Payette Lake is Back with a New Record Trout

Moose Meat Caused Deadly AK Plane Crash • Go behind the scenes at Ravin Crossbows HQ • The Capital of Texas BBQ • New Lures from Strike King

July 29, 2025

“Whatcha gonna do, brother, when HULKAMANIA runs wild on you?” Rest easy, Hulk.

Rumors have been swirling for years that Idaho’s Payette Lake at McCall held long, heavy lake trout somewhere in its depths. Once a known producer of big mackinaw, the lake hadn’t kicked out a real monster in years. But on June 19, Aaron Goettsche’s catch of an Idaho state record lake trout turned all that Sasquatch-with-fins talk into cold, hard evidence. 

Strike King came to ICAST 2025 in Orlando, Florida, with a bevy of new lures. Here are a few that caught our eye from the show floor.

The suppressor wave has finally crashed upon the shores of waterfowl, upland, and turkey hunting with the introduction of the Banish 12 shotgun suppressor, being billed as the first can specifically designed for hunters.

Pull up a stool inside any barroom in Pennsylvania and order a lager, you’re guaranteed to get a Yuengling without being asked.  After all, when a brewery has been around for nearly 200 years, its name—and brands—are the unquestioned choice whenever a bottle is pulled from the cooler or a frosty mug is filled at the tap.

The new Ravin R470 crossbow truly lives up to the company's motto: “3 inches. 100 yards. No rivals.” Get all the details and a look behind the curtain at Ravin’s headquarters in Superior, Wisconsin!

Federal investigators say too much moose meat and antlers strapped to the plane caused the 2023 crash that killed Rep. Mary Peltola’s husband.

“If you want something, you have to work for it,” says Tom Perini, the self-taught cowboy cook who turned an old hay barn into a world-renowned restaurant. Tom and his wife, Lisa, run Perini Ranch Steakhouse in Buffalo Gap (population 617), located about a half-hour south of Abilene, Texas.