Posts by Walker Smith

For many outdoorsmen, this is just about when our annual depression sets in. With most of the hunting seasons winding down for the year, there’s really not much for us to get into. It’s cold, it’s nasty, and it rains every other day. I reckon we can dive into our honey-do lists before turkey season…

While the winter months may not be widely known for exceptional bass fishing, this is actually one of the best times of the year to catch the biggest bass of your life. The spawn is still several months away, but the big females know it’s on the horizon, and they’re hard-wired to start their annual…

There are few things more exhilarating than a topwater bite when you’re bass fishing. I’d like to think that any red-blooded angler would agree with that statement. The anticipation, the wake of a big bass rushing toward your bait, and the feeling of laying the wood to ‘em on the hookset is intoxicating. I simply…

I want you to think back to the last time you visited your favorite tackle shop. Now, in your mind, take a quick stroll down the crankbait aisle. I’m willing to bet your mind is overloaded with colors, shapes, bill angles and bold marketing claims on the packages. If you’re just beginning to explore the…

Any other November afternoon, you’d likely find me set up on a hardwood ridge waiting for a big whitetail to cross my path. But Nov. 2, 2017 was different. It had been hot as a firecracker for the past week or two, and I could barely see a single deer at our farm. I think…