Jan 01

What Is Best For Spinnerbaits – Twist or R Bend Eyes?

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Which type line tie is best, a twist or R bend? Here are some good and bad things about each, with a picture showing both types. Which do you prefer? Why do you think it is best?

picture (c) Ronnie Garrison

Spinnerbaits – Twist or R Bend
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Jan 01

Monster Green Heads

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Cooler water may turn a lot of fish off, but for some fish, it means moving closer to shore.
Black sea bass are one of those fish. They are all born female, like a number of other fish species, and they change sex when they mature. Many biologists […]

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Jan 01

What Are the Eight Species of Black Bass?

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Jan 01

Flounder Cleaning Instructions

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Here is an updated set of step-by-step instructions on cleaning your flounder. Better pictures make this tool easy to use and understand. Bookmark this page and use it to clean you next flounder catch… Read more and see how>>>
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Jan 01

How to Choose the Right Color for Bass Fishing

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A bass fisherman is confronted with a huge variety of colors in all the baits there are to choose from. How do you make the decision? We all have our favorite colors but how did they get that status?

The Bass Coach, Roger Lee Brown, has some […]

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Jan 01

What Is The Alabama Rig

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I was given a new bait to try out a couple of weeks ago, the Alabama Rig. It looked like it would be great but I didn’t get to fish it. Then Paul Elias won a big FLW tournament at Lake Guntersville on it and the demand for the […]

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Jan 01

You Can Catch Fish On A Trick Worm

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What is a “Trick Worm” and how can I catch bass on it? A Trick Worm is easy to fish and is one of the best baits around for bass. It is basically a straight worm fished weightless. It works well around grass beds, shoreline cover like […]

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Jan 01

How Can I Learn To Cast a Bait Casting Reel?

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A baitcasting reel is the best choice for some kinds of fishing. It may be the best reel for your type fishing. But they can be hard to learn to cast. Here are some tips on learning to use one.

Do you use a bait casting reel? […]

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Jan 01

What Is A Nile Perch

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Nile Perch are one of the worlds biggest freshwater fish. They are native to Africa and are caught for food and pleasure. They fight so hard fishermen travel thousands of miles to get the chance to try to catch one.

What Is A Nile Perch
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Jan 01

Have You Ever Petted A Whale?

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On one amazing trip to the Sea of Cortez I swam with sea lions, saw a huge school of dolphins, came within a couple of feet of a killer whale and petted a gray whale. I also caught a 35 yellowtail, a strong fish that gave me all […]

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Jan 01

Have You Ever Lost Things While Fishing?

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I hope you haven’t lost as many things as I have while fishing! One pair of sunglasses seemed to be a special problem. But my biggest loss was a stupid move on my part and it involved one of my favorite St. Croix rods. I hope I […]

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Jan 01

Why You Should Have A Replica Mount Made of Your Bass

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Most bass fishermen release most of the bass they catch, especially the bigger ones. But we also want to have our biggest bass mounted. There is a good way to release your big bass and still get a mount – have a replica made. It doesn’t cost much […]

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Jan 01

One Old Man

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Sometimes we can find help from a person we don’t even know. This was an old man who chose to help a youngster fish – giving up his entire fishing trip to a kid he did not know.
Would that all of us could be like this man one […]

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Jan 01

Southern Cooking Roots

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Cooking is part of me, and I love cooking what I catch, kill or pick and making a great meal out of it. I learned from one of my best, my mother. She could cook anything and make it taste good. I have some favorite recipes, […]

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Jan 01

Some Of My Fishing Hook Accidents

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I have had way too many close encounters of the fish hook kind. Two spotted bass really caused me problems and one sent me to the hospital. At least I blame them, not myself! One got a topwater bait hooks in my thumb and finger – […]

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