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January 27, 2012 VIDEO: Evil Fishing Prank, Trophy Caught From Cliff, WIN Watch We've seen lots of fishing pranks over the years, but this one takes the cake for being just plain sini...

January 26, 2012 Our New Favorite Bait Container It's not often that a bait container comes along that really impresses us. Fact is, there's nothing worse than spending a lot of time (or money) o...

January 25, 2012 PK Lures Giveaway Fishing pros, outdoors writers, and guides have known for some time that tackle genius Pat O'Grady's unique bait designs catch a lot of fish. But on...

January 24, 2012 Video: 3 Awesome Muskie Clips Check out this awesome footage of world-class muskies getting ready for romance ... Watch as a 50-plus-inch female and smaller male cruise the shallow...

January 20, 2012 Swimming Chainsaw, Girl Catches Giant & Win Win Here's your shot to win the same baits that "North American Fisherman-TV" host Steve Pennaz used to boat ...

January 19, 2012 Cold-Water Fish With A Zipper? Lipless crankbaits catch fish ... lots of them. But how often do you include them in your cold-water bass arsenal? We're willing to bet they're pretty...

January 18, 2012 WIN The Bass Baits Used On NAF-TV! "North American Fisherman TV" host Steve Pennaz heads north with George Liddle to fish post-spawn smallies on legendary Lake Mille Lacs—during w...

January 17, 2012 Video: Drain Your Favorite Lake, Find Fish Ever wished you could drain the lake and see exactly what the bottom looks like? Yep, us too. Don't get us wrong, side- and down-imaging fish ...

January 13, 2012 Man Overboard, Meat Helmet Sculpin & Win Win Win the baits that worked on this week's North American Fisherman TV Show: green-pumpkin and junebug Berkley Power Worms and Heavywe...

January 12, 2012 The $416 Swimbait What's the most you've ever paid for a bait? The consensus here is $30 maybe $40. Still, even the most expensive big-fish baits in our tackle b...

January 11, 2012 WIN The Bass Baits Used On NAF-TV! Can Facebook actually help you put fish in the boat? It sure can. So can Berkley baits and line. That's what "North American Fisherman" host Steve...

January 10, 2012 Video: Kevin Short's Winter Faves Fit In One Hand You can fit all the baits you need for winter bassin' in the palm of one hand. North American Fishing Club's "Web Guy Greg" Huff recently got a loo...

January 06, 2012 Redneck Girl Likes Bass, Man Vs Giant & WIN Watch Self-proclaimed redneck Heather is the real deal. She has a pet chicken named "Gumbo" and talks smack t...

January 05, 2012 3 Hush-Hush Baits That Slay Bass Tiny Paca Craw Don't be fooled by this bait's size. Its giant flapping claws displace a lot of water. Perfec...

January 04, 2012 RC Fishing Madness We're not exactly sure what to think of this fishing technology. We just know that in some places it's not even legal. Where it is, though, it's a sho...

January 03, 2012 Double Down For Big Bass Fact: The water temp right now is about as cold as it's going to get all year. And for bass fishermen, that can mean some tough fishing. Biologica...

December 30, 2011 Video: Our Favorite Female Angler Of 2011 The multi-talented fishing guide and founder of Fly Gal Ventures has forgotten more about salmon and steelhead fishing than most so-called "experts" w...

December 29, 2011 Top Big Fish Videos Of 2011 Earlier this year NAFC was the first to interview ace-stick Tim Geni, the Saskatchewan-based lure rep and tournament angler who iced this monster worl...

December 28, 2011 Video: Funniest Fishing Video Of 2011 You guys rated this video the funniest of 2011. And when you consider all the funny stuff we sent your way this past year, it came as a bit of a sur...

December 27, 2011 WIN $300 Of Road Runners! Whether you call 'em white perch, sac-au-lait, specks, calico bass, or papermouths, one things for certain: crappies are loads of fun to catch! And wh...

