Fish Catching Travel
One of the things I did not have time to tell you about last night was when I got to Chris’s in the morning he surprised me with a rod he wrapped himself. It was dark, I was tired, and I could not see or appreciate all the details. When we got back to his house after fishing I can not tell you how impressed I was. Chris has started building rods and he has made some nice ones.
He said since I spend so much time spinnerbait fishing for reds he wanted to make me one especially for that. For mine he chose a blank that weighs a little over 3 ounces! Are you kidding me? It is so light in my hands it feels like a toy, or a work of art. It is 6’6″and has backbone with a fast tip, exactly the rod for spinnerbaiting those reds.
He did make me promise I would fish with it, hell, I wanted to hang it on the wall. Of course I am scared to death to use it, it is way to awesome to be fished with. Over the last 40 years I have broken rod after rod in every imaginable way. So I slapped a new reel on it today and the next time I hit the water it will be catch a red day. With the trout fishing so good the next trip will be trout on the rising and full tide, reds on the fall. So thanks Chris, this is the nicest rod I have ever owned in a lifetime of fishing.
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I got a note from Joe, who feels like me about Texas Parks and Wildlife giving fish fry from the Share A Lunker program to a private land owner in south Texas. I agree with Joe, even after reading the discussion on the texasfishingforum link he sent me. It is an interesting discussion and opinions are like rear ends, everyone has one on this matter. As far as I am concerned no taxpayer money should be used to stock fish unless we can fish there, my argument is that simple. We paid for it, we should have the benefit. So if you are interested in how, and why, your tax money was spent hit the link below and read the discussion. It is well worth your time. Is this program going to benefit the bass fishermen of Texas in the long run, or is some rich guy going to make tons of money based on your tax dollars? You decide. And thanks for your comments Joe.
http://texasfishingforum.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/10160471/1
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Faye, I was down in the area when you were fishing but we put in at Charlie’s and never got close to POC, though I watched for the lime green machine. How was the fishing? Hope you sacked a few.
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Grandpa Shoedog and Nolan are putting a few in the boat while he is visiting. After the catfish Nolan was getting a little bored but ended up having a great time when Shoedog caught a bunch of fish and Nolan became the head net man. Take them fishing folks, only good can come of that.
Nolan with another catfish.
He had more fun being the net man.
The Shoedog with a nice buzzbait bass out of his local lake.
Nolan’s visit will be over soon so it is time for the Shoedog to come on down and do some wading. The trout are fat and willing and time is a wastin’.
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Folks I can not thank you enough. We just hit over 83,000 visits this year, and are way ahead of last year. This is not tooting my own horn, it is you who have made this work like it does. It keeps me writing no matter how tired I am from fishing, and I strive to make it as good a read as my pea brain will allow. It keeps growing but I do not want it to stagnate, and without some input from you how can I know what will keep it fresh and growing. So with that said the reason for this is I want to hear from you. Really. Tell me what you like, or don’t like. I am a big boy and can take it. And in an effort to make it better for you is there anything you would like to see? But sorry, hot chicks in bikinis holding fish will not be a new section. So drop me a comment, I would love to hear from you.
Next I think it will be back to Keller Bay. There are several banks in Keller that have those things that seem to be consistent with catching the better trout right now. Those are deeper banks that have that break, or have an edge, in 3 – 4 feet of water, just the ticket right now. And it will give me a chance to use that new rod, though the thought of landing a big red on a beautiful 3 ounce rod is frightening. So keep stopping in and thanks for reading my stuff.
Good Luck and Tight Lines
