The bass fishing world has found itself in yet another new bait craze. This time it’s over a wildly expensive urchin bait

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These six lures will catch big muskies anywhere they swim

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If you search out smaller waters, you'll find overlooked largemouths ready for a fight

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We fought 200 watery miles (most of it upstream), portaged 32 times, and swamped the boat. It was all worth it

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If you're not catching bass on dragonflies, it's because you're fishing them wrong. Here's how to fish it right

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From flatheads to big blues, here's a look at some of the heaviest catfish on the record books

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Sure, you've probably tried corn or marshmallows, but what about harvesting your own wasp larva or soaking a gopher leg?

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Skip the local bait shop and mix up your approach with these live critters

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“I've never had to shoot them without a nock and having to hold the arrow”

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Fizzing is not a controversial practice as long as you know how to properly do it

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A heavily-pressured trout stream transforms once darkness falls

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These hefty lures can score the bass of a lifetime if you know how (and when) to use them

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We wanted to take one really tough trip together before we finished college and took on the responsibilities of adulthood

The post Before Graduation, My Buddies and I Canoed 600 Miles Through the Canadian Wilderness. We Almost Didn’t Make It appeared first on Outdoor Life.

FFS has undoubtedly made anglers more efficient. But there’s no solid data on how that might impact fish populations

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Trout are often thought of as finicky feeders, and a lot of the time they can be. But the truth is you can catch some giants using lures and techniques carried over from the bass world

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You can catch snakeheads with tactics and tackle that are similar to what you use for bass, but there are a few tricks you'll need to know

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A multi-day trip on one of America's most iconic rivers offers insight into targeting big bass

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Over the last two years, Ethan Waytashek has helped his clients catch and release four state-record lakers, each one bigger than the previous fish

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Anglers love smallmouth because they smash lures and fight hard. But these fish also have a dark side

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Pete Maina shares his favorite lakes and rivers for targeting trophy muskies

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You can't make this stuff up

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Jiggerpoling was an old-school technique for landing lots of summer bass. Here’s how it worked

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To catch the real bulls you need to know about their movements, habitat, and food

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“We still took second place with that one fish, and it was a five-fish limit tournament. So we won’t complain”

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Bass fishing culture is all about catch-and-release, but that isn't always the answer to growing bigger largemouth

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Ray Easley caught his Lake Casitas largemouth while giving a lesson on fishing live crawdads

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This fish look tough and put up an even tougher fight. Here's where they look and how to catch them

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We weren't there for the scenery. We were there for the bass

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If you can withstand the bugs and boggy conditions, you'll be rewarded with plenty of action and big fish

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Check out the 9 best topwater lures for bass fishing and start catching bigger fish now.

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