Favorite fishing magazine?

[BottomBouncer]

Which fishing magazine do you guys prefer for information and tips as well as the photography/illustrations?

I don't know about you guys but I can't find a magazine that really tell me something I didn't already know or isn't obvious. Not that I know it all, but it seems that they all cover the same things every year. Some of the illustrations on rigging or techniques are kinda hard to follow.

What do you guys think?

[MadCatter]

I am with you BB, I think if you have a 1970 issue of field and stream, its about the same as a 2002 issue. I used to read magazines but I haven't bought one in years .... I look at it this way ... fish 1000 years ago. still ate other fish and insects .. fish today still eat other fish and insects ... fish don't evolve much in the short time we are on this planet. Do to technology we have learned alot about the life of fish .. where they go and what they do things like that ... but in reality every bait tries to imitate something the fish has been eating ever since they existed. Reels might cast a little farther, rods are a lot more sensitive ... but really how many less fish do you think you would catch if you could go back in time and use only the equipment your grandfather used ..:D :D :D :D We live in an age where people buy every piece of high tech equipment they can get their hands on ... not for the fishes sake but for the sake of the fisherman

Just my 2 cents

[rrbski]

I enjoy InFisherman each month...helps me add to my "wish list" of places to fish and keeps me up to speed in talking with y'all multi-species anglers....so I don't appear to be a blatantly dumb Polock. :)

The two mags I enjoy getting the most each month are Total Carp and Advanced Carping out of the UK...helps me keep up to speed with the world carping scene as well as new equipment/bait releases.

[BottomBouncer]

I would like to go back and fish 100 or even 25 years ago......I bet the rivers, creeks and streams were a zillion times cleaner and plenty of fish......the way it should be today!

[MadCatter]

I used to enjoy the Ohio Fisherman magazine but I don't even know if they still make that one ... I guess they do make great wish books though:D :D It just seems like they are all preoccupied with bass fishing in fla. and TX. I guess if you can find one taylor made to the species you fish for you would love it ... Like a cattin magazine .... I once got some 3rd hand info on the Infisherman team .. that might or might not have been true but it turned me totally off to them

[flathunter]

I have a collection of thousands of old fishing magazines dating back to the 1940's and they are all the same..I get tired or reading the how-to articles...I would rather read about someones actual fishing adventures....Of them all I liked Ohio Fisherman the best..I still have practically every issue.

[flathunter]

BB, i believe the waterways are actually cleaner today than they were 25 years ago??? someone correct me if I am wrong?

[flathunter]

hear is an issue of Ohio fisherman-1985..they no longer publish this mag, look at the great and deverse articles on the coverhttp://www.thefishfinder.com/members/jack/ohiofisherman.jpg

[BottomBouncer]

Yeah, the $1.95 price is hard to come by too! I still miss the days when Tom Porch wrote for the dispatch, always looked forward to Fridays(fishing reports) and Sundays outdoor section.

[bill_gfish]

I used to subscribe to Bassin. That was a few years ago. It seemed to have more fishing info for bassers that fished from shore or float tube or info. that didn't pertain to boats. One month my subscription ended before I thought it should of and when I called them they had no record of me ever being on there mailing list. I thought it was funny cuz you would think they would keep my info around to bug me into resubscribing.

Bill

[BottomBouncer]

I tried to subscribe to a magazine earlier this summer over the 'net. Time went by with no mag. so I called and they didn't even show me in the "system".......wonder where my credit card number went?

[Flatheadmaniac]

In-Fisherman is the best mag. out and has been for years..they dont catter to those LM guys or Eye guys..they talk NORTH AMERICAN fish..all of them!
I have learned a lot from thier mags, books and video tapes and still to this day its the ONLY mag. that gets delivered to my house!
I am a multi-species nut and enjoy thier mag a lot..could it be better..sure, but it could be much worse too.
Who else has helped boost the cat & carp scene thats spreading the US now..IN-FISHERMAN!
i have almost every issue they have put out from 1981-2003
rrbski..i sure would LOVE to browse through your carp mag. colection someday..i always enjoyed the UK carp mags. and miss loking at them..lots of great stuff to learn in there(plus i miss the back covers of CARPWORLD;) , if you know what im saying?)

[cwcarper]

I'm still a big In-fisherman fan. They seem to be on top of a lot of the new tactics and some of the off-the-wall stuff you wouldn't think of. Good all around multispecies mag with very well-written articles. Some of the info. is general in nature, but they have to cater to a wide variety of readers, both new anglers and experienced ones.

By the way, Jack, you're right in saying that the waters are cleaner now than they were 25 years ago, and in many places the fishing is better now than it was then. Not everywhere, of course, but in general you have to go back a few more years for water cleaner than today. Our biggest problem today is sewage, which is bad, but before laws were put in place to protect water quality, you could find all kinds of nasty chemicals in many waterways.

[ramlund man]

i'm with flathead maniac and rrbski-----in-fisherman has the best up to date info. for the multi-species angler out there--i'm dying to check out total carp! where can i pick up an issue? --HEY RRBSKI--who stole da kishka? you ain't the only polock out there chasin' phish :D

[rrbski]

:D :D :D Makes for great eatin....and a great polka too. :D :D :D Glad to see moral support on site. ;) I don't speak it...but do know many of the foods...a few choice words...and many of the polkas. Many fond memories of reunions at my Grandparents and Great Aunts/Uncles....Flushing (born there), Holloway, Bannock... ;) :) Always hid as a youngun when the polkas started playin...uncles wouldn't dance so the aunts grabbed us. :(

[BottomBouncer]

I like just about any magazine that covers all species. I don't care if it is halibut fishing, it's different and would be cool to know a little bit about it! Any of you guys ever fished for halibut? I'm gonna have to some day.

