It seems like in many parts of the nation, anglers who enjoy jigging have shifted from using a straight lead-head jig to casting with a skirted head. Does it really make a difference? And if so, how do you know […]
Skirted Jig Heads-The Best? Read More »
We’ve mentioned before the Evinrude E-TEC G2 300 outboard, and we also brought you up to date when they introduced a new line of smaller G2 outboards a couple of years ago. Well, they went back to the drawing board
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The private recreational angler red snapper season in federal water opened June 1 for a projected 97-days. (EDITOR: We thought it would be worth reminding everyone of the opening because snapper seasons and regulations in general have been so confusing
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On this episode, Dustin Warncke sits down with Marty McIntyre from GARQUEST Bowfishing Adventures. Dustin and Marty talk about some of the new bowfishing rules, grass carp taking over bass habitat on Texas lakes, what happened to all the tilapia
Podcast: Carp, Gar and Buffalo! Oh My! | Summer Bowfishing with Guest Marty McIntyre Read More »
You want to catch big fish, and save a few bucks at the same time? Catching your own bait is one way to make it happen. On the other hand, when bait-catching gets difficult it can also be quite frustrating
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When it comes to catching black drum, one of the toughest challenges to surmount is hauling a black in through the surf. Surf fishing has a number of difficult aspects – weather may be an issue by creating big waves
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With many people getting out their rod and reel for summer fishing trips, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) wants to warn all anglers to only use bait shrimp native to the Gulf of Mexico when fishing in fresh
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Take a Kid Fishing & Get Ready to Smile Kids have a way of making us adults smile the way that nobody else can. They will say or do the quirkiest things that can be hilarious. I have found that
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The population of smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata) in the United States experienced a dramatic decline during the 20th century caused by overfishing, habitat loss, and limited reproductive potential. Given the decline in the population of US sawfish, in 1999 The
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Recently we took a look at the new 3D fishfinders, we’ve talked about scanner/imager and side-scan fishfinders, and of course a host of other marine electronics systems. There’s just one problem with all this stuff: if you want the latest
Raymarine Element: New Fishfinder and Chartplotter System Read More »
Shimano, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Harte Research Institute (HRI) for Gulf of Mexico Studies and Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) are proud to announce the launch of a cooperative effort called RELEASENSE to promote and enhance the traditional role of anglers as leaders
Releasense Teaches Catch-Release Skills Read More »
Recent pollution-related incidents have caused officials with the Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) to for the first time halt release of tagged redfish in part of the Galveston Bay area ahead of their STAR tournament. Due to circumstances beyond our control,
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If you don’t have a boat of your own and you want to go fishing on the Gulf, party boats are a great option. Sure, they can get crowded. Yes, they’re slow and often roll around in a big sea.
Secret Party Boat Fishing Tips Read More »
One of the most intimate outdoor experiences you can have on just about any body of water is in a personal watercraft like a kayak or other personal watercraft like a SUP or round boat like the ones from Roundabout
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In boating accessories, there are a multiple of options on the market today. What we wanted to do in this article is explore how the shallow water manufacturer Power-Pole performed in the service department and one of the best ways
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Drifting Through Redfish I could not believe my eyes. An acre-wide patch of water southwest of the Galveston Jetties churned and boiled with great fury. For a moment it seemed as if a nuclear submarine was surfacing, concern for national security
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Though redfish are year-round hitters, with the warmer weather, there is even more potential for some action-packed fishing in Texas. Captain Chris Martin, owner of Bay Flats Lodge in San Antonio, provides his best tips for successful half shell fishing.
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The first time I ever heard of the Power Pole it was while fishing around seagrass beds in Lower Laguna Madre in South Texas. The target was speckled trout and we were able to approach the grass beds and then
Power-Poles and Seagrass Fishing Read More »
Some people learn how to tie a Fisherman’s Knot (the Improved Clinch) and stop learning right there, while others learn a dozen or more different fishing knots and never stop looking for better ones. While most of the popular knots
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Cool Cobia Story Okay: we know cobia (ling) are cool fish. They fight like a bulldog, and taste about as good as any saltwater fish on the face of the planet. So it’s easy to go overboard for them. In
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