Author: Fishing Headquarters
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Okuma Komodo 350 Low-Profile Reel
By Marc Cooper As anglers, like other skilled tradesmen and women, we have developed a diverse set of tools to serve a very specific purpose or function. Some of these implements can be extremely useful in one area, while lacking the necessary qualities or attributes in another. Bearing that in mind, a third group consists…
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The Zach Quinn Show
Tube jigs are a match made in heaven for smallmouths. Perfectly representing the preferred choice of crayfish and other bottom dwelling prey, the tube jig has been catching smallmouth bass for a number of years. Finally, after learning the hard way, tubes have made their way into my arsenal for successful early season smallmouth fishing.…
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Oneida County Wisconsin Bass
The smallmouth bass spawn period is weeks away, at this writing, and for those of us in the north country this does not mean we should wait to get ready. When fish proliferate the shallows, begin their annual dance, and do nothing more than cover their beds, a technique I focus on lots is the…
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The Northwoods Smallmouth Calendar
By Andrew Ragas As the new season approaches, anglers are planning their trips and getaways for the upcoming year. With the Northwoods of Wisconsin serving as my home waters, I have been asked to offer an annual fishing calendar: To help traveling and adventurous anglers plan their fishing trips and vacations efficiently and more effectively.
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Sturgeon Bay Open Bass Tournament Celebrates 25th Anniversary
Set for May 15-17, 2015, team event offers great fishing and high stakes competition.
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Llungen Lures LLC Acquires Award Winning Company
3/27/2015 – The entire Llungen Lures family is excited to announce it will be expanding their product lineup. Earlier this week Llungen Lures struck a deal with Chad Harmon, owner of Smokin’ Bones Custom Baits manufacturer of the Chad Shad, .22 Short, and .22 Mag . The company has been sold to Chris and Cari…
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Musky Tactics for Trophy Bass
By Joseph Alfe In part one of this series, we explored using bass lures and techniques to catch muskie. Here, we turn the tables and go where few dare to go and that is, to use muskie baits and tactics to catch bass. The thing is, using big baits can get you big bass. How…
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Breaking Barriers for Big Muskies
By Cory Allen It Might As Well Be Spring: I’m a restless as a willow in a windstorm; I’m as giddy as a baby in a swing. I swear that I have spring fever, as do most musky anglers this time of year. Here they sit, holed up in their dens, clinging rabidly to a…
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Uprooting Spring Crappies
By Andrew Ragas Spring time is crappie time, and for me the first prolonged warm spell in May signifies the arrival of the crappies in shallow water. Schools of spawning crappies will migrate from main lake areas, seeking the thickest, most luscious shallow water cover to lay eggs in protection. Wood cover, weed beds, and…
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Spider Rigging Comes North
By Jim Gronaw Ken Smith, of Sharon , Pennsylvania, had a roomy cooler with a bag of ice. He told me that we would have no problem putting slab crappies in there. ‘We just gotta’ find them’ he said. We were fishing 13,000 acre Pymatuning Lake, a flood control, flatland reservoir that bordered Ohio and…