Americana Outdoors E-Magazine - April 2017

It’sturkeyseasonandgreatfishingweatherandI’mloving thistimeofyear!I getexcitedbeingintheoutdoorsany timeoftheyearbutit’sespecialyfunrightnow.

ThenewEngelBackpackCoolerfeaturesarugged,tear-resistant500-denierpolyesterdiamondripstopoutershel withawaterproofTPEcoatingforeasycleaning. Ontheinside, there’stworadiantbarierlinersofreflectivefoil –an- otherexclusiveEngelfeatureyouwon’tfindonotherbags.Sandwichedin-betweenthefoillayersisa1-inchthick layerofclosed-cellfoaminsulation.Whiletheinsulationeffectivelyminimizesheattransfertomaintaincoldinner temperatures, theradiantbarrierlinersreflectsthesun’slong-waveheatradiationtofurtherenhancetheBackpack Cooler’scold-keepingcapabilities.Undertypical conditions, theBackpackCoolerwilholdiceforuptothreedays. As e’renteringintoApril, we’rehalf-waythroughturkey sesoninurneckofthewoodshre Texas, adw’v benonsomegreathnts.Afewweeksago, wehotedladies fomCabla’s, Tho ponCeter/Arms,adGrminatourca ptodosometurkyhuntgadevery- onhadablast– dtheyal gotabird, forsome,this st irveryfirsturkeyhunt.Itwasafuntime atcamp,theweatherwasbeautiful,andwewereabletohavesomegreatmealsoutofourBradley Smoker.It’snotjusttheladiesfromtheindustrywholoveturkeyhunting, wehaveafewmorehunts plannedoutthroughtherestofthismonth….gobble, gobble. Ourcrewhasalsobentravelingtofishingtournament throughout theseason–inthisisue, you’lfind coverageontheTexasTeamTrailpresentedbyCabela’s,theCabela’sColegiateBasFishingSeries, andmore.WeevenmanagedtorunintosomesnowwhilecoveringatournamentatKentuckyLakein mid-March.BesuretocheckouttheGarminColegiateBasFishingTeam–quiteanacomplished groupofyounganglers! I’vebenabletogetoutonthewatermyselfaswel–andwiththat, oneofmyfavoritehobbiesistrying out newproducts.You’lget thescooponhereonmyTop5Best Baitsfor springtimefishingfromSPRO andBigBiteBaits, thenewCabela’sXMLrodseries, newYamahaOutboardreleases, BubbaBladefish- ingpliers, andmore. 

GoodLuckgetingthoseturkeyandthosefishtobite!