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April Tackle Box Winner

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Readi-Lure Tackle Boxes, made by Tackle Tech, are the most unique, versatile tackle boxes on the market.

Every January, April, July and October, a lucky fishing report subscriber will receive an Original Readi-Lure Tackle Box!

This quarter’s winner is Brian T. from Yukon, Oklahoma. Want a chance to win a new tackle box? Sign up here!

April Free Lures Winner

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Twice a month, www.OklahomaFishingGuides.com awards free lures & tackle to lucky fishing report subscribers.

In addition, once a quarter a lucky subscriber will win an Original Readi-Lure tackle box from Tackle Tech AND at the end of the year, one lucky subscriber will win an IM6 Hookhider Fishing Rod.

This month’s free lures winner is Joe C. from Skiatook, Oklahoma. Joe will receive an assortment of lures & tackle from Lead Babies Slabs, SnapTail Lures, Alluring’s Swimmer Babies, Maniac Custom Lures and our newest sponsor, Krappie Killer Jigs.

Want a chance to win free fishing lures & fishing tackle OR a new tackle box OR an IM6 graphite fishing rod? Sign Up Here!

Lead Babies Slabs named Top 10 All Time Lure!

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Breaking News —

Our long time sponsor, Lead Babies Slabs, from Cordell Oklahoma has been named one of the most popular fishing lures ever made in Oklahoma!

These lures are killer on hybrids, stripers, bass and other fish in freshwater and saltwater.

Read the full story here.

Lead Babies Slabs is owned by Connie Slaughterback and if you go to any of the fishing shows around the state, you have no doubt met her. Her company Alluring Lures & Tackle also produces Swimmer Babies, a line of life-like & affordable soft plastic minnows that are also very effective in catching fish.

Thank you Connie for all your support and for making such great lures!!

Want a chance to win free Lead Babies Slabs? Sign Up Here!

Can’t wait to win? Then order direct by clicking here.

Free Lures Winner for March

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Twice a month, www.OklahomaFishingGuides.com awards free lures & tackle to lucky fishing report subscribers.

In addition, once a quarter a lucky subscriber will win an Original Readi-Lure tackle box from Tackle Tech AND at the end of the year, one lucky subscriber will win an IM6 Hookhider Fishing Rod.

This month’s free lures winner is Gary S. from Fresno, California. Gary will receive an assortment of lures & tackle from Lead Babies Slabs, SnapTail Lures, Alluring’s Swimmer Babies, Maniac Custom Lures and our newest sponsor, Krappie Killer Jigs.

Want a chance to win free fishing lures & fishing tackle OR a new tackle box OR an IM6 graphite fishing rod? Sign Up Here!

Bears Glen Cabins – Keystone Lake, OK

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Oklahoma cabins, Lake Keystone cabins, Lake Keystone lodging, Bear's Glen Cabins
Still looking for something to do on Spring Break?

Bears Glen Cabins is located on Lake Keystone, just west of Tulsa. We have hiking trails to the lake, a paddle boat for your use, outdoor fire pits and full amenities in all of our cabins.

What’s new at Bears Glen Cabins? A boat dock will be added early April 2010 – – just in time for the summer boating and fishing trips.

Schedule your vacation today!

Sandra and Trent Schmidt, owners
Bears Glen Cabins
Keystone Lake, OK
918-855-2484 or 918-855-5029
www.bearsglencabins.com

Free Lures Winner for March

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Twice a month, www.OklahomaFishingGuides.com awards free lures & tackle to lucky fishing report subscribers.

In addition, once a quarter a lucky subscriber will win an Original Readi-Lure tackle box from Tackle Tech AND at the end of the year, one lucky subscriber will win an IM6 Hookhider Fishing Rod.

This month’s free lures winner is Thomas L. from Fort Scott, Kansas. Thomas will receive an assortment of lures & tackle from Lead Babies Slabs, SnapTail Lures, Swimmer Babies, Maniac Custom Lures and our newest sponsor, Krappie Killer Jigs.

Want a chance to win free fishing lures & fishing tackle OR a new tackle box OR an IM6 graphite fishing rod? Sign Up Here!

New Fishing Lure Sponsor

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Krappie Killer Jigs

Please welcome our newest lure sponsor, Krappie Killer Jigs!

Krappie Killer Jigs are individually hand tied & hand painted by E.J. “The Jigman” Ovella in Louisiana.

