Best Fishing Magazine? 2024
Missourifishin reply :
I was wondering what fishing magazine is the best, in your opinion. Thanks in advance.
SudburyBasser reply :
I enjoy Bassmaster the most, followed by FLW Bass Fishing.
kadas reply :
On 2/21/2013 at 10:10 AM, SudburyBasser said:I enjoy Bassmaster the most, followed by FLW Bass Fishing.
X2 on both
joetomlee reply :
I used to be a big fan of In-Fisherman before realizing more than half the magazine is a marketing gimmick for one lure or another. So although I can't speak for the best, I would advise against In-Fisherman. Although there is some good information within, it is not worth the headache of filtering through the trash.
Fishing magazine specializing in any type of fish (bass?) or just a general fishing magazine?
Missourifishin reply :
On 2/21/2013 at 10:45 AM, joetomlee said:I used to be a big fan of In-Fisherman before realizing more than half the magazine is a marketing gimmick for one lure or another. So although I can't speak for the best, I would advise against In-Fisherman. Although there is some good information within, it is not worth the headache of filtering through the trash.
Fishing magazine specializing in any type of fish (bass?) or just a general fishing magazine?
General, or bass. I like all kinds of freshwater fishing.
jbsoonerfan reply :
Bassmaster followed by BassAngler
papajoe222 reply :
Haven't read it in years and I'm not sure if it's even in publication anymore, but Fishing Facts was hands down the most informative magazine on the subject. If it isn't produced anymore it's likely because the writers weren't into marketing specific products. Most of the articles I remember were subject specific and rarely mentioned specific brands.
There is so much information, both written and on video, on the internet that magazines haven't gotten much attention from me.
Felix77 reply :
On 2/21/2013 at 10:10 AM, SudburyBasser said:I enjoy Bassmaster the most, followed by FLW Bass Fishing.
Count me in here too!
nascar2428 reply :
Bassmaster is the only one I'm subscribed to, as a matter of fact I just finished reading the March issue .
Amarley reply :
Bass Angler magazine hands down
flippin and pitchin reply :
BAM. No other publication comes close.
TNBassin' reply :
I really like In Fisherman and FLW.
0119 reply :
Back in the 80's In-Fisherman was thicker than a BPS spring catalog and the articles were so detailed they ran a dozen pages of real text. Nothing new comes close. I'd say your better off getting into the articles section of this site, you'll definitely get more than any magazine. Also look for ***s articles on the web.
Oregon Native reply :
I like FLW....quit subscribing to BASS when they took the am's out of the back of the boats. Not that they haven't done good for the sport but "just sayin"
Tight LInes
tallydude reply :
Florida Sportsman. Not exclusively fishing or freshwater fishing for that matter, but I love it. I kept my subscription active when we moved to Wichita. Keeps me in the loop at home. 
Fishes in trees reply :
I miss the old days of In-fisherman magazine, when the Lindners ran it. I miss the older days of Fishing Facts magazine. In my 20's I learned alot from that magazine, even though, as I recall, it was very Illinois/Wisconsin oriented and I had to translate many of their articles into stluff that might work for bank fishing.
I still subscribe to In-fisherman & Bassmaster, I think for reasons of inertia rather than anything else.
While I would like for the magazines to have more content, I've got to say I like the ads. I don't know an easier way to find out what is new and interesting in the marketplace.
NorcalBassin reply :
On 2/21/2013 at 3:08 PM, flippin and pitchin said:BAM. No other publication comes close.
Just wish they did a better job proofreading for simple grammatical errors. Otherwise I'd have to agree.
SudburyBasser reply :
On 2/22/2013 at 12:03 PM, NorcalBassin said:Just wish they did a better job proofreading for simple grammatical errors. Otherwise I'd have to agree.
That's actually the reason I declined to renew my subscription last month. The information was solid but I was cringing every time I read a page.
Bankbeater reply :
Bassmaster
upnorthbassin reply :
I'll have to say Bassmaster. FLW is a well put together magazine but I like some of the monthly columns that they run in bassmaster better. They both could be better in a lot of ways but they are pretty good.
*Hootie reply :
I think it's sad the way some really fine magazines have declined, even disappeared over the years. Fishing Facts was one of my all time favorites. I know it's still out there, but you can't even buy it in my neck of the woods. I have some old Bassmaster mags. that are a half inch thick. Now they aren't much more than a pamphlet. We used to have a magazine, Ohio Fisherman. It is no more. I know you can find more info on line these days, but there was just something magic about having a magazine in your hands at the end of a hard day, and drooling over the articles, even the adds.
I guess this is just an old timer mourning the loss of the good old days.....lol
Hootie
basseditor reply :
Speaking from personal experience, it is tough to keep a magazine profitable now. Notice how there is very little advertising from tackle and boat manufacturers in magazines? Except the ones with sponsorship agreements?
It takes about 50-60 % of ad pages in each issue to break even. (Wasn't that high before.) Advertisers in the outdoor field pay far less per thousand circulation than other industries, but still buy less print ads.
