Back on the Water, SonarPhone at the Ready
Since I hadn't had my pontoon out all summer so far, I decided it was time for it to hit the water for the first time on a recent trip to Stockade Lake in the southern Hills. Though it can be a tough lake to find fish on this time of year, due to the warmer water and high concentration of weeds lake-wide, there's always a chance at pulling in a good sized large or smallmouth bass as well as pike. Having realized I'd forgotten the trolling motor as I left town, I decided to f
Just Get Outside!
Many of the stories and reports we post here at HSM Outdoors feature us with catches of fish, successful hunting trips, ways to process and prepare game, or training and techniques tips. We are always trying to help readers be more successful doing what they love in the outdoors. But there is one thing they have in common that is probably one of the most overlooked things that most of us probably take for granted -- the healing and renewal properties that just being outside i
Electronics
Fishermen these days are very blessed with hi-tech electronics. Using the new Mega SI, on the Hummingbird Helix, has helped me put more fish in the boat this year. The side imaging has broadened our horizons and I mean that literally! Now we can see a very sharp image of what is not only below but also to the sides! I use this early season when searching out the cabbage beds that I will fish through the year. It makes you way more efficient covering a very large section of th
NEW from Vexilar - The “Glo-Ring”
Charge Your Glow Lures in Just Seconds Several of the jigs that we fish with these days have the glow paint on them for added fish attractants, especially for deeper and darker colored waters. Typically, we would carry along a camera flash or a small flashlight to recharge these baits and this can be cumbersome, to say the least as you would need to hold these in one of your hands. When you need to recharge your lure, which can be anywhere from 1 to 5 minutes between jigging
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