery Maintenance Tips...
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Marine & Boat Battery Maintenance Tips

May 31, 2013
Batteries and boats go hand-in-hand, whether you rely on the cranking power needed to start your engine or a constant current from a deep-cycle to run your electronics. Proper boat battery…
Bass caught on weightless texas-rigged senko by K. Lospinoso...
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How to Setup the Texas Rig (video)

May 31, 2013
The Texas Rig is a tried-and-true system for fishing soft-plastic baits such as worms, lizards, tubes and creature baits. Since this rig is virtually weedless, it excels in and around heavy cover…
News & Tips: Fly Fishing: Picking the Right Strike Indicator...
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Fly Fishing: Picking the Right Strike Indicator

May 30, 2013
Pinch-on foam indicators are popular with fly fishermen because they're small and easy to use. For as long as I can remember, my friends and I have always fly fished the early spring runs of…
News & Tips: Flats Boats: Tips for Buying and Rigging...
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Flats Boats: Tips for Buying and Rigging

May 29, 2013
The 18 LTS Inshore from MAKO boats is a classic flats boat, shown here in a classic flats-boat setting. Popularity of fishing the marine flats and shallow waters of the world has grown…
News & Tips: Swimbait Maintenance Tips
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Swimbait Maintenance Tips

May 29, 2013
Weary of the financial sting of torn-up soft swimbaits detracting from the joy of a good bass bite? Assemble a swimbait first-aid kit to get the most bass-for-the-buck. Most soft swimbaits rely on a…
News & Tips: Best Streamer Flies & How to Fish Them...
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Best Streamer Flies & How to Fish Them

May 28, 2013
Fishing elegantly-dressed dry flies on the surface is the most glamorized way to take trout. But if you want a fish-catching machine, tie on a streamer. Streamers will fool all species of trout,…
News & Tips: Fishing Missouri's Wild Trout Streams
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Fishing Missouri's Wild Trout Streams

May 28, 2013
The drift looked perfect. I had cast a No. 12 Pheasant Tail bead-head nymph into the head of a small, dark pool on southern Missouri’s Barren Fork Creek, one of six cold water wild trout streams in…
News & Tips: Canoe and Kayak Trolling Tactics
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Canoe and Kayak Trolling Tactics

May 27, 2013
  Calm conditions are a prime time to troll from a canoe, kayak or rowboat. The Mechanics of a Rowboat, Canoe or Kayak The manual propulsion of a rowboat, canoe or kayak makes for a great trolling…
News & Tips: How to Keep Your Hunting Dog Fit Through the Summer...
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How to Keep Your Hunting Dog Fit Through the Summer

May 27, 2013
During summer, your hunting dog will be less active than during fall and winter. There will be no quail to point, no squirrels or raccoons to tree, no rabbits or deer to chase, no ducks or doves to…