by Brent Frazee | Aug 22, 2017 | Uncategorized
When I was growing up, my mom gave me a stern warning about staring at the sun. “You’ll get crossed eyes,” she said. I’m happy to report today that my eyes are working just fine as I resisted the urge to look at the eclipse without my weird glasses on. I watched the...
by Brent Frazee | Aug 15, 2017 | Uncategorized
By Brent Frazee It was another stifling day in the Ozarks. The temperature steadily climbed toward the upper 90s, and the humidity made it seem even worse. A bad time to go fishing, right? Not in Dennis Whiteside’s eyes. To him, these were near-perfect...
by Brent Frazee | May 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
When it comes to fishing, Warren Platt is living in the past. He not only is an avid collector of antique lures, rods and reels, he fishes with the vintage equipment. In fact, Platt (shown here with his daughter) seldom fishes with modern equipment anymore. Almost...
by Brent Frazee | Apr 11, 2017 | Uncategorized
Welcome to fishing’s version of blue-collar labor. You won’t find wrapped bass boats, glitzy weigh-in ceremonies or fishing jerseys filled with patches here. Neither will you find bait buckets, ultralight rods or tackle boxes filled with the latest lures. When you go...
by Brent Frazee | Apr 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
Sometimes, we who chase bass or crappies several times a week underestimate the power of simply reeling in a single fish. I got a reminder Saturday when I attended a fishing clinic during the Kansas Wildlife Federation conference at Milford Lake. Paul Bartram, a...
by Brent Frazee | Apr 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
The Kansas outdoors will be celebrated Saturday when the Kansas Wildlife Federation hosts a special program during its annual convention. The event, called Let’s Get Outside Together, will include a full schedule of activities and talks at Acorns Resort on Milford...
