Secrets to Securing Your Boat
Hank Parker Ever heard of the thieves that would steal anything that wasn’t nailed down? While you work hard to buy and maintain your dream rig, there are some among…
Hank Parker Ever heard of the thieves that would steal anything that wasn’t nailed down? While you work hard to buy and maintain your dream rig, there are some among…
Larry Nixon When fishing a tournament or just for fun at any of the great fisheries we have across the nation, there’s undoubtedly more than one way to catch some…
M. D. Johnson When most avid anglers think crappies, they think spring. And it’s certainly understandable. During spring—March and April in some southern locales, May and into June farther north—crappies…
Larry Nixon Scented baits catch more fish—that’s a fact. And because of that, scented baits of various styles are hitting the market at a seemingly weekly basis. With the glut…
Larry Nixon How many thousands of dollars do you have invested in your fishing gear? If you fish for a living, your investment may be well into the six-figure range.…
Hank Parker Be prepared. It is the slogan of the Boy Scouts of America and a practice that everyone should put into place, boaters included. Being prepared doesn’t just mean…
Tony Kinton If you are an angler who seeks only prodigious collections of outsized fish, this action is not for you. But if you are one who enjoys a challenge,…
Larry Nixon Perhaps the greatest thing about being a professional angler is getting the first crack at all the new stuff that tackle manufacturing companies produce every year. Some of…
Ken Cook As we anglers get more and more diversified in our fishing skills, find out what works best for us and what we enjoy doing the most, we sometimes…
Ken Cook Some anglers will tell you, and most believe, that summertime is not the best time to catch big bass. The hotter the sun gets, the better sitting in…
Ken Cook Fishing for spawning or bedding fish is challenging and a lot of fun because it requires certain skills that anglers don’t have to use very often. Plus, the…
Hank Parker Many anglers will say that the wind can act as both a hindrance and a help while out on the water. Sometimes erratic and disruptive, stronger winds can…
Larry Nixon By this time of year, throughout many parts of the country, bass have seen a fair amount of fishing pressure. Common sense tells us that bass in this…
Ken Cook Minus a calendar and temperature changes, there’s an easy way to mark the arrival of summer: the massive quantities of pleasure boaters taking to local lakes. Now don’t…
Luke Clausen Growing up in Washington, I couldn’t wait for summer to arrive. For me, summer meant longer days to do all the fishing, hiking and camping that I wanted…
Chris Ellis As fisherman, we are opportunistic. We all have our favorite way to catch fish but the sometimes the water, weather, and of course the fish dictate how we…
David Hart Few things are as divisive within the fishing community as bass tournaments. It seems anglers either love them or hate them. Critics claim that the increase in number…
David Hart Despite their dainty reputation and habit of sipping tiny insects off the water’s surface, trout, big trout in particular, are opportunistic killers that readily eat meat. A close…
M. D. Johnson The lazy summer days of June, a wise man who obviously was also an angler once said, are tailor-made for channel ‘cats. The water temperatures across most…
Beau Beasley Every year it’s the same thing: I get the first whiff of spring and brush off the winter doldrums by rooting through the fly fishing gear in my…
Beau Beasley “Be careful Jim”, I said to my guide as he unhooked and then handed me my first West Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout. “I think he must have swallowed the…
Ken Cook Already it’s May and spring is here. Anglers from coast to coast are furiously in pursuit of spawning and post-spawning bass. Just the thought of reeling in one…