December 23, 2011 Globetrotters Fish, KVD & Bill Dance Bloopers, WIN Watch What do you get when you put KVD, Bill Dance, Stacey King and a rooster together on a camera? A whole l...

December 22, 2011 Top Secret Soft Plastic Chances are, you've got tons of soft plastics ... but we're willing to bet you haven't fished these. Long story short: We were looking for new ways t...

December 21, 2011 Facebook Now Another Tool in the Tacklebox Can Facebook help you catch more fish? That's the challenge North American Fisherman TV Host Steve Pennaz extended to NAFC Social Media Editor Greg...

December 20, 2011 WIN A $290 Mustang Survival Self-Inflating PFD! They say the best life jacket is the one you'll wear. And although we've come a long way from bulky orange life jackets, most PFDs remain too restri...

December 16, 2011 Bass Triple Header, Insane Fall Topwater & FREE Costa Shades Win How'd you like the opportunity to pick out your own pair of FREE Costa Del Mar sunglasses? Here's your s...

December 15, 2011 WIN Your Own Costa Fishing Shades Ask just about any fishing pro or guide worth his salt, and he'll tell you he owns a pair of Costa Del Mar sunglasses. Maybe two. And with so many s...

December 14, 2011 Biggest Eskimo Tarpon Ever Caught On Video! The locals call them "sheefish," "Connies," "nelma," and "Eskimo tarpon." Although most commonly referred to as inconnu (French for "unknown" or "stra...

December 13, 2011 So, Who Do YOU Think Can Fish? If you have even a passing familiarity with reality TV, you're familiar with the premise — an ambitious cadre of hopefuls shows off their talent...

December 09, 2011 Sexy Fishing Prank, FREE Bass Cat, Fishing Flick Win Here's a contest you don't want to miss. Simply fill out an online form—no purchase required—...

December 08, 2011 Mossy Oak Wants You To Fish & Hunt In Style Ever heard of Mossy Oak? Yeah, they're kind of a big deal when it comes to camouflage. But there's much more to Mossy than killer camo patterns. They'...

December 07, 2011 Video: Bass Secret Your Friends Don't Know Chances are, you know how and when to fish topwaters. But let us clue you in on a topwater secret we bet your buddies don't know. SoCal bass pr...

December 06, 2011 Fisherman's Christmas List T-minus 19 days until Christmas! And that means not much time left to let Santa (or your wife, girlfriend, kids, parents, or friends) know what you wa...

December 02, 2011 Freak Octopus, 85-Year-Old Catches Giant, WIN Tackle Kit Watch While we've seen tons of big fish caught from small watercraft, this is the first video we've ever seen...

December 01, 2011 Mutant Rifle/Fishing Rod Combo Whether you're into survivalist or utility gear—or simply appreciate unique, made-in-the-good-old-USA hunting and fishing equipment, you must ch...

November 30, 2011 Big Bass Arcade: WIN With WiiWare FISHING! You gotta admit, while nothing beats time on the water, fishing video games can be a fun substitute when you can't get out. The latest fishing game...

November 29, 2011 Cold-Water Bass Tackle Kit Giveaway There's no denying cold-water season is here. And while many fishermen have retired their bass gear to concentrate on fishing other species or sho...

November 25, 2011 Eels, An Eagle and World-Record Walleye Trip Watch Kayak fisherman Kevin Whitley loves getting slimed by giant stripers and the live eels he uses to catch t...

November 23, 2011 WIN Rapala Sportsman's Combo Fish without a quality pliers and you may end up walking your buddy through this trick. Here's the solution. Enter to win a Rapala Sportsman's Com...

November 18, 2011 Watch Colossal Boat Drop, Win Camera, More Giant 'Gills Watch No doubt about it, boat-building technology has come a long way in recent decades. Watch as this SeaHunte...

November 17, 2011 Fish For Thanksgiving? According to numerous historians, we've got Thanksgiving all wrong. For starters, pumpkin pie, cranberry sauce, and the classic turkey have little...

