Save Up To 70% On Apparel |
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Save up to 70% on select apparel from Tackle Warehouse. Check out the full lineup of sale items here.
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Behind The Curtain At American Legacy |
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Ever wonder what it would be like to own and operate a tackle store? On this episode of Tackle Talk Andrew sits down with Brian and Adam the two VP's of American Legacy Fishing to get all the details about the business. Check out the episode here.
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If You Kill It, You're Gonna Eat It! |
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If you could replace buying store bought meat/fish with wild game, would you do it? I was fortunate enough to grow up in a lifestyle of hunting and fishing from a very young age, where we hunted all seasons and fished for all different kinds of fish. The passion for the outdoors and the chess match of the game was the driving force that ultimately led to instructions from dad “if you kill it you’re gonna eat it”. We ate most everything that we shot and cleaned all the fish we caught with no intention at all of catch/release because they were serving the purpose of tonight’s dinner or filling the freezer. That mentality has since then bled over into my own family, and what we serve at our dinner table. What started out as just the process of growing up enjoying our right of hunting and fishing (fairly cheap) has since turned into the opportunity to save some money, both traveling on the road to the Bass Pro Tour events or cooking a great cheap meal on a nightly basis at home. My wife and I buy ZERO beef, other than an occasional ribeye and ZERO poultry, other than some pre-breaded chicken strips for our daughter, that has a typical teenage school/work schedule and normally is MIA for dinner! Our 2 freezers consist of multiple deer, turkey, and pheasant making up the majority of our meat selection with a variety of more small game when available. Crappie, catfish, white bass, and walleye make up the majority of fish options. Never Large Mouth or Smallmouth Bass, I might be a bit superstitious about those! Wild game is not only better for you in most situations but when you process everything yourself there’s a comfort of knowing how/when it was done. There’s a lot of different ways to cook wild game and we try them all some 25 days a month or roughly 300 days a year while cooking wild game in our household. While you have the convenience in your own of home of having more cooking options available, it’s not really the case when traveling but we make do. On average, while at a Bass Pro Tour event typically every meal eaten while there consists of wild game. A typical BPT week menu would roll…..deer roast, potatoes, and carrots in a crock pot day 1, smothered pheasant in cream of mushroom, onions, and mashed potatoes in a crockpot day 2, fried fish (normally like a catfish/striper caught in the crossfire from practice) day 3, grilled/fried deer back strap day 4, fried crappie brought from home day 5, and hamburgers/homemade deer brauts day 6, and then try to stay out of the gas station foods on the ride home! Here’s a great example week of buying sides but no main dish expense, convenience, and a great meal. All it took was some ambition to do it yourself. With groceries in the cost of living, being at an all-time high (that I can remember) my wife and I have realized there’s a substantial savings when preparing your own meals with wild game that is readily available and not depending on the local meat market prices. While, travel distances and opportunity to hunt/fish do dictate your specific costs due to fuel prices and opportunity there’s still possibilities for cost savings through larger fish quantities per trip or harvesting more wildlife!
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Perfect for the angler looking to downsize their bait’s profile without downsizing its action, the Jackall Blast Bone Jr. Swimbait packs all the proven features from the original Blast Bone into a more palate-friendly size. Meticulously crafted with a hard, single-jointed body and a soft plastic tail, the Blast Bone Jr. offers a realistic profile backed up with bite-drawing motion. A wide polycarbonate lip is affixed under the nose and enables the swimbait to be worked slowly near the surface to unleash a powerful walk-the-dog action that lures fish out of cover or shaded areas. The Jackall Blast Bone Jr. Swimbait is equipped with reliably robust components and strong connection hardware that combine to promise infallible performance. The strong, single-joint construction delivers an enhanced range of motion, allowing it to slither both left and right as well as up and down. The soft tail adds an appealing swimming action while simultaneously acting as a rudder to slow and stabilize the bait’s subsurface slithering. Detailed paint jobs, 3D detailing, and ultra-lifelike eyes all work in tandem to convince any wary predator of its authenticity. Completed with sticky-sharp treble hooks to make sure more bites convert into fish in the livewell, the Jackall Blast Bone Jr. Swimbait is built from nose to tail to do one thing – catch giants! Check out the full lineup here.
