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Posted on August 8, 2011
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How to Catch Catfish – 5 Tips For Catching Catfish
Posted on August 17, 2011
Many anglers, new and seasoned anglers, want to learn how to catch catfish. Catfish provide a great sporting opportunity and also an excellent fish to eat. Just like anything else, catfishing can become overly complicated by accident. We will break down some basic catfishing tips that are great for your local lake, pond or river.
Cobia Recipes
Posted on August 16, 2011
Cobia is a great game fish on rod and reel and even better when properly prepared and grilled. There are many different way to cook cobia and we hope that you like a few of these cobia recipes. These cobia receipes are for chefs of all skills, and as always, we recomend using fresh fillets, though quality frozen fillets work as well.
Grilled Cobia Recipe
Here are the ingredients you will need for this recipe:
- Roughly 2.5 to 3 pounds of fresh cobia fillets
- 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 clove fresh garlic minced
- 1 1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
- 1/3 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice
- 3 pinches of fresh sea salt
- 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
Take the 2.5 to 3 pound cobia fillets and cut them in to serving sizes of roughly 8 to 10 ounces each. Place the cobia fillets in a glass container. Mix all ingredients in to a small bowl and mix generously and pour over fillets. Refrigerate fillets for about 5-10 minutes, remove and placed on preheated grill. Cook each side for roughly 4 to 5 minutes each over medium hot grill, brush remaining ingredients over fillets while cooking.
Deep Fried Cobia Recipe
Here are the ingredients you will need for this recipe:
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1 1/2 to 2 lbs of cobia fillets
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1- 8 oz box of House Autry Seafood breader
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1 1/2 tablespoons fresh ground pepper
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1 1/2 tablespoons of garlic salt
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1 1/2 tablespoons of chipotle seasoning
Start by taking the cobia fillets and cutting them in to cubes. Next, combine breading and seasonings in to a one gallon ziplock bag and shake until mixed well. Add the cobia chunks and shake until coated well. Deep fry them in 375 degree oil until golden brown.
Moultrie Power Panel – External Solar Panel Review
Posted on August 15, 2011
Overall I have been very pleased with Moultrie game cameras and the battery life has been fairly good. That was up until we tested the Moultrie M-80 trail camera in the plot stalker mode. At its current settings it was just shy of 3,000 pictures a day and it didn’t take more than 2 days to kill the AA batteries.
The only way to run a trail camera in a plot scenario is to use an external solar panel like the Moultrie Power Panel. The solar panel is easy to setup and connect any Moultrie game camera and in the long run will save money on disposable batteries.Bass Fishing Tip: Night Bass Fishing Secrets
Posted on August 15, 2011
Many people associate bass fishing with daytime. Whilst the light hours of the day are undoubtedly the most popular for bass fishing enthusiasts to be out and about on the lake, night bass fishing is slowly but surely growing in popularity. It has been around for a number of years, but it has now reached a peak in popularity, especially during the summer months. Night bass fishing originally came about in the...
Maintaining Bait Tanks & Bait Tank Basics
Posted on August 12, 2011
Q. Why are round and oblong tanks best for keeping bait fish?
A. Fin fish used for bait naturally school in a circular pattern, so round and oblong tanks are the best choice. Sea World, The Monterey Bay Aquarium, and Scrips all design and build their tanks round or oblong. These shapes provide the most efficient use of space. Fish held in square or rectangular tanks will round off the corners when they school and swim in a round pattern in a square tank and oblong pattern in rectangular tank.
How To Choose A Rifle Scope
Posted on August 12, 2011
It's late August, and believe it or not hunting season is just around the corner. Now is the time to get your equipment out and do some maintenance and start practicing your shooting.
While your going over the gear you have and what you need to buy new or to replace existing worn out, pay special attention to your scope. Are the lenses still in good shape? Are any threads stripped? Does it hold the zero after you sight in? If not, you may need another scope.
Reading Thermoclines & Fishing Them
Posted on August 11, 2011
Locating feeding fish is one of the most important skills a fisherman can develop. You can mark fish on your fish finder and not entice them to strike your lure if they are not in their "feeding zone"!
Most species of fish have a preffered temperature of water that they will actively feed in. Find this area of temperture with fish present and you will greatly increase your chances of catching fish. Remember, fish are cold blooded. In water too cold, fish will be dormant,sluggish and will not feed. In water too warm, they will be seeking a more comfortable environment. So, an understanding of how different temperatures of water break up will help.
How To Train Your Dog For Hunting
Posted on August 11, 2011
A hunting dog makes not only an exceptionally loving pet but can also become a comforting and useful companion on your hunting trip. As well as the usual obedience and house training you would undertake with a family dog you will also need to give some hunting dog training. If you have never had a hunting dog before then you may want to consider consulting a professional and employing their services for a while until you really know what you are doing. Hunting dog training is specific to the kind of activity you will undergo with your dog as well as the breeds that are normally used for hunting.
