On a recent fishing trip my nephew, who had been using spinning reels exclusively, took interest in my baitcasting reels and started asking me all kinds of questions. He noticed that I could cast further with my reels than he could with the reels he was using. He also noticed that even though I … [Read more...]
Freeing stuck lures
Even though your significant other would you rather didn’t you finally break down and purchase that new expensive lure you have been eye balling for the past month. You then take the time to change out the old line with some brand new quality line and attach the lure with good solid knot. You’ve … [Read more...]
Sunglasses, which ones are right for me?
That’s a question that I’m sure each and everyone of has asked more than once. With all the choices it can all be very confusing so I will attempt to break it down some, at least from my personal experiences. Before I go any further let me say that in my opinion, there is no one perfect pair for … [Read more...]
Fishing Arizona
Hi everyone, its been a few weeks since I was on the water, at least in the Champion. I have however had a couple opportunities to wet a line, so I’m not going through withdrawals, yet. The week between Christmas and New Years Cindy and I went to Phoenix AZ to visit our grandson Daveed, a grandson, … [Read more...]
Specialty rigs.
I figured I’d talk about some specialty rigs for soft plastics. By now everyone knows about the effective drop shot rig, the split shot rig, doodling and of course the Texas rig but there are other ways of rigging plastics that are not as well known yet they are very effective. Today I’ll talk … [Read more...]
To borrow a phrase from DW…….
Boogity, Boogity, Boogity, Lets go Fishing Boys! The days are getting longer and the nights are getting shorter. The daytime temperature is nice and its still a bit nippy at night. The birds have started nesting, Fred and Ethyl are once again nesting on the pillar outside my front door. Yes, … [Read more...]
What happened to winter?
Here it is the middle of January and it's supposed to be cold. I don't know about your nook of the woods but out here in California it sure does not seem like winter. The current temperature today is 76 degrees and I've noticed that the birds are out and about already starting their mating … [Read more...]
Let the feedings begin.
The dog days of summer are over and the morning air is considerably more "Crisp". The days are getting shorter and the nights are getting longer and this can only mean one thing, old man winter is on his way. I'm no fish biologist but from years of fishing experience I do know that when it gets … [Read more...]
Sponsorships, are they worth it?
First off I want to take a minute to give a big thank you to my sponsors for all of their help. Bob at Magna Charger, George at Belltech, Bill at Baer, Tony at Volant, Steve at Trucksecuirty.com, TJ and Ron at TTI Companies the makers of X-Point and Daiichi hooks, Rick at Maxima line and of course … [Read more...]
We want steak! Fishing with live bait. Part 2
Welcome back. Lets continue the discussion on fishing live bait. Ok, I talked about the crawfish in the last post now its on to live shad. While in other parts of the country it may be legal to use throw nets out here in California we are not allowed to use them to catch shad to use for bait. But … [Read more...]
