Thursday, May 31, 2012

87 frog tips for bassin' | Bassmaster

87 frog tips for bassin' | Bassmaster: "Dean Rojas has hopped floating, hollow-bodied frogs to the forefront of topwater bassin' baits. The Texas pro has been seen throwing his Spro BronzeEye frog under trees, in open water, beside docks and around retaining walls all the while catching bass."

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Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Wyoming Anglers Break One Record and Set New Species Record

Wyoming Anglers Break One Record and Set New Species Record: "Two anglers in Wyoming put their names in the record books as of Memorial Day: one for a grass carp, the other for a quillback sucker for which there was no record ever entered. This year has been an amazing year for record fish in Wyoming, as records have been broken six times so far in 2012."

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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Genetics. So What? | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Genetics. So What? | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "Okay, pondmeisters. You've read, you've studied. The most important steps of managing a pond's fishery are impaled in your brain. The first and foremost principle to understand is habitat."

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Sunday, May 27, 2012

Those Tantalizing Floating Worms | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Those Tantalizing Floating Worms | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "The next time you encounter hard-to-catch bass in clear, shallow water, throw a floating worm at them.  You may discover that it’s the best way to catch fish under those conditions.
      A floating worm is exactly that – a soft-plastic bait that floats seductively on or just beneath the surface.  You can fish it in a do-nothing style and allow it to sink slowly, twitch it over the top and make its tail dance and dart, or add a tiny weight to the body and make it dart and sink."

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Thursday, May 24, 2012

Reflecting On Our Sport | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Reflecting On Our Sport | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "In the late 1990's I was introduced to bass tournament fishing when my wife told me that her friend's husband wanted to know if I knew the difference between a jig-n-pig and a Carolina rig, and which one I preferred. You see, before that day I was a bank fisherman who sometimes went out in the canoe and fished for bass, blue gill and perch. Ten years later, I help run the fastest growing amateur bass tournament organization in the United States. In these ten years I learned about such things as catch and release, the teachings of Buck Perry and the many accomplishments of many anglers. During this time I have come almost full circle back to my roots of fishing with my dad and grandfather when I was quite younger."

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Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Darryl Worley Volunteers to Help America's Fish and Wildlife

Darryl Worley Volunteers to Help America's Fish and Wildlife: "What started as a fishing promotion with one of the world’s most recognizable songs, has led Country music star Darryl Worley to become an outdoor ambassador for the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency and other similar state organizations across the country. Darryl and songwriting pal Wynn Varble recorded “The Fishin’ Hole,” better known as “The Andy Griffith Show” theme song, and the song is being offered through a text-to-give campaign to raise money for relief efforts caused by a wave of natural disasters that impacted numerous states this spring and summer."

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Scale-Shattering Arkansas Striped Bass: Not a State Record but Possibly Worth $1 Million

Scale-Shattering Arkansas Striped Bass: Not a State Record but Possibly Worth $1 Million: "A series of setbacks has prevented Rodney Ply from registering his striped bass as an Arkansas state record even though it weighed 4 pounds more than the current state record-holder. However, his big fish beat the world record for a landlocked striped bass by about half a pound and Ply may win $1 million if the International Game Fish Association (IGFA) honors his catch, and no angler catches a bigger fish in the next three months."

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Monday, May 21, 2012

Boat Maintenance | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Boat Maintenance | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "We went to one of the best in the business for your biggest fishing investment in the sport - your boat and motor. James Wilkins, owner of Bowie Marine in Decatur (Texas) sells and services bass boats and Mercury and Evinrude motors and has many years experience with just about every make and model of bass rig. Here are his suggestions."

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Wyoming Tiger Trout State Record Broken Twice in Two Weeks

Wyoming Tiger Trout State Record Broken Twice in Two Weeks: "Tiger trout are getting bigger and bigger in High Savery Reservoir as evidenced by two new state records set in the past few weeks by anglers from Rawlins and Casper."

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Sunday, May 20, 2012

Junk Fishing | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Junk Fishing | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "Personally I can tell you that several of my big wins throughout my career have come with this term, junk fishing. We're going to talk about it today."

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Friday, May 18, 2012

Drop Shot Hooks Angler | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Drop Shot Hooks Angler | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "first saw a drop shot rig, I thought the inventor must have been nuts. Sure, maybe perch, bluegill, crappie, or an occasional dink bass would knock this thing out, but 5 pound smallmouth bass? Give me a break. What lunker bass is going to bite a little worm wiggling aimlessly 2 feet above the bottom on 6-pound test line and a weight under it? Well, I'm now here to say, that that break aforementioned has officially been delivered to me."

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Shallow To Deep | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Shallow To Deep | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "It was May the 15th, 1989. I was fishing a milfoil bed on the outside of a large spawning cove. The water temperature was 72 to 73 degrees. Up in the cove there were still a few males, and every now and then I saw a three- or four-pounder suspended by a dock post."

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Drop-offs and Creeks | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Drop-offs and Creeks | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "Bass are, by their nature, fish that relate to structure as a major governing factor in their daily existence. There are few more important structures in an aquatic habitat than creek channels and drop-offs. Yet there are some rather important factors that fishermen need to realize about these potential holding places for bass. First we'll take a look at some features and facts about channels."

