Pocket : Louisiana Fishing Tournament Shatters World Record with 488 Kayaks

Pocket : Louisiana Fishing Tournament Shatters World Record with 488 Kayaks: "An armada of kayaks gathered at Louisiana’s Grand Isle on Saturday for the Ride the Bull IV Extreme Kayak Fishing Tournament to break the current world record for the largest kayak fishing tournament on the globe. According to the St. Charles Herald-Guide, the tournament drew in 523 registered participants and 488 kayaks on the water. The numbers blew away the record held by the JAX Classic held in Jacksonville, Florida, which brought in 435 registered entrants and 407 kayaks in 2012."

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Pocket : Anglers Concerned about Green Bay "Dead Zone"

Pocket : Anglers Concerned about Green Bay "Dead Zone": "A region of water with dangerously low oxygen levels, also known as a “dead zone,” is troubling anglers and commercial fishermen in the Green Bay area. According to Fox 11, the recently discovered dead zone extends eight miles from the city of Green Bay and reaches Sturgeon Bay. The affected area could become uninhabitable for many fish, landing a hard blow to the local economy."

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Pocket : Wobble Bobbin’ for Walleyes

Pocket : Wobble Bobbin’ for Walleyes: "Complex presentations get plenty of press these days, but few walleye tactics are as deadly—or as easy to fish—as the simple slip-bobber rig. With a well-balanced float, you can efficiently and precisely suspend mouthwatering live bait in front of hungry ’eyes. Plus, you know exactly when a fish has inhaled your bait."

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Pocket : Bass in the Summer to Fall Transition

Pocket : Bass in the Summer to Fall Transition: "Anyone used to fishing ponds, lakes or reservoirs with fairly deep water should realize many summertime bass reside in main lake areas. While taking up residence in their main lake hide-outs, summertime bass often relate to main lake points, offshore bars/humps/rock piles, submerged cover on deep structure, deep weed beds and creek channels."

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Bass in the Summer to Fall Transition | Bass Fishing Tips & Tactics

Bass in the Summer to Fall Transition | Bass Fishing Tips & Tactics: "Anyone used to fishing ponds, lakes or reservoirs with fairly deep water should realize many summertime bass reside in main lake areas. While taking up residence in their main lake hide-outs, summertime bass often relate to main lake points, offshore bars/humps/rock piles, submerged cover on deep structure, deep weed beds and creek channels."

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Pocket : Drop Shots and Tubes for Lake St. Clair Smallmouth Bass

Pocket : Drop Shots and Tubes for Lake St. Clair Smallmouth Bass: "Marcel Veenstra battles a Lake St. Clair smallmouth.

Our first drift in Lake St. Clair, maybe 90 minutes over 15 feet of water with isolated patches of sand grass about five miles offshore, resulted in seven smallmouth bass (and a couple of rock bass). Neither fast, nor furious, but solid; the fish probably averaged a little better than two pounds."

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Pocket : Video: Angler Narrowly Misses Being Skewered by Jumping Marlin

Pocket : Video: Angler Narrowly Misses Being Skewered by Jumping Marlin: "The anglers aboard the Marlin Darlin got a little too close with their boat’s namesake last Thursday morning while fishing off the coast of the Dominican Republic. The anglers were reeling in a 350-pound blue marlin when the fish launched bill-first into the ship, barely missing two men. Although rare, marlin are capable of impaling anglers with their long snouts, such as one young American man who got stabbed through the cheek and nasal cavity in 2008. It is believed that blue marlins use their bills to stun and slash through schools of fish and then return to consume the injured prey. Coupled with their excellent jumping abilities, these prized sport fish could present a danger to anglers."

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Pocket : First Year On Tour with Andrew Upshaw

Pocket : First Year On Tour with Andrew Upshaw: "In the recent years, college fishing has taken off quicker than most people expected it to. Both B.A.S.S. and FLW have college programs at colleges and universities around the country. Bass anglers of all skill levels have joined college fishing. Some are just better than others. These college anglers compete, practice, and learn about bass fishing. They represent their university in competition,"

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Pocket : Asian Carp Fishery Dispatches First Shipment in Million-pound Order

Pocket : Asian Carp Fishery Dispatches First Shipment in Million-pound Order: "Two Rivers Fishery in Wickliffe, Kentucky is looking forward to sending out its first 40,000-pound shipment of processed Asian carp to customers in China. The company opened its $2.5 million facility in late May of this year and is already thinking of hiring more fishermen. According to WKMS, Two Rivers Fishery owner Angie Yu says the plant is currently processing around 6,000 pounds of fish a day, but is capable of much more. With a million-pound order from customers in China, plant manager Jeff Smith agrees that the facility will have to step up production."

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Pocket : Drifting Flies for Michigan Perch

Pocket : Drifting Flies for Michigan Perch: "If you want to catch Michigan perch and lots of them, try drifting for them with a rig featuring two flies baited with minnows.

“I think flies give a little more action to trigger fish, and if the fishing is really good, you don’t even need minnows,” says Adam Pyle, who runs Pyle’s Porthole in South Haven and harvests his share of the tasty panfish whenever time allows him to get out of his tackle shop. South Haven is well known as a great port for targeting Lake Michigan perch. This week, anglers were harvesting 35-fish limits in about 40 feet of water, and Pyle said rigs featuring flies were part of the winning combination."

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