Sure, there are those days when a pair of shorts and a t-shirt are all you need. Get out there and go fishing! But sometimes you need a little [...] Continue Reading…

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The amount of small gear a fisherman has to carry could tax a Roman legionnaire. Hundreds of lures, hooks of twelve types and line of six different weights all [...] Continue Reading…

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A fisherman carries a lot of gear besides that rod and tackle. The reasons aren’t hard to find, since a good angler has to work with sharp hooks and [...] Continue Reading…

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Which fishing reel to buy will hinge, not surprisingly, on a number of factors: cost, reliability, favorite brand and other factors. But the most important and basic criterion will [...] Continue Reading…

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A soldier in Napoleon’s army didn’t have to carry the amount of gear a modern fisherman uses. Fortunately, there are fishing gear bags to make that task a little [...] Continue Reading…

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Ok, you’ve been asked to design a great fishing line. Here are just a few of the goals you have to satisfy:

1. It should be super strong, but not [...] Continue Reading…

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You could stand on a pier or wade into a river to fish. Many fishermen do and enjoy their angling to the max. But many times it’s not just [...] Continue Reading…

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Before you can have much of a chance of landing fish you have to find them. Fishermen have developed a whole range of techniques to do that, some of [...] Continue Reading…

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A fish hook seems like a simple thing. A sharp point, a curve and an eye to attach to fishing line. But there’s much more than meets the eye [...] Continue Reading…

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Ever been out on the boat and suddenly find you didn’t bring the right knife? Sure, we all have. There are a half-dozen different types that are darn near [...] Continue Reading…

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