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Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Long-line jigging can be a helpful tool
One of my favorite ways to fish for and catch walleyes is what I call long-line jigging. I’ll work backwards into the wind along a weed edge or breakline.
I cast as far out

Crankbaits for walleyes: Here’s what to know as seasons change
Crankbaits are a proven lure for walleyes throughout the open-water season.
The type of crankbait you employ, however, varies depending on the season. In the cold water of spring and late fall, walleyes prefer

Pulling or drifting spinners with crawlers on Lake of the Woods
Pulling or drifting spinners with crawlers has really heated up on Lake of the Woods, with surface temps at about 73 degrees. Many nice limits are being caught.

Don’t go crappie fishing again without these three lures – video
They can cover the entire water column and work on all levels of activity from the fish from negative to aggressive and work in all water conditions from high and muddy to low and crystal-clear.

Simple tips to keep your bait in the water and make the most of your time spent fishing
They say, “Time is Money!” Well, time can mean fish, too, especially when you’re fishing for spring steelhead and trout.
There’s a direct correlation between how much time your line is in the water

Pickup tech talk: Learn the difference between torque and horsepower
On a hot July afternoon in 1976, two brothers headed for an oily patch of pavement on Creamery Road just outside of Butternut, Wis., with a 1968 two-door Plymouth Satellite and one intent – to

A guide to understanding your long-range hunting rifle options
Shooting beyond 300 yards is fun. Hitting targets beyond 300 yards is even more fun. And you don’t need expensive rifles and scopes to do it.
Tricked out PRS-style rifles (Precision Rifle Series) and 6-30X56mm

A wacky way of bass fishing that works wonders
On the occasion of fishing with Virgil, we rigged his purple 6-inch worms Texas style, with the hook point embedded in the worm. Throwing his bait into inviting shoreline cover, Virgil came out with a

Examining the foundation for food-plotting success
If you tune into any hunting programming on television or YouTube, you won’t have to watch long before you see deer piling into a food plot at some point. Destination food plots, and kill plots,