We told you about a Wisconsin man who, in March, tried to settle a dispute at his marina by planting a quarter stick of dynamite in another man's boat in the summer of 2009. It wasn't even the first time Joseph N. Sloma had bombed a boat in Green Bay, as he admitted to using [...]
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6-21-2011 Alligator Gar Fishing
On 6-21-2011 Brother's Jim and DJ joined me for a day of alligator gar angling. Despite the Texas heat these guys toughed it out all day long and managed to land six alligator gar up to 60" long. Both caught three fish. Everything was released to fight again another day. First up is DJ's first [...]
Great White Gets Stuck After Chomping Oxygen Tank
This is how the shark in Jaws died, luckily no one was injured this time. Divers off the coast of Mexico recently had to rescue a 15-foot great white shark after it got stuck on one of their oxygen tanks. According to the Daily Mail, the shark was biting the diver's cage when its [...]
New World Record Blue Catfish Caught in Virginia
Catfish records of all sorts, shapes, and sizes are falling like rain.This one though is one for the ages. A 143-pound, 13-ounce blue catfish was hauled out of John H. Kerr-Buggs Island Lake near Clarksville, Va on Saturday, June 18. According to American ProCatters Network, Nick Anderson of Greenville, N.C. needed 45 minutes to battle [...]
Three Men Charged with Alligator Gar Smuggling in Texas
Just when you thought you'd heard of everything, three men were indicted this week by a Federal Grand Jury in East Texas on charges of alligator gar smuggling. According to The North Texas e-news, the three middle-aged men, Loren Willis of Indiana, Gerard Longo and Michael Rambarran of Florida are accused of trying to sell [...]
Record Catfish Caught in Abilene, Texas
Mark Tate of Abilene, Texas hit Fort Phantom Hill Lake for some crappie action on June 18, what he landed was a lake record flathead catfish. Tate landed the 61.25-pound flathead, that he originally thought was the bottom of the lake, and got it to the local bait shop. According to the Abilene Reporter News, [...]
North Texas Catfish Guide Report June 19 2011
Been a while since I have posted a report. Things have been crazy busy for me here for the last few weeks.The channel catfish bite is on fire here in North Texas and we are catching good to excellent numbers of channel catfish daily. Most of these fish are running 1-5 lbs with some bigger [...]
Topwater Fishing is Now For Every Angler
There are many attributes that draw anglers to top water fishing, the explosiveness of the bite, the challenge of the technique, and the ability to get into area’s where other baits cannot. The basics of top water are simple you want to draw the fish to the top to strike your bait. Your typical weekend [...]
Shrimp Fisherman Killed in Shootout by a Longtime Friend
A debate over business between shrimp fishermen ended in murder earlier this month, and, this week, charges officially came down. Authorities believe Kelly Summer, 41 and James Morris, 59 got into a disagreement in Galveston County, Texas on June 3 and Morris wound up in the hospital with a leg wound, and Kelly was killed. According [...]
Was a Texas State-Record Kingfish Halved By Sharks at the Last Minute
This might be as heartbreaking of an angling story as we've heard in a while. Sure, losing the big one leaves you speculating, but what about when you only catch half of it? Poster Textrout on the online message board 2CoolFishing shared this sad story of a kingfish that they brought all the way to the [...]
