It’s long been a belief here in the California Sportsman offices that the West Coast – and specifically the Golden State – is the true Mother Lode of bass fishing. The Southern-based professional circuits obviously believe otherwise, but, our editors here...
By Joel Shangle /Editor File this away under “Damn, I always wanted to try that!” CS contributor and blog buddy J.D. Richey put a good ol’ urban myth to the test recently. The legend in question: can soda pop really clean...
By Andy Walgamott, on April 30th, 2013 (O.F. MOSSBERG & SONS PRESS RELEASE) Since the first model came off the line on August, 21, 1961, the Mossberg 500 Pump-Action shotgun has received accolades from sportsmen and women, law enforcement and military...
By Joel Shangle BISHOP-To say that the recently completed opening weekend of the 2013 season was the best ever might sound like a stretch, but by most accounts, it was easily one of the most productive and pleasant (weather-wise) in decades....
By Joel Shangle Let the arguments begin. Even though we Golden Staters are honored that Bassmaster magazine ranked two California lakes in its recently released Top 100 Bass Lakes of 2013, we’re already dialing Bassmaster editor James Hall to lobby for...
By Joel Shangle BODEGA BAY-This is about as stereotypically “early season salmon” as you can get: one day, the Chinook bite was ripping out of Bodega Bay, the next it had dissipated. The moral of the story is pretty simple: be...
