February 2019 Issue

January 24, 2019

ISSUE COVER – February 2019

In This Issue: Spotted & ‘Bama Bass  •  Tips for Texas Tuna  •  Coastal Freeze Frenzy?  •  Invasion of the Urban Hogs  •  Reel Gear Ratios: Why They Matter
January 24, 2019

BACK COVER: Minn Kota – February 2019

January 24, 2019

INSIDE COVER: Yamaha Marine – February 2019

January 24, 2019

INSIDE FISH & GAME by Roy and Ardia Neves – February 2019

Gone Way Too Soon IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS, we’ll be observing the thirty-fifth anniversary of TEXAS FISH & GAME, and in this space will probably reflect on some of the many highlights and milestones from our […]
January 24, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR – February 2019

Weisuhn Question Mr. Weishuhn,I read your article the other day about “pursuing maturity”. What I want to know about is your use of “wildlife activity charts” to determine peak feeding periods. Are these charts—the ones in […]
January 24, 2019

EDITOR’S NOTES by Chester Moore – February 2019

Find Solitude to Find Big Fish FISH THAT END UP in the frying pan are impossible to catch. That thought hit me as Toledo Bend guide Jerry Thompson took me to an obscure stand of timber in […]
January 24, 2019

PIKE ON THE EDGE by Doug Pike – February 2019

Everyday People BEWARE OF WOLVES in sheep’s clothing—or mowing the lawn on a Saturday afternoon. The people who want to stop us from hunting and fishing look more like us every day. You can hardly distinguish them, […]
January 24, 2019

SPOTTED OR ‘BAMA BASS? – February 2019

THERE WAS A TIME not too awfully long ago when a fisherman who reeled in a football shaped “spotted bass” weighing upwards of three pounds could call it a spot and feel pretty good about it. […]
January 24, 2019

THE BASS UNIVERSITY by Pete Robbins – February 2019

February Frogging on Sunny Afternoons ON GRASS-LADEN TEXAS BASS FACTORIES, February is a time of change. Winter is over, and as water temperatures move up from the high 40s and low 50s, fish have spawning on their […]
January 24, 2019

TUNA TIPS – February 2019

Effective Tactics for Gulf Tuna WHEN IT COMES TO BRUTE strength and tackle-busting abilities, few fish in the ocean can match a tuna. Tuna fishing off the Texas coast is a significant endeavor often consisting of […]