Bass Fishing
Color games
Ponds has a few basic colors of frogs he’ll throw, but he feels like the color is a preference more important to the angler when fishing pads or thick vegetation because bass usually strike at movement. […]
May 2012
Bass Fishing
Pete Ponds’ basics for fishing with frogs
Basic equipment:
Rod: 7-foot, 10-inch heavy Boyd Duckett Rod in thick cover with braid or 7-foot, 3-inch medium heavy rod when fishing open water. […]
Bass Fishing
Shape shifting
When you mention frog fishing, the traditional hollow frog with skirt material for legs is the image most commonly conjured. This tried-and-true bait certainly merits its go-to status, but a little variety goes a long way when you’re trying to entice tough fish to bite or if you’re simply trying to extend a fading rally. […]
Content
Cover: May 2012
Learn how to maximize your drop-shot prowess to put more bass in the boat this month. […]
Hunting
Mineral Mizer
Give those big bucks on your property something they can’t resist. Mineral Mizer Bags, filled with nutritious and tasty mineral blends, such as Wild Buck Persimmon, Wild Buck Acorn and Wild Buck Apple, will keep your deer herd coming back for more. […]
Crappie/Bream
Crappie tactics defined
Maybe more so than any other species of fish, crappie anglers have a language all their own when it comes to how they fish for their favorite quarry. In fact, some tactics go by different names depending on what part of the state or what part of the country you’re standing in. […]
Hunting
Nikon’s P-22 riflescope
Designed for extreme sighting speed and superior accuracy, Nikon’s new P-22 riflescopes are the rimfire-optimized variant of Nikon’s growing line of precision optics for AR rifles. Positive, ¼-inch MOA at 50 yards and tactical hand turn reticle adjustments provide positive click feedback to get shooters on target. […]
Fishing
Suzuki 4-Stroke Outboard
Earning Suzuki its seventh NMMA Innovation Award, the DF300AP 4-stroke outboard motor has great new features, including Suzuki Selective Rotation. Engineers have designed a lower unit for the DF300AP that will run in either right or left turning rotation. […]
Bass Fishing
Liven up the ledges
As long as the fish remain on the ledge, it’s a safe bet that they’re still in the food mood — so it’s just a matter of keeping an easy meal there for them. […]
Fishing
The Baitkeeper Cup
Cast farther and more accurately than ever before with the Captain CatchEmAll Baitkeeper Cup. This revolutionary slip float keeps you from ever throwing your bait, whether packed baits, cut baits, chicken livers, minnows, crickets, etc., off your hook again. […]
Inshore Fishing
May is the right time
One of the greatest adventures on the Mississippi Gulf Coast is a Chandeleur Island trip, spending two nights out on a boat and fishing. […]
Hunting
Dog tracking made easy
A few years back I had a scare I don’t ever want to repeat. I was hunting pheasants with Brit, a Brittany I acquired through the PAWS rescue group in Austin, Texas, when she disappeared. […]