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Tips for beginners to catch their first bass, to a review of the Benchmark EDC, and the wild story of a boy catching a giant pike that changes his life.

Many of the most popular species chased by anglers are fish that have records that are decades old and may never be broken.

The author at 14-years-old, hooked a giant Northern Pike—twice—while on a family vacation in Hayward, Wisconsin. The catch changed everything.