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Contents: Bass Specials – To A Bassin’ Man (An invitation to all anglers to learn from and to enjoy the most fact-filled issue on bass fishing we’ve ever had), What Underwater Cameras Taught Us About The Secret World Of The Wild Bass (This new underwater study reveals facts about Bass that most anglers would never learn in a lifetime of fishing), The Big, Smart Smallmouths Sleep All Day And Stay Awake All Night (So do the smart smallmouth fishermen. An expert angler’s tactics for taking big strings of smallmouths at night), Can Bass Boats Get Any Better? Well, Maybe (How to select, buy and outfit a bass boat for peak performance, safety and fish-catching capabilities), Bass Boats And Options: Things To Know To Make Every Dollar Count (The importance, disadvantages and cost of various bass boat options in handy chart form), How Good Are The New High-Performance Hulls? (A no-nonsense look at how these bass-boat hulls affect a boat’s response and handling), The Best Ways To Mount A Transducer (Methods of mounting a depth-finder on your boat for greatest accuracy and convenience), Do The Experts Ever Agree? Not This Week, Anyway (A look at the varying techniques employed by the winner and two top contenders in this year’s BASS Master Classic), Electric Motor Power: How To Use 12-Volt Or 24-Volt Systems (Battery-rigging methods that are almost foolproof), How To Read Bass Water You’ve Never Fished (A “pro’s” methods of finding proper oxygen and temperature zones, whether to use plastic worms or crank baits and the best retrieves), Top Lures And Baits For Early-Season Bass (A handy, quick-reference chart for selecting the best lures, baits and flies), Do Electronic Gadgets Spook Bass? (Studying Bass underwater shows how they really react when you approach them using electronics), Problem-Solving Tactics For Bass In Early-Season Streams (Characteristics of the best streams, how to read them, how to find hot bass holes, tips on wading), Call Him “Mister” (A beautiful smallmouth painting and tribute to the vitality and fight of this battler), Problem-Solving Tactics For Bass In Early-Season Lakes (Choosing the most promising lakes, how to map underwater structure, what signs to look for and more) Fishing – Release Your Catch Alive (The best procedures for playing, unhooking and handling fish so they’ll survive when released), Tackle Craft – How To Care For Your Reels (Expert advice on cleaning, disassembling and preserving this important piece of gear), How To Catch Mullet (New light-tackle techniques that are deadly on this hard-fighting fish that most people never knew how to catch), Dracula Of The Great Lakes (A report on the sea lamprey: what it’s done to Great Lakes fishing and what is being done about it), How To Look At A Lake To Find Fish (Determining factors for locating concentrations of Trout), The World’s Greatest Fisherman (A look at the Pelican and his unique fish-catching abilities), Readers’ Recipes For Bass (Four ways of preparing Bass for the table that are sure to tingle everyone’s palate), What Happens When I Want A Bass For Supper? (Techniques, from the catching to the cooking, that ensure good-tasting Bass) Report Afield – Antihunters’ Income Tops $14 Million (Hunters – promote your sport and oppose these groups), Revealing Coast Guard Survey Released (Finally, an actual count of the number of boats in the U.S.), New Game-Fish Species Added To IGFA Records (The six new species that have been added for 1975), Fewer 1000-Pounders Caught At Cairns (The declining number of big Marlin in Australia), Replacement Parts For Old Champions (Where to get parts for Champion outboards), .303 British Ammo Subject To Recall (Why these cartridges could cause serious personal injury), Elk’s Age Told By Reading Teeth (How unusual growth rings give an accurate gauge of age), No Camp Reservations At National Parks (It’s back to first-come, first-served at National Parks), California Limits The Size Of Shot (Using smaller shot to reuce crippling losses), Boat Racks For New Gutterless Cars (Two new racks that solve the new-car cartopping problem), Old Charter Sponsers Big-Bass Hunt (A 60-day tournament to see who can catch the biggest largemouth), New England Moves To Bring Back Salmon (The results of the New England Atlantic Salmon Restoration Conference), Add Another R To The Three Rs (A new RV education course that should help all outdoorsmen) Travel Afield – Camping Where The Bass Are (Exploring six areas of the U.S. that are among the best for both camping and bass fishing) Camping – The Ultimate Hunting And Fishing Camp Is On Wheels (Why a self-contained motorhome is the answer to any outdoorsman’s camping needs), Sportsmen’s Guide For Choosing The Right RV (At-a-glance presentation of key points to consider before you buy: livability, mobility, adapability, maintenance and cost), What’s Really New For ’75 In RVs (A look at the most up-to-date RV equipment and where to get it), Portable Campfire (How to choose and use backpacking stoves), 700 Campsites And First-Rate Hunting And Fishing (Camp where the action is in Kentucky’s Land Between The Lakes) Outdoor-Living Information – Hunting The Best Sporting Graffiti (The best array of “unsigned literature” we have found in the out-of-doors), Sportsman’s Information Page (Where to get items of interest to all outdoorsmen), The Charm Of Chowder (Mouth-watering recipes for this hearty, all-in-one meal), Sportsman’s Quiz (A test of your outdoor knowledge), How To Smoke Your Own Fish And Game (Tested tips on using modern game smokers that preserve and flavor all meat and fish), Fold-A-Map (A method of folding and backing maps that preserves them and makes them easier to use), Collecting Old Sporting Books For Fun And Profit! (How to get started in this growing hobby), Newest National Seashore (A look at Cape Lookout, a wild, beautiful new fishing hot spot), How To Field Dress Your Trophy Birds And Fish (Sound advice on how to ensure a good-looking mount of your prized game bird or fish) Hunting – A Day To Remember (Why shooting preserves are the best place to train a young hunter in the basics), Hunting Practice Is Different From Just Practice (Tips for bowhunters that are sure to make them better shots), Shirttail (A classic Havilah Babcock story about a woman in a deer-hunting camp) Editors’ Reports – Saltwater Editor Tom Paugh (offers a check list of things to ask and look for before chartering a boat), Angling Editor Homer Circle (tells how you can “doctor” sick lures to turn them into top performers), Recreational Vehicles Editor Jack Seville (on the basics of safe, error-free trailer towing), Gundogs Editor Jerome B. Robinson (describes an easy, one-man method of teaching a dog to back point), Shooting Editor Grits Gresham (discusses the importance of aim error when shotgunning), Boats Editor Zack Taylor (gives plans for an inexpensive bass boat you can build yourself), Ask The Editors (all of you outdoor questions answered by our experts in the field) Almanac – Tips, skills, wildlife facts, curiosities, recipes, do-it-yourself outdoor ideas that are informative, fun and will save you money) Tail Feathers – Gene Hill (“Someone said that the only place you can bury a dog is in your heart. That way you can call the dog in for a little chat now and then – teasing it about being a clumsy puppy and looking down at your old hunting boots, remembering who it was that put the teeth marks in them”
Issue: April 1975
Condition: Very Good