Bass Fishing
Whiskey Chitto Redeye — Float-fishing tips for redeye bass
The sign set off the road read, “Welcome to Oberlin, Gateway to Canoe Country.”[…]
August 2015
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Bear recovery has far-ranging benefits
I don’t know many outdoorsmen who would argue against habitat management. We all want more forests to support more deer, squirrels, turkeys and rabbits. We all want to protect our marshes so we can watch swarms of ducks cup into a spread of dekes.[…]
Hunting
Lethal
Lethal has just produced a game changer in scent elimination technology by creating a product that every hunter has demanded for years, a scent free bug spray. This bug spray is more effective than DEET and has no scent.[…]
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Outdoor medicine — How hunting and fishing saved one young cancer patient
The distinctive shriek of a turkey echoed across rolling hills, meant to act as a bid of courtship to nearby hens. But instead, the gobbler’s vocals worked as a beacon, notifying a nearby hunting party that it was in the area. […]
Hunting
Kingston Armory
Kingston Armory has created an exact replica of the M1 Garand in a .22 caliber file. This isn’t standard .22 that attempts to resemble military rifles; the sights are National Match Garand, which really takes this gun to a whole new level.[…]
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The Express Lane — Trout-fishing tips for the Biloxi Marsh
Reaching the northeastern stretches of the Biloxi Marsh is less than 12 miles from Pass Christian. Here’s how to catch limits without burning a lot of fuel.[…]
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Cantankerous Catalpas — How to catch catfish, bream with catalpa worms
Living on the shores of Lake D’Arbonne has many advantages for Ron Manning.[…]
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Going Deep — Keys for summertime redfish in Dularge
The redfish took off with the piece of crab on my line 30 feet below the boat. In that instance I set the hook. […]
Features
Brute force — AJ fishing tips
These brothers love to tangle with one of the hardest-fighting fish in the Gulf. Here’s how they make quick work of amberjack.[…]
Columns
The brief squid is our littlest sea monster
Every time I think of squid, two things pass into my mind. First is the monstrous squid that attacked Capt. Nemo’s submarine, the Nautilus, in the wonderful 1954 movie classic Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, which is based on the Jules Verne novel by the same name. […]
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Collision Course — Cameron jetties are packed with redfish
Redfish have an uncontrollable hunger.
Rocks harbor an unending buffet of bait.[…]
Bass Fishing
Cypress swamp shakedown — Pro tips for bass fishing in flooded cypress trees
It’s the mall food court — the beach umbrella with that cooler full of snacks. For bass, we’re talking about cypress trees.[…]
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Grand River hammers — Expert frogging tips
“Now that’s a hammer there,” rumbled the 35-year-old man as he closed the boat in on a turbo-sized bullfrog sitting on a rare piece of exposed bank. […]
General
Kubota
Kubota has enhanced its Kommander Z100 series with the introduction of its all-new Z122R residential zero-turn mower, equipped with a powerful Kawasaki FR engine.[…]
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Catfish cavalcade — Learn the art of jugging
I grew up beside a catfish pond.
The simplistic pleasure of watching a cork getting pulled under stuck with me.[…]
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Cover: August 2015
Fishing options abound throughout the state, with speckled trout and redfish swarming coastal waters, and bass just waiting for you to put a bait on their noses.[…]