Over the last 15 years, the popularity of these jigs has grown tremendously due to their ability to catch not only crappie, but also bass, catfish, bream and many other species of fish. Order your Krappie Killer Jigs today! Call E.J. at 318-442-2572.



New Fishing Lures Sponsor

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Maniac Custom Lures

Please welcome our newest fishing lure sponsor, Maniac Custom Lures!

I have been personally fishing with Maniac Lures for years and have had tremendous success with the 4″ Salt Sticks on a wacky rig from Texas to Canada. You have no doubt seen some of the pictures of my big catches on this blog.

Maniac Custom Lures makes great soft plastics and continues to innovate and introduce new products to the market. This year brings a new 6″ Maniac Minnow, a larger version of the wildly successful signature 2″ Maniac Minnow.

They also have the new & unique Gizzy Bug, which looks like a baby crayfish and is perfect for trout, crappie, bluegill, perch, and ice fishing.

They also have a fun fishing forum at www.Crazy4Fishn.com.

February Free Lures Winners

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Win free fishing lures, free fishing tackle, free tackle boxes, free fishing rods, free fishing gear!

Twice a month, www.OklahomaFishingGuides.com awards free lures & tackle to lucky fishing report subscribers. And in celebration of our 100th fishing report that went out on Feb. 19th, we selected an extra winner!

In addition, once a quarter a lucky subscriber will win an Original Readi-Lure tackle box from Tackle Tech AND at the end of the year, one lucky subscriber will win an IM6 Hookhider Fishing Rod. All in all, that’s 30 chances to win in 2010!

This month’s free lures winners are Blaine T. from Midwest City, Oklahoma, Pete M. from Bixby, Oklahoma and Andrew T. from Sand Springs, Oklahoma.

All 3 winners will receive an assortment of lures & tackle from Lead Babies Slabs, SnapTail Lures, Swimmer Babies, and our newest sponsor, Maniac Custom Lures, home of Maniac Minnow and the new Gizzy Bug.

Want a chance to win free fishing lures & fishing tackle OR a new tackle box OR an IM6 graphite fishing rod? Sign Up Here!

Preparing for a Crappie Fishing Trip

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Lake Eufaula fishing guide Oklahoma crappie Oklahoma Fishing Guide Dusty Keener sends us this report from Lake Eufaula:

Without a doubt, there is nothing like the taste of cold water crappie. In my opinion, it is the best of all table fish. With many ways to prepare crappie, my favorite is fried with yellow cornbread batter.
Today would be a good time to prepare for this season’s crappie fishing trips. It doesn’t matter if you fish from the bank, boat docks or out of a boat. Preparation is the key to a successful fishing trip.

For me this time is spent cleaning & oiling reels and spooling on some new mono line. You can get by with heavier pound test if the water you plan to fish is stained or else use a lighter pound test line if fishing clear water.
Other prep chores included reorganizing the tackle box, and making notes of what we need to pick up in the way of tackle supplies. I also spend some time tying fresh knots, some with jigheads and others with gold hooks for minnows. I like a 1/8 ounce jighead with a plastic filler similar to a road runner or tube jig; dark colors for dingy water and yellow, white or lite colors for clear water.
If you have a boat you should charge batteries, check and stock life jackets, extra anchors with good rope front and back, trailer tires properly inflated, a flashlight, a fire extinguisher and a small bag of tools will come in handy (trust me).

Some of my fondest memories while growing up was spending the weekend fishing the spring crappie bite at Lake Eufaula. Now that I’m guiding fishing trips from our home north of McAlester is a dream come true!

When I was young, we started out crappie fishing from the bank at night or day and whenever we had a chance, we would load up the fishin’ stuff and head for the lake. With slip corks and 2 gold hook crappie rigs baited with minnows, we would spend hours fishing from the bank.

One trick I learned during all these year are that while fishing from a boat dock or out of a boat, and fishing straight down with a open bale spin cast type reel and you start catching crappie, place a rubber band around your spool, before you reel in the fish, to mark the exact depth of your catch. Crappe are repetitious, and if your lucky enough to catch a few, just stay with it. There’s a lot more crappie that repeat that same pattern of the fish you caught and will be back for more.

And finally, to maximize your fun, take someone you enjoy spending time with fishing. After a hard week at work this will help you forget or help solve a lot of problems and a weekend at the lake can be the best stress reducing medicine available!

Editor’s Note: Thanks for sharing those tips with us Dusty! If you would like to go fishing with Dusty on Lake Eufaula or Lake Atoka, visit his website at www.DandKguideservice.com or call him at 918-470-7133 or 918-470-6422.