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Portable Aerator for Fish & Bait by Fish Food Tackle
The Fish Food Tackle Portable Aerator is ideal when you must keep your bait or fish alive. Whether it be minnows or small fish, or for aquarium emergencies…this fish aerator will fill in nicely.
After spending too much money on competing aerators for our own personal use, we came up with our own.
We enlarged the lithium battery and even enlarged the air pump for the optimal amount of oxygen pushed into the water, for the longest time possible.
Fishing Articles & Reviews
Best Fishing Rod Holders for your Boat
Updated with new rod holders! I spend A LOT of time using fishing rod holders in boats. At first, I thought, listing the best rod holders will be easy. But with so many new competitors jumping into the space, and at great prices, it’s changing the way people buy and use them today. You also need to keep in mind that open water trollers, on bodies of water such as Lake Erie, use multiple planer boards for trolling. So many are moving towards rod tree styles that stack rods for easy organization. Most of the time, you’ll find me trolling for walleyes. Where I live, our fishing season never closes so we’re fishing late into the fall, and start early
What is a Tournament Angler?
There’s a question I had never given any thought to asking until the North Dakota House hearing held on February 3, 2023. What is a tournament angler? Not sure if it was because I already knew the answer or the fact that I really had never given it any thought. Either way, a survey was brought up during the opposition testimony for House Bill 1538 dealing with the inconsistent and harmful “conservation fees” being charged to North Dakota fishing tournaments. Here is an excerpt from the Hearing: “In a 2021 survey of all licensed resident anglers, 92% of the non-tournament anglers in the state and 68% of the tournament anglers themselves supported the current 10% minimum fee over a reduction
Ginger Soy Smoked Salmon Recipe
This has to be my favorite smoked salmon recipe out there. Our window for trolling for salmon is short, so we like to prep our fish for the long term. While I’m literally a fan of ANYTHING salmon, this one is off the charts! If you already have a smoker, this is actually quite an easy recipe. Simply let the salmon sit in the brine for about 24 hours and it’s ready to smoke. Enough talking about how good it is, let’s get to the actual smoked salmon recipe… Smoked Salmon Brine Recipe Ingredients 6-8 lbs of salmon – leave the skin on 2 cups Salt 2 cups Brown Sugar 2 Limes – Cut in half, squeeze and throw in
Hunting Articles & Reviews
A Review of Layout Blinds in the Field Today
I’m becoming of an age where I guess I would be considered an “old school” waterfowler. I’m in my early 40s, been waterfowl hunting since I could pick up a gun, and I don’t like to mess around with subpar gear. Quite frankly, I don’t have the patience or time for cheap or inadequate stuff. So with that being said, the same has always gone for my layout blinds. I’ve broken so many layout blinds that I have a graveyard of blinds and parts in my shop. Cheap and untested gear ends up trashed over the course of a season. I hunt hard, and I need gear that can stand the test of time. I’ve broken down my favorite hunting
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Public DIY Mule Deer Hunting in Montana Tips
It’s late July and I’m either on a boat or in my office and the expectation of the ever-familiar chime of a new email notification goes off on my phone. The highly anticipated North Dakota Deer Lottery has been run; NOT SUCCESSFUL! It’s now 4 years in a row of getting the annual rejection letter. A good friend with the same luck in the lottery as me decided we were tired of waiting, we need to go hunting. We decided to try our hand at getting some tags in our neighboring state of Montana. We chose Montana for a few different reasons, none of which could be overshadowed by the convenience of having their lottery run by mid-April. This is
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