Hook & Barrel Staff
Hook & Barrel Staff brings together expertise across hunting, shooting, fishing, and the full outdoor lifestyle spectrum. Our team works with industry figures, top celebrities, and leading brands to deliver the ultimate experience for the modern outdoorsman.
Fishing
Big Money Billfish - The Bisbee's Black & Blue
Bob Bisbee’s future was changed in the spring of 1981 when his friend, Luis Coppola, and Luis’ nephew, Bill Baffert, visited his Newport Beach Fuel and Tackle Shop. They were...
Fishing
Lake Picachos Bass Fishing at Anglers Inn Near Mazatlán
A search for a 10-pound largemouth leads from the restaurants and offshore waters of Mazatlán to Anglers Inn and the bass-filled timber of Lake Picachos.
Celebrities
Phil Robertson Talks God, Business & Guns
Recently, Brian Glenn had the opportunity to sit down with Duck Dynasty super-star, Phil Robertson in studio. They talked about his new book, his faith, business, guns and great duck...
Conservation
The Outdoors Tomorrow Foundation
Everyone should strive to find their passion. The passion that causes my adrenaline to rush and heart to pound is introducing the great outdoors to a child or youth. The...
Conservation
Saving the Bobwhite Quail
In the fall of 2010, the Northern bobwhite quail population plummeted in the rolling plains of Texas and Oklahoma, and it’s never been the same. “The Bobwhite” film shares the...
Fishing
Ritzy Business at the Ritz-Carlton Orlando
Bass, Birdies, and more at the Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes Resortby: Dustin Catrett“Right there,” said my guide Mark Benson, pointing to a huge bass suspended above the grass cratered in...
Lifestyle
A Vacation at Big Cedar Lodge
You don’t need the beach when you can vacation at Big Cedar Lodge. Parents who have done the parenting thing long enough will tell you that by and by, they...
Fishing
Ghost Stories
by: Darren JonesWhen I was a young man just starting to truly cut my teeth as a wade fisherman, myfather and his coach buddies would wade fish from dawn until...
Gear
Outdoor Safety Tips from a Navy Corpsman
by: Talon Smith, US NAVY CorpsmanIn the last issue of Hook & Barrel, I lightly touched on preparing for the worst case scenario. There is a plethora of knowledge I...
Fishing
World Record Largemouth Bass
Jaliscoby: Dustin CatrettThe quest to grow the world record largemouth bass Deep in the south Texas brush country within the famed Tecomate La Perla Ranch, is a lake named Jalisco...
Hunting
Hunting Nilgai Antelope in South Texas
by: Dustin CatrettCrouched beneath a canopy of mesquite trees, my guide Tony and I have crept, crawled, and even ran behind an animal I’d swear was a ghost if it...
Fishing
Cast & Blast at Texas's Champion Ranch
Gobblers and Largemouth Bass in the Heart of Texasby: Dustin CatrettUnder the cover of darkness, my guide Keith and I slowly crept along a moonlit path under the silhouette of...
Fishing
Against The Wind for Redfish
by: Dustin CatrettA Florida Lure Maker Comes home to Texas. Idling into the Lower Laguna, the eastern shore is barely visible from the haze of Saharan dust sweeping across South...
