http://www.fishexplorer.com/ Fish Explorer blogs are written by leading conventional and fly fishing anglers, the Field Editors of FishExplorer.com. en-us Copyright 2012 Fish Explorer, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Sat, 26 May 2012 22:25:02 GMT 720 http://www.fishexplorer.com/ca/blog.asp?action=det&bid=1554 http://www.fishexplorer.com/ca/blog.asp?action=det&bid=1554 http://www.fishexplorer.com/ca/blog.asp?action=det&bid=1554#comments David Coulson Lines are core to fishing. However, line strength is not necessarily a good indication of how it will perform fishing. Simply, we all use knots when fishing and the strength of the line with a knot is a more realistic measure. 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This one was held at Horsetooth Reservoir last week. I wanted to blog earlier, but have been a tad busy. 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Enjoy the beautiful weather and go on a Geo-Cache Treasure Hunt! You might just find something great! 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They save time, add versatility, and they should go with you on every fishing trip. 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(<a href='http://www.fishexplorer.com/tx/blog.asp?action=det&bid=1546'>read full blog on FishExplorer.com...</a>) <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iF1pTdBFEO_MU0yCfbx0y0pBImU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iF1pTdBFEO_MU0yCfbx0y0pBImU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iF1pTdBFEO_MU0yCfbx0y0pBImU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iF1pTdBFEO_MU0yCfbx0y0pBImU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FishExplorerFishingBlogs?a=Kb3lKcFj7ik:brmApOHMTRg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FishExplorerFishingBlogs?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FishExplorerFishingBlogs?a=Kb3lKcFj7ik:brmApOHMTRg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FishExplorerFishingBlogs?i=Kb3lKcFj7ik:brmApOHMTRg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FishExplorerFishingBlogs?a=Kb3lKcFj7ik:brmApOHMTRg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FishExplorerFishingBlogs?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FishExplorerFishingBlogs/~4/Kb3lKcFj7ik" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 25 May 2012 19:00:00 GMT http://www.fishexplorer.com/fl/blog.asp?action=det&bid=1545 http://www.fishexplorer.com/fl/blog.asp?action=det&bid=1545 http://www.fishexplorer.com/fl/blog.asp?action=det&bid=1545#comments Danny Barker Now is the time of year when crank baits really start to cook. Right now, bass in many parts of the country well maybe not the west side have finished the spawn and are getting ready to hit their summer haunts. 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(<a href='http://www.fishexplorer.com/tx/blog.asp?action=det&bid=1543'>read full blog on FishExplorer.com...</a>) <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/y3gX4ILUUHwkGlU2puFkPSv4ofY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/y3gX4ILUUHwkGlU2puFkPSv4ofY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/y3gX4ILUUHwkGlU2puFkPSv4ofY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/y3gX4ILUUHwkGlU2puFkPSv4ofY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FishExplorerFishingBlogs?a=A-7SZ_0PHwI:gFoDXSJNiL4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FishExplorerFishingBlogs?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FishExplorerFishingBlogs?a=A-7SZ_0PHwI:gFoDXSJNiL4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FishExplorerFishingBlogs?i=A-7SZ_0PHwI:gFoDXSJNiL4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FishExplorerFishingBlogs?a=A-7SZ_0PHwI:gFoDXSJNiL4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FishExplorerFishingBlogs?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FishExplorerFishingBlogs/~4/A-7SZ_0PHwI" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 24 May 2012 19:00:00 GMT http://www.fishexplorer.com/co/blog.asp?action=det&bid=1542 http://www.fishexplorer.com/co/blog.asp?action=det&bid=1542 http://www.fishexplorer.com/co/blog.asp?action=det&bid=1542#comments David Coulson While many see Memorial Day as little more than a long three day weekend and the start of summer, it behooves us to take a moment and pay our respects to those no longer with us, especially those who make the ultimate sacrifice for their country. 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