Cooking Crappie

Cooking crappie is simple and delicious. Here's how I like to prepare my crappie. I start by preparing a cooking station as s…

Transporting and Keeping Live Bait for Flathead Catfish

Summer is all but over with, and Fall is just around the corner. Leaves are now beginning to litter the water’s surface, and the …

6/4/2013, Gar Fishing With Rope Lures

Tuesday, Amanda, Russ, and I took the kayaks out to a local creek again. We decided to float a shallow 3 mile section near the ho…

Morel Mushroom Hunting, Tips/Strategies and a Report

Saturday, I woke up at 10am and the local weatherman was calling for rain at 4pm. So with a limited window of dry weather I decid…

BaitKeeper 20 Gallon Livewell/ Shad Tank

The other day I started seriously thinking about buying a kit that converts a cooler into a livewell for fishing small channel ca…

Downsizing for the Coldwater Bite

Water temperatures in lakes are now falling into the mid to low 40's in Southern Ohio and many species of fish have began to …

Building a Fiberglass Outboard Cowl (Cover/Hood)

A couple weeks ago I bought a 2003 Mercury 9.9 horse power shallow drive outboard for my jon boat for $300. Link to 2003 Mercury …

Sand Spike, PVC Rod Holder

Lately we have been using the boat more and more, and fishing the bank has become somewhat of a rarity. I started cleaning the ga…