Lake Martin Magazine

This month I’m going to cover the nuts and bolts of towing riders in sloughs or behind PWCs. I’ve also included a brief wake etiquette refresher.

There are many things that can help eliminate missed and lost fish, but none more important than hook selection.

With high gasoline prices and belt-tightening economic times, Lake Martin boaters are spending less time driving around the lake and more time either anchored or beached.

A three-story palatial home in Willow Point has entered the market with the clout to deliver on its $5 million pricetag.

If you’ve ever walked barefoot into a field and had an up-close-and-personal encounter with a native Alabama thistle, this bit of information will come as a surprise: its Latin name Cirsium horridulum means “somewhat prickly” thistle.

Atop Jo’s Boat and RV Storage, located two miles south of Kowaliga Bridge on Highway 63, the rear end of a plane fuselage juts out of the roof.

This month I called Jeff Mathis for the trick tip. Jeff is a regional rider for CWB and one I really like to watch because he just has mad style.

The winter months are difficult for us riders. You have a few options: To find someone else who is willing to get a boat in the water and endure the unpleasant temperatures or travel to a location south where the temperature and water is warmer.

For some reason when I started to write this I thought of an Eddie Murphy line in 48 Hrs: “There’s a new sheriff in town and his name is Reggie Hammond!” Well, it’s not the sheriff that’s new, it’s this boat company … Standard Boat Company.

With the close of a colder than average month of January, I can’t help but to look forward to the coming of warmer air and water temperatures in February.