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Mach 10 with the Red Reaper
Stevie Nick didn’t have to blindfold us. The 180’s and G forces pretty much assured that Al “Cbreeze” Calabrese and I would never find our way back to the ponds where we would be sight-fishing all day.
Increasing Casting Distance – Fine Tuning Your Reel
Last month I fished with a friend that was new to saltwater and he was having trouble getting the cast distance that he wanted.
The Three Phases of a Trout Fisherman’s Life
The smell of hide, tanning chemicals and aging flesh hung around the door of a little taxidermy studio north of Tampa. The blazing heat of a late spring in southwest Florida only made the aroma all the more pungent.
Finding Fish with Mark Sosin
A successful technique for finding fish starts with the process of elimination. As you understand habits, you'll know where the species you seek won’t be.
Fly of the Month-Coyote Clouser
A twist on the traditional Clouser, this a great all-around streamer pattern but particularly one of our favorite pre-spawn smallmouth flies!
Bass Fishing the Spring Herring Spawn
No one seems to know exactly where they came from, but blueback herring have changed the face of bass and striper fishing over the last decade in reservoirs that have them.
All Decked Out
There are some great electronics available for today’s kayaks and the 2014 line of Hobie boats are pre-plumed to install Lowrance systems. I spend the majority of my time fishing in knee deep water, so I really do not have the need to put this great technology to work.
A Too Close Encounter
Our annual Combat in the Wild turkey excursion started off a little differently this spring. Instead of a 17-hour drive to Kansas to look forward to, Howard Pounds and I were getting ready to fly to Omaha, Neb., rent a car and drive north to go after our first Merriam’s wild turkeys.
D.A. Sea Wins 2025 Chub Cay Invitational
D.A. Sea, a 65 Paul Mann run by Capt. Mark Stephens, won this year’s Chub Cay Invitational Tournament. The members-only event was held last month. D.A. Sea released four blue marlin to take home first-place honors. The Invitational is hosted by the popular Chub Cay Resort & Marina Club, located at the southern tip of the Berry Islands in the Bahamas.Endless Fishing Opportunities in Marathon
Marathon, the very heart of the Florida Keys, offers fishing options as vast as the crystal blue waters that surround the islands.Under The Sea – Slings and Polearms
There’s a retro-movement taking place—a trend toward primitive hunting gear. Slings and polespears are used in places that do not allow trigger mechanisms.
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