“Bass fishing is way more technical than it used to be,” said Dusty Anders, expressing mixed emotions about the pace of the changes. “Rods and reels are lighter now — not as fatiguing. Reels now weigh 5 or 6 ounces, when they used to be 9 ounces.[…]
Gator Trax Boats have been the mainstay in mud boats for more than 15 years, and several years ago, it began offering boats powered by standard outboards. With the Strike Series, they have applied their knowledge of hulls and construction to produce aluminum bass boats that begin with the best ideas and improve on them. […]
Dusty Anders said Toledo Bend Reservoir is kind of intimidating for a fisherman new to the lake because it’s so big.
“I recommend that people pick an area, like one creek arm, and learn it,” Anders said. “Pick it apart.”[…]
Feature after fishing feature, inspired from their famous fiberglass lines, make the new Ranger RT198p a hard-core fisherman’s dream boat. It gets your attention with good looks and wins you over an excellent combination of features, storage, fishing space and attention to detail.[…]
For coastal fly anglers, February can be the best of times and the worst of times.
The worst? Relentless wind. When it blows, it blows hard.[…]
The Tracker Pro Team 195 TXW is the largest, most-powerful, all-welded, modified Vee aluminum boat Tracker Marine has ever built. And no space was wasted, either. It’s packed that start at the bow with a huge bow casting deck and continue to the box beam, all-aluminum transom. […]
A review of state’s waterbody management plans show that an estimated 1,264,533 Florida-strain bass were released into Lake Verrett, Grassy Lake and Lake Palourde areas between 1993 to 2011.[…]
Fifty years ago, Xpress Boats changed the horizon of aluminum boat building by being the first to weld an aluminum boat. Later, it pioneered construction based on using longitudinal rib construction rather than cross ribs and injecting expandable foam to create a unibody platform that exceeded Coast Guard Standards and provided enhanced performance while dramatically reducing hull noise and increasing the overall safety of their boats. […]
The F4 and F86 Center Console shallow-water boats harken back to the beginnings of the Excel Boat Co. With deep roots in duck hunting flooded Arkansas timber, Excel began with a need for tough durable boats and has grown to be a premier manufacturer of affordable models targeting the unique needs of outdoor recreational enthusiasts.[…]
Although he spends most of his energy fishing heavy jigs and Texas rigs, Pineville Bassmaster pro Chad Wiley knows reaching for a ¾-ounce spinnerbait at the right time and place also can pay big dividends.[…]
Pro-Drive is a small company attuned to the wants and desires of its customers, building boats and motors to be used as a unit. Pro-Drive designers and builders all use shallow-water boats and drives when hunting and fishing, are open to suggestions and have the experience to make ideas work. […]
Marker buoys: You’re going to need a couple of those to take full advantage of Caney Lake’s deepwater crappie.[…]
Benson Bagwell doesn’t have much time for crappie fishing. But he is right in the middle of the action.[…]
Controlling a boat with using only a trolling motor can be challenging, particularly with stop-and-go crappie fishing.[…]
Caney Lake is located midway between Jonesboro and Chatham. The north end of the lake is accessible on Highway 4 between the two towns, and the spillway end of the lake is accessible on Highway 34 south of Chatham.[…]
Lake Boeuf is one of Clyde Folse’s favorite fishing spots.
“It’s beautiful,” Folse said. “It’s close to where I live, (and) it produces a lot of fish and quality fish.”[…]