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Issue #124
 Week of April 21, 2008
WEEKLY FISHING TACKLE AND OUTDOOR GEAR GIVEAWAYS
Bringing you articles, tips, comics, & giveaways from one of largest sports & outdoors networks online.  
IN THIS ISSUE
HOT TOPICS
FEATURED ARTICLE
SITE OF THE WEEK
OUTDOOR UPDATE
FEATURED CHARTER
WEEKLY WINNER
JOKE OF THE WEEK
Hunting with the Wife

A hunter visited another hunter and was given a tour of his home. In the den was a stuffed lion. The visiting hunter asked, "When did you bag him?"

The host said, "That was three years ago, when I went hunting with my wife."

"What's he stuffed with," asked the visiting hunter..."

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WEEKLY FISHING FUNNY
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FEATURED VIDEO
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Fatboy Dan - Fishing for Bait with a Penfishingrod
 
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FEATURED PHOTO
AUCTION OF THE WEEK
WEEKLY FISHING WORD
Mending Line

This is the method used after the line is on the water to achieve a drag free float. It constitutes a flip, or series of flips with the rod tip, which puts a horseshoe shaped bow in the line. This slows down the...

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More Fishing Words
and Terms
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FEATURED ARTICLE - FLY FISHING
Akl's Fur Commet Series - Blazing Saddles Fly
by Jason Akl

Weekly Fishing ArticleAfter seeing the recent craze over tying cheap salmon/ steelhead flies, I figured that nothing better categorized the set of patterns that I have been using for the last few years. The fur comet patterns have accounted for numerous salmon, steelhead and trout being caught on some of Wisconsin most pristine trout streams. These fly patterns although being inexpensive still follow along with the brilliant coloration of most traditional salmon flies to attract the target fish..... (more)

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OUTDOOR UPDATE
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