Paul had never caught a walleye, plenty of bass, catfish, and panfish had bent his rod, but never a walleye. So when I told him his very 1st ‘eye was too big; well let’s just say I’m glad he was holding a fishing rod and not a gun. The Iowa Great Lakes have slot limit [...]
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Angler Lands Record Largemouth on Trotline on Ka-Tonka Lake, Missouri
All Dylan Gilmore and Austin Lake were hoping for were some catfish on their trotline they set up on Ka-Tonka Lake in Ralls County, Mo. What they found was as record bass. The two anglers returned to the lake on April 28, and they saw that something had hit the goldfish they were using as [...]
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Strike King 6XD – Digging Down Deep
Baits get hot in the fishing world overnight. It happens all of the time. Someone catches a giant bass on this, or someone wins a tournament on that. It is so common that we don’t even think about the progression of how the lure came to be, or what characteristics make it different from [...]
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Kayak Angler Lands Record Largemouth From Blanco River, Texas
Kirk Colvin is a U.S. Navy helicopter search and rescue swimmer, a senior at Texas State University, and, now, the largemouth bass record holder for the Blanco River. According to the San Marcos Record, Colvin was fishing on his kayak about 100 yards from the confluence of the Blanco and San Marcos River, casting his [...]
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Obsession Fishing 4-28-12
We fished today with Louie Costa and his friends ,Ivan, Marcelo, Antonio, Odiley and Mauricio Souza. The fishing has been slow lately, when I called Louie he was all for going fishing we decided to go due to the nice weather. Everyone onboard had the right attitude they were out to have a great [...]
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Record Breaking Day for the Guys from Buttsville NJ 4-15-12
Record Breaking Day for the Boys from Buttsville NJ 4-15-12 We fished with Rob Moore , Willie, Roy, Fred , Paul and Mike. They came down the night before in Robs Coachman Camper (The Magic Bus) . We left the dock at 6 am . Based on the reports we decide to work straight off [...]
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Lake Chelan Adventures Fishing Report
Today we got into a decent bite at Minneapolis Beach in depths from 145 to 175ft. Ended with 15 laketrout! The Ace Hi-Fly is what is working. Keep your Baits next to the bottom at all times.. Trolling Speed between 1.2 and 1.5mph worked for me today. Seeing a lot of Kokanee now in the [...]
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Gander Mountain Patron Lands a Spotted Owl
I don’t know much about this story, but I’d love to hear it. Gander Mountain posted on their Facebook page today a customer-submitted picture. Evidently, this spotted owl swooped down to grab a topwater frog bait and got hooked. Thankfully the angler was able to remove the hook, and the owl flew away relatively unharmed. [...]
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Catch and Release Minnesota Walleye Record a Hoax?
Last week, we reported about Don Mickel, a fishing guide in Bemidji, Minn. who supposedly caught a walleye that would break the Minnesota record, but was told to release it. But, since his story broke, Mickel has heard from quite a few critics who don’t believe his fish is a record at all.w “Based on [...]
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May 2012 Lake Lanier Fishing Report
It’s May and the fishing continues to be as great as the weather. The water temperatures have stabilized in the mid 70′s and the top water schoolers have started showing themselves. Captain Mack’s 3 1/2″ Grub Tails rigged on his 1/4 oz. Crystal Shad Jigheads attached to an A-Rig has been deadly on these fish. [...]
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