Five Tactics for Catching More Crappie Now: Longlining with Brad Whitehead

Five Tactics for Catching More Crappie Now: Longlining with Brad Whitehead: "Longlining is a technique of trolling for crappie. I put four poles in rod holders at the front of my boat and four poles in rod holders on the back of my boat. This technique allows me to cover a lot of water in a short time, and locate and catch crappie that are often suspended over underwater creek channels, brush piles and/or stumps rows. If you’ve picked out an area where you think crappie are holding, this method is one of the fastest I know for finding and catching crappie in that area."

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The Yellowfin Tuna That Could be Worth $1 Million for "The Lucky One"

The Yellowfin Tuna That Could be Worth $1 Million for "The Lucky One": "The California man who recently caught a yellowfin tuna weighing at least 420 pounds had set out on a mission. He wanted to catch a record-breaking fish and he did everything he could to get it."

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Muskie fishing turns on in fall

Muskie fishing turns on in fall: "By Bill Ziegler for the Iron County Reporter
IRON COUNTY—We are fortunate to live in an area with numerous fishing and hunting opportunities.
Fall is the season when hunting and fishing overlap, making it sometimes difficult to fit in all of the desired activities. Muskie enthusiasts and creel data indicate that muskie fishing success picks up in the fall."

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Jigs and How to Use Them | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Jigs and How to Use Them | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "For starters, I am a firm believer in using braided line.  I usually stick to fifty- pound Power-Pro, and if I am fishing in clear water, I will put a twenty-pound P-Line Fluorocarbon leader that is about twenty inches long.  My rod selection is a seven foot two inch Shimano Sellus Worm/Jig.  My reel is a Lew's Speed Spool Bait Caster with a 6.4:1 gear ratio.  A lot of folks prefer a faster ratio such as a 7.1:1 or a 7.4:1."

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Five Tactics for Catching More Crappie Now: Shooting Docks with Brad Whitehead

Five Tactics for Catching More Crappie Now: Shooting Docks with Brad Whitehead: "Crappie like vertical structures in the water, so they can move up and down in the water column depending on where the bait fish are holding."

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Five Tactics for Catching More Crappie Now: "Side Pulling" with Brad Whitehead

Five Tactics for Catching More Crappie Now: "Side Pulling" with Brad Whitehead: "Brad Whitehead of Muscle Shoals, Alabama and John Harrison of Calhoun City, Mississippi are both crappie guides and tournament crappie fisherman"

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FWC TrophyCatch Bass-Reward Program Underway

FWC TrophyCatch Bass-Reward Program Underway: "Catching a trophy largemouth bass is the dream of anyone who fishes for this valuable game fish, which is the most-sought species in North America. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) new TrophyCatch Program "

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TrophyCatch encourages catch and release of largemouth bass - WTXL ABC 27

TrophyCatch encourages catch and release of largemouth bass - WTXL ABC 27: "The program is designed to increase catch-and-release of the desired trophy fish by rewarding anglers that let their big bass catches go. "

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Joel DeBoer column: Hook a giant during late-season musky fishing | Wausau Daily Herald | wausaudailyherald.com

Joel DeBoer column: Hook a giant during late-season musky fishing | Wausau Daily Herald | wausaudailyherald.com: "The arrival of mid autumn here in Wisconsin signifies many things, including the impending closure of musky season at the end of November."

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Underwater video reveals fishing secret | Tom Stienstra's Outdoors | an SFGate.com blog

Underwater video reveals fishing secret | Tom Stienstra's Outdoors | an SFGate.com blog: "America’s maverick fishing tackle inventor, John Beath, devised a way to film rockfish and halibut underwater to figure what makes them bite — and when."

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