May 2019 Issue

April 24, 2019

PIRATES OF THE TEXAS COAST – May 2019

Be on Guard for Bad Guys Offshore JUST HOW WELL CAN you protect your boat–and yourself? There hasn’t been a documented case of maritime piracy in Texas waters for generations. You’re much more likely to be […]
April 24, 2019

OFFSHORE OPTICS – May 2019

Glassing Options for Offshore Fishing WHEN YOUR’E FISHING OFFSHORE, what’s the best fish-finding instrument aboard your boat? You might immediately think of your fishfinder, but if you carefully contemplate the question, you might realize that your […]
April 24, 2019

TEXAS FRESHWATER by Matt Williams – May 2019

Bass Eats Bass–What if It’s a Record? Big bass are well known for their voracious appetites when the dinner bell rings. That’s why anglers who are serious about catching them frequently use big swim baits upwards […]
April 24, 2019

TEXAS SALTWATER by Calixto Gonzales – May 2019

Peanuts for Elephants One of the most common mantras among inshore fishermen who have their eyes set on trophy-sized gamefish has been, “Big baits, BIG FISH!!!” For the most part, that premise is true. A trophy speckled […]
April 24, 2019

FISHING AT THE SPEED OF BASS – May 2019

Slow, Medium and Fast Strategies for Big Bass GROWING UP IN THE LATE ’70s and early 1980s, I lived the pursuit of big bass vicariously, watching bass television legends such as Bill Dance, Jimmy Houston, Roland […]
April 24, 2019

TEXAS WHITETAILS by Larry Weishuhn – May 2019

May There Be Fawns  Shall we say, I was a bit shaken—perhaps better described as shaking! Moments earlier I had stepped on a cottonmouth moccasin. Cottonmouths scare me! It had been lying right next to several […]
April 24, 2019

TEXAS GUNS by Steve LaMascus – May 2019

The .45 Automatic Colt Pistol According to my current edition of the Hornady Handbook of Cartridge Reloading: “The .45 ACP was adopted by the United States Ordinance Department in 1911, six years after its introduction by […]
April 24, 2019

AOUDAD! – May 2019

Part Two of a West Texas Barbary Hunt WE WERE SET UP to glass long before first light. As black turned to gray we spotted two bull elk. One had antlers and the other was in […]
April 24, 2019

THE TF&G REPORT – May 2019

TPWD Commission Changes Trout Regs, Adjusts Gar Proposal THE TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT (TPWD) Commission approved all the proposed changes to the saltwater fishing regulations at their recent meeting in Austin. The following changes to […]
April 24, 2019

TEXAS HOT SHOTS – May 2019

Redfish Laguna Madre   Tuna Corpus Christi   Whitetail Bastrop County   Post your own Action Photos and Check Out the TEXAS HOT SHOTS Photo Contest