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With all of this overcast and rainy weather, many anglers will be switching to their topwater lures to take advantage of these late season conditions. Normally in August the water has warmed up and …
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Lure of the Week
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8/17/18
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If you have been fishing very long at all, you will probably have seen this week’s lure, The Mepps Aglia French Spinner. In terms of spinners, there are endless colors and variations, body …
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Lure of the Week
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8/10/18
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In lieu of last weeks’ blog, I thought I’d review another lure in the synthetic polymer world, the Keitech minnow rig. There are a number of brands and varying shapes, but my review …
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Lure of the Week
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8/3/18
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This week, I’m going to deviate slightly from the straightforward piece of tackle in order to share a very widely appreciated rig. I was recently in Tom’s Bait and Tackle here in …
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Lure of the Week
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7/27/18
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One of my most successful and reliable lures is the Jitterbug. For anyone who knows the Jitterbug lure, it is a top-water lure made to mimic the sound and appearance of a mouse or small animal that …
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Lure of the Week
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7/20/18
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Since last week I talked about the Krocodile, I thought this week I should share my take on its young cousin as I like to think of it, the Phoebe. The Phoebe, by Acme Tackle, is another spoon …
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Lure of the Week
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7/13/18
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As a serious fisherman I’ve spent my share of time learning about various lures and rigs and how to use them. After years of experience I still find new lures out there, either technologically …
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Lure of the Week
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7/6/18
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This week I went to the Ice fishing section in Walmart to try to see what they still had. Much to my displeasure they had it half packed up and the remaining supplies were dwindling. Just a week or …
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Lure of the Week
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2/8/19
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Thank goodness for Tom’s Bait and Tackle. With the weather this week I haven’t been able to make it out to town to go lure shopping, but reliable as always remains Tom’s Bait and …
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Lure of the Week
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2/1/19
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It has come to my attention that I have been remiss in covering a very simple yet essential lure that should be in every tackle box in the world. The Ball Head Jig. For those of you who read my blog …
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Lure of the Week
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1/25/19
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Welcome to Winter! I feel like I can finally say that with the incoming snow storm this weekend and the ice that has finally thickened enough for the real ice fishing to begin. What is bittersweet is …
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Lure of the Week
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1/18/19
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Ok. I give up. I keep thinking the ice is going to form up any day and I’ll be out ice fishing with wild abandon. Or at least with as much abandon as one can have in a largely sedentary …
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Lure of the Week
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1/11/19
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Happy New Year everyone! And with the New Year comes fishing license renewals for all you PA fishermen. New York fellas are ok, gotta love that year-to-date license. But for all of us it’s time …
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Lure of the Week
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1/4/19
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Approaching the new year it’s a good thing there’s lots to do with the holidays. Especially because the stinkin’ ice will not form up! I know it’s technically a little early …
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Lure of the Week
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12/27/18
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I’ve been getting all set for ice fishing this winter. The ice hasn’t quite thickened up yet and we’ve had a few warm days that just keep the waiting game going. But in the mean …
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Lure of the Week
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12/19/18
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Snow has been falling and the ice has been forming up. That means two words for this angler. Ice. Fishing. Now to be completely candid I’m out of practice. I got to go a few times in college …
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Lure of the Week
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12/13/18
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The chatterbait is high on the list of popular lures for bass fishers everywhere. It’s even said jokingly that if you’ve never fished a chatterbait (among other lures), then you …
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Lure of the Week
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12/7/18
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I walked into Tom’s Bait and Tackle this morning in Narrowsburg, NY to pick out a lure for this week. I browsed the wall of spinners and spoons and even considered taking a closer look at some …
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Lure of the Week
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11/30/18
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Just a few weeks ago I covered the Blue Fox Vibrax shallow diver. This week I’m moving on to it’s not too distant cousin, the Flash Deep Runner. The size I picked up is size 2, the 3/16 …
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Lure of the Week
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11/23/18
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The Wally Diver is a popular lure designed and made popular by famous fisherman, Cotton Cordell. You may notice that the pictured Wally Diver here is not a signature Cotton Cordell lure however …
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Lure of the Week
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11/15/18
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