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Sometimes Smaller IS Better: Often you hear anglers using that old saying that "You have to use big baits to catch big fish". Well, that is not always correct - and particularly in the spring. At this time of year, much of the forage

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Ahh... The Finicky Trout: I've often seen trout anglers ask a fellow fisher "What're they bitin' on?", to which the reply has been "Worms!". Those wary warriors will then attach a nightcrawler to their hooks and wait for that first bite

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Subtle Spinners for Spooky Springtime 'Eyes: Springtime walleye are known to be extremely fickle when presented with anything obtrusive. The normal spinners you might use in the summer and fall will often spook your quarry rather than

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Why Crankbaits Wobble: The main reason for the wobbling action imparted by crankbaits is due to the work of Lauri Rapala, the originator of the baits that bear his last name. He noticed over 50 years ago that when confronted with a

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Fish in Space: Did you know that two carp were passengers on the space shuttle "Endeavor" in 1994? The cosmic carp had electrodes attached to their brains as part of an experiment to try to shed some light on the possible causes of