Tag: FISHING

When the days are long and the weather is warm, there's nothing like spending some time down by the lake, river or ocean. We're not expert anglers, but, as it has many other hobbies, technology has made fishing easier and more accessible. In fact, if you're willing to spend the cash, you can catch some fish without any expert knowledge or fly-fishing blood in your veins. For the first-time ...

Ice fishers and hunters looking for the latest in "multi-seasonal amphibious vehicle" transport (You know who you are!) would be well served to check out Tom Roering's newest invention. He's been working on it since 1998, and it's finally ready for the marketplace. The Wilcraft (WIL stands for Water, Ice, and Land) is an amphibious, ice-fishing vehicle. With a top-out speed of 20 mph, the thing ...

Old timers love waxing nostalgic about lengthy solitary fishing trips and the respect and admiration fostered for their elusive underwater brethren during those expeditions. Armed only with wits and patience as accessories, fishing purists relished those dramatic one-on-one battles of man versus nature. But, for some modern anglers (thanks to technology), nature just doesn't stand a chance ...

First off, it's rather amazing that someone in a developed nation is still using the Nokia 1600 as their primary handset. Secondly, it's even more astounding that said handset lasted a week in the belly of a cod and could still make calls after it was rescued. In a just-barely-believable story hosted up at The Sun, a businessman was both shocked and confused when his presumably sunk cellphone ...

Kids who play video games are fat, anti-social, and overly violent, right? Not necessarily, but that's what many people think, so outdoor "sporting" equipment retailer Bass Pro Shops is capitalizing on this misperception for a sales event happening next week. Bring in an old video game, any old thing you like, and get 15-percent off of your purchase at the store. The idea is, of course, to get ...

The Mini Pen Rod This pocket-sized, pen-shaped fishing rod is no toy. It's actually an honest to goodness fishing rod that the President can carry in the breast pocket of his suit. It's not a top of the line sportsman casting rod, but it should be enough to catch a catfish or two, and help the ruler of the Free World unwind a little after a long day of demagoguery. Now, if the mood strikes, ...