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Types of Fish Species

Sauger vs Walleye: Learn These Differences and Catch More!

December 29, 2024 by Adam Young
Sauger vs Walleye

Sauger and walleye are often confused because they look nearly identical to an untrained eye. Whether you’re a beginner angler or an expert who’s just not familiar with these fish, you’ve likely mixed them with …

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Categories Fish Tags Sauger, Walleye

Crazy Facts About the World Record Crappie

October 16, 2023October 16, 2023 by Adam Young

While lepomid sunfish and black bass get the lion’s share of the love in the sunfish family centrarchidae, crappies in the genus poxomis are often ignored. They’re the bigger cousin of more common sunfish like …

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Categories Fish Tags Black Crappie, crappie, White Crappie

What Size Hooks for Smallmouth Bass? Quick Guide

October 16, 2023October 16, 2023 by Adam Young
size hooks for smallmouth bass

Pound for pound, smallmouth bass provide for some of the best fights that freshwater fishing can allow. If you want to hook up on trophy bronzebacks, however, you absolutely need to know what size hooks …

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Categories Tackle & Gear, Fish Tags Bass Fishing, bass lures, Hook Size Guide, Smallmouth Bass

Large and in Charge-Mouth: 10 of the Best Bass Lures of All Time (And Where to Buy Them)

October 16, 2023October 9, 2023 by Adam Young

The largemouth bass is a sportfishing icon, the most sought-after gamefish in the entire country and introduced the world over. No matter where you go, you’ll find people with bass fever, and no shortage of …

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Categories Fish, Tackle & Gear Tags Bass, Bass Fishing, bass lures, largemouth bass

Emperor of the Sun(fish): What You Need to Know About the World Record Bluegill

October 16, 2023October 9, 2023 by Adam Young
World Recored Bluegill

Countless anglers can point to the ever-present bluegill as their first fish, including myself! A palm-sized bluegill in Northeastern Ohio is what started me down the path of fishing that I still walk today, so …

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Categories Fish Tags Blue Gill, Bluegill

Coppernose Bluegills: How They’re Different from Common Bluegill

September 26, 2023September 19, 2023 by Adam Young
Coppernose Bluegill

The name is often whispered in hushed tones among anglers who’ve seen them. These legendary panfish are known as some of the biggest, meanest and hardest fighting sunfish on the planet. But what exactly are …

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Bluegill vs Brim: Differences & Terminology, Explained!

September 11, 2023 by Adam Young

The terms bluegill and brim are very common in the world of freshwater fishing… however, there is a lot of confusion around these terms.  Are bluegill and brim the same? What exactly do these terms …

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Categories Fish Tags Bluegill, Bream

Are Freshwater Drum Good To Eat? You May Be Surprised!

September 5, 2023September 4, 2023 by Adam Young

Although freshwater drum are relatively common in various parts of North America, many anglers despise them, much less bring them home for a meal. But why is that? Are freshwater Drum good to eat and …

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Categories Fish Tags Freshwater Drum

Shell Cracker Fish | Everything You Need To Know

June 7, 2024August 28, 2023 by Adam Young

Often overshadowed by their cousin the black crappie and bluegill, shell cracker fish are a bit of a mystery to some anglers. In this article, I hope to clear up some of the confusion and …

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Categories Fish Tags Redear Sunfish

Difference Between Perch And Bluegill, Explained!

August 28, 2023August 25, 2023 by Adam Young

Two of the most commonly confused freshwater species are perch and bluegill. Despite the casual interchangeability of their names by some anglers, these two fish are quite distinct. In this article, we’ll explore the differences …

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Categories Fish Tags Bluegill, Yellow Perch
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