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Blueback herring: Boondoggle or bonanza?
Blueback Herring are an anadromous species of the Atlantic Coast, meaning they spend most of their lives in the ocean but move into coastal rivers and freshwater to spawn. The...
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Floss fix I’ve read tips about keeping jig and spinnerbait skirts in place with wire ties, electrical tape, etc. I’ve used dental floss for this application for more than 20...
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Floating net Any time you lean over the gunnels to net a fish, you risk dropping your net — with the fish in it! To keep from losing them both,...
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Brush grabbers Does your favorite bass lake have flooded bushes or standing timber? Get an old set of jumper cables and split them down the middle with a razor knife....
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Line marker If you can see fish on your graph at a certain depth but can’t keep track of how much line you have out, forgo an electronic line counter...
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Make your own double toad hook Double the life of your braid If you use green braided line (which most freshwater-specificbraid is), it will turn hazy and fray as it...
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Drew Cook’s five favorite bed fishing tips
Throughout much of the country, the opportunity to sight fish for spawning bass is limited to a few brief weeks in springtime. Florida bass, however, spawn multiple times, which is...
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Bill Lowen’s top five tips for shallow crankin’
Long before Indiana angler Bill Lowen began fishing the Bassmaster Elite Series, he excelled at catching bass from skinny water on the Ohio River. Shallow crankbaits were big hitters for...
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Five things you have to know about flutter spoons
Wherever Texan Chris Zaldain happens to be fishing on the Elite Series tour, his goal is to catch the biggest bass that live there. Most fans know of his success...
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Hackney’s five swim jig secrets
Few tournament pros qualify as true naturals. These individuals find and catch bass so consistently they seem to have been born with superior fishing instincts. Louisiana Elite Series pro Greg...
