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Hair and Feathers Make for Great Fishing!

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Catching Crappies on Humps

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Lateral Movement for Catfish

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Fatten it up for Fall: Fall Bass Fishing Patterns

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Size Matters for Crankbaits

Walleye Fishing with Crankbaits | How to fish crankbaits for walleye | Lures for walleye fishing | Walleye crankbait | best crankbait fishing lures for walleye

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Ten Tips for Fall Walleyes

Jason Mitchell fall walleye fishing tips | Best tips for fall walleye fishing | Fall Jason Mitchell Walleye Fishing techniques | Fishing for Walleye in the Fall | How to catch walleye during fall

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September Fishing Info for Walleyes and More!

Custom jigs for walleye | Walt Matan Walleye Fishing Tips| Fishing walleyes during September | September walleye fishing patterns | best lures to use for walleye fishing during september

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Use the Countdown Method to Catch Crappies

Where to fish for crappies during fall | The countdown crappie fishing method | Using the right jighead for countdown method | imparting the proper action to trigger crappies to bite | Fall Crappie fishing techniques

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Fall Recession-proof Largemouth Bass

Best water temperatures to catch largemouth bass during fall | How Fall Water Temperatures effect largemouth bass | Fall Largemouth bass fishing patterns | How to catch big largemouth bass during fall | Dave Csanda Largemouth fishing tips

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How Important is Lure Color?

How important is fishing lure color | Is fishing lure color really important | what color fishing lure to use | best fishing lure colors | how to choose the best color lure for fishing

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Best Lures for Fall Northern Pike Fishing—Upsized, but not Oversized

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The One-Boat Network

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Iowa | AUG 2019

Dock Fishing is Fun for Everyone

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Illinois | AUG 2019

Against the Wind

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Indiana | AUG 2019

Try Umbrella Rigs: They Can be Deadly

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Indiana | AUG 2019

Lake Michigan Corner August

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Wisconsin | AUG 2019

Summertime Walleyes in Lake Erie

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Shallow Weed Tactics for Untapped Largemouths

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Boat Dock Bluegills

summer bluegill fishing tips | Summer bluegill fishing patterns | How to catch bluegill during summer | bluegill Fishing July | Summer bluegills

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Use Some Weed Witchery for Catching Walleyes

Catching Walleyes

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Swim vs. Spin

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What is the Neko Rig?

What is the Neko Rig?

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Fathers Day 2019

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Finesse Tactics for Cold Water Bass

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Retrieve with ‘Midwest Finesse’ Style

Midwest Finesse bass fishing | bass fishing Texas-rigged worms | Ned Kehde fishing | bass fishing ned rig | finesse bass fishing

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Corking Docks for Shallow-water Spring Crappies

crappie fishing docks with cork and bobbers

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