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  • FeaturedFishing

    W2 Best Big Bass Waters For 2025

    by Chris McCotter March 30, 2025
    by Chris McCotter March 30, 2025

       Catching a big bass is the goal of most area anglers when they head …

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    SMALL WATERS: Big Bethel Reservoir

    by Chris McCotter March 30, 2025
    by Chris McCotter March 30, 2025

    By Brian Boog   What’s going on everybody and welcome back to this month’s Small …

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  • W2 Profile

    W2 PROFILE: Lee Taylor Bait Crafters Co.

    by Chris McCotter March 30, 2025
    by Chris McCotter March 30, 2025

    This month’s focus for our W2 Profile piece is Lee Taylor, owner of Bait Crafters …

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    Learning New Sonar Tricks: Forward Facing Sonar For Old Dogs And Newcomers

    by Chris McCotter March 30, 2025
    by Chris McCotter March 30, 2025

    Forward-facing sonar (FFS) has been around for approximately five years now and if you haven’t …

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    W2’s Big Fish Best Bets 2025

    by Chris McCotter March 2, 2025
    by Chris McCotter March 2, 2025

       If you are a serious, trophy-hunting angler you know that it’s about the time …

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    Bucket List: Mountain Preserve Awaits

    by Chris McCotter March 2, 2025
    by Chris McCotter March 2, 2025

    For this installment of our Bucket List Series, we travelled to The Preserve at Crooked …

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    Fourth Angler Achieves Master Angler Level V

    by Chris McCotter March 2, 2025
    by Chris McCotter March 2, 2025

    When someone joins the ranks of an elite club that has only three other members …

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  • W2 ProfileFishing

    W2 Profile: Daniel Charles/Bent Rod Fishing

    by Chris McCotter March 2, 2025
    by Chris McCotter March 2, 2025

    This month’s focus for our W2 Profile piece is Daniel Charles, owner of Bent Rod …

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  • FishingFeaturedNews

    Virginian Wins World Musky Championship

    by Chris McCotter February 4, 2025
    by Chris McCotter February 4, 2025

    When you think of world championships you probably first think of football, then baseball, right? …

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  • Destination FileFeaturedHunting

    Late Season Hunting Awaits At The Preserve At Crooked Run

    by Chris McCotter February 4, 2025
    by Chris McCotter February 4, 2025

    Those in search of a new adventure this year will want to make plans to …

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