Everyone in the fishing industry is familiar with “ICAST”-it is the biggest trade show specific to the sport fishing industry.  It is held every summer in Florida, and it is here where all the manufacturers officially reveal their offering for the upcoming season.  ...

  What’s better than a beer?  Free beer? How about a surprise free beer?  Like there you are, minding your own business.  You might be a little hot, a little thirsty. Suddenly, without warning, you are presented with a beer.  Maybe you are at a friend or...

I have been hooked on watching fishing shows since I was a little kid.  To really illustrate this, let’s go back to winter, 1975.  On a Saturday morning, my mom announced that the family was going to go to a movie, it was the new Mel Brooks film, “Young...

We’ve got crows back at home.  In my town we see them every day.  Sometimes solo, sometimes in a group.  I am well aware that a group of crows is referred to as a “murder” but despite this ominous label, they’re pretty shy and generally fly away at the first sign of...

The lingo.  The jargon.  The nomenclature.  Seems like every group of guys has their own dictionary of words, phrases and coded language that is specific to them, and you’d better learn it if you don’t want to feel like an outsider. Try this sentence: “Something just...