August 29, 2012

Bass eats massive bluegill (video)

Continuing with our series on the capacity for largemouth bass to eats extra large prey comes an impressive clip. If you are a live bait fan, live perch is hard to beat. If you are a […]

August 28, 2012

3 Lies They Told You About Boats

If there’s anything we can all agree on, it’s the fact that the current political season is chock-full of lies and deception. And unfortunately, there are also plenty of lies out there when it comes to […]

August 27, 2012

Bass eats ground squirrel (video)

Last week we talked about the “gape width factor” and how what determines the size of a bass’ prey is mouth size. Check out this crazy video of a huge bass eating a ground squirrel. You […]

August 22, 2012

MONSTER bass: Gape width factor

Largemouth bass are voracious. They will literally attack and kill anything that can fit in their mouths. It doesn’t mean they will always do so because any savvy angler knows big bass can be skittish. Biologists […]

August 20, 2012

Dredging shell for specks

The Texas and Louisiana coasts have lots of oyster reefs from large natural ones to small and medium-sized manmade reefs. The reefs on the south end tend to get red hot in spring but produce all […]

August 17, 2012

More Government Run Amok: Fed Lacey Act

My all American sonic bombast weapon of choice for fifty years has been those world class pieces or musical art, the mighty Gibson guitar. I own a stunning arsenal of them. It wouldn’t surprise me if some […]

August 16, 2012

Want adventure? Try gar! (video)

Alligator garfish are lots of fun to catch. If you don’t believe me check out this clip of a Texas angler getting pulled around by a monster one in his johnboat. Awesome stuff! Give it a […]

August 14, 2012

Hunting Season is Coming – Is Your Boat Ready?

In-between casts it hit me: hunting season is just around the corner, and I haven’t touched my duck boat in months. The same thing happened last year, and I neglected to get prepped until mere days […]

August 12, 2012

Gar stomach contents and dissection (photo)

Do you ever dissect the fish you caught? When cleaning fish you should take time to check stomach contents so you get a good grasp on exactly what they are eating. Last year, my cousin Frank […]

August 9, 2012

Conservation Science, But Not Rocket Science

Tribe Nuge pulled into the little clearing on the banks of the mighty Titabawasee River in the spectacular wilds of Northern Michigan. Our 1958 Ford stationwagon was loaded down with all the basic camping gear and […]

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