And the larger companies have their own TV shows and websites. And even the smaller companies are now content providers on their websites. They've taken over the role of magazines. Of course, the pro staffs are required to generate free publicity through columns, interviews, appearances, etc.
Their content needs a good editor/curator however. Ok, getting off soap box now. Sorry.
WRB reply :
Being a life B.A.S.S. charter member I ger Bassmaster and enjoy reading it. B.A.S.S. has gone through a few ownerships and honored the life memberships. In-Fisherman I was a charter and life member and they dropped both memberships with change of ownership, no longer read it.
Bass Angler is a site sponsor and look at it on occasion. Western Bass digital magazine is my favorite, it covers lakes I fish by anglers I know.
Tom
upnorthbassin reply :
On 2/23/2013 at 9:54 PM, basseditor said:Speaking from personal experience, it is tough to keep a magazine profitable now. Notice how there is very little advertising from tackle and boat manufacturers in magazines? Except the ones with sponsorship agreements?
It takes about 50-60 % of ad pages in each issue to break even. (Wasn't that high before.) Advertisers in the outdoor field pay far less per thousand circulation than other industries, but still buy less print ads.
And the larger companies have their own TV shows and websites. And even the smaller companies are now content providers on their websites. They've taken over the role of magazines. Of course, the pro staffs are required to generate free publicity through columns, interviews, appearances, etc.
Their content needs a good editor/curator however. Ok, getting off soap box now. Sorry.
I'm ok with ads in magazines as long as there's good content in-between. In reality, they practically give you the magazines for next to nothing. I get a few magazines for $0/year....100% free. That's hard to argue with. I also get multiple magazines for $5-$10 for 1 or 2 year subscriptions. Take that and divide it by 12....and heck..you really don't pay hardly anything for them. I'd be ok with at least half of it being ads or even more at that price. I kind of like the ads to see what new stuff is out there and the pictures in them are usually pretty good (even the pictures of the product in the ads). True the internet is faster and easier to pinpoint exactly what you want but I like being able to have a magazine kicking around the browse through. You can keep one in the car or pack it into a bag to read somewhere, etc. I also prefer to read on paper instead of a screen. My wife has one of those ereaders and I would much rather have an actual book.
Jake Coucoules reply :
On 2/21/2013 at 10:48 AM, jbsoonerfan said:Bassmaster followed by BassAngler
Same
0119 reply :
Hootibenji you ought to find a book a million store. They are experts in providing mags for the complete opposite side of the hemisphere. Here in s.w. Fl. they have walleye guides, musky guides, trout mags, fishing facts (centered around midwest, Ohio area fishing) and all the mags for species thousands of miles away. But darn if they'ed bother stocking a bass magazine.
trailer reply :
Bassmaster and FLW
OkobojiEagle reply :
Spend your dollars on a reliable internet connection as you'll find far more useful information on the web than in any current printed magazine.
oe
brady01 reply :
I personally love Bassmaster, but i have one thing about it that really irks me, and that is the "Lunker Club" I love the idea, but i wish the fished were weighed and certified. It makes me so ill to see a picture of a 7lbs Smallie that is really no more than 3lbs. Anybody else notice this??
Primus reply :
I like FLW the best, their articles seem more detailed than BassMaster.
*Hootie reply :
On 3/2/2013 at 12:40 AM, Primus said:I like FLW the best, their articles seem more detailed than BassMaster.
Agreed!
Hootie
nhpleasantlakebass reply :
I agree fishing facts is by far the most informative magazines out there. I have 48 of them. Have read them all. Would be willing to sell them if anyone’s interested
nhpleasantlakebass reply :
There’s information in these you won’t find online
HookRz reply :
It seems to me every fishing magazine and TV show are selling something. That includes the tour magazines. They just sell you on the pros that in turn perform their basic function. And that is to sell you stuff.
l agree for real fishing info Fishing Facts and the old In-Fisherman were as good as it got. But in some ways I miss the big three of yesteryear even more. Field & Steam, Outdoor Life, and Sports Afield. Real writers like Gene Hill, Ted Trueblood, Jason Lucas, EdZern, Lefty Kreh, etc. Not really educational as much as entertaining. Their true love of the outdoors always shone through, and they made that love contagious.
Outdoor writing is a dead art.
MIbassyaker reply :
After ignoring magazines for many years, I have been getting FLW, Bassmaster, and In-fisherman this year. They're OK.
But nothing beats the old In-fisherman from the Lindner era. I have managed to acquire most of the In-Fisherman back issues from before they sold it (missing only about 12 issues). That stuff is gold. Some of the best stuff was compiled into the Largemouth and Smallmouth books, but there's still a lot more in the old magazines that wasn't included.
I especially wish there was a book or archive somewhere with all the articles by Ralph Manns published in IF from that era.
The Bassman reply :
On 10/13/2017 at 9:14 AM, HookRz said:It seems to me every fishing magazine and TV show are selling something. That includes the tour magazines. They just sell you on the pros that in turn perform their basic function. And that is to sell you stuff.
l agree for real fishing info Fishing Facts and the old In-Fisherman were as good as it got. But in some ways I miss the big three of yesteryear even more. Field & Steam, Outdoor Life, and Sports Afield. Real writers like Gene Hill, Ted Trueblood, Jason Lucas, EdZern, Lefty Kreh, etc. Not really educational as much as entertaining. Their true love of the outdoors always shone through, and they made that love contagious.
