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July 16, 2012

ICAST Tackle Show Wrap-Up (Videos)

TFG Publisher Roy Neves and I conducted/filmed dozens of interviews for fishgame.com at ICAST. Here is a collection of some of my favorites. There will be many more added to fishgame.com in the coming days. Shaw […]

July 13, 2012

Red Ryder Beginnings

Through my rifle’s optics I watched the 14″ steel plate topple over 1000 yards away. A broad grin of satisfaction grew upon my face. It would stay there all day. After touching off literally hundreds of […]

July 12, 2012

TFG at ICAST pt. 2

Day of the ICAST tackle show went great for Texas Fish & Game as we gathered videos and photos of many new innovations. Here are a few of my favorites from the day. […]

July 12, 2012

TF&G at ICAST Pt. 1

The Texas Fish & Game staff is at ICAST in Orlando, Fla. Annually the tackle industry meets to showcase its latest innovations and we are here collecting tons of video which is being posted right now. […]

July 11, 2012

Proper frog fishing etiquette (video)

Frog fishing is extremely popular in the Texas bass world. There are few things more exciting than seeing a lunker largemouth surface to snatch up a soft plastic frog. In this video bass pro Gerald Swindle […]

July 11, 2012

F-150 truck with recall may have caused fire, death of 2 children yesterday

Yesterday in Austin, a fire killed two children and cause more than $140,000 in damage to the house they were living in. It is probable at this time that the fire was caused by a faulty […]

July 11, 2012

Texas Lakes and Bays Part 2

July 10, 2012

AquaQuad: A Boat with Four Wheel Drive?

If you want a boat like no other with four wheel drive utility, AquaQuad has the ride you’re looking for: the Utility and Exploration vehicle. This unusual outboard-powered machine is a one-of-a-kind waterborne wonder, mixing boat-like […]

July 10, 2012

Texas Lakes and Bays

July 9, 2012

Even Pete Rose enjoys fishing! (video)

His baseball playing was legendary but like the rest of us he enjoys fishing. Here’s a short and unexpected interview from the ICAST show a couple of years ago. Chester Moore

July 6, 2012

Is there a recall on your vehicle, trailer or tires?

I know some of you turn up your noses at a story that isn’t about a great new sport truck or accessory, but please humor me by sticking with this for at least a couple of minutes. It could save a life […]

July 3, 2012

How to Trim your Boat Right, Every Time

Finding the right trim when running a powerboat has two major effects: it will improve the riding characteristics, and maximize fuel economy. Yet many boaters never even bother to adjust the trim much beyond trimming down for the […]

July 1, 2012

July 2012

June 27, 2012

How to catch short rig trout (video)

I found this video I posted to youtube back in 2007 on catching trout at the short rigs. The production values are not the best but the info is solid and very timely. Trout are at […]

June 27, 2012

2014 Silverado and Sierra — what I know now

In the truck business, 2007 was a lifetime ago; and that’s when we saw the last really meaningful changes to the Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra half-tons. GM loyalists had been patient and have kept the […]

June 25, 2012

Give the gift of fishing

Officials with the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department have come up with a great way to help others get involved with fishing. It is generally recognized that getting young people involved in the outdoors benefits them […]

June 25, 2012

Wives, Guns, and Other Perfect 10’s

On a scale of one to 10, I would have to give my American Dream a solid 10. Clearly, Mrs. N is a perfect 10. My kids and grandkids are all perfect tens. This amazing gravity […]

June 24, 2012

New Chevy Colorado may be in your future

I feel guilty. So many of you are committed GM truck people and it has been tough squeezing anything out of the company as far as new product is concerned. As a result, I haven’t written […]

June 20, 2012

Fish Consumption Advisories

I got a question last week from someone about fish consumption advisories on Sabine Lake, so I looked at what the state had posted there and in the Galveston area. Here is what I found. Sabine […]

June 20, 2012

2012 RAM 1500 Tradesman could be economical sports choice

I often lament that the truck manufacturers try to dazzle journalists with the most luxurious vehicles with the most extensive options, but two weeks ago I got what I had been asking for: a moderate-priced truck with many of the […]

June 18, 2012

Flounder under corks? (video)

Ever caught flounder under popping corks? Over the last couple of years, I have developed an effective method for catching flatfish under corks in otherwise hard to fish areas. Check out the video to learn more. […]

June 14, 2012

My Friend Bill Maher

I recently had a nice conversation with my friend, ultra left-wing comedian Bill Maher. He wants me back on his television program to explain why I am so angry with the Obama administration’s policies. I will accommodate […]

June 13, 2012

Ford unveiled 2013 F-150 in Waco

Since Texas is such a huge truck market, manufacturers sometimes introduce their newest vehicles here. The State Fair of Texas has been the site of a few unveilings, but last week’s introduction of the 2013 F-150 was in […]

June 12, 2012

Free fishing in state parks

In the last blog we covered a program that targets neighborhood fishing access. I would like to remind you that fishing in state parks is free so if you plan to go to a park or […]

June 11, 2012

Click here for neighborhood fishing access!

Hopefully the headline grabbed your attention. You see a program Neighborhood Fish’N brought to us by the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) has gotten mine. We will have a full story on this in a […]

June 8, 2012

Slickheads are Trophies, Too

I think this was my 205th day of bowhunting for the season, that long, eternal, endless Texas season of bowhunting beyond our wildest dreams, and though I was feeling the pangs of certain hard earned fatigue, […]

June 6, 2012

Trolling rig for crappie (video)

“Mr. Crappie” Wally Marshall is the undisputed master of crappie innovation. Check out this video clip of Marshall explaining his unique trolling rig and how it can help you catch more crappie. Chester Moore

June 4, 2012

Can you distinguish white bass from stripers?

