As tournament directors put together their schedules for 2026, I’m curious to see if any have the will to at least partially limit the use of forward-facing sonar (FFS).
If you’re geeked up about the ice fishing season, you’ll want to be at ClearH20 Tackle Dec. 12-13.
When you’ve spent all day catching fish, you don’t want to spend all night cleaning ‘em. This is why Rapala is constantly innovating and improving its lineup of fillet tools.
Pike expert Keith Stanton will share his tips at D&R Sports Center.D&R Sports Center is hosting a free two-day weekend Ice Fishing Show Dec. 1-2, 2012 at its Kalamazoo store.
World-ranked ice fishing pros will give free seminars to share their experience, tips and tricks for successful ice fishing.
The two-day event also will include hands-on displays and demonstrations. More than 25 manufacturers of ice fishing equipment will be on hand.
Keith Stanton will demonstrate his PikeKilla lure and the vertical jigging techniques he has perfected. He will also share his proven methods for spearing pike and the proper use of pike decoys to attract trophy fish.
By Pat Kleppert
(Editors note: Southwest Michigan deer hunter Pat Kleppert has chronicled his hunting season in a region plagued by the EHD virus.)
Pat KleppertThis season has been a struggle. The lack of older bucks and does makes it tough to motivate myself to get up early and climb into a tree every day.
I haven't hunted as much as I had hoped and that is certainly due to the lack of deer here in eastern Cass County. While there are deer being harvested in my area, the numbers are way down. I stopped at Scott's Deer Processing in Jones and he said that his numbers are certainly down from previous years. He did have a few in the cooler and some ready to smoke.
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