Late ice-out could lead to good fishing on opening weekend

Late ice-out could lead to good fishing on opening weekend: "With many lakes in Chippewa County and throughout the area still covered or partially covered with ice, local fishermen are fretting about how the late spring this year may affect the May 4 Wisconsin fishing opener."

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Carlson column: Live-bait rig a must for opener | St. Cloud TIMES | sctimes.com

Carlson column: Live-bait rig a must for opener | St. Cloud TIMES | sctimes.com: "With less than two weeks left before the fishing opener on May 11, anglers need to be thinking about early season strategies. For many, those plans will include using some form of a live-bait rig presentation."

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Carroll outdoors: Spring crappie fishing tactics - Carroll County Times: Jim Gronaw

Carroll outdoors: Spring crappie fishing tactics - Carroll County Times: Jim Gronaw: "Even though our April temperatures and weather is sporadic and up and down, we are fast approaching the crappie spawn in central Maryland and very soon fish will be shallow and accessible to even the most novice of anglers."

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Top Water Tips for Hard Baits

Top Water Tips for Hard Baits: "  As the water reaches fifty-five degrees and beyond in the spring pre-spawn and post spawn bass begin to react to the changes going on around them. Many anglers have been waiting on these conditions for months to get out on the water and throw top water baits. The top water bite, to many anglers is the most exciting and the most productive type of fishing. Techniques vary by the anglers lure choice and in the post we will discuss some of the better top water hard baits as well as some tips for each.   "

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Make Your Baitcaster Fly! | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Make Your Baitcaster Fly! | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "The following is a series of observations based on my experiences with reel maintenance, tuning and upgrading. I do not do this professionally. I work on my own reels because I enjoy it. I started to do so a long time ago. I had to. When I got my first “real” reel, the deal was, I had to maintain it myself. If I wanted any more good equipment I had to demonstrate that I was capable of taking care of what I had."

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Talking Points Smallmouth Bass | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Talking Points Smallmouth Bass | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "With the topic of politics dominating the nightly news these days, we decided to add our own idea of "talking points" for this article. Topic? Smallmouth bass!
•    Smallmouth bass are pure fun! When it comes to fighting and jumping, this is a dandy fish! Adults and kids all enjoy them!"

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Jerk, Twitch, Pop and Chug | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Jerk, Twitch, Pop and Chug | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "Spring and early summer are good times for surface and sub-surface type baits. These are exciting baits to fish because you can see what's happening when a bass hits the bait.
   An "oldie but goodie" is the Tiny Torpedo or regular Torpedo, that used to be utilized as much or more than any other topwater bait. What makes this bait so nice is it's so simple to use. You just cast it out, and reel it in. The prop does all the work. Chrome/blue is probably the best all around color."

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Lurenet - Top Frog lures for Bass Fishing

Lurenet - Top Frog lures for Bass Fishing: "here are hollow-body frogs, hard-plastic frogs, frogs that pop and spit, soft-plastic frogs…so many choices that anglers may have a difficult time selecting the right one for the job. Here’s a brief rundown of when and where to use each type of frog lure to catch big bass."

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Fishing In Semi Heavy Wind - Fishing Reports - Bass Fishing Forums

Fishing In Semi Heavy Wind - Fishing Reports - Bass Fishing Forums: "I've been told that when its windy, you shoud concentrate on the banks where the wind is blowing...fish "should" be stacked there because the current the wind is putting on the water is blowing them there."

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Spinnerbait Tips for Spring Bass

Spinnerbait Tips for Spring Bass: "What's up? In this article, let's just say the bass are. There are lots of ways to catch bass in the spring, but for some reason, the spinnerbait seems to have taken a backseat to swimbaits, Senkos, Chatterbaits and other trendy tackle. But several anglers still rely heavily on the spinnerbait for bass in the prespawn, spawn and post spawn periods of spring."

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