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 of the University of […]
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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 and gets into some
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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 buddy Chris Houghton is
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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 will get the job
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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 mistake anglers make is
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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 catching quality fish. This
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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 caught some bull reds
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I firmly believe anglers who want to go to the next level should purposely change their perspectives. What this means is getting out of the comfort zone and looking at fish in a different light. If you only fish in
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Sometimes things happen in the real world that make you question everything. A couple of years ago I had the honor of fishing with a man who experienced that to the extreme. His name is Ronnie Hindsman and in a
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Over the last couple of years I have had several occasions to interview 4-time Bassmaster Classic champion and incredibly gifted angler Rick Clunn. This is part 3 of a series I did with him last year. In it we discuss
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Over the last couple of years I have had several occasions to interview 4-time Bassmaster Classic champion and incredibly gifted angler Rick Clunn. This is part 2 of a series I did with him last year. In it we discuss
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Over the last couple of years I have had several occasions to interview 4-time Bassmaster Classic champion and incredibly gifted angler Rick Clunn. This is part 1 of a series I did with him last year. In it we discuss
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It’s an event that every sport truck enthusiast would love to attend, but can’t — unless they are an accredited member of the TexasAuto Writer’s Association. Every October, vehicle manufacturers bring their very best and most interesting trucks for off-road and
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My name is Linda Water Nelson and I write truck reviews and articles for Texas Fish & Game. I may not look like your typical autowriter, but I have been doing this for more than 25 years. Since there is
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Have you ever noticed the weather forecaster call for 5-10 mile per hour winds and when you hit your favorite fishing hole found it to be much higher? What about those times you head offshore expecting 2-3 foot seas and
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Mark Davis of Penn’s Big Water Adventures shows an unusual innovation he is using to catch big redfish on topwaters. You have to see this to believe it. Chester Moore
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Greetings! I just returned from Southwest Louisiana fishing with my buddy Mark Davis of the Penn’s Big Water Adventures. A stiff north wind made things challenging in the bay so we took the advice from our guides from Hackberry Rod
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In the real world of fishing, there is only so much most of us can do equipment-wise. Gear can be extremely expensive and that leads some to believe their hopes of catching big bass and other fish are in vain.
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