Fishing

New Products

Max Bait Trays keep trolling baits cool but not soggy

July 31, 2012 Jerry Dilsaver

Danny Sykes was tired of having soggy baits, but he needed to rig his offshore trolling baits the night before to be ready for hot action when he went fishing off the North Carolina coast. That began his quest for a cooler insert that would protect baits from falling into the water from the melting ice, but not block the cold the baits needed to stay fresh. From this desire, the basics for Max Bait Trays were born. […]

Bass Fishing

Late spawner turns out to be Okatibbee Lake record

July 31, 2012 Michael O. Giles

Okatibbee Lake has garnered a reputation among many locals as The Big O, The Dead Sea and a few other less-desirable names, as it traditionally has been a tough place to catch bass. While the crappie population has thrived with thousands of limits of perch caught each year, catching bass has been a problem for all but the most-accomplished anglers.

But Mississippi State University Bass Club member Taylor Odom proved in May that the lake holds some beastly bass when he sank a hook into a lake-record fish — a 10-pounder that bested the old record by a solid pound. […]

Fishing

Clean your displays inside and out

July 30, 2012 Allan Tarvid

Who hasn’t mistaken the shadow of a water spot on an LCD screen for a fish, waypoint or radar target? Or was it a smear of sunscreen lotion or insect repellent left by a fingertip? Hopefully it wasn’t a permanent scratch, crack, craze or other scar.

And the growing popularity of touch screens in marine electronics is increasing the hand-screen contact problem. […]