FISH CATCHING TRAVEL

“SAVE OUR WATERS”

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The Wade Right Fishing Belt

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Check out the new Madre Sling

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Every once in a while a project that is near and dear to my heart comes along, and helping the St. Joseph Bass Fishing Club get a start is one of those.  As I said in a past post, scroll down on this main page, it would have made a difference in my life if that would have been available in high school.  And now that they have turned it from a dream to reality time to step up and pay some forward.  And guess what?  When I did it was returned to me on the same day.  So get off your rear end and lend a hand.

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The new Knockin Tail is catching fish!  Ask for them at your favorite tackle store.

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A great starter pack for the kids!

We went to Bass Pro and Academy and I tried to get the basics.  Spinnerbaits, crankbaits, plastics, swim jigs, and a few other things to get them started, and one nice spinning combo.  There are 2 specific reasons why I am showing you this.

First, not to toot my horn, but to attempt to shame you into doing something.  (This is but a small example of all the stuff in my tackle boxes, which is exactly my point.) You do not have to go this nuts, just anything that you can do to help, even a small donation will be appreciated.  If you are tossing a $200 rod and $200 reels out of your $40K boat you can surely help.  We are lucky for what we have and sharing is a duty.  And a reminder, you can even offer to speak at a meeting to spread that knowledge that we all have.  It is great project that deserves our support.  Plus it was really fun shopping for them!  I felt like Santa Claus.  And then what goes around will come around when you least expect it.

Second, what goes around does comes around, it happens.  It did for me.  This is what a received from my buddy Rusty in the mail right as I started working on this.

Hoppers, attractors, midges and a couple of other cool flies.

As we were starting to plan our fishing trip to Colorado at the end of the month I kidded Rusty, our Fayette guru, about tying us a couple of flies and he was kind enough to say he would.  I did not expect this at all.  Rusty is a well traveled fly fisherman and has tied at the Sow Bug Festival in Mtn. Home on the White River.  He definitely knows his stuff.

This is what our sport is supposed to be about.  Enjoying the fishing and sharing with others who love the sport just like we do.  And helping the young learn and enjoy our sport will go on way after we are all gone.  So help in your own way.  And here is what you need to know.

The high school has set up an email for the club as listed below, great for asking how to provide specific help.

stjbassclub@stjflyers.com

Mrs. Ann Brogger is the high school counselor and one of the advisors . I’m the second  (Chago) by default.

The high school will provide a tax donation form.

As for the bass team, other potential options for helping the anglers are some basics on breaking down a new lake, articles about technique, discussions on fishing patterns, or similar.

So please help if you can.  The kids are itching to learn and if we don’t do it who will?  Who knows it might save one kid, keep him or her in school, and motivate them to pass.  There are plenty of other options for kids with sports and clubs, and the Bass Fishing Club is for those kids like us, itching to get outdoors and catch a few fish.  So thanks for listening to me, I have said my piece a couple of times now and it is all up to you.

Good Luck and Tight Lines