If you have your electric trolling motor cranked up to 100%, you are definitely turning the odds in the fish’s favor. These motors were designed to run on a slow but constant speed. Slow your motor down to less than 30% to speed up your success.
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Maintain Fishing Reels
Saltwater can wear down your reels and your fishing line much more quickly than freshwater can, so make sure to soak them in a bucket of water once you get home.
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Use the Figure-Eight Technique to Catch Muskies
How to Catch Muskies: Cast & retrieve until there’s 18 inches of line between lure & rod tip. Dip rod tip 6 inches into the water & draw a Figure-Eight (the directional change can incite a musky to strike). Keep in mind, a musky can come from behind.
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Stay Much Warmer in your Sleeping Bag
Sew two car windscreen heat reflectors together and place inside your sleeping bag. It reflects your body heat back onto you so you’ll stay much, much warmer. Just make sure you poke holes in them so you don’t awake soaked in sweat.
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When you See a Halo Around the Sun or Moon, Get Indoors
This means a storm is coming. Halos happen when high, thin cirrus clouds are drifting high above your head.
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For Lake and River Fishing
Go Where the Water Turns from Shallow to Deep For lake and river fishing, go where the water turns from shallow to deep. Fish like to congregate and look for food in this area. Fish like to congregate and look for food in this area.
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Gradually Lower your Anchor
One of the most common mistake anglers make is not thinking about spooking fish until they are actually fishing. Long before their first cast, they will fire their anchor into the lake with a thunderous boom. Gradually lower your anchor instead.
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Easiest and Best Way to Make Coffee while Camping
Cowboy Coffee: 1. Bring one quart of water to a boil in a saucepan. 2. Add 3/4 cup of ground coffee. 3. Return to boil. 4. Immediately remove from heat and cover. 5. Wait till the grounds sink (approximately 5 minutes). 6. Serve.
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Campfire Panini Press
I know what you’re thinking: “I don’t need one.” Yes, you do. Have toasted sandwiches whenever you want.
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Cope with Heavy Winds or Snow While Camping
Create a wind wall by tying a tarp between two trees. It will keep your tent warmer and help with fire building as well.
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