First Fish Wonder

First Fish Wonder

First Fish WonderBy: Derrick Schmidt Double bacon cheeseburger, french fries and a side of ranch dressing. That’s what I ordered that evening at this specific hometown diner called “The Lumberyard”. I was a Junior in high school at the time, fresh off the completion...
Stop, Drop, & TURTLE

Stop, Drop, & TURTLE

Stop, Drop, and TurtleAuthor: Derrick Schmidt 4 straight 10-hour days dabbing a dot of glue onto thousands of 32-inch fiberglass arrows. Dab the glue, press on the nock, wipe off the excess glue and repeat. At this point, I could do it with my eyes closed. To most,...
Swamp Chomper

Swamp Chomper

MY FIRST GATOR HUNTBy: Wendy Spaeth Working at AMS Bowfishing, I hear about a lot of bowfishing adventures!  Everything from carp in Wisconsin to beavers in Finland to gators in Florida, but never did I expect that I would get to participate in one of these...
Bowfishing 101

Bowfishing 101

BOWFISHING 101 Getting started in bowfishing is not as hard as you might think and requires no previous fishing experience. A good body of water, quality equipment, some practice and attention to safety are all that you need. Bows An old dusty compound or recurve bow...
Buffalo Fever

Buffalo Fever

When most people say the word “buffalo”, they think of the broad, muscular creatures with shaggy coats that traveled in herds throughout the great plains. Oftentimes, this word sparks a picture of Native Americans and cowboys riding along these majestic creatures,...
Tagged Out

Tagged Out

Harvesting a gator during the day has always been on my bucket list. At a recent trade show my buddy, Billy Lawson, showed me a video of an alligator, in broad daylight, swimming through lily pads, parting them as it made a direct path toward the boat he was in. “I’m...
Garlic Rose Gar Recipe

Garlic Rose Gar Recipe

Garlic Rose Gar Ingredients: 2 Cups Flour 1 tsp Black Pepper 1 tsp Oregano 2 Tbsp Ground Paprika Rosemary Gourmet Collection Blend Crushed Red Pepper As Desired Instructions: Mix together all ingredients listed above. Cut the fish with the grain to desired size. Put...
Beer Battered Gator Tail

Beer Battered Gator Tail

Ingredients: Gator Meat Beer Batter Mix Flour Instructions: Heat oil to 350-375 degrees. Cut gator tail meat into small, bite-sized chunks. Prepare batter per package instructions. Sprinkle gator meat with flour. Dip the floured gator meat in the beer batter mix....