Freshwater Fishing
Top catfishing baits
More catfish have been caught with night crawlers than any other bait, and that probably will always be the case.[…]
Fishing
Fishing
Alumacraft 2072 Bay
The Bay Series is new for Alumacraft, and the company entered the category with 18- and 20-foot models. With their years of experience building high-performance, deep-V hulls, Alumacraft craftsmen had the know-how to build superior aluminum fishing boats and it was simply a matter of putting it together in a package tailored to skinny water.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Extend soft-plastic life with premium jigheads
I’ve been reading a lot about the Matrix Shad lately. One of the things that stood out to me in report after report is its durability on the hook.[…]
Bass Fishing
Adjust to prespawn bass-fishing volatility
When a cold front boogers up the prespawn scene, colder temperatures and bright, bluebird conditions will push the fish back off their staging positions.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Blue catfish more tolerant of salinities than channel cats
Along Atchafalaya Bay, where my spouse and I fish, there are higher rates of salinity in the early spring. […]
Fishing
Xpress Boats H22 Bay
The Hyper-Lift Bay Boat series by Xpress is part of the company’s all-welded offerings, and this high-performance pad hull is the foundation for the H22 Bay.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Try braided line for marsh bass
Although companies have tried for years to educate the public that our fishing line is our only direct link between angler and fish — with the knot being the weakest link — I would venture to say that many anglers don’t think much about their line until it fails them.[…]
Fishing
Excel Boats 220 Bay Pro
The 220 Bay Pro is the latest model offered from Excel Boat Company, which has deep roots in Arkansas flooded-timber duck hunting.[…]
Bass Fishing
Tackle tips for bass fishing in grass
FLW Pro JT Kenney likes a bladed swim jig around prespawn grass, but if the fish aren’t fully committed — maybe because of post-frontal blues — he finds himself missing a lot of short strikes.[…]
Big Bass
Texas angler catches 10.42-pounder Wednesday on Toledo Bend
Verlin Nesbitt’s Wednesday got started just like any other day when he goes fishing at Toledo Bend. […]
News Breaker
Gulf states agree on snapper management framework that could remove federal oversight of fishery
For the first time ever, all five Gulf states have banded together to create a management framework that, if ultimately approved by Congress, would finally remove the red snapper fishery from the control of the federal government.[…]
Bass Fishing
Strike King – Teamwork
Strike King and Greg Hackney, Teamwork[…]
Bass Fishing
Frigid in the Basin
The cold fronts don’t want to quit this time of year, but we had enough confidence in the mighty power of the Atchafalaya Basin to go out and get a show done after a front dropped the temps. We bundled up and slowed it down to catch a nice mess of basin bass.[…]
Fishing
T-H Marine
Greg Hackney lets the T-H Marines Atlas Jack Plate do all the heavy lifting.[…]
Fishing
Senate bill would eliminate corn ethanol content in fuels
Three U.S. senators have co-sponsored a bill to eliminate the mandate to use corn ethanol in fuels, and early expectations are that the bill – similar to one that was never brought to a vote in the last session – will proceed toward passage.[…]
Big Bass
Illinois angler scores on Toledo Bend 10.67-pounder
This was the second year that Doug Foster joined a group of 16 Illinois anglers on their annual fishing trip to Toledo Bend.[…]