When I was a kid we did a lot of unconventional activities. Maybe more unconventional for now than back in the dark ages when I grew up. My dad was always busy with projects; building homes, making woodworking projects, making camping equipment, fixing mechanical devices, making fishing lures, and going fishing. I remember many hours…
This “ditch kit” comes from Paul Barnard, U.S. Coast Guard District 8 recreational boating safety specialist. And every man knew, as the captain did too, T’was the witch of November come stealin’. Anyone who has heard Gordon Lightfoot’s ballad about the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald will no doubt recognize “The witch of November” — the…
Chris works with a student to help him improve his shooting skills. By Chuck Smick The two thugs approached me from the vehicle with Illinois plates that was parked at the gas pump ahead of our car; where my wife and I were parked at a gas station near our home in Paducah, Ken., to…
The buzzbait, MotoLure, Jitterbug and Whopper Plopper are all great bets for catching topwater bass. Randy Mathews and I had been on this very deep, 6-acre borrow pit for a couple of hours. The bite had gotten steadily better as the sun got lower in the west. It was hot… but it’s summer. I…
It was about 1 p.m. when I drove down John Caldwell’s driveway on that September 1st afternoon. As I stepped out of my truck I could hear shots ringing out from the sunflower field. John met me at the door of the clubhouse and showed me the layout of the field on an aerial…
My father, Glen Roux, was instrumental in teaching me how to fish as a very young boy. Both of my grandfathers participated in this adventure, as well. But Dad was my teacher and mentor. As I grew a bit our fishing trips took on new and different looks. Some of my best childhood memories…
Ayden Dietrich truly enjoyed his journey from bobber to bass boat. The cast was not great. But for a 5-year-old it would be good enough. The red-and-white bobber hovered on the surface over a small lead weight and hook with a piece of night crawler on it. On the other end of that…
Snaps. I just finished watching a fishing show on television. The professional fishermen were demonstrating how to use a new lure called the Whopper Plopper 90, and they described it as the best thing to catch fish next to the fish hook. I watch a number of fishing shows on television, such as Facts…
