Flounder
DIY Flounder Light
Capt. Ronnie Daniel’s DIY flounder light is extremely easy and inexpensive to make, is lightweight and has a long battery life. […]
July 2013
Flounder
Floundering equipment
Floundering is a fishing method that has low startup costs, with the only equipment being a gig, a light and a stringer. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Managing multiple cans and strings
Catfishing with jugs can be described as organized chaos or disorganized insanity. Either way, any angler taking on the challenge of free floating a dozen or more bobbing fishing canisters in a lake or river will learn quickly enough what works and what doesn’t. […]
Inshore Fishing
How to avoid stingrays when floundering
Stingrays are a fact of life along the coast, but with some minor precautions they can be easily avoided. Capt. Ronnie Daniels has been wading for over 25 years and has never stepped on a stingray. […]
Catfish
Fabricating and handling the pickup pole
Tools of the trade for catfish jugging are thankfully plentiful and pretty cheap. Plastic bottles, some paint, fishing line or cord, hooks, sinker weights and some bait. That’s it. […]
Bass Fishing
Locating bass at Bee Lake
Of course, one of the keys to consistently boating fish is to determine a pattern when hitting the lake. Accomplishing that is a matter of covering enough water, accomplished tournament angler Terry Bates said. […]
Bass Fishing
Top gear for Bee Lake bass
Terry Bates said he’s most conscious of which rods to use when he’s fishing visible cover. […]
Bass Fishing
Cool, well oxygenated water
In July, bass are looking for cool water containing plenty of oxygen. I’ve picked Pickwick Lake to fish because the hydroelectric plant at Wilson Dam will be generating power and creating plenty of current that’s very oxygenated. […]
Fishing
Fishing at the Gulf is red hot in July
The federal red snapper season closed June 28. But cobia, king mackerel and gray snapper are biting furiously, and inshore you can catch a limit of speckled trout, cobia and tripletails all in the same day. […]
Fishing
Talon Shallow Water Anchor accessories
Minn Kota is offering new accessories for the Talon Shallow Water Anchor, including a wireless foot switch and more bracket options. The wireless foot switch provides independent or simultaneous control of single or dual Talons. […]
General
Calcutta pliers
Calcutta is introducing two new pairs of aluminum pliers; a split ring model in silver and a needle nose model in gunmetal gray. Both versions have carbide mono and braid cutters and both have been tested for fresh and saltwater use. […]
Deer Hunting