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A 1-pound dry net, when filled, can weigh 3 pounds

All you need to get started is a handful of six to eight inch black worms

It only takes a little bit of time, effort and a couple of simple tools to carve out a netting needle

Although most peoples first seatbox was an iconic wicker basket (or creel), the first one I had was a wooden box given to me by Trevor Hyams way back in 1980

I tournament fish all summer long, so its always been important to me to understand what theyre eating, says Jeff Elliott, a Michigan-based federal fisheries biologist with NOAA

The project was created in the late 1970s by Indiana and Michigan, with support from various partners