Out of State Archives - Page 9 of 20

Teb Jones was on big bass this weekend during the Bassmaster Open on the Arkansas River, but a dead-fish penalty and a regurgitated shad cost him victory and a return ticket to the Bassmaster Classic

Jones misses 2017 Bassmaster Classic berth by 1 ounce0

June 7, 2016 Bobby Cleveland

Teb Jones missed out on his first Bassmaster Open victory and his second trip to the Bassmaster Classic by 1 ounce Saturday on the Arkansas River in Oklahoma. […]

Scott Kimock (left) poses with Lee Blackmon (right) and the York County gobbler that scored 168.4 by NWTF standards, and is the nation's best turkey killed with a bow.

Hunter arrows record book, 7-bearded gobbler

May 2, 2016 Brian Cope

Lee Blackmon from York, S.C., took a day off work to go turkey hunting on April 14, and killed the gobbler of a lifetime that is headed for the NWTF record books. His 7-bearded, 20.4-pound bird scored 168.4 (atypical) by two NWTF scorers. And he killed it with a bow and arrow. […]

Andrew Shepherd allegedly cheated to win this check, as well as other checks and prizes during local and national kayak fishing tournaments.

Kayak bass angler allegedly caught cheating In multiple tournaments

April 21, 2016 Phillip Gentry

The world of kayak bass fishing tournaments was rocked this week when tournament directors and organizers for two major tournament trails – Kayak Bass Fishing and Kayak Bass Series — revealed one of its competitors had been identified as submitting falsified photograph entries during a tournament. […]

Jacob Johnston killed this white turkey on opening day on his family's land in Wilkes County, N.C.

Turkey hunter kills white gobbler

April 13, 2016 Brian Cope

Along with several friends and family members, Jacob Johnston of Traphill, N.C., had spotted a white turkey on numerous occasions before the start of this year’s North Carolina turkey season. […]

Lance Burgos and his daughter Evan, seated behind her father, was curious about what had taken a jug line and pulled up a 12- to 14-foot alligator during a kayak trip to Lake Fausse Pointe State Park on April 9.

VIDEO: Kayaker finds massive gator on end of jug line

April 12, 2016 Andy Crawford

Lance Burgos of Baton Rouge, La., was enjoying a weekend camping trip to Louisiana’s Lake Fausse Point State Park with his 11-year-old daughter Evan on Saturday when a jug line in a nearby canal caught their eye. […]

Oklahoma Bassmaster Classic Elite Series pro Edwin Evers came from behind to earn the 2016 Bassmaster Classic championship and the $300,000 check that goes along with the title.

Evers wins 2016 Bassmaster Classic

March 7, 2016 From Bassmaster.com

Basssmaster Elite Series pro Edwin Evers was 6 pounds out of the lead going into the final day of the 2016 Bassmaster Classic, but when the final fish were weighed the Oklahoma angler had made up the difference and more. […]

Oklahoma's Jason Christie took the early lead in the 2016 Bassmaster Classic with a 20-pound, 14-ounce stringer.

Christie takes early lead in 2016 Bassmaster Classic

March 5, 2016 From Bassmaster.com

Oklahoma’s Jason Christie took the first-day lead in the 2016 Bassmaster Classic held on the pro’s home lake with an impressive 20-pound, 14-ounce stringer. […]

North Carolina guide Zakk Royce landed this 105-pound state-record blue catfish a day after catching a 91-pounder — which also broke the existing state record.

2 state-record blue catfish caught on consecutive days

December 22, 2015 Andy Crawford

What’s the biggest catfish you’ve ever caught? Well, odds are pretty good it can’t hold a candle to two blue catfish a North Carolina angler landed in on consecutive days — setting a state record with each catch. […]

Danley’s terminal tackle is not a finesse rig, but rather meant to fish effectively in the big river’s current and to handle big, strong fish.

How old was the Louisiana state-record catfish?

October 15, 2015 Jerald Horst

“I bet that thing is over 100 years old.”

Those are often the first words out of someone’s mouth when they view a really big specimen of any animal. […]

Clayton Brummer is just 16 years old, but the Kansas hunter showed extraordinary patience by passing on his first shot at this 230-inch buck.

Kansas youth downs 230-inch monster buck

September 28, 2015 Andy Crawford

Sixteen-year-old Clayton Brummer did what few adult hunters would have the self-control to do: He passed on taking a shot at a huge non-typical that stuck its head out of a milo field milo early in the Kansas hunting season. […]

Mississippi host of Syndicate Hunting face illegal hunting charges in Alaska

September 16, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

Six Mississippi men and another from Baton Rouge, La., are among those allegedly charged with illegal hunting and filming in Alaska, all related to an outdoor television show on the Sportsman Channel, according to the Alaska Dispatch News of Anchorage. […]

Three Mississippi men are accused of using this device to shock up fish on the Pearl River, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said.

3 Mississippi men busted in alleged fish-shocking scheme

August 12, 2015 From News Reports

Three Mississippi men have been cited as part of a month-long investigation into alleged shocking of fish on the Pearl River, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reported. […]