You can cast for, and catch, shallow muskies until the lakes and rivers freeze. Before the fall turnover, Jeremy Smith boats big muskies by casting Blue Fox Super Bou Spinnerbaits and Vibrax spinners. Afterwards, he […]
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You know your decoy is realistic-looking when this happens. Decoys have one sole purpose, and that’s to lure game animals in. Whether they attract the correct species, however, is another story. Brent Hansen watched a hungry bobcat stealthily work its way in to his lone decoy while turkey hunting in Missouri May 3. Then this
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Building a fishing reel from scratch is not easy. Plenty of anglers are the “do-it-yourself” type. Almost everyone has tried building their own piece of fishing gear at least once. Maybe you tie flies. Maybe you built a rod storage system out of PVC piping for your boat. Maybe you did something as simple as
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Can a simple block of wood be an effective fishing lure? For thousands of years, humans have been trying to find a better way to catch fish. Ever since the first artificial fishing lures have been developed, people have been trying to perfect them. Some people spend years working on new designs meant to perfectly
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Learn about this unique rig and how to catch fish using it. Anglers know that fishing with soft plastics often necessitates creativity. Thankfully, Wired2Fish Field Editor Kyle Peterson has outlined his new spin on a creation combining a Ned rig lure with a reverse Texas rig, Neko rig combination. Dubbed the “tiny child rig” because it’s so easy even a “tiny
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Shimano’s new SP-Orca with Flash Boost technology takes honors for top saltwater lure. Despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic causing the ICAST (International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades) show to go completely online in 2020, Shimano rolled out an extensive line of new products that should have saltwater anglers excited. Most notable for their lures is
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Z-Man Fishing’s new Chatterbait WillowVibe is designed to perfectly mimic darting shad. In a major ICAST (International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades) announcement, Z-Man fishing is introducing a new bladed jig that is sure to turn the heads of bass anglers everywhere. Named the Z-Man CatterBait WillowVibe, this new lure comes from the brains behind
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Is baiting for big game more effective or ethical? Perhaps no other topic in the hunting world is more polarizing than the debate over baiting vs. not baiting. Hunters have been debating the ethics and fair chase principles of using a pile of corn or other food to lure in your quarry for decades now.
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The new Jabber Jaw crankbait produces an incredible chattering sound. Anglers have long recognized the importance of incorporating sound into their baits. That is why people first started adding BBs to serve as rattles to stimulate a fish’s lateral line and goad them into striking the lure. Over the years, more and more lure manufacturers
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Read MoreIn a wink, it flashes and disappears underwater. Suggestive of a preyfish tail-kick, the luminous blade hums a subtle but palpable harmony; seems to be singing directly to the bass. As the thin-edged razor cuts […]
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Sometimes you need to cut your losses and just give the lure to the tree. Somewhere on the Savannah River near the canal locks in Augusta, an Olympic caliber champion diver was born. As fisherman we all know the vast angst of locking a fresh, expensive, out of the package fishing lure deep into a
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There is a new record for the world’s largest fishing lure. Generally, when we talk about fishing and world records here at Wide Open Spaces, we are referring to the size of the fish, but this news is an exception. It is now official. Lacombe, Alberta, Canada now holds the world record for the largest
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