[rrbski]

Great fish...great eating. Lived in Alaska for several years and we used to take our boat out from Homer a few times each year...here's a pic of my son's first. We used 1 lb jigs tipped with herring mostly.
http://www.fishingworks.com/Users/UserFolders/rrbski/PhotoImages/1st_halibut_a.jpg

and here's a pic of his biggest..Bobby's a bit over 6'...this fish went 182 lbs...stocked lots of freezers with this one.
http://www.fishingworks.com/Users/UserFolders/rrbski/PhotoImages/182halibuta.jpg

[BottomBouncer]

Man.....that is AWESOME......what are they like on the other end? Did you ever fish for those ling cod(i think that's what they are called?) Those things look mean!

[rrbski]

Very strong and powerful...add the very swift ocean tidal change current to it and they'd wear you out. Usually fishing in 200' of water...this particular fish we got to the surface 3 times....and went all the way back down...the 4th time we finally were able to get him.

Then there could be a 2d big fight....if ya brought it in the boat before killing it. For the small ones...under 75 lbs we used a hand gaff...but still had to watch your wrist. For the bigger ones I used a "Hawaiian Sling"...hand held spear....you pushed it through the fish...spearhead wings opened up and ya had him...but, you better have a long rope attached to the spear too :D cause he'd be gone again. Then one of ya tailed them with a rope and the two of ya hoisted it into the boat. Most of the charters had pistols or rifles on board to kill them with prior to bringing them on board.

On the ling cod...we would catch one periodically when trolling for salmon but not when fishing the bottom for halibut. Now the fresh water ling cod (burbot)...we fished for a lot...another great eating fish. Here's a pic of some of those...me about 25 years ago.
http://www.fishingworks.com/Users/UserFolders/rrbski/PhotoImages/burbot.jpg

[DZtaxidermy]

In-Fisherman

:D

[LakeRaider]

Crappie world and Infisherman. Bill Dances fishing illustrated is good to. LakeRaider:""

[Mr. Creosote]

In-Fisherman is still the best mag out there. It's the one all the other mags mimic and it is still first with any breakthroughs. Unfortunately it is slowly going downhill with the change in ownership. Primedia, a major corporation is more interested in the bottom line, (money), than quality and don't maintain the same standard as the Lindners when they owned and operated it. However Stange and the rest of the crew are still there and though they are hard pressed with the workload they still do better than anybody else.

[BottomBouncer]

Why did they sell their magazine?

[Mr. Creosote]

After 30 some years in the publishing buisiness they probably wanted to reduce the work load some. Thousand hour work weeks are tiresome and they certainly were'nt getting any younger. Ron Lindner was in his sixties. He has retired. Al has just started another t.v. show. They sold the mag 4 years ago but Al Lindner could'nt start anything new due to the contract drawn up with Primedia, the new owner. Apparantly the contractual lag time has expired and he is off and running again!

[BottomBouncer]

man, time sure does slip by fast. I remember watching when I was young. Never really liked when they had the walleye tournament coverage, seemed pretty boring, but they did try to get a few tips out.

[Mr. Creosote]

Ya, kinda scary is'nt it? The time thing. Except for perhaps 8 or 10 issues which I loaned out and were never returned I have every copy of In-Fisherman ever published. The nolstalgia sure tugs at the ol' heart strings when I check out the old copies.
I know what you mean concerning the Walleye tourney coverage, however the market,(interest) was there at the time. When they started to publish, walleye fishing was an unknown (virtually) component in the fishing world. Bass and trout were the rage back then. I don't think the "big three",Outdoor Life, Field and Stream, and Sports Afield, even knew what a walleye was. The Lindners put Walleye fishing on the map and promoted it to what it is today.

[BottomBouncer]

Now they are doing the same with carp and cats! Hopefully this will drive manufacturer to get into the cats scene a little more?

[Mr. Creosote]

Actually, they have been promoting carp and cat for several years. There was some debate at first as to whether cat men could even read. :D Doug S. told Ron L. that he believed that they could. As a result there was a catfishing promotion surge that continues to this day. There is much more tackle and info. availiable today than there was 15 years ago. I believe the market was always there it just took In-Fisherman to bust it loose.

[mrfish/OH]

In-Fisherman best info.
I also get Saltwater Sportsman and enjoy it too.

[flathunter]

I changed my mind on the old Ohio Fisherman mag..I just reread the catfishing article, and they recomended bringing along a baseball bat while catfishing, and slam the big cats in the head with it to subdue them..No catch and release there:mad:

[redneck66]

I can undoubtidley say that Musky Hunter Magazine is the best out today. Obviously you have to be a musky fisherman to appreciate it though. I am convinced that it is the most informative magazine i have read. I only wish it came out monthly instead of bi-monthly. I cant put it down until ive read every article in it. If you are a musky fisherman i strongly suggest your subscribe.

[Wise1]

Originally posted by rrbski
Great fish...great eating. Lived in Alaska for several years and we used to take our boat out from Homer a few times each year...here's a pic of my son's first. We used 1 lb jigs tipped with herring mostly.
http://www.fishingworks.com/Users/UserFolders/rrbski/PhotoImages/1st_halibut_a.jpg

and here's a pic of his biggest..Bobby's a bit over 6'...this fish went 182 lbs...stocked lots of freezers with this one.
http://www.fishingworks.com/Users/UserFolders/rrbski/PhotoImages/182halibuta.jpg



I used to fish, just for the Halibut :D :D


My favoritre fishing mag is hard to find now, A newspaper type publication called "Midwest Outdoors".has anyone seen this publication anywhere recently?