March 2015 Archives - Page 2 of 7

Excel Boats 220 Bay Pro

The 220 Bay Pro is the latest model offered from Excel Boat Company, which has deep roots in Arkansas flooded-timber duck hunting. […]

Strong cold fronts will send crappie deep into cover where fishing straight down to the fish may be the only way to get one to bite.

The frequent cold fronts that wash over North Carolina in late February and through March can cause crappie to halt their progression toward the shallows, sink deep into brush or other cover and be hard to catch. […]

SeaArk Boats Bay Extreme

Jerry Dilsaver

The new Bay Extreme from SeaArk Boats can’t bait a hook, cast a lure or fight a fish, but it does everything else well. […]

Ronnie McKee has turned a love of crappie fishing into a garage business hand-tying hair jigs.

Stump’s jigs and flies

Phillip Gentry

In a world full of soft plastics where innovation in crappie jigs are the equivalent of a clip-on tie, a dyed-in-the-wool crappie fisherman has a hard time finding a quality, hand-tied crappie jig. […]

Side- and down-imaging technology can help crappie anglers find and orient to fish before even wetting a line.

Sonar on the side

Phillip Gentry

One of the ways that crappie pro Kent Driscoll has stayed on top of tournament leader boards has been by mastering the use of the newest sonar technology, and he relies on it as much as anything in his boat. […]

Hanko’s Aluminum Boats 22 X 7 LS

Jerry Dilsaver

The 22 X 7 LS is the latest high-performance boat in a line of Hanko’s aluminum boats that began with workboats and now includes a little bit of everything. […]

A good, high-definition depth finder is crucial to being able to locate the outside edges of the Little River jetties where redfish lurk this month.

Picture the bottom

Jeff Burleson

From fishing in 8 inches of water for tailing redfish to deep-dropping for swordfish in 750 feet of water, knowing and understanding what is down below is crucial on a fishing trip. […]

By trailing a length of logging chain behind the boat, anglers fishing from the bow can go slow even in strong winds.

Dealing with wind

Phillip Gentry

As a tournament crappie fisherman Charlotte’s Mike Parrott is no stranger to fishing when he has to. He doesn’t get the luxury of choosing when tournaments will be held and most times, unless a dire situation exists, it’s time to hit the water. […]

Scully’s Aluminum Boats 2072 Walk Thru

Jerry Dilsaver

The 2072 Walk Thru is one of the more-popular models from Scully’s Aluminum Boats. […]

Soft-plastic frogs can be “buzzed” over and through thick vegetation to catch bass.

A bait doesn’t always need a blade to buzz

Pete Rogers

While a buzzbait denotes a specific style of bait that carries a large blade that churns across the top of the water., other baits can be “buzzed” and often achieve a similar response. […]