November 16, 2011 WIN A MarCum Ultimate Underwater Viewing System We know how difficult it can be to locate "spot-on-the-spot" structure and the fish that stack up in these areas. We'll bet there have been times when...

November 11, 2011 Video: When Bluegills Attack & Whiskey Shots Watch Many fishermen claim North Carolina's Richmond Mills is the finest trophy bluegill lake in the country. J...

November 10, 2011 Three Sexy Must-Have Reels Smooth Performer Pinnacle's Performa XT is a great spinning reel for under 100 bucks. Perfect for finesse appli...

November 09, 2011 Watch No-Fail Way To Debone Pike Fillets A lot of folks thumb their nose at the thought of eating northern pike, claiming they taste "fishy" or "muddy." With nicknames like "hammer handle" an...

November 04, 2011 Insane Video: Hand-Feeding Monster Fish Watch You've gotta see this video to believe it! "Tunas everywhere! Tunas everywhere!" yells one fisherman as g...

November 03, 2011 North American Fisherman FREE On iPad In keeping with its reputation for staying ahead of the curve, and responding to its readers' demands, North American Fisherman is now offering a FREE...

November 02, 2011 Video: Can You Eat Tijuana Trout? They live in the Los Angeles River. They get big ... really big ... and the locals call them "Tijuana Trout." Not sure what we're talking about? H...

November 01, 2011 WIN a $400 Cabela's Dry-Plus Tourney Trail Rainsuit The temperature drops, the wind picks up, wet stuff falls from the sky ... and the fish go berserk! It's one of fishing's many ironies—the w...

October 28, 2011 Redneck Fishing Cannon + 23 Fishing Hotties Watch Want to know what you can cobble together with 20 bucks of PVC, glue, propellant and a Coleman lantern ig...

October 27, 2011 QUIZ: Scariest Baits Of All Time Dropping water temps and the abundance of young-of-the-year forage in late fall typically mean one thing ... gamefish feeding frenzies that rival the ...

October 26, 2011 Watch Emergency Bass Surgery   You've caught your share of bass. And chances are you're a pretty mean stick when it ...

October 25, 2011 WIN $350 Ultimate Fall Fishing Kit! When it comes to fall bass fishing, tons of lures work: cranks, spinnerbaits, soft plastics, swimbaits, topwater, etc. The only rule is there are no ...

October 21, 2011 Funny Video: Man Fights Grizzly For Salmon Wow Some guys will go to any length to take home a trophy fish—like this raving kook! Talk about a candidate for the Darwin Awards ... An...

October 20, 2011 Fishing Pliers Shoot-Out How many times have you hooked a toothy fish and had to extract a treble-studded lure from a tangled mess of line and netting? Plenty, we'll bet. C...

October 19, 2011 Video: Our Top 10 Fishing TV Commercials TV commercials are a huge pain-in-the-butt, especially during the big game or an edge-of-your-seat thriller. But, when it comes to the ads that run du...

October 18, 2011 Win A Premium Lowrance Endura Sierra GPS Whether you're fishing from a bass boat, kayak, canoe or even from shore, nothing beats knowing exactly where you are. Not only does this knowledge ai...

October 14, 2011 Crazy Video: Fishermen Catch Deer Wow We've all heard of the occasional animal caught while fishing: seagulls, owls, beavers, even alligators, bu...

October 13, 2011 Odd Looking Crank Catches Bass Even the quickest glance at Sebile's newest crankbait makes it obvious something's missing—like the gang of razor-sharp treble hooks that typica...

October 12, 2011 Football, Fishing & Free Stuff! What's better than fall fishing? Fall fishing while listening to college football on the radio! That must be why the Evercast Horizon Baitcasting ...

October 07, 2011 Brutal Video: Killer Inhales Tarpon Wow Tarpon fishing genius Captain Jamie Goodwin knows sharks. So when he barks orders, it's best to do as he says—like in this brutal cli...