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How to Ice Fish at Night

There’s something thrilling about the dark. It’s almost as if the coming of night brings back some innate memory of when humans lived in caves and danger lurked just beyond the light of the fire. It tinges even the most mundane of nighttime activities, like taking the dog for a walk, with a certain air of adventure. This is especially true when doing something with the potential for great reward, like landing the fish of a lifetime through the...

How to Ice Fish for Bass

Bass are America’s sweethearts. Despite being found in other countries like Canada, Mexico, and even Japan, fishing for bass is iconically American, as much a part of our culture as eating hotdogs, watching football, and screaming “Free Bird!” at the top of our lungs during concerts. Dozens of U.S.-based outdoors companies made their fortunes developing equipment and boats specifically for catching bass. The fish have weaved their way into the...

How to Ice Fish Without Electronics

We either live in an exciting age of technology or a terrifying one. From heart transplants being performed by robots, to immersive virtual reality video games, to having Zoom meetings so we can go to work and not even put on pants. Sometimes it feels like our lives are becoming more and more like an episode of the Jetsons. For the most part we view this as a good thing, but sometimes it does seem that as technology advances, we become a bit too...