Outdoor writing is a dead art.
And don't forget Homer Circle. He was my favorite. Had some funny lines. (no pun intended)
SkunkedOnceMore reply :
Doesn't subscribing to Bassmaster give you like a free tackle bag?
burrows reply :
And another one bites the dust!
Pro Logcatcher reply :
On 10/13/2017 at 5:58 PM, SkunkedOnceMore said:Doesn't subscribing to Bassmaster give you like a free tackle bag?
Yep, it does. Unfortunately, it's so small it can only hold ten lures ?
Aside from that, I think that it's a decent magazine. I only wish they sent me more!
WRB reply :
This is a 4 year old thread and things have changed during this time period. Print fishing magazines have dissapeared off magazine shelves everywhere in California, didgital magazines are more popular but I still like to read paper printed fishing articles.
Bassmaster and BASS Times are the only national printed fishing magazine/periodical I still get as Life Member, will see if that continues with new ownership? Western Outdoor News still prints a weekly news paper and look forward to receiving it. Bass Angler Magazine is still around as a digital magazine, their printed magazine stopped or became so erratic that I dropped my subscription.
Times are changing fast in the printed media world.
Tom
volzfan59 reply :
Bassmaster is best by far, hands down. Bass Angler is good, but the errors make me nuts. FLW is fair. I subscribe to all three for now.
Bass'in used to be fair years ago, it sucks now. It is the most disjointed magazine I've ever seen. Misspellings, poor grammar, etc.
I've heard that Bass West magazine is great.
I wish that someone would publish a Smallmouth magazine. Kind of all encompassing, river, lake and creek fishing. Boat, kayak, canoe and wading. Heck, fly, casting and spinning .
Sam reply :
Subjective question.
What is enjoyed by one may not be enjoyed by another.
I like Bass Anglers Magazine (BAM).
Excellent articles.
Above all the rest.
Subjective. Just being subjective.
WRB reply :
On 10/14/2017 at 9:30 AM, volzfan59 said:Bassmaster is best by far, hands down. Bass Angler is good, but the errors make me nuts. FLW is fair. I subscribe to all three for now.
Bass'in used to be fair years ago, it sucks now. It is the most disjointed magazine I've ever seen. Misspellings, poor grammar, etc.
I've heard that Bass West magazine is great.
I wish that someone would publish a Smallmouth magazine. Kind of all encompassing, river, lake and creek fishing. Boat, kayak, canoe and wading. Heck, fly, casting and spinning .
I canceled Bass West for the same reason as BAM, they were 3 to 4 months behind delivering a paper magazine after the digital online version.
Tom
frogflogger reply :
Been reading mag.s since Jason Lucas - the one that is in my mailbox (thanks to wife) which ever one it is is my favorite.
hoosierbass07 reply :
Subscribe to one for a year. After it ends, pick a different one and subscribe for a year. After that ends, pick another one and subscribe for a year. After that, you might be bored with all of them and don't subscribe to any of them. I currently subscribe to In-Fishermen and Indiana Outdoors because I got each one for around seven dollars. But, I don't read them anymore. It's the same stuff over and over and over. Ugh.
bowhunter63 reply :
B.A.M then Bassmasters and FLW
senile1 reply :
On 10/15/2017 at 4:25 AM, hoosierbass07 said:Subscribe to one for a year. After it ends, pick a different one and subscribe for a year. After that ends, pick another one and subscribe for a year. After that, you might be bored with all of them and don't subscribe to any of them. I currently subscribe to In-Fishermen and Indiana Outdoors because I got each one for around seven dollars. But, I don't read them anymore. It's the same stuff over and over and over. Ugh.
I have to agree. I rarely find anything that I haven't learned before in magazines. I have enjoyed a number of them over the years and they can be handy if one is a newbie, or has been away from fishing for a while.
gimruis reply :
In-Fisherman, mostly because I get it for about a dollar an issue and its a multi-species freshwater magazine located based in Minnesota.
Most magazines have about half advertising it seems now. I used to have Outdoor Life and Field & Stream many years ago but I stopped those because half of them were Cialis or * ads, plus half or more of the articles were solely dedicated to deer hunting. Even in May they would have an issue titled "pre rut tactics."
cgolf reply :
B.A.M, and it switches between FLW and Bassmaster, both have good and bad months. In fisherman has gone downhill for me, but I still love to read the Up North with Doc section and buy their species specific magazines. Do miss fishing facts, but the last couple of years were tough reads. Bassin and Crappie used to be great magazines before they were sold, probably my favorites until I fonund B.A.M. The only issue with B.A.M. is that it is sometimes like reading a novel, but at the same time I appreciate the detail that they put into their articles.
geo g reply :
I have had Bass Master Magazine for over 30 years, and never once did my name pop up for a free gift. I check every month, and never once!!!!!!! Lol
They may be fake gifts!
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