All About Game Cameras
Posted on August 9, 2011
Game cameras let you to scout your hunting areas without having to be actually present in the area. Before modern technology made these types of cameras that were designed for hunters they had to be physically there night and day in order to scout the area. Using a game camera has several big advantages. Through the image of the animal you can have a clear idea about the sex, approximate age and other necessary information about the animal concerned. If you are targeting a buck;
Deer Hunting Tactics – The Huge-Racked Deer: Rare And Elusive
Posted on August 9, 2011
At some time during my deer hunting “career” I grew weary of hunting normal sized bucks and developed an interest in shooting trophy bucks only. Let me share some advanced deer hunting tips about the differences between hunting regular deer and true monster bucks.
I had to learn a lot of new tricks as I upped my game to pursue even better bucks,but I communicated with champion deer hunters all over the United States to get the best deer hunting tips possible. The things most hunters do to get average sized deer don’t always work when you want to move on to bigger game. As the years passed, and through a lot of experimentation, I figured out many secret tips necessary to bring down the huge deer.
Making Sense of Deer Cover Scents
Posted on August 9, 2011
Making Sense of Deer Cover Scents
By Marty Prokop
A deer hunter could spend thousands of dollars on the latest and greatest products. Over the past 24 years I have tried many...some worked great and others went directly to the trash can.
I have been asked by our www.free-deer-hunting-tips.com community about types and styles of deer hunting supplies I use for deer hunting.
So in the next few newsletters I’ll talk about deer cover scents, deer attractant scents and bust the myths around high priced and low priced deer scents.
3 Bass Rigs You Really Ought to Learn!
Posted on August 9, 2011
Many of today's anglers all to often seem to have the enthusiasm to get themselves all psyched up for that big day of fishing the following day only to find themselves coming in at the end of the day with only one or two bass caught. They will spend the day, usually casting, re-rigging, running, loosing lures, etc., but most of all getting frustrated because the fish aren't cooperating. "Sound Familiar?" I, surly know this feeling and I'm sure that any angler reading this article has had the same feeling at some point and time.
Bass Fishing: Tidal Water and How to Fish Them
Posted on August 9, 2011
Tidal Water and How to Fish Them
It is the most popular questions from pro’s and weekend anglers alike when faced with tidal rivers. What are tides… how does it affect the fish… and how do I fish it?
First I’ll put on a teacher’s hat and explain what tide is, what causes tidal movement, and some other definitions…. So bear with me
Fishing Tactics: Getting Over the Hump
Posted on August 8, 2011
Part of my USMC background was training men to do most anything, from being a gunner on an M1 Tank, to Weapons Marksmanship and everything in between. One of the things I have learned over the years is that if you want to be consistently successful in any sport, there are basic skills that must be mastered. Physical ability alone will only take you so far and it may even raise you to a higher level within a sport but it will not ever replace, nor will it help you in becoming consistently successful.A football team may have the fastest wide receiver in the entire world but if he can’t catch the ball when it’s thrown to him what good is he?
Bass Fishing: Staging & Pre-spawn Bass
Posted on August 8, 2011
I am going to discuss Staging bass but before I do you need to remember this about bass and where they live. Bass live year round in three different water columns. As an example; Shallow 0 to 10 feet, Med 10 to 20, Deep 20 to 40, and Very Deep 40 to 60. When bass start to migrate to their spawning areas expect them to move along those depth lines.Bass that live deep and very deep will move shallow (vertical) in stages and will follow some sort of path way IE; creek channel, a road bed, stump line, a channel point etc. As a bass moves from main lake headed to the back of the creek it will move in stages following the creek channel, a break line, etc stopping on points, channel bends, a hump (large or small), or maybe a sunken brush pile.
Understanding How to Read Your Fishfinder & Sonar Readings
Posted on August 8, 2011
Lowrance has put together quite possibly one of the best guides to understand your fish finder/sonar readings and how to make sense of it all. What do the arches really display and how to understand feeding/moving fish versus still fish. If you plan to be successful with your time on the water than you dont want to miss reading this article.
Co-Angler Tactics – It’s All in Your Head
Posted on August 8, 2011
So you’ve just finished up the pairing meeting, met your boater for the next day, decided on a meeting spot, and hopefully got a few tips on the type of fishing your going to do tomorrow. (I always like to ask if we’ll be throwing a carolina rig). This is also a good time to ask if at all possible to pull the back seat out for the next day. Space is already limited and that is one less thing to get hung up on. I realize for some, standing for 8 hours straight is grueling, but at this point, thankfully, my health allows me to do it.
Spring Turkey Hunting Tips
Posted on August 8, 2011
Spring is one of the greatest times of the year, not just because of the warming weather but because of the abundant opportunities that Virginia offers. Just as anglers are chasing large female bass looking to bed down, Virginia’s hunters are hitting the woods for one of the hottest seasons all year – spring turkey. As soon as hunters start to see the forsythia blooming and the redbuds and dogwood budded out, they know that it won’t be long before spring turkey is in full swing.
Fishing Tournaments: Keys to Time Management
Posted on August 8, 2011
Time management in tournaments: The three most important things you can do to maximize your time during a tournament would be to stay focused on your pattern, keep your lure in the strike zone as long as possible, and choose the right lure for the job. If you want to take time management to the pro level then there are a lot more things that would have to be discussed. I have listed several time saving ideas that will save you time and are easy to do.