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Do-it Molds has created an educational video series dedicated to teach you how to make your own tackle! In this How We Do-it video, Devon Christian from Debo's Fishing shows just how easy it is to make a custom airbrushed jerkbait! Check out this video and many others like it here!
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Photo Courtesy Major League Fishing
Major League Fishing professional Kelly Jordon recently won the Tackle Warehouse Invitational on Lake Eufaula in Oklahoma. Jordon's sponsors include Lucky Craft, Bass Cat Boats, Mercury, Duckett Fishing, Kim’s Convenience Stores, Epic Baits, and Profound Outdoors just to name a few.
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Take A Deep Dive Towards Success On The Water |
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Leveraging a database of over 10,000 patterns from professional tournaments, the Deep Dive app brings advanced analytics into the sport of bass fishing like never before. By combining weather, lake conditions, and proven patterns from pro level bass tournaments, Deep Dive calculates the best baits, cover, structure, and areas to fish in as conditions change on the water.
As the saying goes, “90% of the bass live in 10% of the lake.” Deep Dive can help you find and stay in the best 10% of your lake to catch more bass and adapt more quickly to changing conditions. Check out all of the details on the Deep Dive app here.
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I grew up in Inglewood and the neighboring cities of Los Angeles, California. As an inner-city kid from the 70’s, I experienced and fell prey to many distractions; some good, some bad. And, if you weren’t careful, those type of distractions or pitfalls would have led most people down the wrong path in life. At a very young age, my father introduced me to the sport of fishing. It was the turning point that I needed to keep me out trouble. However, fishing was challenging back then, because of the lack of resources and access to inner-city youth. There weren’t any fishing workshops or seminars or local fisherman to learn from. Often times, I’d try to access TNN (The Nashville Network) so I could watch a few famous fisherman like, Bill Dance, Roland Martin, Jimmy Houston, and Orlando Wilson, hoping to learn new techniques. Unfortunately, not much has changed for today’s inner-city youth who are interested in the sport of fishing. Tackle shops are still rare in the inner city, fishing commercials and advertisements are non-existent, and the lack of family support prevails. There is not a lot of opportunity for today’s youth to learn about the sport of fishing, let alone Bass Fishing. Jack And Jill of America, Incorporated’s programming activity had been planning a fishing clinic for over a year. I was asked to conduct a kid’s fishing clinic, and on April 15, 2023, it came to pass. I was honored to be in that position to host my very own Kids Fishing Clinic and give something positive back to the youth of my community. At the same location where I learned to fish and ultimately Bass fish! My goal was to educate and teach the kids a few life skills and responsibilities through fishing. Once they grasped the concept of fishing, it enabled them to learn patience, teamwork, and how to relax and put safety first. Lastly, I would like to commend the efforts of Jack and Jill of America Inc., Inglewood Chapter who provided the platform to conduct the clinic. My son Ryder Wynn is a member of this Chapter. I will admit, it feels good to know that the fishing clinic has left a lasting impression on all who participated. Hopefully it will bring out the angler in one of these kids! I would also like to thank all my sponsors and partners, Sunline America and Phenix Rods, just to name a couple for their continued support in conjunction with their products that were used throughout the clinic.
Fishing
- Fishing teaches kids to learn from every mistake.
- Sometimes, the things we think we want, we just need to throw back.
- Being disciplined and having a can-do spirit will take you a long way.
- The lesson is that often-times you may have to do seemingly dull and tedious tasks, but they can pay off in the long run. Just stick with it.
- Don’t lose sight of your surroundings. You can’t take advantage of an opportunity if you don’t see it coming.
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