Fishing Articles
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Finding Fish and Effective Pre-Fishing with James Elam
The modern fishing electronics have changed the way anglers locate and catch bass. Fishing has turned into hunting as many anglers spend hours looking at their electronics before even making a cast.
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First Look: New from Yo-Zuri | Duel
Yo-Zuri and Duel are from the same parent company in Japan and are well respected for their fresh and saltwater hardbaits. They have a full line of everything from jerkbaits to saltwater squid jigs. They are now increasing lineup of swimbaits as well as introducing new braided and fluorocarbon lines.
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First Look: New from P-Line | Award Winning
P-Line has three new lines that they are bringing to the market, a new braid, a fluorocarbon and a new leader material. One of their new lines won an award at the 2016 ICAST show for best new line.
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Comprehensive Delta Update | August 26
Delta Report….Stripers are starting to show in better numbers. This Weekend- Dan’s Delta Outdoors Team event Out of Oakley’s Big Break Marina, Check-In 430 AM – 530AM. The Six Hour Event will conclude with Weigh-in at 1230pm.
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Split Shotting the Plastic Worm with Hi's Tackle
The plastic or "rubber" worm is a proven bait for many species of fish including all types of black bass. Due to easy set-up and popularity, it has probably caught more bass than any other split shot rig.
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Clear Lake | Mid-Week Report
Man, what a difference a week can make. While the numbers bite remains good, the quality of fish being caught has diminished considerably with these cooler daytime temps, and with the coming weekend approaching I'm glad I can take the weekend off and wait for some warmer days, at least I hope we see some warmer days before fall arrives.
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Oroville This Week | Aug 25
Much better fishing today for me then the last two weeks. Launched at Lime Saddle about 6am, stopped fishing at 10am. The bridge supports at Hwy 70 still have fish stacked on the corners like in the past.
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3 Ways for Topwater with Jeff Kriet #TBT
While not a true, traditional topwater style, wake baits are an exciting way to coax bass from the depths. “I
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Tackle How-To: Set-Up a Carolina Rig In Under 2 Minutes
The Carolina Rig, one of bass fishing's most popular and effective rigs, is also one of the most commonly misused. In this video, we break down everything about the Carolina Rig, from line and leader all the way down to which bait to add. Learn how to tie the Carolina Rig in under 2 minutes!
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Clear Lake this Week | August 22
All ramps are open and operating just fine. However, 2.5 Rumsey or so is where things start to get a bit dicey on some of the ramps around the lake. Just remember to trim up coming in and going out and you should be fine.
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First Look: New from Yamamoto
This year, Yamamoto releases two completely new designs for soft plastic baits designed by western pros. They also added some new colors for the tried and true Senko.
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Comprehensive Delta Update | August 19
More Anglers in search of stripers are finding a few keepers on occasion from both boat and bank. Most of the nice stripers coming soaking Sardines and Shad. Antioch Pier scored stripers to 36 inches this week.
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Night Fishing Basics
Last year on November 30th I got a call from a fishing buddy who wanted to try a little night fishing at the local trophy bass lake. After experiencing a very
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Three Key Points to Skip a Jig #TBT
Success when fishing docks can rely on being able to skip a jig. There is no greater feeling in the bass fishing world than making a successful skip under a dock, letting your jig fall on slack line and watching your line start swimming away. To put a jig in a place where many people would not be able to and to be rewarded with a giant largemouth is an awesome feeling.
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From the Delta to the Potomac | Lucas and the Pit Boss
The spot he found on the first day of competition was a communal hole, but nobody else fished the long dock. Lucas caught one of the largest bass of the event using a bait that helped him claim victory in 2015 in Sacrament, Calif. – the Berkley Havoc Pit Boss.
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First Look: What’s New with Optimum, Ima, Deps, Reins and More
Probably the biggest release for these brands was the swimbaits they added to the Optimum lineup. The Boom Boom swimbait and Butch Brown Thumper Tail were teased prior to ICAST and social media was buzzing.
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Losing Your Best Team Partner
Flashback 1974 – the dawn of bass tournaments as we know them.Two super-stars began to emerge on the West Coast – one was Dee Thomas – launching the legendary career of the Father of Flippin’.His wife was Terry.
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First Look: What’s New with Abu Garcia
This year at ICAST, Abu Garcia had a big release with several new reels, new rods and some upgrades to some of their most popular reels. The story for this upcoming season will be lighter reels in the popular Revo lineup and a few new models to choose from. Their rod selection also got a new look, with the addition of a high-end reel to pair with their new flagship baitcast reel, the MGXTreme.
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Comprehensive Delta Update | August 12
Really while we just had a nice strech a couple HOT days ahead this next week there is hope for the Frog bite to be decent once again. Pro-Z FROGS and Snag Proof frogs getting some explosive strikes. Current and shade are the key
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New WA State Record Largemouth Caught
The existing largemouth record from 1977 was finally beaten. I have heard of several fish over ten pounds being caught in the past few years and even a few "I let the record go instead of killing it" stories. The existing record was 11.57lbs and the new record was 12.53lbs!
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