Inshore Fishing
The No. 1 redfish bait
Capt. Bill Lake said the No. 1 food source for redfish of fish is crabs.[…]
August 2015
Offshore Fishing
Capt. Damon McKnight’s AJ secrets
Super Strike Charters’ Capt. Damon McKnight shared some of the secrets he’s learned during his 25 years of battling amberjack out of his Venice headquarters.[…]
Fishing
Eat your bait?
Squid are delicious. Small brief squid that you catch in your bait trawl are tender and great on the table, if properly stored and cleaned.[…]
Recipes
Grilled redfish with garlic cream sauce
Throwing a redfish filet or two on the grill and using this awesome garlic cream sauce is a perfect way to end a summer day.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Jetty reds are suckers for Texas rig
Having fished rock jetties during many redfish tournaments, Cajun Phil Broussard has learned that rocks have just as voracious an appetite as redfish.[…]
Deer Hunting
Find food sources for opening-day success
With the opening of deer season approaching, hunters need to start finding the major food sources that whitetails are using.[…]
Columns
Live Target Rigged Shrimp
When Live Target Lures decided it was time for fishermen and fish to fall in love with a soft-plastic shrimp imitation, it turned to R&D dream team leader Victor Cook.[…]
Columns
Put your trail cams to work
Trail cameras are regularly used by hunters to monitor wildlife visits to feeders during the hunting season.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Determining GPS courses
Dear Capt. Paul:
Recently, a skipper of a vessel put a waypoint into the GPS, and the display showed the direction and distance to that point, but it is not the same as the course to steer plotted on the chart.
Why is this? What would cause this?
– CS[…]
Columns
The fly-fishing answer man awakens
When I read that a new episode in the Star Wars saga is coming out in December, I was as thrilled as a wookie getting a flea collar.[…]
Contents
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. […]
Contents
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.[…]
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.[…]
Hunting
The Side-by-Side
Sportsman’s Condo has released their take on a tri-pod style blind that can be customized to fit a hunter’s needs. The unique design provides a strong, long lasting platform for outdoor concealment with multiple configurations possible.[…]
Hunting
Meopta
When hunting in challenging low-light conditions, Meopta’s MeoPro optics deliver clear images when it matters most. Meopta’s Newest 1-inch MeoPro riflescopes include the 3-9×40, 3-9×40 R/M, 4.5-14×44 and 4.5-14×50 models with various reticle options.[…]