Author Archives: Michael Grant
Author Archives: Michael Grant
Clothing and gear are essential for duck hunting, but you don’t need a huge pile of it to get started. The important thing is to have something that will keep you warm, dry, and safe. If you’re planning to sneak up on a few farm ponds and jump-shoot ducks, you might need nothing more than […]
Continue readingFor generations, Wingshooter has held the various waterfowl species found in their region in high reverence. There’s just something about duck and goose hunting that stirs something within us. Perhaps it’s the beauty of a breathtaking sunrise or the anxious twitch of a well-trained retriever. Whatever the reason, the tradition of waterfowl hunting has stood […]
Continue readingWhile you are targetting salmons, you must go for downrigging. This is a technique when you have to send your fishing jug under around a hundred feet. You will have to have a super long fishing line on the reel, and the reel has to handle a lot of pressure. This is why most anglers […]
Continue readingWhen it comes to serious upland hunting, dressed for success is more than a catchphrase. It is a way of life that needs to be taken seriously. It is the difference between staying warm, comfortable, and dry or being soaking wet, cold, and miserable. It often is the deciding factor between staying in the field […]
Continue readingLearning the many aspects of the rut and how to hunt it can be fascinating. Today, deer hunters have a decided advantage over the hunters of yesteryear. Deer hunting seminars, videos, and printed literature abound. Fortunately, the mass communications industry has not provided a quick fix to becoming a successful deer hunter. It still requires […]
Continue readingThe thing that separates pro anglers from not-so pros is the attention given in the little things, and yes, that’s true for even the jig. Bouncing or swim jigs had been known as one of the most versatile fishing rigs among anglers. Despite this versatility, swim jigs are the best jog for hooking up the […]
Continue readingTrolling rods differ in their form and materials, depending primarily on how they are used. A deep-trolling rod designed for big salmon and trout in the Baltic Sea has few similarities to a trolling rod for the yellowfin tuna of Hawaii. The main characteristics of a trolling rod are its length, action, power curve, and […]
Continue readingThanks to technological advances, we can locate fish and know how deep we should be fishing. State-of-the-art fish finders can now read fish depth directly, or at least infer their location by zeroing in on schools of baitfish or analyzing bottom Structure. We know what water temperature each species will seek and measure this at […]
Continue reading“Baitcasting” refers to a fishing system that makes use of small revolving-spool reels, most of which are equipped with level wind mechanisms. The system is sometimes referred to as “plug casting.” During the early days of spinning’s popularity boom in past history, it was widely predicted that baitcasting would fade entirely from the angling scene, […]
Continue readingTrolling is the number one fish-catching method for anglers fishing from a boat. More fish are caught trolling than any other method, except possibly baiting fishing. Trolling gives a lure or baits the natural action that entices a fish to strike. It is a primary fishing method to search for and catch fish-many kinds of […]
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