Fishing & Outdoor Gear

If you’re an angler who craves the feeling of ice under your boots then you need to keep up to speed with the new developments in the world of ice fishing. Here’s a rundown of the hottest new GPS, augers, rods, lures and more.

Sonar is no secret to NAFC members. It’s been an integral part of our fishing experiences for decades. Still, few anglers truly maximize its potential.

Mark Davis beefs up marker buoys with an 80-pound mono main line, a twisted wire leader wrapped with electrical tape and 1 1⁄2 pounds of lead.

Pheromones serve as a silent underwater language you can use to catch more fish.

All we had in the boat, besides our fishing gear, was a borrowed 6-horsepower Evinrude (that was probably built during The Great Depression) and a 7-foot-long monstrosity I had dubbed "the push pole."

I recently saw this item from the Dayton Daily News: "A few men wear pantyhose publicly. 'I'm 57 and don't care what anybody thinks,' says Ron Torgeson, a buyer for an Indiana mechanical contractor. A pantyhose user for medical reasons, Mr. Torgeson wore them under his shorts last summer on a fishing trip with a buddy.