Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Spring Bass Fishing Tips: Work Shallow Water with Hollow-Body Frogs | Outdoor Life

Spring Bass Fishing Tips: Work Shallow Water with Hollow-Body Frogs | Outdoor Life: "As spring finds bass in various stages of their prespawn-to-spawning movement, few baits offer the diversity and effectiveness of a hollow-body frog. California bass pro Ish Monroe favors frogs for the weeks before bass move onto the beds, as well as after they move shallow and set up shop."

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Angler Hires Attorneys in Million-dollar Record Bass Fight - Outdoor Hub

Angler Hires Attorneys in Million-dollar Record Bass Fight - Outdoor Hub: "Arkansas angler Rodney Ply made headlines last February when he hooked a staggering 68-pound striped bass from Bull Shoals Lake in his home state. Ply’s catch topped the state record by four pounds and the world record for landlocked striped bass by half a pound. The cherry on the cake is that Ply hooked the record fish while participating in Mustad’s “Hook-a-Million” contest, which offered $100,000 for any state record caught with a Mustad hook and a cool $1 million for a world record."

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Sunday, March 31, 2013

Potent walleye lures leave lead out - Toledo Blade

Potent walleye lures leave lead out - Toledo Blade: "Anglers are an unusual study in contradiction. Most engage in an unending search to find the “secret” lure, technique or hot spot that will produce bragging-class success."

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Walleye Fishing | Inside Angles on Walleyes

Walleye Fishing | Inside Angles on Walleyes: "No secret that walleyes use weeds an awful lot and despite the fact that walleyes are known to use weeds so often, many walleye anglers still avoid fishing weeds.  Take a quick look around many good walleye fisheries from the opener on through summer and the armada of boats are typically dangling lines over classic structure."

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Tidewater crappie present delicious meal | Outdoors | The Sun Herald

Tidewater crappie present delicious meal | Outdoors | The Sun Herald: "The coastal rivers are filled crappie, one of the most delicious fish one could ever serve on a platter.

There are two different species of tasty crappie, the black crappie and the white crappie."

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Alabama has four of nation's top 50 crappie lakes says Fishhound.com | al.com

Alabama has four of nation's top 50 crappie lakes says Fishhound.com | al.com: "Fishhound.com is an on-line information service for anglers. Editors there recently compiled a "50 Best Crappie Lakes" list after consulting with veteran outdoor writers, professional crappie anglers, companies like Blakemore and Southern Pro, and organizations such as Crappie USA, Crappie Masters and Crappie Nation."

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Saturday, March 30, 2013

Albany Herald | OUTDOORS FEATURE: Tips for post-spawn crappies

Albany Herald | OUTDOORS FEATURE: Tips for post-spawn crappies: "Post-spawn is a traditional transition time for crappies. The fish are seemingly moving randomly and can be quite unpredictable. Anglers wishing to catch a limit of fish for the fryer and the freezer must learn how to pinpoint them to be successful."

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Who needs a fishing rod? Amazing moment angler grabs sea bass straight out of the water | Mail Online

Who needs a fishing rod? Amazing moment angler grabs sea bass straight out of the water | Mail Online: "Sitting on a boat with a rod and line for hour upon hour in all weathers? That's not for this fisherman.

Instead, he prefers a much simpler method of reeling in a catch - fishing by hand.

This incredible video posted online shows how the angler, who reveals only his hand, catches a sea bass without the need for a rod. "

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Royalton fishing duo lands a big one - News - Benton Evening News - Benton, IL

Royalton fishing duo lands a big one - News - Benton Evening News - Benton, IL: "David Guill and his son, Boo, of Royalton brought home a brand new Legend bass boat and $1,000 from the Sealy Outdoors Big Bass Splash held on Guntersville Lake near Scottsboro, Ala. "

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Jerk baits a good bet for spring bass fishing | cleveland.com

Jerk baits a good bet for spring bass fishing | cleveland.com: "It's definitely jerkbait time, as most of the anglers in the recently-completed Bassmaster Classic proved--hardly any of the 53 contenders had anything but one of the slender, darting minnow imitations tied on their number one rod when the competition got underway, and many fish that made it to the weigh-in stuck themselves on one of these versatile lures--even though Cliff Pace won the big prize by fishing a jig."

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