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Tailwater Trout On Tennessee’s Clinch River

By Michael “Rocky” Cox Rocky Top Anglers Trout fishing for many people requires a week’s worth of vacation and an …

Blue-lining for Specks

Between Murphy and the tiny little town of Andrews, there is a long stretch that curves gently through the lowland fields and farms along the Valley River.
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Keys For A Championship Season

By: David A. Brown Fall is championship season in much of the bass-fishing world. FLW’s Forrest Wood Cup has come …

Alaska’s Kenai River Holds Water Dreams Are Made Of

  The Kenai River in south-central Alaska is water dreams are made of. Shallow and swift, the green and grey …

Iaconelli Wins Big On His Home Waters (Bassmaster Classic)

With an early August win in front of a friendly home crowd on the Delaware River, Michael Iaconelli picked up a 55-pound Elite Series trophy and a berth in the Bassmaster Classic.

Spinner-Rigged Soft Plastics

For pretty much every bass angler, the plastic worm is a mainstay. When it comes down to it, there may be no more effective, versatile lure on the market. Texas rigged, wacky-style, Carolina rigged, drop-shot, no matter the conditions there is a soft-plastic application that will catch bass.

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Modify Hard Baits for Big Fish

Most hard baits have two or three treble hooks. The problem with this setup is large fish and lengthy fights can cause those tiny hooks to open up or tear from a fish’s lip. We all know this loss hurts. The bigger the fish, the worse it hurts and the more likely it is to happen. I came up with a solution for this scenario several years ago while targeting giant tarpon. I adapted my hard baits to use a single large hook. It resulted in the successful landing of more big fish than with the original hardware.

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