Inshore Fishing
The Fat Boy
Paul Brown’s Fat Boys are still kicking, slowly twitching underwater, tantalizing and catching saltwater fish after the proven soft plastic was bought in the late 2000s. […]
November 2013
Hunting
Handgunning for varmints
We were never overrun with those juicy targets we read about in the big sporting magazines — articles by guys who referred to their shooting cult as “varminters.” […]
Fishing
Battery chargers with a pulse
The chemical process that produces electrical power in a battery can also damage it without human intervention. […]
Deer Hunting
To use trail cameras, or not
Something interesting and thought provoking happened to me recently while out running errands. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Put A Cork In It
To combat spooking crappie in wintertime gin clear waters, Whitehead will add a Thill balsa wood slip cork to troll jigs further away from the boat. […]
Freshwater Fishing
War Eagle’s “Side Pulling” Package
In order to accommodate the crappie enthusiast who’s gotten hooked on fishing sideways, Monticello, Ark.-based War Eagle Boats has started offering a list of side pulling options on its RG 1754 model aluminum boats. The design and setup were the brain child of side-pulling founder and War Eagle pro-staffer, Roger Gant. […]
Deer Hunting
Scouting critical to success
During the pre-rut, bucks often travel in bachelor groups. As the rut kicks in these bucks will fight each other for a receptive doe. […]
Deer Hunting
Crossbows gaining ground
Everybody knows that a crossbow is little more than a conventional type bow turned horizontal.
Really? Hardly! […]
Deer Hunting
Modern rifles rule, evolving
When I started deer hunting in 1970, I used a brand new Winchester Model 94 lever action rifle in 30-30 with open sights. Even then, that rifle was pretty much state-of-the-art. Most of the other deer hunting rifles were old military rifles like the Springfield ‘03s, Eddystone 1917s, or German Mausers. […]
Deer Hunting
Choice loyalty
“Certainly I admire any hunter that is really dedicated to just one mode of deer hunting,” said Kerry French of Holmes County. “Anyone willing or focused enough on just one weapon surely has to be really good at it. […]
Inshore Fishing
Rod-n-Reel
Dana Sanders keeps it simple when selecting his rods and reels. He prefers quality equipment that he can use year round so he doesn’t have to switch up as the seasons change. […]
Bass Fishing
Maynor Creek offers hot bass action this month
Maynor Creek Reservoir near Waynesboro isn’t a well-known lake, although it’s an old one that was known as a big-bass lake about 20 years ago. […]