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Gator-Tail GTR 37 17 x 54

Duck hunters are a dedicated lot and constantly face the challenge of getting away from the easy-to-reach places to more-productive hunting grounds. […]

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. […]

Gator Trax Boats

Jerry Dilsaver

After making a name in the mud boat industry for more than 14 years, Gator Trax Boats have moved into the mainstream and are building boats intended to be powered by standard outboards. […]

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. […]

Pro-Drive X Series Boats

Jerry Dilsaver

Pro-Drive builds boats and motors to be used as a unit. The Pro-Drive team of designers and builders all use shallow-water boats and drives for their hunting and fishing adventures, so they’ve learned from experience what works and what doesn’t. […]

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. […]

An unusual sounding call, like those produced by a tube, can often turn the tables on a big gobbler.

An offbeat calling tactic that works

Terry Madewell

Most serious turkey hunters know and make the basic yelps, clucks, purrs, cackles and such, and often, one of these will work. […]

Using a turkey’s fan will often put a gobbler in a relaxed frame of mind and within range of a load of copper-plated No. 4s.

The fan, something every turkey hunter should carry

Terry Madewell

“Every time I go turkey hunting, I carry a turkey fan — a set of intact tail feathers — with me.” Willie McCutchen said. […]

Ranger Boats RT188

Jerry Dilsaver

Manufacturers are doing some impressive things with aluminum, and the new RT188 Ranger is an excellent example. […]

Alumacraft 2072 Bay

Jerry Dilsaver

The Bay Series is new for Alumacraft, and the company entered the category with 18- and 20-foot models. With their years of experience building high-performance, deep-V hulls, Alumacraft craftsmen had the know-how to build superior aluminum fishing boats and it was simply a matter of putting it together in a package tailored to skinny water. […]