Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Sandy Hook... Striper fishing
I went surf fishing down at Sandy Hook in NJ on 11-26-2011. I didn't catch anything but I still had a great time, the weather was beautiful.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Monday, November 21, 2011
Fishing Stories
I would like to try and get my viewers more involved in my blog. So if anybody has any fishing stories that they would like to share please feel free to send them to me and I will post them on my blog.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Fishing buddy
What does everybody think about a system that would allow people to find someone to go fishing with in your area. The system would give a time, location, date, and phone number of the person posting.
Please comment!!!!
Please comment!!!!
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Lake Champlain
Welcome back!!!!
I am going to start this writing talking about the hours after my pre-tournament meeting and of course about my tournament.
So, after my pre tournament meeting was over my girlfriend and I headed to Gander MT so I could get a reel that I had just purchased lined. Little did I know that over an hour and a half later I would still be there waiting for them to line my reel. Finally, my reel got lined and my girlfriend and I headed back to the hotel so I could get some sleep. The morning came and I was ready to fish. As usual, I met up with my boater and we waited for the tournament to begin. Around 6:30 am we were off to our first spot. Before I go any further, let me quickly tell you this.(The night before at the hotel I had rigged up some rods with the setups that I wanted to use, one of these setups would be attached to the reel that I had to wait an hour and a half to get lined which by the way, was also going to be the first setup that I was going to use in the morning). Now that I have you up to date lets continue with the tournament. My boater and I arrived at our first spot, and it was time to finally break the ice and catch some fish. I first took my vest off, and then I took the strap off my poles which prevents them from flying out of the boat while we are moving. With the strap being off I reached for the pole that I wanted use, and then it HAPPENED.
My reel, it had no line, how could this be. I quickly ask my boater if he had mistakenly taken my rod and after a quick check he hadn't. Now, I was completely stumped. After about ten minutes my boater and I finally came to the realization that my reel which was a bait caster, had opened up while the boat was moving and spooled all of my line out. But, thankfully I always bring at least five poles with me so I was able to suck it up and keep on fishing. Which was great because at the end of the day I had finally broken the ice and I caught three fish weighing a total of 3 pounds 9 ounces.
Thanks for reading!
P.S. While I was getting on the boat that morning my jeans ripped for my back pocket all the way down to my knee.
Stay tuned- 5 more tournaments left
Comments appreciated.......
I am going to start this writing talking about the hours after my pre-tournament meeting and of course about my tournament.
So, after my pre tournament meeting was over my girlfriend and I headed to Gander MT so I could get a reel that I had just purchased lined. Little did I know that over an hour and a half later I would still be there waiting for them to line my reel. Finally, my reel got lined and my girlfriend and I headed back to the hotel so I could get some sleep. The morning came and I was ready to fish. As usual, I met up with my boater and we waited for the tournament to begin. Around 6:30 am we were off to our first spot. Before I go any further, let me quickly tell you this.(The night before at the hotel I had rigged up some rods with the setups that I wanted to use, one of these setups would be attached to the reel that I had to wait an hour and a half to get lined which by the way, was also going to be the first setup that I was going to use in the morning). Now that I have you up to date lets continue with the tournament. My boater and I arrived at our first spot, and it was time to finally break the ice and catch some fish. I first took my vest off, and then I took the strap off my poles which prevents them from flying out of the boat while we are moving. With the strap being off I reached for the pole that I wanted use, and then it HAPPENED.
My reel, it had no line, how could this be. I quickly ask my boater if he had mistakenly taken my rod and after a quick check he hadn't. Now, I was completely stumped. After about ten minutes my boater and I finally came to the realization that my reel which was a bait caster, had opened up while the boat was moving and spooled all of my line out. But, thankfully I always bring at least five poles with me so I was able to suck it up and keep on fishing. Which was great because at the end of the day I had finally broken the ice and I caught three fish weighing a total of 3 pounds 9 ounces.
Thanks for reading!
P.S. While I was getting on the boat that morning my jeans ripped for my back pocket all the way down to my knee.
Stay tuned- 5 more tournaments left
Comments appreciated.......
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Kerr Lake
Kerr lake, which is located in Henderson, NC was my next and last stop in the Piedmont division. And just like my past two tournaments I caught nothing. Moving on to the Northeast Division.
