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As tournament directors put together their schedules for 2026, I’m curious to see if any have the will to at least partially limit the use of forward-facing sonar (FFS).
If you’re geeked up about the ice fishing season, you’ll want to be at ClearH20 Tackle Dec. 12-13.
New Gear
When you’ve spent all day catching fish, you don’t want to spend all night cleaning ‘em. This is why Rapala is constantly innovating and improving its lineup of fillet tools.
Newsflash
New DNR Access Open to Ice and Boat Anglers
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By Louie Stout
Another nice public access facility has been added in northern Indiana and is open to ice anglers and boaters.
The site gives anglers access to two lakes, Stone and Brokesha, located north of Middlebury, Ind., just south of the Michigan border. The lakes sit on the Elkhart/LaGrange county lines.
Cast with Fewer Backlashes
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(Courtesy of www.Bassmaster.com)
VanDam shows how he adjusts centrifugal drag on his Quantum EXO.While I was being filmed for a Bass Pro Shops commercial, local onlookers walked onto their docks and began asking me about the use of a baitcaster.
VanDam shows how he adjusts centrifugal drag on his Quantum EXO.
“I never could get the hang of how to use a baitcaster,” one man said. “How do you make it look so easy?”
It’s a comment I get at sport shows and public appearances. People say they can’t use baitcast gear and prefer spincast and spinning reels that are easier to use.
But baitcast gear gives you a mechanical advantage over other types of reels and the utmost control in making precision presentations.
You just have to give it a chance. With a proper setup and a little practice, modern baitcast technology delivers fewer backlashes than the reels we had four or five years ago.
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