White bass are biting on the main body of many Texas reservoirs right now. And to a lesser extent, so are the striped bass. Can you tell the difference between a white bass and a young […]

June 3, 2012

I Got It So Bad, I Got It Good

If it were not for this crazy out of control corrupt government, my life would literally be perfect. Even my agonizingly painful battered knees are livable, but the enemies of America infesting our government have got […]

June 1, 2012

June 2012

May 30, 2012

BIG bass/big bait

Big bait equals big fish. We’ve all heard that one at some point. Well, with largemouth bass that is an absolute fact. Biologists say the only determining factor in what a bass will eat is it’s […]

May 29, 2012

The Texas Hunting Obstacle Course

I am a very lucky man to have such a deep, BloodBrother connection with so many wonderful hunting families across the nation. Not a day goes by that I don’t hear from numerous families with glowing […]

May 28, 2012

Flathead catfish (op) tip

Flathead catfish are mysterious fish with relatively little known of their habits in comparison to other catfish species. Most anglers say they have better luck catching them at night than during daylight hours and I stumbled […]

May 25, 2012

Memorial Day: Freedom Isn’t Free

Freedom isn’t free. Never has been, never will be. Very special warriors have provided freedom at supreme sacrifice since time immemorial. Good people will never forget, and we celebrate Memorial Day with a hard charging spirit […]

May 23, 2012

What goes into designing a lure? (video)

Ever wonder what kind of thought process goes into making a lure? Have you ever pondered if the pros really design their own lures? Check out bass pro Mike Iaconelli giving the inside scoop on his […]

May 23, 2012

2012 Toyota Tacoma TRD T/X Baja Series is May delight

Now that I have given the thumbs up to the Nissan Frontier PRO-4X, lets give a shout out for Toyota’s newest Tacoma limited edition. The Tacoma is the best selling mid-size truck in the country, and […]

May 22, 2012

The Eyes Have It

The giant American bison was 75 yards across the slope of the stunning South Dakota hillside. My Lakota guide had directed me to make the final stalk on my own, and the Great Spirit of the […]

May 21, 2012

Flounder “hit and run”? (video)

Have you ever had a flounder hit your lure hard and start running with it? This video will explain why and also let you know why you need to work over the area where you got […]

May 18, 2012

Frontier Pro-4X 4×4: small truck with big performance

Mid-size pickup trucks have become an almost endangered specie, at least in the US. Truck makers like Ford, GM and RAM are trying to drive their business to full-size models. Their logic is that, by discontinuing […]

May 17, 2012

Prepare Your Hunt NOW

Once we got the foodplots in, we took down more than 40 treestands and goundblinds all across our sacred hunting grounds. Springtime isn’t just about house cleaning, turkey and bear hunting and planting crops, and in […]

May 16, 2012

Micro Jigs for flounder (video)

I am starting to get questions about using micro jigs for flounder. After we ran a piece on them in TF&G and I have been talking about them for the last 18 months at my Flatfish […]

May 15, 2012

The Good, The Bad, and The Skunked

Thursday morning, nothing. Another long, tedious Thursday afternoon, and more nothing. A rather prolonged Friday morning set, nothing. And so it went for seventeen mornings and seventeen afternoons, in game rich wildlife grounds, with the right […]

May 14, 2012

Windy topwater trout?

Last week TF&G Publisher Roy Neves and I had the great pleasure of fishing with Capt. Kevin Callam out of Rockport. The wind was blowing 25 plus miles per hour so we started off fishing cut […]

May 10, 2012

Blacktip sharks on topwaters (video)

Ever catch a shark on a topwater? I have and let me tell you it is super fun. Awhile back while fishing with my friends Jason Laughlin and Jimmy Owens we came across vast numbers of […]

May 10, 2012

Retention & Recruitment: The Future of Hunting In America

I spent a great day in Fort Collins Colorado with Colorado and Wyoming wildlife professionals, biologists, scientists, game wardens and other dedicated conservationists. As the invited guest speaker at their annual event, they requested I address […]

May 8, 2012

Carolina Rig/Faux Shrimp (video)

One of the most infrequently used yet highly effective lure setups for specks, reds and flounder is a soft plastic shrimp on a Carolina rig. Check out this quick video clip to see the incredible action […]

May 8, 2012

Escort SmartMirror Live gives radar detector a real boost

I have often said that I won’t recommend a product that I haven’t tested myself, but today I am making an exception. The Escort SmartMirror has received so many accolades that I had to share it with […]

May 8, 2012

Let The Spirit Take You

“Things get a little crazy, in this day and age. “The concrete jungle warfare, got everybody in a rage. “And I sure like my rock and danger, “I crave my rock-n-roll, “But when I get my […]

May 6, 2012

Spincast reels for flounder (video)

I get lots of questions from novice anglers about using spincast (think Zebco) reels for flounder fishing. The following video addresses the advantages and disadvantages. Chester Moore

May 2, 2012

Live Mud Minnows (Trout Achille’s Heel?)

Secret Trout Bait Mention croaker and trout in the same sentence and you will certain segments of the fishing community FREAKED OUT. Apparently croaker are so good for catching big trout they should be banned. Well, […]

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