January 2018
ADVENTURE SPORTS OUTDOORS “The Voice of the American Sportsman” 41
slightest tic could be a big bass so set the hook. If you rip spoon lots of trash fish will bite and the bass just seem to love the subtle approach in cold water. I get a bass on I don’t play with him, straight to the boat and in as soon as possible. Play with them at the boat because they tend to throw your bait a lot. Now boat docks especially on clear lakes can be good. Look for brush around docks and on bright sunny days look for fish to be under docks. A drop shot is very good for this type of fishing again as it keeps the bait under the dock for a long period of time. Look for a specific feature if you get a bite on a dock. Was it on a point, or a bluff bank, back in a creek, etc. This can lead you to a good pattern on a cold day. Another thing about going out a day or two in January is that most lakes are in draw down mode and there is a lot of cover that can be seen. Stumps, rock piles, brush and etc. that can be marked on your Raymarine unit for future references when the water is back to normal This can be a big bonus in the spring time when you go back to fishing. Remember to wear that life vest, spring will be here before you know it and the bass will be biting. Man, life is good and May God Bless you and good fishing.
OKLAHOMA HUNTER BAGS POTENTIAL NEW STATE RECORD 28-POINT BUCK By OutdoorHub Reporters
A man in Edmond, Oklahoma, is anxiously waiting to hear if a whitetail buck he shot this season will set a new state record non-typical. Steven Everett is the hunter who shot the buck, and its rack initially measured 255 inches, and it will be officially scored next month, News 9 reports. The rack had 28 points, weighed over 10 pounds, and could potentially break the previous state record non-typical, which measured 248 inches. “He was a big deer. Probably the biggest I’ve seen in my lifetime,” Everett reportedly said. He had been actively hunting this deer, which he nicknamed Goliath, for 3 years in Logan County, but some years the deer would never show itself. “It haunted me until we got him this year. Every day, I thought about it,” he said. But on opening day of gun season in November, Everett finally put those nightmares to rest, taking the big, old stud
that was thought to be at least 10 years old, maybe even 12. The deer had only two teeth left in its mouth! As far as life after taking this trophy buck goes, Everett said, “I’m going to live this up. I may never get to do something like this again, so we’re going to tell the story and then I’ll tell my grandkids about it.”
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