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Refresh Your Perspective and Try Somewhere New [Insider Report]

Exploring new areas is often rewarding. It mixes things up from fishing the same areas that you always seem to gravitate to and you might...
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A Rigging Mistake You Need to Avoid When Using Larger Lures

When you’re on a tough bite, one of the worst things that can happen is to lose a fish when you finally get a hit....
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How to Rig a Popping Cork (Plus an Anti-Line Twist Hack)

Does it seem like it’s supposed to be so easy to catch fish on popping corks, but they never really worked for you? It might...
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Weighted Hook vs Jighead: When to Use Each One

Belly-weighted rigging hooks like the Hoss Helix and front-weighted jigheads like the Hoss Weedless Football are great ways to present your soft plastic lures to...
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Big Fun with Big Uglies (and a Couple of Salt Strong Members)

As the summer transitions to fall, it’s a great time to get on some black drum. They’re a strong-fighting fish on light tackle and can...
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Late Summer Sight Fishing in Thick Grass

Recently, I picked an area that should have been a good place according to the current trends. The challenge was that I hadn’t been there...
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As Conditions Change, So Should Your Lures

In late summer before the water really starts to cool, subtle changes in the weather conditions can affect the bite. Miss it, and you may...
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What’s the Best Popping Cork Leader Length?

Popping corks are an effective way to catch fish, but the wrong setup can wreck your chances. So, what's the best popping cork leader length?
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Does it Matter Which Jighead Type I Use? (Spoiler: YES!)

You might think that a jighead is just a jighead. However, the design of each model is specifically dialed in for different types of fishing....
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Four Horsemen vs. Dr. Popper Experiment [Day 1 Popping Cork Test]

This fishing report shows the start of a new popping cork experiment that I’m doing in which I’m putting the popular Four Horsemen cork against...
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An Unexpected Tactic to Trigger Redfish Strikes

I decided to take my kayak around the bend and fish Cedar Key for the first time. The day started off calm and clear without...
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Top 5 Lures You Should Be Using This Fall

Fall is an exciting time to be on the water! The fish are feeding more and for longer periods of the day, the weather is...
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Free Release Tools for Reef Fishing from Return ‘Em Right

Stay compliant with reef fishing regulations with free fish release tools from the Return 'Em Right program. Here's what you need to know!
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Getting in on the Bull Redfish Run [North Carolina Spot Dissection]

This is an exciting time of year on the Atlantic coast as the bull redfish run is on! In this video, I’m focusing on targeting...
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How to Catch Summer Flounder Near Inlets

In this video, I'm going to show how to catch these summer flounder, including areas to look for, structure to target, and lures to use. 
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