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Fishing Weight Buyer's Guide
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Bottom Bouncer Buyer's Guide
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Trolling Rod and Reel Buyer's Guide
Propeller Buyer's Guide
Downrigger Buyer's Guide
Sonar Buyer's Guide
Downrigger Buyer's Guide
Landing Net Buyer's Guide

Fishing Techniques
Flipping
Slip Bobber Fishing Simplified
Early 'Eyes Equals Finesse Lindy Presentation
Fishing Live Bait
Spring Boat Inspection
Fall and Winter Bass
Brauer on Bass
Larry Nixon on Summer Bass
Instant Crappie Cover
Smile Blades Put a Smile on Angler's Faces
Coming out of the Ice Age


Fishing Destinations
Lunker Lakers
Grayling in Canada's NWT
Snake River Sturgeon
Mille Lacs Means Walleye


Fishing Gear Reviews
Skykomish Boat Review
Cocoon Sunglasses Review
Backcountry Jacket Review
Genesis Combo Review
GuideShield Jacket Review
Glacier® Kenai™ Gloves
Hat Eyes Review
G-Loomis Walleye Rods
Triple Fish Line Review
Premium Dry-Plus Waders
GuideWear Field-Test Review

Outdoor Buyer's Guides
Flashlight/Headlamp Buyer's Guide
Personal Locator Beacons
Knife Buyer's Guide
Sport Radio Buyer's Guide
Dutch Oven Buyer's Guide
Sleeping Pad Buyer's Guide
Moccasin/Slipper Buyer's Guide
Casual Rainwear Buyer's Guide
Columbia Layering Buyer's Guide
Work Boot Buyer's Guide

Outdoor Gear Reviews
Smith's 3-in-1 Field Sharpener

Outdoor Survival
Survival Buyer's Guide
Surviving an Outdoor Crisis
Mosquito Minutia

Cabela's - Deals - no end

Peacock Bass, Tactics and Strategy

When my guide for the week, Raphael Valenzuela, looked at the Luhr-Jensen "Wood Chopper" that I proudly removed from my tackle box, he shook his head and pointing to my lure he declared, "This is a problem".

Frank Ross displays a 12-pound male peacock.
This is a 12-pound male with the classic hump on top of his head.

After my thorough research, I was not mentally prepared to be rebuffed, upon pulling out what I was sure was the best lure to use. Baffled, I watched as he produced a Leatherman and promptly removed the front propeller. After reassembling it, he tied it onto my waiting Ripcord, and handed it back with words of approval and encouragement, "no problem now".

I wasn't too happy about having my fine, new lure altered, however, after a few retrievals under his tutelage, I realized why the front propeller was a problem - with this particular technique. When fishing for peacocks, the more noise you make the better it works. Violent jerks of the lure produce tremendous amounts of splashing, which in turn produce explosive surface strikes in short order. When you pull the Wood Chopper hard, it sometimes overruns the line, which becomes entangled in the front hook. With the standard front propeller in place, it would have taken excessive amounts of time to keep it untangled. As it was, on the average of one-in-ten casts, the lure had to be adjusted for hooks that became ensnarled with each other, or the line. The trade-off for the extra work, was some very exciting surface action.

Read the entire article on Peacock Bass, Tactics and Strategy.

Downrigger Buyer's Guide
The downrigger is a simple device that lowers a heavy weight attached to a steel cable, and accurately measures the depth as the cable is paid out. A lure is rigged to run 10 to 200 feet behind the downrigger cable with a release that responds to a strike, and the fight is on.
Crankbaits for Bass
Ever since man first became fascinated with catching fish, the urge to design artificial lures that accurately simulate natural baitfish has been an obsession. Artificial lures are made of every conceivable substance from wood, metal, lead, plastic, soft plastic, natural yarn, synthetic fibers, feathers and animal fur. Basically, if there was even a remote chance that it might fool a fish, anglers have tried it.
It's Time for Tarpon
Nothing compares to the heart pounding adrenaline rush of watching a monster tarpon break the surface as your rod is bent in a rainbow arch. Once the water starts to warm up along the west coast of Florida, tarpon anglers start their engines and ply the waters looking for that telltale dorsal fin that announces the presence of exciting action.
Larry Nixon on Summer Bass
There isn't a "bad" time to fish for bass, but some times are certainly better than others. Summer and 90 degree surface temperature is about as tough as it gets, but Larry Nixon knows how to catch them.

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