Ok, most anglers don’t have the opportunity or luxury to fish every day as the pro’s do and for the most part only get to go on the week ends or when they have the opportunity. That being the case lets set the scene. It’s Wednesday evening and your talking to a couple of your fishing buddies about the upcoming weekend and of course the most important question always rises. “Where you goin...
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I spend most of my waking days on the water. Each year it usually accounts to over 280 days out on the big pond. Whether it is with clients, pre fishing for a tournament, fishing a tournament, or just simply “play” fishing out on the water, I’m searching, learning, and refining my techniques and YES I do spend many of my days “off” just play fishing…..Don’t you?
Anyway, almost dail...
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Hi, my name is Jonny Schultz and I am a 16-year old junior angler from Little Rock, Arkansas. I have been very fortunate to work with Plano for the past seven years, and have grown to rely on their tackle systems to give me an edge over my competition. I have fished the Junior Bassmasters for eight years, and began fishing the Bassmaster Weekend Series in 2011.
When you are fishing a tournament ...
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Article by Glen Walker, Plano Field Staffer
Here a wacky rigged Senko is shown on my drop shot rig.
Since my move to Minnesota in 2009, I’ve had to become familiar with different tactics to be successful in tournaments on the lakes that I fish. A technique that has become one of my go to lures these past summers in tournaments, regardless if I was fishing shallow, deep, lake or river, is the...
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The fact that professional bass angler Kevin VanDam won the 2011 Bassmaster Classic on the Louisiana Delta left everybody scratching their heads … everybody except VanDam. The fishing phenomenon from Kalamazoo, Mich. enters every bass tournament expecting to win and it seems he really is in contention in most events to do just that.
Over his career along the BASS trail alone, VanDam has recorde...
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Whether Pennsylvania’s famous furry little butterball saw his shadow today or not, most anglers across the country have already accepted the fact they are in for six more weeks of winter because it is only February. However, the groundhog sighting still offers encouragement since the plump little rodent looks to be about a 10-pounder, a size that stirs illusions of a double-digit bass or walley...
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Whether a newcomer to ice fishing or a seasoned veteran, you’ll find it rewarding to land a fish in winter conditions. Fighting a fish through a hole in the ice, in itself, is an experience that gets one’s adrenalin flowing. For the most part, you’re using light line and an ultra-short short rod, which magnifies the battle to a heightened state.
As an ice angler you need every advantage you ...
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With every product it introduces, Plano® demands the same quality, function and innovation that its customers have come to expect over the years. But practicality aside, good-looking gear is equally important, and for that reason, Plano’s new stylish Fishouflage™ bags were meant to be seen.
Inspired by the popularity of the camouflage pattern in recent years, the soft-sided Fis...
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Plano® has long been the industry leader in tackleboxes, soft-storage gear systems and highly versatile StowAway utility boxes. All come together in a single unit for 2011, with even more feature innovations that prove the company understands anglers as well as it does the sport.
New in Plano’s top of the line FTO ELITE™ series are the Hydro-Flo™ tackle storage systems....
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Spinnerbaits have a history of being difficult to store because their wire frames, skirts, blades and bulky heads run the gamut in sizes, shapes and colors. With that said, Plano® has always been the leader in spinnerbait storage options and the company is at it again.
The company’s FTO Elite storage systems are for anglers who take fishing to the extreme, so the products in this line...
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