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Ice Fishing With Slender Spoons

Author and angler Dan Galusha pulling a crappie out from under the ice after catching it on a Frabill Straight-Line rod with slender spoons.

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Off-Season Fishing Preparations

Well organized shelves with stacks of Plano tackle box inserts on wire racks. Off-season prep gets things ready for spring success!
 

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Giant El Salto Deep-structure Bass

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Bill Lowen Winter Fishing Tips

Pro angler Bill Lowen hoists some of his smallmouth bass catch during the Bassmaster Elite tourney at the St. Lawrence River.

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Vibration Attracts Bass

 

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Bass Action on El Salto with Hunter Shryock

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A Matter of Cadence

crankbaits for bass | crankbait retrieve | shallow crankbaits | squarebill crankbait fishing | squarebill crankbait

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Learning and Fishing New Bodies of Water

Learning new lakes | Fishing new bodies of water | Fishing new lake | How to fish a new lake | How to fish a new body of water |

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Spring Bass Fishing on Waters that Warm Fastest

Spring Bass Fishing | Andrew Ragas

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Cold-water Spinnerbait Fishing Techniques

Cold-water Spinnerbait fishing | Spinnerbait Fishing Techniques | Spinnerbait fishing | Joe Bucher fishing | Spring Spinnerbait Fishing

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The Vibration Factor

Vibrating bass baits | Vibrating lures | Bass Lateral line | Reaction Strikes | Lures with sound

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Early Pre-spawn Bass Crankbait fishing

Early Pre-spawn Bass Crankbait fishing | Pre-Spawn Crankbait Fishing | Spring Crankbait Fishing | Crankbait fishing for bass | Crankbait fishing tips

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Basore scores first Lee interview at consecutive Bassmaster Classics

 

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Bass Action on El Salto, Mexico

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Illinois’ Peoria High School Wins Bass Pro Shops FLW High School Fishing Tennessee Open on Norris Lake

Illinois’ Peoria High School Wins Bass Pro Shops FLW High School Fishing Tennessee Open on Norris Lake
 

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Northwest Ontario: Six Lakes; Six Species

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Slippery Winds Wilderness Resort: Six Lakes…Six Species!

 

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Minnesota Fall Bass Action

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Bass Pro Randy Howell raises money for abused women and kids

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USA Bassers Earn Silver at Black Bass World Championships

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The Swim Jig and Soft Swimbait Ensemble

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Bass in the Grass

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Thoughts on Big Baits for Largemouths

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Mining Big Bass from Thick Summer Weeds

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Welcome to the Jungle: Focus on Weed Growth for Consistent Bass

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Power Fishing

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