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October 11, 2016

Boat Battery Rigging Mistakes – Don’t Do This!

Your boat battery is one of the most important safety items aboard. Yes, I said “safety items”. That’s because it not only starts your engine, but also powers your VHF radio, pumps, and navigational gear. So […]
October 11, 2016

Time To Target Schooling Reds

After we’ve had a strong cold front, target the mouths of rivers and the very largest bayous emptying marsh if you want to catch large numbers of redfish.  As we all know, cold fronts purge the […]
October 10, 2016

New Gear: Denali Attax Series Rods

Denali has always attacked rod design with the goals of creating a high end appearance, unmatched performance and great value to the consumer.  Many of today’s rods also can attack your wallet costing well over $200.  […]
October 10, 2016

Fishing Coastal Bayous Productive in Early Fall

Coastal bayous are a productive location for redfish, speckled trout and flounder during the early fall period but they require study. Whether you are fishing for flounder, redfish, or trout, the first thing to look for […]
October 7, 2016

Football Jigs

Let’s talk about one of the best big bass baits on the planet, the Football Jig.  They can imitate a crawfish, bream or any number of natural forage that swim or crawl in your Texas body […]
October 7, 2016

River Flounder Biting Right Now!

This is the time of year river fishing for flounder starts heating up. Flounder in the river stage to leave before those in the bay do so you start to get some concentrations of fish as early as mid September. […]
October 7, 2016

New Gear: Switchview FoldDown™ Lever

Following the strict engineering and design standards of nearly a decade of development of the original MGM Switchview scope adjustment lever, the latest innovation is the FoldDown™ Switchview Lever. MGM Switchview™ levers undergo continuous refinement and […]
October 6, 2016

Punching the “Hay” for Fall Largemouth Bass

It is all about available cover. Large Texas reservoirs have many coves, fingers and shorelines and in any given area the best cover will be the area that draws in the bass, particular during the summer […]
October 6, 2016

Costa Features New Sunrise Lens at Bass Event on Sam Rayburn

In our industry, it is fairly common to come across new gear that claims to revolutionize how we participate in our favorite outdoor activity.  This seems to be an even more common occurrence when it comes […]
October 6, 2016

Pan Seared Duck Breasts

What to do with all those teal you collected last month? You did bag some, right? The familiar smells of cattails, mosquito repellant, and mouth-watering hot kolaches from the Bay City Shipley Donuts were part of […]