It’s easy to secure a cooler in your kayak behind the seat with straps or bungee cords. Smaller soft-sided coolers may be stored in a compartment or even stuffed inside of a sit-in kayak between your legs. Another option is … Continue reading →

Yes, you can sit, kneel, stand, lay down, squat, do yoga poses or jump off a paddleboard and swim. There is no rule saying how you have to use a stand up paddleboard. Use it in whatever way you are … Continue reading →

Can you add a divider to a dog crate? Fortunately, you can make your own divider for a fraction of the cost using a few basic materials. To get started, cut a solid square of cardboard or thin plywood and … Continue reading →

There’s nothing in the agency’s fishing laws about cat food being an illegal bait, said Lt. Vinard Hitt, GFC public information specialist. “No species of black bass, or any part of one, may be used as bait,” Hitt said. “And … Continue reading →

The BBC used IR RED, thermal imaging and Sony A7S cameras to get night shots for Planet Earth 2. The BBC is renowned for its stunning wildlife sequences. Every time they release a new wildlife series, especially one narrated by … Continue reading →

Doughballs are time-honored baits for sunfish, catfish and even some saltwater panfish. Traditional doughballs are simply soft white bread rolled into marble-sized balls, then saturated with something smelly, like bacon grease or sardine juice. Is dough good fish bait? On … Continue reading →

Stingrays” natural predators are sharks, seals, sea lions and other large fish. What animals eat stingrays? What eats stingrays? The most common predators of the stingray include sea lions, sharks, seals, and other large fish. Are stingrays carnivores? Yes, stingrays … Continue reading →

CCTV technology, converted nestbox cameras and trailcams can all be used to capture wildlife around your garden pond. Frogs, toads, birds and small mammals are all possibilities here, and you could use GoPros or similar systems to get photos underwater. … Continue reading →

Stingrays eat fish, mollusks, crustaceans, and invertebrates. These cartilaginous fish are pure carnivores, feeding on a variety of other animals beneath the ocean waves. The selection of foods available to them makes it easy for stingrays to fulfill their dietary … Continue reading →

Luncheon Meat / Spam Luncheon meat has been used as a fishing bait for many years and is a fantastic bait for chub, barbel and carp. Feeder fishing is the usual way to fish with Luncheon meat but it can … Continue reading →

Be sure to check your state laws before purchasing. Out of the 50 states, freshwater stingrays are illegal in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Mississippi, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas and Utah. Can I purchase a StingRay? Are StingRay Devices Legal? … Continue reading →

The first reason is microbial: when we clean raw fish, it’s easier to remove the bacteria-filled intestines that could otherwise contaminate the meat with pathogenic microbes. (Note that easier doesn’t mean that there are never microbes that contaminate the meat; … Continue reading →

Soft images are often the result of selecting focus points that may miss locking onto a moving subject. Today, the top of the line DSLR’s for photographing birds offer up to seven AF area selection modes. These modes are accessed … Continue reading →

Anisakidosis — formerly known as anisakiasis or anisakiosis, and also called herring worm disease — is a parasitic infection. It is caused by eating raw or undercooked fish or seafood infected with small anisakis worms. Symptoms include: Severe abdominal pain. … Continue reading →

we’ve all used bread for Mullet some have deliberately used it for Black Bream (but only in the Channel Isles, I hear). I know Bass sometimes learn ‘like Mullet’ and take bread deliberately, but it is probably a waste of … Continue reading →