Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, and Michigan made some rather extreme adjustments to their fishing and boating regulations this week trying to limit fishermen interaction and social distancing amid the COVID-19 […]
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Caronavirus Impacts Great Lake’s Charters and Tourism
The spreading of fear and uncertainty of the COVID-19 Virus has been impactful. Many communities throughout the Great Lakes Region are dealing with the virus and its aftermath. Forced shutdowns, […]
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Tru-Trip Divers Revolutionize Great Lakes Trolling
The creation of the Tru-Trip Diver in 2009 changed everything about big planer board trolling on Lake Erie. Prior to this, fishermen struggled with ways to get lines into the […]
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Planer Board Clips Help You SEE!
Big Al’s Planer Board Clips are helping the tired eyes of Great Lakes anglers. Al Novak, creator of the now popular planer board releases, credits the idea to trying to […]
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Custom Painting TAKE-OVER
Great Lakes Fishermen are enjoying the renaissance of color when it comes to their favorite fishing lures. While custom painting has been ongoing for many years, the artistry and creativity […]
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Lake Erie’s Jig Bite – COMING SOON
While many boat anglers are still taking advantage of this warmer than normal winter, many are daydreaming of the Spring Jig Bite on Lake Erie. Each spring fishermen from all […]
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Lake Michigan Stockings Change Till 2023
After much pressure from local captains and business owners, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has announced that it will increase the stockings in Lake Michigan over the next 3 […]
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Routine Boat Maintenance is a MUST
Successful seasons are surrounded by routine boat maintenance. With spring just around the corner the bigger vessels of the Great Lakes are being thought of and prepped for their season. […]
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How Long Does Braided Fishing Line Last?
The results might actually shock you…. As fishermen on the Great Lakes its very common to see braided line used on diver rods or for backing line but its also […]
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Custom Ice Rod Builder Right in Your Backyard
As you get more and more into something in fishing, you tend to pay more attention to small areas that need improved. When it comes to something as simple as […]
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Cold Water Safety While Fishing
The lack of ice on the Great Lakes this winter have kept a lot of boat fishing ongoing throughout late January. We have seen numerous posts on social media from […]
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Ranger Boats Founder, Forrest L. Wood Passes Away
Announced this morning that Ranger Boats founder Forrest Wood has passed away. Wood was an innovator who spent his life devoted to creating some of the best built boats for […]
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FishCrazy 2020 Walleye Derby
Spring fishing on Lake Erie brings anglers out of the woodwork. It also brings along the FishCrazy Spring Walleye Derby. The derby will run from 05/17/20 to 06/27/20. For the […]
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Top Picks for Fish Batter
Everyone you talk to either has a preference or maybe their own recipe for deep frying fish. In this article we go over our top 5 picks for the simple […]
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Parmesan Crusted Lake Erie Walleye
We received this recipe from our friend Dana Jean Daugherty-Klonowski. Dana has been flaunting this on Facebook for quite sometime and we just had to publish this on the site. […]
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