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October 14, 2016

TPWD Draws First of Three Lifetime License Winners

AUSTIN – To say Joanne Stirt loves to fish would be an understatement. As the first winner of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Lifetime License Drawing this fall, the Bandera outdoors enthusiast can start spending […]
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

Texas Hotshots – Bull Redfish Action Sea Rim State Park

Bull Redfish caught at Sea Rim State Park. Fishing beyond the breakers from a kayak. This is my personal best at 41″. I also caught the most Bull Reds that day. Landed 5 lost 5.
October 10, 2016

Texas Hotshots – East Bay Slayer

East bay Galveston Texas, Hanna’s reef caught this beast on a tail.
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 6, 2016

Texas Hotshots – Da Bull

Bull Red on a lazy afternoon. This beauty was caught with my shimano vlotueas. After a long day being called king of the hard heads, this was the catch and release of the day.
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 5, 2016

Texas Hotshots – Cca star kids winner 5 lbs 8oz 2016

My daughter was lucky enough to catch the winning flounder in the cca star kids division !! 5 lbs 8 oz
October 3, 2016

Flounder Spawning in the Channel? “Rolling” Like Gar?

Out of all the fish I have pursued none get tunnel vision so to speak over prey items like flounder. When they are locked on tiny menhaden (shad) they often refuse other offerings and feed with enough […]
September 28, 2016

Carolina Rig: The Do Nothing Fish Finder

Story and photos by Shane Smith Ok, let’s go ahead and call it what it is.  The Carolina Rig is an extremely effective way to find and catch bass anywhere in the country.   However, it is […]