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Fishing Without a Pole

admin — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 15:41:34 +0000

Most emergency/survival kits include a small assortment of hooks, line and perhaps a few swivels and weights – but no fishing pole. Quite understandable since it’s assumed you’ll simply cut a branch off and use it like a cane pole. There are, however, several ways to catch fish without the need of a rod and reel

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Use Your Peepers

admin — Sun, 31 May 2020 13:22:40 +0000

I love fishing clear water and here’s why – I find it extremely exciting to target bass that I can spot with my eyeballs. I can’t help but lose my mind and raise adrenaline when I happen across a decent-sized bass, unsuspecting my intentions. Not only for the excitement, but using eyesight can make for

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Spot-Lock: A must-have for your next trolling motor.

admin — Sat, 09 May 2020 11:39:52 +0000

A few years ago, Minn Kota introduced a new feature on their trolling motors called “spot-lock”. Anyone who has operated one of these motors will no doubt tell you, that it is a game changer. So much so, other companies have added the same feature on their products. So what is going on here? Spot-lock

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Bass Feed When It’s Right

admin — Tue, 05 May 2020 11:01:48 +0000

Have you found bass but then struggled to catch them like I have? I can never understand this. Shouldn’t a wild animal take advantage of every feeding opportunity? The pet dogs I’ve had in my life sure took advantage. They ate everything I threw their way! I guess domesticated dogs must be different from wild

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Go South for Winter Bass

admin — Fri, 17 Jan 2020 20:38:12 +0000

When January hits the snow country, what bass fishing addict doesn’t daydream about escaping to some awesome bass factory of the South? As a touring bass professional from Minnesota, I have had the opportunity to experience some primo bass fishing tournaments during the southern, winter months. In some cases, the fishing had been amazing, while

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Ice Fishing with a Niksik

admin — Mon, 23 Dec 2019 16:32:54 +0000

Harvesting fish from beneath the frozen lakes and rivers of the Arctic/sub-arctic regions was a critical part of the subsistence lifestyle for most north-country native Americans. There were typically three methods for harvesting fish: traps/nets, spearing from “dark house”- like tents or simply kneeling down beside a hole and dropping a hand line down through

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