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Size Limits, Slot Limits and the Rules That Keep Fish Coming

Why the state tells you to throw back the 30-inch redfish and keep the 24, and how to stay legal without reading a 90-page booklet.

GuideGolfDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Fix Your Grip, Stance and Posture Before Buying Another Driver

The three things a teaching pro checks before he ever watches you swing, plus the drills that make them stick in ten minutes a week.

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GuideOutdoorsCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

The Gym Is Not the Crag

Six months of plastic will get you up the wall. It won't tie the knot that keeps you off the ground.

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Buying a Used Fishing Boat Without Buying Somebody's Problem

The engine, the transom and the trailer decide whether you bought a bargain or a driveway ornament. Check them in that order.

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GuideSportsAde FisherSep 23, 20266 min

A Scholarship Offer Isn't Real Until It's in Writing

What a coach means when he says "we'd like to offer you," and the seven questions that turn a phone call into an actual number.

GuideOutdoorsWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Hiking After Sixty Without Trashing Your Knees

The climb isn't what hurts you. It's the walk back down, and a few grams of aluminum in each hand change everything.

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GuideFishingWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Kayak Fishing Without Going Swimming

Rig the boat so nothing is loose, dress for the water temperature, and learn the one move that lands a big fish without dumping you.

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Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

StorySportsSam OrtizSep 23, 20266 min

Losing Well Is a Skill and These Men Mastered It

A conceded putt, a borrowed bolt, and a kicker who stood in front of 30,000 people. What the great losers teach that trophy cases never will.

GuideOutdoorsDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

The Car Camping Kit That Fits in a Trunk and Sleeps Like Home

Spend your money on sleep and light, in that order, and a weekend in a state park stops feeling like an endurance test.

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GuideFishingWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Start Fly Fishing With One Rod and Two Casts

A 9-foot 5-weight, a lawn, a pond full of bluegill, and you can be catching fish on a fly by the weekend.

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StorySportsMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

Nine Fights That Explain Boxing From Joe Louis to Muhammad Ali

Four decades of heavyweights, middleweights and one undefeated bricklayer, and the film worth watching tonight to understand all of it.

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GuideOutdoorsSam OrtizSep 23, 20266 min

How Far Kids Can Really Hike and How to End the Day Happy

Distances by age, a snack schedule that works, and the one rule that decides whether your kid ever asks to go again.

GuideFishingSam OrtizSep 23, 20265 min

Take a Kid Bluegill Fishing and Be Home in Ninety Minutes

A five-foot rod, a red-and-white bobber, half a nightcrawler, and a hard stop before anybody gets bored. That's the whole program.

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GuideSportsRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20266 min

Take the Whole Family to a Ball Game Without Blowing $400

Pick a Tuesday, buy the total and not the ticket price, and know which line item quietly eats half your budget.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next two weeks.

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Hiking Alone as a Woman Starts the Night Before

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Five Fishing Knots Worth Learning and How to Tie Them

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GuideSportsCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Playing Rec League After Thirty-Five Without Tearing Something

The Achilles doesn't care that you were good in high school. A practical plan for staying on the court through the whole season.

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Outdoors6 min read

The First Hour After You Realize You Are Lost

Most search-and-rescue stories are decided before the sun goes down, by what you do in the sixty minutes after the trail stops looking like a trail.

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