If you give a youngster a tennis racket or a soccer ball or a baseball bat, you can teach him or her about sportsmanship and competition. If you give a boy or girl a gun, you teach that child about life and death. People who kill things can be more reverential of life than people who do not. The person who causes creatures' deaths and watches them struggle against it has an intimate knowledge of the tragedy of life departing.
Great article Dave. Very similar to how I'm raising my children. My daughter sat in deer stands w/ me for 5 years before she carried a gun and shot her first whitetail last fall. My son's next.
In 1936, Winchester Repeating Arms brought forth a rifle that was as close to a masterpiece as a firearm can be: the Model 70. Boasting the best trigger ever put on a sporting rifle, it was handsome, dead reliable and, for its time, accurate. It was a complex gun to make, but since labor was cheap at the time this was not a factor, and the Model 70s that were produced before World War II were beautifully made.
The following words are printed in bold type on the back of every Scum Frog lure package:
WHEN A FISH STRIKES, WAIT TWO SECONDS BEFORE YOU SET THE HOOK.
It's sound advice but hard to follow when the eruption of a bass taking your lure creates a washtub-size hole in the water and your reflexes scream at you to yank back on the rod hard enough to dislocate both shoulders. That's what makes frog-lure fishing so much fun—especially at this time of year, when vegetation has matted on the water and weedless frogs are about the only lure that can be used successfully.
I love fishin' w/frogs. Had great success w/ Berkeley power bait and gulp frogs last year. Waiting to jerk the rod is extremely hard to do, I definitely agree. If I do this, I'll immediately cast back to the same spot an let the frog sink, then if the bass takes it on the fall, I don't have to wait to jerk, when I see the line lose slack, I know he's got it, and I set the hook.
Bass tournament pro Alton Jones won the 2008 Bassmaster Classic with jigs, but the Texas angler is equally skilled at using spinnerbaits. At this time of year, he carries more spinnerbaits than jigs in his tackle box because they may be the most versatile bass lures of spring and early summer. Here are three tactics and modifications that the champ relies on to get the most out of a spinnerbait.
Thanks for the tips. I've been putting off "re-skirting" a bunch of my old spinners, I think I'll just try a bunch of different tubes, grubs on them first.
At the deer camp I used to frequent near Crystal Springs, Mississippi, we called it "the autopsy": In an open-sided shed, the deer would be hoisted up by their hind legs on a gambrel and inspected by our camp butcher and amateur forensic expert, Bill Peavey. An irascible man, tough as a camp skillet, Peavey always took meticulous care in showing us precisely where and how our bullets had penetrated the deer and, more importantly, where we should have aimed those bullets to avoid damaging the meat.
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David E. Petzal on Teaching Your Child to Kill65
If you give a youngster a tennis racket or a soccer ball or a baseball bat, you can teach him or her about sportsmanship and competition. If you give a boy or girl a gun, you teach that child about life and death. People who kill things can be more reverential of life than people who do not. The person who causes creatures' deaths and watches them struggle against it has an intimate knowledge of the tragedy of life departing.
Great article Dave. Very similar to how I'm raising my children. My daughter sat in deer stands w/ me for 5 years before she carried a gun and shot her first whitetail last fall. My son's next.
The Model 70 Reborn15
In 1936, Winchester Repeating Arms brought forth a rifle that was as close to a masterpiece as a firearm can be: the Model 70. Boasting the best trigger ever put on a sporting rifle, it was handsome, dead reliable and, for its time, accurate. It was a complex gun to make, but since labor was cheap at the time this was not a factor, and the Model 70s that were produced before World War II were beautifully made.
I love my pre-64 .270, I'd love a new featherweight in .25-06. Glad this legend is being made in the U.S.A. again.
How to Fish Soft Plastic Frog Baits12
The following words are printed in bold type on the back of every Scum Frog lure package:
WHEN A FISH STRIKES, WAIT TWO SECONDS BEFORE YOU SET THE HOOK.
It's sound advice but hard to follow when the eruption of a bass taking your lure creates a washtub-size hole in the water and your reflexes scream at you to yank back on the rod hard enough to dislocate both shoulders. That's what makes frog-lure fishing so much fun—especially at this time of year, when vegetation has matted on the water and weedless frogs are about the only lure that can be used successfully.
I love fishin' w/frogs. Had great success w/ Berkeley power bait and gulp frogs last year. Waiting to jerk the rod is extremely hard to do, I definitely agree. If I do this, I'll immediately cast back to the same spot an let the frog sink, then if the bass takes it on the fall, I don't have to wait to jerk, when I see the line lose slack, I know he's got it, and I set the hook.
Three Spinnerbait Tips from Bass Pro Alton Jones8
Bass tournament pro Alton Jones won the 2008 Bassmaster Classic with jigs, but the Texas angler is equally skilled at using spinnerbaits. At this time of year, he carries more spinnerbaits than jigs in his tackle box because they may be the most versatile bass lures of spring and early summer. Here are three tactics and modifications that the champ relies on to get the most out of a spinnerbait.
Vary the Retrieve
Thanks for the tips. I've been putting off "re-skirting" a bunch of my old spinners, I think I'll just try a bunch of different tubes, grubs on them first.
How to Cook Your Gut Pile21
At the deer camp I used to frequent near Crystal Springs, Mississippi, we called it "the autopsy": In an open-sided shed, the deer would be hoisted up by their hind legs on a gambrel and inspected by our camp butcher and amateur forensic expert, Bill Peavey. An irascible man, tough as a camp skillet, Peavey always took meticulous care in showing us precisely where and how our bullets had penetrated the deer and, more importantly, where we should have aimed those bullets to avoid damaging the meat.
I'm gonna try some deer heart this fall. I'll even have some liver, though I detest beef liver. Hey, if I don't like it, my dog's sure will!
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