FISH CATCHING TRAVEL
Knockin Tail Lures by My Coast Outdoors
Just click on the Video Magazine (page 50-51) below and see my PB snook. What a trip.
Just thumb through the pages until you find the Knockin Tail ad. Click on play and see 2 things.
1. The reason I am a confirmed Knockin Tail guy.
2. Why I have towed a boat multiple times to the Everglades, along with plenty of other destinations. And a big thanks to my buddy Michael and My Coast Outdoors for making a great bait and taking me along for the ride. Both on the trip but also for letting me tag along as his company has grown. (There is more stuff coming but I would have to kill you to tell you. One tip I can give, there has been a surge in sales of the 5″.)
I have learned over the years that anyone can stay at home and catch those same old fish, only the brave (Or crazy.) man up and take a run at it. Has it always worked out, of course not. But the first time a tarpon smashes a topwater at boatside, a big muskie eats with a foot of line out, or a native cutthroat smokes a dry, it spurs me on. From Lake of the Woods, the Everglades, Falcon, Fork, Bull Shoals, Francis Case, The Boundry Waters, the Snake, the Yellowstone, and the Deschutes Rivers and on and on. Not to mention the Great Barrier Reef, Belize, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, and who knows where else, it has been a labor of love. And I can never thank the Boss enough, she is the love of my life. She has let me pursue my dream and I can never put in words what that has meant. Plus, any wife that tells you to just go fishing is the bomb.
At 70 years old we all spend time looking back on our life, it comes with the territory. Attorney, paramedic, guide, I have lived a blessed life. But one thing that has remained constant, and what defines me, is the fishing. I am a fisherman, end of story. So I happily celebrate this one, 70 and still kicking. And in the next couple of days it is back to Colorado and some serious fly fishing. The casting will continue until the day I die, and that is not coming anytime soon!
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While perusing Facebook I came across a post in favor of keeping the 17″, 3 fish limit. It sure would be nice if folks would get behind keeping it in place at least for another year, or permanently. So watch for the net survey report when TPWD releases it. If memory serves me I think the net surveys are generally spring but who knows. It will be telling. At this point in my 50 year hard core fishing habit better fish beat numbers by a mile. At times catching trout reminded me of catching crappie, plenty of them but often to many smalls. But I have never claimed to be a good trout fisherman.
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I got this comment from Jim on the trout picture added to the last post.
Killer size Trout
Yes it was. I will never forget that particular moment. I boated 3 on 4 casts from 27 – 30 inches from a spot the size of a bucket. Unfortunately, there was a problem, they were literally eating it and it was way down in their throat. When combined with the 95 degrees that day I did not cast at them again. It was definitely tough on them and I just could not cast back into the same place as much as I was dying to. Sometimes we have to remember they are fish, and we have a responsibility to treat them with respect, in spite of the fact some might end up in the fry pan, and there was no way any of those were headed to the cooler. SO, SIGN THIS PETITION! The fishing will only get better.
Sponsor Maintain Speckled Trout Limit at 3 per Daily Bag, Sized between 17 to 23 Inches (change.org)
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The Wade Right Fishing Belt and the new Madre Sling.
For all your wading needs.
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Well forgot about this one, it only comes up every 3 years, but here comes the $500 bill to keep this going. I am going to have to seriously think about that one. Great to post along not thinking about money, but like all things it costs money and it has gone up little by little over the years. Doing this has never been about money until time to pay the bill. Not sure how I feel about the continued cost of the blog and time to keep it up. Stay tuned.
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I will be heading out in 2 days. Waters are receding in the rivers and creeks, time to get out the fly rod and go to thrashing. Plus there is still some work to be done on the garage and I am looking forward to getting that one out of the way.
I sure will not miss this hot weather. It seemed the world was conspiring against me; I get back and it goes to a 100 and stays there to this day. Plus, the whole time I do not have a boat, which only made it worse. Add several other things that have kept me here way past the original plan so it will be great to be headed back to the mountains. But one thing will definitely happen, I am going to fish like an animal when I get back. So keep stopping in and thanks for reading my stuff.
Good Luck and Tight Lines
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Off Topic Rant
This is what he thinks of the common man. What a horse’s ass.
“I don’t really buy into the rich need to pay their fair share,” Pence told a crowd in comments that were recorded.
All I have to say is what a knucklehead. We all might suspect that this is true of entitled rich folks living off the taxpayer (He just bought a $1.9 million house.) at least Pence is honest enough to say that “we” should pay our share, and his. What is this country coming to? I will keep saying it -TERM LIMITS. And speaking of that not only in years but none of this start off running for dog catcher, then clerk, the state rep, and on and on building up the pension and forgetting where they came from. Until voters take a stand it will not change.
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