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Top three walleye swim baits – video
Each of these three paddletail swim baits have their own unique action that works best in certain situations.

Troubleshoot your shotgun well before the hunting season
Slicking up the action made a difference I could feel. But the gun failed on the third trip as if nothing had changed. More than a little surprised, I was ready to trade it in.

Here’s how to tighten your archery groups ahead of the hunting season
If you’re a bowhunter and you haven’t dusted off your rig this summer, it’s time to get going. We are less than two months from go-time in many states, and the clock is ticking. While

Steve Carney: There are two top options for midsummer walleyes
The hot, summer weather is here for a while, and I’ve made a few changes to walleye presentations that have worked well. Walleyes are predominantly in deep water right now, and these two methods are

Keeping walleyes on the hook – video
“Tackle” Terry Tuma talks about keeping fish, specifically walleyes, hooked until you can get them into the boat. Here’s how he does it.

Minnesota’s Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: ‘Unsticking’ the line-counter reel ‘odometer’
With all the dust in the air and simple wear and tear to a line counter, the line “odometer” can get sticky and become hard to read. Sometimes the first number reads 0 or 1

Bob Gwizdz: Beating the brush is part of the experience when going after Michigan’s brook trout
There are guys who are bass fishermen and guys who are walleye fishermen and guys who are muskie fishermen, and though most of them will fish for other species given the circumstances, most will tell

Tips for squirrel hunters as opener nears in Illinois
The telltale black stains around its mouth told me that the squirrel I had just shot was hitting the walnuts. Finding the motherload tree or stand can provide the lucky hunter with season-long action.

A little love for the coot
It was a Monday like most Mondays during waterfowl season for the past decade. I hunted the Shiawassee State Game Area southwest of Saginaw, Mich. Ducks weren’t flying, even though the day started out rainy