New gear for big fish

Every year at about this time I like to share with my readers any/all of the new fishing products I discovered this past season.   Keep these in mind as you begin to make your Christmas list for fishermen in your world. I have been using GRANDT CUSTOM RODS exclusively for over 3 years. Every…

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Thumper Jigs

For the past seven years Van and Pam Pierceall have been making custom crappie jigs and trolling tipits, and for the past four years they decided to make a business out of it.  Thumper Jigs, based out of Stoutsville, Mo., near Mark Twain Lake, started as a hobby that quickly blossomed into a business.  “When…

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Osmer goes big

  Illinois bowhunter John Osmer with his 2020 buck. What a happy hunter. I have known John Osmer for many years. His talent for repairing rods and reels makes him a very handy man to have around.   John is also a great bowhunter. In the disaster that was 2020, John Osmer found a way…

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