February 2017 Archives - Page 3 of 4

Gator Trax Strike Series

Gator Trax Boats have been the mainstay in mud boats for more than 15 years, and several years ago, it began offering boats powered by standard outboards. […]

Ranger’s RT198p carries a lot of features common on the company’s popular fiberglass boats.

Feature after fishing feature, inspired from their famous fiberglass lines, make the new Ranger RT198p a hard-core fisherman’s dream boat. It gets your attention with good looks and wins you over an excellent combination of features, storage, fishing space and attention to detail. […]

Lake Tillery’s deep brush piles might not be full of crappie in February, but there are plenty of bream there to make for some good fishing.

Bet on Lake Tillery bream in cold water

Dusty Wilson

In late fall, when crappie leave brush piles in search of deeper water, most anglers go with them and neglect brush until crappie return the next summer. While those anglers may be following their passion, they’re missing out on some of the best bream fishing of the year. […]

The 195 TXW is the latest in the line of great aluminum boats from Bass Pro Shops’ Tracker Marine line.

Tracker Pro Team 195TXW

Jerry Dilsaver

The Tracker Pro Team 195 TXW is the largest, most-powerful, all-welded, modified Vee aluminum boat Tracker Marine has ever built. And no space was wasted, either. It’s packed that start at the bow with a huge bow casting deck and continue to the box beam, all-aluminum transom. […]

Kayak anglers looking to compete in bass tournaments on local, regional or national levels now have a real chance to do so.

Kayak tourneys spread

Phillip Gentry

The Bassmaster Elite Series and FLW Majors don’t have anything on bass anglers who fish from plastic boats, thanks in large part to two groups that have organized local, regional and national tournaments that provide a competitive outlet for kayak bass anglers. […]

Redfish, especially bulls, are one of the main species that use jetties as winter feeding spots.

Time to head for the rocks

Brian Cope

This time of year, many saltwater anglers spend their free time catching up on household chores, doing annual maintenance on their boats and fishing gear or watching fishing shows, longing for a break in the weather so they can get out on the water, hoping to feel a tug on their line. […]

Seafood lasagna uses the meat from three tasty shellfish: shrimp, crab and scallops.

Seafood lasagna fills bill

Jerry Dilsaver

Last February, I deviated a little from the usual, fin, fur or feather recipes and offered a recipe for oysters. Many of you took the time to let me know you appreciated it, so I’m going to do it again. […]

A low-intensity, controlled fire can greatly improve soil conditions entering the planting season, as well as clear out unwanted brush and small trees.

Controlled fire is a tool

Jeff Burleson

Fire has a bad connotation when it’s discussed, possibly because so many lives and so much personal property have been lost to it. When not contained or controlled, fire can be devastating. […]

Winter striper fishing is great this month on South Carolina’s Lake Murray.

Dreary weather, great fishing – February means dreary days, great striper action for Lake Murray fishermen

Phillip Gentry

Most people would consider a cold, dreary day in February a terrible time to be outside, much less on the water fishing. But that sentiment doesn’t hold true for Mike Gault of Jonesville, S.C. A retired game warden, he looks forward to the nastiest days of the year so he can head to South Carolina’s Lake Murray and drag live baits behind the boat for striped bass. […]

February bass will mostly be caught by baits retrieved above them because of their tendency to look toward the surface for food.

Bass anglers, don’t skip February

David Fritts

February isn’t a month that a lot of bass fishermen mark on their calendars as time on the water not to be missed, but those guys would be wrong. […]