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I always love to hear from folks and was glad to get this from James. His experience wading is one of the reasons I so love my Wade Right.
Hey Doug, got my Wade Right Extreme Package for my birthday today. I’m excited to hopefully use it later this week. Last time out, I was holding my Chronarch 50E’s under my arm while releasing fish and dipped both. They went straight to the cleaners. Hoping this will save me that problem in the future now that I’m wading more.
I love a box full of good stuff!
Also caught these Fayette bass this morning for my birthday. Good way to celebrate it don’t you think?
Now that is what I am talking about – Fayette Fatties!
Oh and by the way, I think I’ve solved my knot issues from the summer. Went to a Crazy Alberto knot for flouro to braid. Caught several upper slot reds on my last outing and a 28″ trout. No problems whatsoever with that knot. I appreciate all the knot suggestions from your readers.
Thanks for the Wade Right rec!
Happy Birthday, great present. A box with your new Wade Right and some nice Fayette Fatties, what could be better than that. And you articulated the 2 of the best reasons for the buying the system; Reduced dunking of expensive reels and being able to switch from topwater to plastics without having to retie, or fish one or the other on the wrong weight line or rod and reel. So I dropped him a note and told him to be sure to practice a little putting it on, it takes a minute to get the hang of it. And they have a guide on the website showing you how, so check it out.
Good idea on practicing more with it. It took me awhile to get it the first time but want to get it down before hitting the water. Yessir, feel free to share. I enjoy everyone else’s content and don’t mind contributing. I will definitely use the second rod holder. Been wading more and am definitely a fan of having a plastic tied on one and a top water on the other. Had to constantly switch out on the last trip. And they really just wanted top water even up til noon. REALLY like the idea of carrying two rods. And it feels like the back one is very stable which was my concern. Thanks for the blog Doug!
It is amazing how the rod on your back stays in the holder. I have yet to have it fall out, even under some of the more exaggerated movements that come with fighing fish while wading. So thanks for the nice comments and good luck on your first use. Let us know how it performs.
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And I heard from Hal after he got back from his Thanksgiving trip with family.
We ended up drifting all over Pringle and had a hard time putting fish in the box consistently. We nickeled and dimed the trout and ended up with enough each day for a great Thanksgiving fish fry in POC.My nephews waded around the drain at Army Hole and the flat. They caught some reds but it was a grind as well. I think the north wind had them a bit messed up. However, we had a hoot and it all ended too soon. We made some great memories again this year and plan to head back down next Thanksgiving to do it all again. I just wish there were not so many people. POC had changed and gotten really crowded since I first went down there in the late 80s. Lots of people like what we like and I understand. I just worry that a little fishing village is turning into another Port A.
Thanks again for all the info. You are a great cat and there’s not too many willing to share info the same way you do. I’ll pass it on and do my part to be like you.
Nothing like fall and cold fronts to slow them down, but at least you got enough to feed the clan and had a good time to boot. Taking the nephews and exposing them to our great fishing will pay dividends for them and our sport. So you are doing your part in passing it on. And I am sure all of you who have fished POC for decades can really see the changes. In my travels to great places, the Everglades, Key West, Louisiana, Arkansas, and all points in between I have seen the same changes. People are moving to the water, and water side real estate is a finite resource. Folks with more time and money are changing all the great places. What I think is to bad is how the cost is being driven out of the roof. The day of the old falling down fish camp is coming to an end in most places. Just like the cost of hunting leases, more and more the common man is being priced out of the outdoors. Like I said, memories is all we will have left, and those early times in places like that are truly the Good Old Days. I always appreciate hearing from you.
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The Bagley Bait Company has taken one of the real standby baits in the history of fishing and made some significant design changes that will make a good bait great. The bait has been redesigned by Jarmo Rapala, which says it all. They will be sending some and I really am looking forward to fishing them. Besides the great Bang O Lure, my favorite bait in the history of my world, I have really enjoyed catching trout on the Bagley Knocker B. So stay tuned for the field tests on the new bait.
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I am desperately trying not to go on a crazy rant. My trolling motor, which got “fixed” (If I can use that term loosely.) is now at another area marine shop. (Who shall remain nameless for the moment.) I had several folks recommend this place so why not? Well why not is now they have had it 3 weeks. Not hearing a word I called them yesterday and was told the guy would call me back. Did he do that? Of course not. So I called again today and the girl said I will check and came back, he has not looked at it yet. Huh? So I asked when he just might take the time to do that and she came back, this week sometime. It is amazing that service at almost any place is so incredibly slow. Think about it, in this case we are talking about them having it for a month and the repair will take a couple of hours at most. You would sure think that if things are that busy there plenty of money to be made and someone else would jump in. But what is so irritating is when a place does not have the curtesy to even call you back. More on that soon. But I will say a friend warned me about this place, so you were right Billy.
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And one last comment on the Old Day story.
Doug,
Awesome Read!
Maybe you should write a book….
Don’t know if you’ve ever read it, Haronk by Ron Richards. I bought my Old Lund from him a couple years ago. It’s the life of a duck decoy as told by the decoy. I bet you’d enjoy it!
He’s got a new one out too. Camp. Abahati I think. About a family of outdoorsmen I think.
Jay
Thanks for the kind comments and the heads up on the Richard’s books. And one I would add that everyone needs to read if they fish the Texas Coast is “Plugger: Wade Fishing the Texas Coast”. Written by Rudy Grigar who was a pioneer and one of the real characters to ever pick up a rod. Trust me folks, buy it and you will love it. Talk about the Good Old Days, this is the real deal, wading with no one in sight for miles and miles with fish jumping in the boat. It is the history of his journey from POC, to Mexico, to Louisiana, and it is awesome. I read my copy and passed it on, with each person signing their name and then passing it on. I could not tell you where it is now but I know every single person who has read it loved it. Last me and that book thing has been on my mind for a few years, maybe someday. Keep in touch.
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Tuesday was catch up day after being gone. Funny how things stack up when you are out of town. So I kept after my chores t so I could do a little bass fishing today. Then Thursday it begins, a few days with the Austin Boys. It looks like they are bringing some weather with them, not an unusual occurrence in fall/winter fishing. It will be real interesting to see what the weather brings, especially in the wind department. So keep stopping in and thanks for reading my stuff.
Good Luck and Tight Lines
