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The “wintertime” has set in along the Gulf Coast. The lows are getting into the 50’s and day highs are in the low-70s. Captain’s are bored of ‘off-season’ and the end of tourist season. Cabin fever is setting in; so it’s time to head out onto the gulf and see what’s biting. A best kept [...]

It can be easy to find a type of bait you like to use, and only use that when ice fishing. But low and behold, there are many different types of baits out there you can put to use. In this video, Minnesota angler Keith Comstock hits on a number of different baits you can [...]

If you plan to be ice fishing early in the winter, there are a few things you need to keep in the back of your mind. First, you want to make sure the ice is safe to fish on. There are things you can do to ensure safety, from being able to walk on the [...]

While some are just discovering their love of the outdoors, Mossy Oak Fishing and Academy Sports + Outdoors are bringing more product options for everyone through a newly launched gear partnership. The Mossy Oak Fishing Elements WhiteCap collection was made specifically for water-fueled adventures with the Academy customer in mind. Whether you’re out enjoying an [...]

One of the the things that’s great about our fishery is that where we kingfish, we’re fishing over-live bottom, man-made bottom – all different structures that are holding other species. The kingfish being an apex predator are sitting on top of all those. A lot of the times while we’re trolling, we’re watching the screen [...]

In the boat today is Mark Nichols, founder of DOA lures. The year was 1988 when Mark created the original plastic shrimp. Since then, he’s been building the DOA line. Today, DOA has 27 different plastic lures in 125 colors with more on the way.  The coolest thing about Mark’s designs? He personally field tests [...]

When it comes to ice fishing, there is a couple times of day that are typically the best. More often than not, fish seem to be the most active, which translates to the best fishing during the early morning hours and around sunset. If you can get out for the first couple hours of the [...]

Crappie fishing is a very popular fish to be after when ice fishing inland lakes and rivers. First of all, when crappie fishing, you’ll want to have your jigs roughly two feet off the bottom. A great setup to utilize is a slip bobber with a glow jig and a crappie minnow. I like to [...]

A vexilar can be a very valuable tool when ice fishing. What a vexilar essentially does is it shows you where your bait is, where the bottom is, how deep the water is and when fish are in the area. It’s more or less a set of eyes in the water. A vexilar can help [...]