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Another Labor Day Fishing Trip!

I haven’t posted much lately – guess you may know I’ve been very busy.

I did get to go fishing with my younger son a couple times this summer and the last trip was on Labor Day!

Did we catch anything? Sure we did!

I caught a nice largemouth bass! Check it out:

Largemouth Bass Caught using the Bass Krusher Rig

I caught the bass using my “Bass Krusher Rig”! Check out how to make this on my video:

So did my young son catch anything? Sure he did! He was using real worms for bait. He caught some very large sunnies!

Here are a couple pictures:

Sunfish caught on live worm

Sunnie caught with live worm

I hope your Labor Day was filled with fun and relaxation. And I hope you got to do more fishing than I did! 😉

Catch you later!

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Largest Freshwater Fish – A Perch?

What do you think of when someone tells you they caught a perch? You probably think of a small panfish – fun to catch and release, but not big enough to keep and eat. Right?

You can check out some pictures of our typical North American perch here:Labor Day Freshwater Fishing Fun (My sons caught those!)

So imagine how surprised I was as I read that the perch in Africa can get to be huge. How huge? Well check this out:

Largest Freshwater Fish - Nile Perch

Click on the picture to see a full size view.

That’s quite a large freshwater fish!?! You’ll be amazed to learn that the man who caught the fish had to fight off a crocodile while trying to land the fish! Wow … and I thought I had it hard fishing – fighting my way through the briar patches and dealing with ticks! lol It kind of reminds me of a real life version of Ernest Hemingway’s “The Old Man And The Sea” – only this was in freshwater.

Anyway – you can see more pictures and read the whole story here:
Man vs. Crocodile vs. Giant Nile Perch: An African Fishing Adventure

Hope you have a great day! And a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you all!

Catch you later.