Up North Journal - Shooting 500 Yards Plus, Bass Fishing Florida, Pre-fishing 1st Bass Tournament of the Season, Turkeys Bikes and Bows

Published: April 15, 2016, 11 a.m.

Shooting at long distances of 500 yards + with Andrew Larimer

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  1. Shoots at a 1000 yard range, MTC in Lake City Michigan
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  3. Normally shoots between 100 and 500 yards
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  5. Need to know specific setup and take a test to shoot at this range
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  7. Need to know environmental that affect your shots
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  9. Andrew's history of getting into long range shooting
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  11. Easiest way to get involved is with NRA clubs\xa0
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  13. Civilian Marksmanship Club
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  15. Linden Sportsmans Club
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  17. Detroit Sportsmans Congress
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  19. CMP Shooting distances
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  21. What type of ammo, store bought or reloaded ammo?
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Talking Florida Bass Fishing with Cody Dawson

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  1. Lake Wales Florida
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  3. Fishing was slow on Kissimmee River due to flooding
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  5. Flooded orange grove fishing was better
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  7. Bait selection made a huge difference
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  9. Ribbon tail vs Paddle tail baits
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  11. Flooded orange grove provided a lot of different opportunities to fish
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  13. Flooded grove vs river fishing
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Pre-Fishing 1st Tournament of the Year

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  1. Pre-fishing Kentucky Lake for Championship tournament
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  3. 4 days of pre-fishing
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  5. Tips to pre-fish a lake before tournaments
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  7. 50% of the time looking for structure to hold fish the other half looking for something totally different than what's expected
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  9. Using maps along with on site surveys
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  11. Pre-fishing with other competitors on the lake
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  13. Family competition
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Turkeys Bikes & Bows

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  1. Dan is fired up for turkey season in a week!
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  3. Mike is working on getting in shape for the upcoming hunting season
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  5. Mike bought a mountain bike to exercise with to get in shape for hunting season
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  7. Gets you outdoors and into the fresh air
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