Category: Articles
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Bass Tactics for Muskie
By Joseph Alfe In the Muskie world of late, the battle cry has been “Go big or go home,” and for sure, supersizing your baits (and the tackle needed to handle them) has, in my opinion, accounted for the deluge of supersized fish being caught in recent years. But like any tactic, it is not…
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Musky Water Monogamy: The Dangers of Chasing Tail
By Cory Allen If there’s something that unnerves me more than guys that follows reports and hot tips to their next fishing destination, I have yet to find it. It’s not so much that I fault people for wanting to pursue muskies successfully, sometimes in some of the only days a year they get to,…
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Catch More Fish Drop Shotting
By Brad Wiegmann More and more fish are being caught by anglers drop shotting. The rise in popularity and success anglers are having catching fish is the direct result of advancements in electronics. Pioneering the way is DownScan, SideScan and Spotlight Scan allowing anglers to see cover and structure with picture-like images.
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Ultimate Catfishing Adventure
By Brad Wiegmann Common sense and sound judgment was far from any of our minds as we slipped our kayaks and canoes gently into Wheeler Lake on the Tennessee River. It seemed our sensibility was clouded with visions of catching gigantic catfish while fishing from only a long narrow craft powered by only a paddle.…
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Pack The Right Lures For A Boundary Waters Fishing Adventure
By Nathan Shore The northeastern corner of Minnesota is the home of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW), stretching 120 miles west from the shores of Lake Superior along the Canadian border and the equally impressive Quetico Wilderness Area. It’s an area where families and friends can enjoy nature like it used to be,…
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How to Clean a Northern Pike
By Lawrence Taylor Northern pike are among the tastiest fish that swim in fresh water, but many anglers will never get to enjoy a plate full of pike because they’ve heard the fish is difficult to clean. The “Y” bone is the reason we don’t read more about pike cuisine, but it shouldn’t prevent you…
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Three Offbeat Tactics For Summer Walleyes
By Daniel Quade Traditional summertime tactics catch plenty of big ‘eyes, or else they wouldn’t have become such strong traditions. Lindy Rigging, pulling spinners and suspending live bait account for countless catches. But sometimes, thinking outside the box is an even better way to put more, bigger walleyes in the box.
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Waking Up Big Bass
By Brad Wiegmann It’s not like bass wake up on the wrong side of the bed every morning after the spawn, but they do. For bass postspawn is a time for some R&R after the ritual of reproduction has completed. The last thing they want is a lure waking across the surface above them.
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War Games, Battle of Beasts
By Cory Allen Go play outside. Three words I absolutely abhorred hearing growing up, as I clutched the now poignantly nostalgic rudimentarily ergonomic controller of a Sega Genesis. Since I could push the button on a 303, I had never had the slightest issue with getting my skin tan or hands dirty wading into backwaters…
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Flying for Muskies, The Lake Game
By Chris Willen Large lakes are intimidating for musky fly fishers. That really shouldn’t be the case for the musky angler, but in reality it truly is. Fly fishing for musky in still waters can be as effective as it is on rivers and streams. Musky fishing is growing exponentially in terms of participating anglers,…