Every turkey season I happen across new products for outdoor people. These items are designed to help make what we love to do easier and/or more fun. As always, it is my pleasure to share my experiences with these new toys. The first product I would like to share with you has changed how…
Every year at about this time I like to share with my readers any/all of the new fishing products I discovered this past season. Keep these in mind as you begin to make your Christmas list for fishermen in your world. I have been using GRANDT CUSTOM RODS exclusively for over 3 years. Every…
The following information is from an article posted in the Airstream forum and written by Bruce Haedrich: I thought this was entertaining and had some very useful information for all of us to use. Hope you enjoy as much as I did. It is a bit long-winded but very good information to follow. When I…
For the past seven years Van and Pam Pierceall have been making custom crappie jigs and trolling tipits, and for the past four years they decided to make a business out of it. Thumper Jigs, based out of Stoutsville, Mo., near Mark Twain Lake, started as a hobby that quickly blossomed into a business. “When…
As both air and water temperatures fall as summer transitions to autumn, bass feeding patterns change. Being aware of these changes and being able to modify your techniques can keep you consistently successful as the top feeding time of the year arrives. Let’s start with some ideas on how bass respond as they prepare…
Illinois bowhunter John Osmer with his 2020 buck. What a happy hunter. I have known John Osmer for many years. His talent for repairing rods and reels makes him a very handy man to have around. John is also a great bowhunter. In the disaster that was 2020, John Osmer found a way…
Roger Lewis’ 7-pound largemouth was the last straw and forced me into trying the wacky worm. I usually pay pretty close attention to a fishing partner’s level of success with a particular lure. If I see something I have never used and see a guy catching a ton a fish with it, I would…
Why?” This query was from my wife, and was in response to what was in the front of my johnboat. I had just returned from a river cleanup with a somewhat worse-for-wear picnic table. It was just part of what I had removed from Upper Current River that morning. The tires and six…
