Anyone else miss the way fishing magazines used to be?

[detroit1]

I'm with team9/9 with the "fishing" articles in sports afield, outdoor life, and field & stream. Never learned a thing about fishing from those mags. On occasion Uncle Homer had some content i learned from, but for the most part they were authors just trying to write something about fishing. Fishing Facts changed the world for me. Where,when,how, and they mentioned actual lures, not "surface lure" or some other generic term. 

[Eric 26]

Although I don’t subscribe to any magazines anymore, I still enjoy the In-Fisherman special editions. The Panfish and Bass ones are the only ones I purchase but I know they have/had catfish and walleye issues also.

[WRB]

2 hours ago, detroit1 said:

I'm with team9/9 with the "fishing" articles in sports afield, outdoor life, and field & stream. Never learned a thing about fishing from those mags. On occasion Uncle Homer had some content i learned from, but for the most part they were authors just trying to write something about fishing. Fishing Facts changed the world for me. Where,when,how, and they mentioned actual lures, not "surface lure" or some other generic term. 

You obviously didn’t read Jason Lucas of Sports Afield who detailed how to use specific lures by name and modify brand name lures to perform better. Robert Lincoln was the fishing editor of Outdoor Life and wrote about specific lures by name and illustrated hilarious cartoons in his articles. Page was a expert using pork rind lures like Al Foss Shimmy Gal and Arbogast Sputter Fuss by name.

Agree bass fishing articles were not in every issue, nor were they in Fishing Facts or In-Fisherman multi species magazines.

Tom

PS, books worth reading; Lucas on Bass and Black Bass Fishing, Lincoln.

 

[volzfan59]

11 hours ago, ironbjorn said:

I recently just subscribed to BASS. $15 for the year. $15 is one lunch. I won't miss it. I like to have physical copies of things. Can't stand digitalized anything.

I too despise digital books and magazines. I own a pretty good fishing library, both new and old books. Been a proud member of B.A.S.S. since 1987. Love Bassmaaters and In Fisherman magazines.

 

[Captain Phil]

8 hours ago, WRB said:

PS, books worth reading; Lucas on Bass and Black Bass Fishing, Lincoln.

 

I still have my original copy from when I was a teenager.  It's all marked up with notes and underlines.   Rereading it is interesting if you keep those times in perspective.  Back then, electronics didn't exist and tackle was crude at best.  Jason was years ahead of his time.  He realized bass move with the seasons.  He talked about offshore structure and hunting fish in places most anglers did not know existed.  He was the first to make reference to "flipping".   His magazine articles were detailed without a bunch of useless fluff you find in some.  If he were a tournament fisherman today, he would be a winner.  

[Randy Price]

I used to love reading Patrick McManus in F&S.

[thomas15]

Not fishing but from the same mold I have all of the editions (20 I think) of Handloaders Digest. The 1st edition was published in 1962 then again from time to time I think the latest is 2016 or there abouts. The articles and "how to" of the early editions are fun to read and even sometimes hard to imagine (sort of like reading how to build single seat airplane using a 1962 Popular Science) but today it's advertising and PC feel good content.

[volzfan59]

1 hour ago, Randy Price said:

I used to love reading Patrick McManus in F&S.

I own a copy of "I Fish, Therefore I Am and other observations". It's a compilation of three of his books, "A Fine and Pleasant Misery", Never Sniff a Gift Fish" and "They Shoot Canoes, Don't They?". It's such a good book and some of the stories will literally make you laugh out loud. RIP Patrick McManus 

[Johnbt]

Magazines? I miss the days when they were free to read at the barbershop and the dentist and you could hang out and read them after you finished your business.

 

 

[GoneFishingLTN]

On 9/19/2022 at 11:46 AM, WRB said:

We have a few down to earth members that communicated honestly heart and spirt of good sportsmen’s.

Paul Roberts and Roger (Rolo) come to mind and miss both. Glenn May video’s are honest and informative.

Paul’s video’s are still available in BR archives.

When get older sometimes memories are all we have to cling to.

All we had back in the day was sporting  magazines and a few bass fishing books, the oldest being Dr. Henshaw. The Sports Afield fishing editor in the 50’s was Jason Lucas who took the time to write this young kid letters of advice on what rod and reel to buy locally in SoCal. Jay became my fishing mentor.

Being a charter life member of B.A.S.S. I had every issue until moving a few years back and gave the entire collection to a friend. Still get Bassmaster free.

Also had every In-Fisherman magazine from day 1, kept a few of the early study reports.

So yes I like to read magazines and books. 

Tom

how do you stop information overload?

along with how do you know what info to read because you believe its not bs?

[WRB]

More time on the water and less time on YouTube.

Focus on fewer lures and presentations until you master those few. 

Tom

[Darth-Baiter]

On 9/20/2022 at 6:40 AM, Randy Price said:

I used to love reading Patrick McManus in F&S.

i didnt get access to him until Outdoor Life.  i liked the old magazine format, but i dont miss it.  i hated tossing them out.  felt so wasteful, but i wasnt gonna hoard them.  

 

i should try a few online subscriptions to check them out. 

[Motoboss]

I grew up pre-internet and magazines were the way to experience the world and from Boys Life on opened up avenues of learning from areas and subjects unobtainable as a youngster. Utube isn’t my thing, unless I need to learn how to change the hydraulic oil in my zero turn lawnmower or fix the garbage disposal.

 

I am (was?) a lifetime member of BASS and North American Fishing Club and received magazines regularly. Then they just stopped coming. Tried contacting them both to no avail so my “lifetime” membership fee was for the lifetime of the companies discretion apparently.

 

I enjoyed them but don’t really miss them. I prefer doing it as apposed to reading about it. But they were good entertainment in the winter months.

[scaleface]

A little off subject here but I get a kick out of the "A Day on  the Lake" articles in Bassmaster .     The tourney pro , who knows nothing about the  lake   , travels up-lake and fishes a obscure rock pile 15 foot deep . LOL   

[Captain Phil]

The thing I miss most from Bassmaster magazine were the Harry and Charlie articles.  Hilarious!!