Texas Fish & Game

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December 28, 2011

Flounder: 10-Second Rule Proven (video)

Back by popular demand is a video clip showing exactly why you should wait at least 10 seconds after a flounder hits a live bait like a mud minnow or finger mullet. Thanks to Jeff Kaiser […]

December 26, 2011

Topwater Vs. Slow Sinker

The Jan. 2012 edition of Texas Fish & Game contains an article written by yours truly entitled Topwater Vs. Slow Sinkers. It asks the question which of these lures is best for catching big speckled trout […]

December 22, 2011

Want pond bass? Go light pt. 4

Here’s another quick tip before we take off for Christmas. Whacky worms are not something many anglers fish in ponds and when they are not often seen they can be killer even for big fish. My […]

December 20, 2011

Want pond bass? Go light pt. 3

Just a quick tip today. On highly pressured ponds fish plastics weightless and use things they have probably never seen. I have very little success on standard worms on pressured ponds but creature baits and lizards […]

December 14, 2011

Want pond bass? Go light pt. 2

Another seldom discussed aspect of pond fishing is to pay strict attention to casting. Instead of making heavy over-handed casts, throw sidearm, flip or pitch to make your casts. Kevin VanDam once told me the biggest […]

December 8, 2011

Want pond bass? Go light! Pt. 1

I do a lot of pond fishing and during the winter it is one of my primary outdoors pursuits. There are big fish to be caught during this period and I have developed a system for […]

December 1, 2011

Crab imitations and redfish

Have you ever caught redfish on crab imitation lures? Crabs are the primary prey species of redfish and there are several quality redfish-based crab lures on the market but they don’t seem very popular. I have […]

December 1, 2011