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Harvest the Bounty | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Harvest the Bounty | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "Catch and release is the llth commandment. Either B.A.S.S. founder Ray Scott or Moses etched it in a stone fishing tablet somewhere, years ago.
   Maybe big public lakes live or die by catch and release, but private bodies of water will die by strict policies of turning back all comers."

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Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Minnesota Fishing Reports Warm up with Hot Spring Panfish by Ted Takasaki - Articles - Articles & News

Minnesota Fishing Reports Warm up with Hot Spring Panfish by Ted Takasaki - Articles - Articles & News: "April is a great time to be an angler in the Midwest as the action heats up, right along with the water. It's a fun time to be outside after being indoors so long, and it's a terrific time to replenish the fish supply in the freezer with fresh panfish."

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Shallow To Deep | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Shallow To Deep | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "It was May the 15th, 1989. I was fishing a milfoil bed on the outside of a large spawning cove. The water temperature was 72 to 73 degrees. Up in the cove there were still a few males, and every now and then I saw a three- or four-pounder suspended by a dock post."

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KVD on Spinner Baits

KVD on Spinner Baits: "Kevin VanDam (KVD) has won more money in fishing tournaments than any other professional angler and is one of the most successful anglers in history. Outdoor Hub Reporter John Phillips caught up with KVD to learn more about his fishing style and what make him so successful on the water. Click here to check out part three of this interview with KVD on fishing finesse worms."

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Sunday, May 13, 2012

Factoring Out Luck | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Factoring Out Luck | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "Those who fish for them say largemouth bass are probably the most difficult of all species to catch. Rick Clunn, who ranks at the top of the ladder in the minds of many of the professionals and also of recreational anglers as well, stresses the importance of the learning process."

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Jigs for Springtime Lunkers-Part I | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Jigs for Springtime Lunkers-Part I | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "For catching the largest bass that swim on Lake Fork or your favorite waterway, it's hard to beat a jig in the winter and prespawn. Although it is such a simple bait, I've spent the better part of two decades trying to master it, learning on Fork and as a co-angler from jig legends like Richard McCarty, Mark Pack, Roy Greer, Gary Klein, and Kevin VanDam. "

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River Bass Fishing | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

River Bass Fishing | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "There are many theories as to how to catch bass in moving water. Opinions differ when talking about location, lure type, color selection and tidal charts. In this article I will try to breakdown each component and allow you to decide for yourself what is best for your situation."

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Friday, May 11, 2012

Success From The Back Of The Boat | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Success From The Back Of The Boat | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "There are a couple of different scenarios that come into play when fishing from the back of the boat. The first situation is when you're there to help your buddy; maybe you're in a team tournament, or a pro-am event when the guy in the front of the boat is expected to catch fish, and fish caught from the back of the boat are considered bonus fish."

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Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Bowfisher Nabs Massachusetts State Record-Breaking Carp

Bowfisher Nabs Massachusetts State Record-Breaking Carp: "A Massachusetts crossbow-fisher went home this week with a validated state record for a carp he harvested on April 18. Massachusetts Department of Fish and Wildlife (MDFW) workers were taken aback by its size when they inspected the fish."

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Monday, May 7, 2012

Tournament Etiquette | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Tournament Etiquette | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "You're at your tournament. Somebody is sitting right on your spot, I mean exactly on the only spot you have any confidence at all in. What do you do? This question plagues us all at one time or another. You have to make a decision to leave and go "pot luck" trying to catch some fish, or push your way through the other anglers and try to get them to move."

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Friday, May 4, 2012

Catching Bedding Bass | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Catching Bedding Bass | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "

One of the conditions you will find this spring in your tournament fishing is bedding bass. I'll have to admit t"

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How To Find and Catch Bass | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

How To Find and Catch Bass | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "When I go out fishing on the lake, I often remember a game my mother taught us, and I played with my sons. You get down on your hands and knees behind a door and wait until someone walks by, lunge out and say "gotcha!" The reason I am telling you this is, bass do this all of their lives."

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Six Must Have Bass Lures | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Six Must Have Bass Lures | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "0kay, bass anglers, admit it. You have a tackle box full of lures. Some of these baits you fish with every time you go to the pond, while others just sit in the tackle box collecting dust."

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Skinny Fish, Big Reason | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Skinny Fish, Big Reason | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "Sometimes things are not always as they seem. As biologists, we sometimes get locked into a comfortable little box and miss something, especially when we hear the same questions, over and over."

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Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Flipping and Pitching | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Flipping and Pitching | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "These techniques are used on inactive bass so a stealth approach and presentation is essential. They're best suited when fish have a small strike zone and are in off-color or muddy water. Flipping is best suited for murky water and dense cover whereas pitching is the better choice in clear water and cover not as thick. Floating vegetation and heavy cover are ideal targets to flip and pitch."

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Tuesday, May 1, 2012

How To Find and Catch Bass | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

How To Find and Catch Bass | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "

When I go out fishing on the lake, I often remember a game my mother taught us, and I played with my sons. You get down on your hands and knees behind a door and wait until someone walks by, lunge out and say "gotcha!" The reason I am telling you this is, bass do this all of their lives"

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