Tag Archive: bass

Watch Knot Right Kayak Fishing full episode before it airs – Pilot

That’s right… err, Knot Right! Chad Hoover and Heliconia Press have released the full pilot episode and shared it with Kayak Angler Magazine. Knot Right Kayak Fishing is set for its NBC Sports television premiere on 30 March at 1pm Eastern / 10am Pacific time. You may watch this full episode before it airs, here… …

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The Kajun K12 Kayak for Hunting and Fishing

About a year ago I posted a tweet mentioning that I was looking for a new kayak. The selling points for me were fairly simple. The kayak had to be light and the kayak had to be designed for fly fishing. Not too long after I had mentioned it I got a message from a …

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Hand Made Top Water Baits

Tommy Ellis (@ghost1066 if you’re a Twitter head) was kind enough to send me two beautiful hand crafted top water baits to demo on the waters in and around Western New York.  When we first discussed this, he asked about the local forage fish, and I referred him to a wonderful resource on the NYS …

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Size matters: A comparison of weight measurements and length-weight estimates for fishing tournaments

Current catch, weigh, and release (CWR) scoring methods for sport fishing tournaments (particularly bass fishing tournaments) are aimed at conserving and improving sport fisheries compared with catch and kill methods used many years ago. However, numerous studies have shown significant fish mortality are associated with the CWR method that varies with temperature, handling time and conditions, and severity of injuries associated with the initial catch (White, et al., 2007; Nelson. 1998).

Fishgator on Ice.

Winters in Western New York are not kayak fishing friendly Nevertheless, Kevin and I have managed to become year-round anglers (See Winter Trout Fishing on Oatka Creek) .  Between the spring-fed streams that don’t freeze over and the lakes that do, there is plenty of fishing to be had here in Western New York. Now …

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