Stephen L. Klobucar

3 weeks ago | themeateater.com | Mark Kenyon |Tony Peterson |Stephen L. Klobucar

Subscribe In this episode This week on the show Jake Hofer takes over as guest host for a special habitat improvement episode with Skip Sligh. We’ll cover go-to tools, smart strategies, and real stories for how small habitat projects can lead to big results — healthier deer, better hunting, and awesome-looking plots.

Jan 13, 2025 | themeateater.com | Patrick Durkin |Kubie Brown |Stephen L. Klobucar |Sam Lungren

If you type “fishing lures” and “tampon” into Google, you’ll find YouTube videos about anglers who’ve used feminine hygiene products as bait for bass, catfish, lake trout, and rainbow trout. You’ll also find comments from folks who consider the videos “LOL” and think those anglers are true innovators with hot advice for catching fish with tampons in open water or through the ice. Meanwhile, don’t be surprised if most anglers just don’t want to catch a fish that bad.

Sep 3, 2024 | themeateater.com | Kubie Brown |Stephen L. Klobucar

Humans have always had an attraction to rarity. Whether you’re a rockhound in search of precious stones, a foodie looking for an exotic dish, or a baseball card collector searching for that rare addition, we all covet what is hard to find and difficult to attain. This is especially true for outdoorsfolk who are constantly dreaming of drawing once-in-a-lifetime tags, spotting exotic wildlife and birds, and of course—landing rare and hard-to-catch fish.

Jan 24, 2024 | themeateater.com | Kubie Brown |Stephen L. Klobucar

Trash fish were long considered to be the lowest on the worthy fish scale. But recently, anglers have begun to see the value in these non-typical, overlooked, and underappreciated species. How this revolution started is an interesting shift in knowledge and cultural norms. These non-game fish are the ugly, sucker-mouthed, snaggle-toothed, mottled menagerie of undesirables which includes suckers, gar, bowfin, snakehead, carp, buffalo, freshwater drum, and many others.

Nov 3, 2023 | lakeexpo.com | Stephen L. Klobucar

Our culture loves comebacks, Cinderella stories, and diamonds in the rough. Take for instance, the story of a sweater purchased at a North Carolina thrift shop for 58 cents in 2014. Turns out, the sweater originally belonged to legendary football coach Vince Lombardi. A year later, that sweater sold at auction for $43,020. “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure”—an old adage, slightly stale, but no less true. Trash vs. treasure—a dangerous and capricious conceptual binary.