A larger than life crappie gets caught in East Tennessee. The giant weighed in at 5.46 pounds and is confirmed as the new Tennessee state record and possibly the new world record. Editorial note: This post has been updated since the record was confirmed. Genetic testing revealed that the black crappie that Jam Ferguson caught
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And you thought you had old fishing equipment! The Severn Estuary in Great Britain has just given up one of her long-buried secrets. A fishing basket that may date back all the way to the 1300s! And you thought your granddad had the oldest fishing gear you’d ever seen! The Daily Mail reports the centuries-old
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Think you know how to fillet a fish? How about a giant tuna? The professionals at Fisherman’s Processing in San Diego have it down to a science. Get ready to see this guy fillet a 150-pound tuna in less than two minutes. Watch the video below: Obviously, these guys have several years of experience and
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Gotta be honest with you.  I am still “out of the office”, but still have not been on the ice. It embarrasses and pains me to say that! Actually, I have been on it a couple, three times, but have not found any safe enough to fish. Now, I am fully aware that ice fishing …
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It happens to every angler who fishes long enough. One wrong move and you suddenly have a big fish hook embedded deep in your skin. So now what? This guy takes one for the team and hooks himself in order to show us how to properly remove an embedded hook. All you need is a
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Boats, waders, or flip flops, it doesn’t matter what you’re fishing in, because this ultimate fishing kayak is unlike anything else. Not a year goes by where someone doesn’t release a new-fangled design dubbed as “the next big thing” in kayak fishing. The stand up paddle board craze took hold a few seasons ago, and
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Since not all of our outdoor gear can be waterproof, we need waterproof backpacks. I’m not sure what you pack on your kayaking or camping trips, but I know that my smartphone, compass, and granola bars aren’t typically ready for a dunk in the water. Although it may be hard finding a travel backpack that’s
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Bet you’ve never seen a muskie eat a live muskrat before! It’s been a great week for awesome footage showing muskie chowing down on prey. We first had Cody John Wolters viral video, shot July 8 from his kayak, that showed a monster muskie “snacking” on a good-sized northern pike. You can watch that incredible video here.
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Here are some winter fishing saltwater destinations to consider. As Christmas approaches, so too does the dread of long winter months of cold weather and a lack of fishing opportunities. Water temperatures drop and if we want to wet a line, it means many long hours ice fishing with jigs and live bait. Don’t get
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From the “hard to believe” department comes this story of a catfish that shattered a car’s front windshield. Where would you expect to see fish falling from the sky? A scene from HBO’s Watchmen? In actuality it isn’t too far fetched, once you learn that a bird of prey was involved. As was the case for
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