GPS devices have become more sophisticated than ever before. Today’s GPS devices offer the ability to send messages to one another, track other members of a team and relay messages via satellite to family members back home. Continue Reading ->
Just because a lake or stream looks crystal clear, does not mean that it is clean. Even if your 
friends tell you that they have taken a drink from the lake does not mean that you should do the same. One drop of backcountry water could potentially contain thousands of pathogens. Pathogens are microbes that cause disease. Pathogens can cause a wide variety of illnesses with symptoms, including gastrointestinal, skin, ear, respiratory, eye, neurologic and wound infections. The size of a pathogen can range from 1 to 15 microns. To give you an idea of the size of a pathogen, one grain of beach sand is 100 times larger than a single pathogen. Backcountry water (regardless of how remote the area or how clean it looks) should not be considered a safe source of drinking water. Continue Reading ->
This question has many variables that play into. It depends on what type of water you are fishing, maybe a reservoir, river, stream, pond, or lake. I’ll do my best to cut down the details. Bass will school up leading into fall and winter. The main points of lakes and reservoirs back in the cuts and coves are a primary location to find “stacked” bass. As the water temperature starts to cool many bass will start moving towards shallower water and sticking to points. Continue Reading ->
Have you ever found yourself trying to determine wind conditions? Selecting wind direction is pretty simple. Determining wind speed can be a bit tricky without the aid an weather instrument. However this a good way to determine wind speed by observing land or sea conditions and using the Beaufort Scale. Click here to learn how: Continue Reading –>
This question has a lot of variables that play into it, so I’ll try to explain it as simple as possible. One of the biggest things to consider is the depth. Let’s say you are fishing a slope that starts at 2 feet and ends up in 20 feet, the most sensible rig to use is going to be the Carolina rig. Reason being, the rig will continue to stay on the bottom contour. The deeper you fish a Texas rig the less likely you are going to keep the bait on the bottom. If you are just fishing deep water (I consider deep anything over 10ft varying on the lake) the Carolina rig is a better choice. One thing to remember when fishing the Carolina rig, make sure you are using a sensitive rod for feel. Any variation in the feel of the line-SET THE HOOK! Carolina rigs are notorious for catching bass but you have to be very attentive with your touch when fishing it. Hope this helps. Remember detail in your questions. FISH ON!
I will never forget my first outdoor adventure into the woods. We were at our first stop–already five miles off the path–when I realized that I had lost my personal hygiene bag somewhere along the way. Now, there wasn’t a lot in the bag; just some toothpaste, deodorant and insect repellent. For a brief moment I thought I would backtrack to see if I could find my lost bag. That moment was very brief. Not wanting to ruin the hike for everyone else, I decided to tough it out. Continue Reading ->