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Monday, November 7, 2011
Steps needed to become a co-angler in the BFL
1. Read about the rules and contingency awards
2. Find a division that is near your location
3. Get in contact with a boater through the FLW forum
4. Get your boaters I.D. number
5. Go to the tournament registration link under tournaments
6. Then select your circuit, division, and tournament
7.Sign up as a co-angler and enter you boaters I.D number
8. Once that is completed wait for your confirmation from the FLW ( by email)
Now that you are signed up it is now time to do some research about the lake that you are going to be fishing especially if you never fished it before. For example: the color of the lake, temperature, and what the fish are currently being caught on. A good idea would be to pre-fish the lake, which I personally have never done before a tournament. Pre-fishing is pretty easy if you have a boat but if you don't, you can try and contact a boater who is fishing in your tournament through the FLW forum and see if you can link up.
I hope this has helped anybody who looking at becoming a co-angler. If you have any further questions feel free to ask. Thanks
2. Find a division that is near your location
3. Get in contact with a boater through the FLW forum
4. Get your boaters I.D. number
5. Go to the tournament registration link under tournaments
6. Then select your circuit, division, and tournament
7.Sign up as a co-angler and enter you boaters I.D number
8. Once that is completed wait for your confirmation from the FLW ( by email)
Now that you are signed up it is now time to do some research about the lake that you are going to be fishing especially if you never fished it before. For example: the color of the lake, temperature, and what the fish are currently being caught on. A good idea would be to pre-fish the lake, which I personally have never done before a tournament. Pre-fishing is pretty easy if you have a boat but if you don't, you can try and contact a boater who is fishing in your tournament through the FLW forum and see if you can link up.
I hope this has helped anybody who looking at becoming a co-angler. If you have any further questions feel free to ask. Thanks
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Jordan lake
Jordan Lake was the next up for me after I fished at Smith Mountain. I fished this tournament in the beginning of April and was hoping to at least catch a fish this time, unlike at Smith Mountain. So the Friday before my tournament, I headed down to Fuquay Varina, NC. The ride was long, but my girlfriend came with me so it wasn't to bad. That night at the pre-tournament meeting I met the guy that I would be fishing with the next day. He briefly discussed with me what we would be using and at what time to meet him at the launch site. We shook hands, and said see you in the morning.
The morning came,we met up,launched the boat,and waited for the tournament to start.
Around 6:30 we left the marina and went to our first spot. When we arrived to our spot my boater picked up his pole which he had rigged with a white spinner bait and on his first cast caught about a 4 pound large mouth. I netted his fish, and thought to myself, this is going to be a good day. Now all excited I picked up my pole which I had rigged the night before with a white spinner bait and started to fish. After a few casts I noticed I had something on my hooks. So after further investigation I realized that I had never taken off the the little pieces of safety plastic that they sometimes put on the hooks. Luckily after a little bit of encouragement from my pliers the plastic tubing came off pretty easily. Back to fishing I went and imagining that on every cast I was going to catch a monster. Unfortunately that monster ended up never coming that day neither did the monsters babies for that matter. But I did leave that day with more than I could ask for, knowledge. My boater taught me so many things that day and if he reads this I just want to say thank you for making me a better fisherman. And for all the guys/girls out there who read this and are thinking about fishing in the BFL give it a shot, because even if you catch nothing I guarantee you that you will leave with a little more information about fishing then you came with. THANKS
7 more tournaments to go. Stay tuned
The morning came,we met up,launched the boat,and waited for the tournament to start.
Around 6:30 we left the marina and went to our first spot. When we arrived to our spot my boater picked up his pole which he had rigged with a white spinner bait and on his first cast caught about a 4 pound large mouth. I netted his fish, and thought to myself, this is going to be a good day. Now all excited I picked up my pole which I had rigged the night before with a white spinner bait and started to fish. After a few casts I noticed I had something on my hooks. So after further investigation I realized that I had never taken off the the little pieces of safety plastic that they sometimes put on the hooks. Luckily after a little bit of encouragement from my pliers the plastic tubing came off pretty easily. Back to fishing I went and imagining that on every cast I was going to catch a monster. Unfortunately that monster ended up never coming that day neither did the monsters babies for that matter. But I did leave that day with more than I could ask for, knowledge. My boater taught me so many things that day and if he reads this I just want to say thank you for making me a better fisherman. And for all the guys/girls out there who read this and are thinking about fishing in the BFL give it a shot, because even if you catch nothing I guarantee you that you will leave with a little more information about fishing then you came with. THANKS
7 more tournaments to go. Stay tuned
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