The Michigan Department of Natural Resources released their final version of the new Fish Disease Control order for state waters. Great consideration given for catch-and-release tournament anglers, but anglers also need to help out.
Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia or VHS is the newest, and possibly most serious non-native invader into our great waters. This page is dedicated to providing you the most accurate and helpful information on this critical issue.
The VHS virus federal order has been amended effective 5/4/07 to allow transportation of live fish over international and interstate borders for fishing activities such as tournaments where the fish are released alive.
Every year now, we get at least one day like this. Wind howling. Waves churning. Cameraguy had to leave early anyway for a golf outing he does every year.
After only a 1-day delay this year (much better than last year), we were finally off on our annual fall northern fishing and camping trophy bass hunt.
I was pleasantly shocked the next morning when I was called off as boat number 2. Larry was boat number 3. That doesn’t normally happen and boosted my confidence. The guys at Top Bass did their best to get us out quickly since we could see boats coming across the lake from the other tournaments as we launched.
My good friends and regular fishing partners Derek Baetz and Larry Dekker talked me into giving the Top Bass circuit a try this year. Top Bass has an interesting format in that you fish by yourself – so everyone is a guaranteed boater.
2004 has been an interesting year for me. Overall, I went fishing far less than I have the past 10 or 15 years. I had slow days like everyone, but some good ones too though when I did get out.
Ranger Boats unveiled the exciting and totally new Z-Comanche Series line of bass boats this past August at the FLW Championship. The Z-Comanche’s are the first major redesign of a bass boat line in many years.
Ranger Boats has improved on their already industry leading line of quality fishing and family boats with great improvements during 2004. These improvements may seem overshadowed by the huge introduction of the new Z-Comanche series
With more best-in-class features than any other tournament rig, the all-new Z-Comanche series has taken acceleration, handling, interior space, fishabililty, and all-out performance to even higher levels.
Continuing on, we’ll look at the finishing of the boat, along with the support products and specialties that make the difference between a good boat and a great boat from the latest Product Knowledge Tour at the Ranger Boats factory (December 6, 2004).
Continuing on, we’ll get into hull to deck assembly; rigging and some of the specialty areas of the Ranger Boats factory complex from the latest Product Knowledge Tour at the Ranger Boats factory (December 6, 2004).
More updates from the latest Product Knowledge Tour at the Ranger Boats factory (December 6, 2004). Continuing on, we’ll get into further deck reinforcement processes; hull lamination; and flotation.
Of course, there’s no question much of the buzz is about the new Ranger Z-Comanche Series boats – 18 months in secret development with a dramatic release at the 2004 FLW Tour championship.
Great Lakes. Until you actually fish them, you have no idea how small you can feel in a bass boat. The bass fishing is some of the best in the world, but as with all good things, there’s a price at times.
With the Great Lakes ever more popular for bass anglers thanks to some of the best bass fishing ever, a popular topic for anglers just venturing out and a good refresher for those already with experience, is advice on how to safely handle all that big water.
Ranger Boats has some exciting new things for the 2003 boating season. Some are obvious like new boat models, others aren’t so visible, but every bit as important. All improve the quality of their products and what we anglers get out of them.
