Suspending jerkbaits are a style of minnow-imitating baits that have been around for a good number of years, but have really grown in popularity in the past few open water fishing seasons. Many anglers think of suspending jerkbaits as being an outstanding tool for catching largemouth and ...

We purchased a new car in September 2019. There were a few bugs during the first couple of months but the dealer took good care of us; we are happy with the purchase. A few months later I began hearing a light rattle in the dash ̶ it was coming from somewhere near the radio (or ...

Part of the fun of fishing are the ideas that are facts to some anglers and absolutely not facts to other anglers. For instance, it’s believed by a good number of anglers that lure-makers make baits to catch fishermen, not fish. While it’s true that a bait has to be purchased by an angler ...

ISU Alumni Club offers scholarships The Iowa State University (ISU) Alumni Club of Hamilton County annually offers scholarship awards to individuals who live in or attend school in Hamilton County, and whom are planning to or currently attend school at Iowa State University. Recipients are ...

Though it took place nearly 45 years ago, I remember it like yesterday. We were on our way home from church and our son, then about five years old, was standing up right behind our front seat (yes, this was unsafe but we didn’t know that yet) telling us about his Sunday school ...

Before the Internet and search engines like Google, I spent a lot of time with reference books. I’m one of those nerds who enjoys reading encyclopedias and almanacs and love learning new (and sometimes weird) things. Here are a few of the things I have learned lately while looking for ...