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Justin Lucas on Building “Mental Muscle” for Fishing

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6 Supplements to Enhance Your Bassin’ Brain

Leave your pathetic “Monster” drinks and little flying red bull cans at home.  I’m about to reveal what no other fishing website or publication will tell you. Spending time on the water is good and makes you a better fisherman. … Continue reading

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A New Way to Punch!

There’s a new way to punch.  No, you don’t need any 8′ rods, braided line, or heavy tungsten weights.  I’m talking about FishStrong’s new rewards program called “PunchTab”! HOW IT WORKS Make sure you’re logged into Facebook and start showing … Continue reading

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Clark Reehm on the Placebo Effect and Fishing

  Placebo Effect: a beneficial effect, produced by a placebo drug or treatment, that cannot be attributed to the properties of the placebo itself, and must therefore be due to the person’s belief in that treatment. Although hopefully there are … Continue reading

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6 Tips to Enhance Your Fishing Efficiency

Success is often built upon a foundation of “little things”.  Any one of those little things when viewed in isolation may seem rather insignificant, but when stacked on top of a lot of other “little things”, they can really accumulate … Continue reading

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ThinkStrong | Fishing with Your Head!

What separates an actual fisherman from a guy who merely goes fishing?… The ability to apply critical thinking on the fly… to abandon the textbook… what’s “supposed” to work… to break rules… to ignore dogma… to challenge conventional thinking with … Continue reading

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ThinkStrong | Save Your Brain Power

Some things need to be instinctive.  They should require no calculation or cerebral investment.  You should be wary of anything that could threaten the automation of your routine. Why?… It requires more thinking. I’m not knocking “thinking”, I’m just advocating … Continue reading

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Rewarding Your “Pleasure Center” – Pt. 2

“It’s like a drug.” That’s what Davy Hite said after winning the 2011 Alabama Charge. He’s not kidding. It really is like a drug.  It’s really no different than cocaine in the way that it stimulates our “pleasure center”… the “highs” … Continue reading

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Rewarding Your “Pleasure Center” – Pt. 1

    “That fish right there is a lot better than ’5-hour Energy’!” That’s what Davy Hite said a few minutes before heading back to the weigh in on Day 4 of the 2011 Alabama Charge on Pickwick Lake. Davy isn’t the … Continue reading

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Staying Inside The Box

We’re always told to venture “outside the box”.  Sometimes this is good advice, but in fishing, sometimes you’re better off staying closer to your comfort zone.  Tournament days are not the best time to acclimate yourself to new baits or … Continue reading

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