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May 8, 2014April 1, 2016

Our First Fishing Adventure of 2014

I took my son fishing the other day and it was a nice sunny spring day.

He was disappointed since he didn’t catch anything. But he spent more time trying to figure out how to use his new spinning rod and reel combo than anything else. Lots of “bird’s nests” with the string and I had to help him many times to get the string untangled. 🙂

He was using bread and a bobber to try to catch some sunnies, but the fish just wouldn’t do anything more than nibble.

However, Dad was successful on our first outing of the year!

I managed to catch a small sun-fish, a large-mouth bass and a white perch. And I was using my trusted old “best spring fishing lure” – the Hildebrandt flicker spinner.

Its a size 1 and very small, but the flickering and spinning motion drives the fish wild. If you’re interested in picking one up, you can find them on Amazon – here. (Don’t pay attention to the picture on amazon, it doesn’t have a feather on the hook!) You can see the lure if you click on my picture above to see the full sized picture.

Our fishing was done after about 90 minutes and we determined to change the string in my son’s reel to get a more limp string that won’t tangle so much.

So for all you fishing “pros” out there, what fishing line do you prefer or use. I’m interested in trying something new!

Any suggestions?

Thanks for your input and I’ll catch you later!

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December 18, 2012April 3, 2017

Another Huge Largemouth Bass Caught!

Texas Largemouth Bass

I was reading through a post made at the World Fishing Network today that I thought you’d be interested in reading.

It seems that a very large largemouth bass was caught and released back into the wild through a program called the “Toyota Sharelunker”.

Turns out the fish was caught about a year ago and it has grown since it was first caught!

Check out the article:

Huge Largemouth Bass Caught In Texas

The Toyota Sharelunker program sounds like a great idea that every state could use.

What do you think? Drop me a comment down below?

Thanks and I’ll catch you later!

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September 8, 2011

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:

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:

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!

January 13, 2010

Freshwater Fishing Tales and Lies

It’s common knowledge that fisherman, especially freshwater fishermen tend to stretch the truth a bit. Those less educated in the ways of fishing might even call it a lie.

You know that right? Well apparently it’s so very well known that the IGFA has to resort to polygraph testing when certifying a fish as a record catch! Oh the IGFA is the “International Game Fish Association” which is tasked with the job of keeping records for fish caught. When a possible new world record fish is caught, they go about certifying the catch and making sure all appropriate rules were followed when the catch was made.

If you’ve been under a rock for the past few months, you probably didn’t hear that a potential world record largemouth bass was caught in Japan this past year. (I also wrote another post about it here: new-world-record-largemouth-bass.)

Anyway, back to the IGFA. It turns out that since it’s been 77 years that the world record largemouth was caught, they wanted to be very careful about certifying the latest record catch. Now the fish that was caught was only 2 ounces bigger than the previous world record, and as such, it does not qualify as a new world record … but it does qualify as a tie for the world record under IGFA rules. That is, once it gets certified.

Good news is that the catch a was certified. But you should read this article in the “Shreveport Times” to see what the fisherman went through to get it certified!

A Fish For The Ages

The guy had to take a polygraph for goodness sake! Now that’s taking your certification process VERY seriously!

So how about we all start a new trend and try telling the truth when it comes to our fish stories? That way, maybe we won’t need to take polygraph tests when we catch a new world record fish! Can we make it work? Or is it just too much to ask of us?

OK – OK. So we like exagerating a bit. Don’t ask too much of us!

Here’s to hoping you all catch the fish of your dreams this year!

Happy New Year and I’ll catch you later!

October 4, 2009

what is the best book for bass fishing tips?

i want a book that gives you some tips to fish freshwater bass written by a pro

expecting everything in one book is thinking one person knows it all and if one person did know it all wouldn’t they be the best in the world? I have read all these, every issue of B A S S , In -Fisherman, Western Outdoor News and I’m sure many more. These are the books I have at home. I tell many people wanting to take up fishing here on answers to go to the library and check out books written by tournament winning anglers they all know things others don’t and in their books they share it all.
Rick Clunn’s World Championship Bass Fishing
Think Like a Fish: The Lure and Lore of America’s Legendary Bass Fisherman
The Field & Stream Bass Fishing Handbook
Jimmy Houston’s Bass Fishing Tips ‘N’ Tales
Roland Martin’s 101 Bass-Catching Secrets
Hannon’s Field Guide for Bass Fishing
Catching Bass Like a Pro
Bill Dance on Largemouth Bass
Kevin Vandam’s Bass Strategies: A Handbook for All Anglers
Mike Gardner’s Fish Have No Hands

September 23, 2009September 23, 2009

Can Texas Produce A New World Record Largemouth Bass?

With the recent entry of a possible tie for the world record largemouth bass from Japan, there has been specualtion form many fishermen that the new world record largemouth bass will probably come from Japan or California.

Lots of opinions have been put forth, but still the old record holds!

With that in mind, I read with interest something that the Texans have been doing the past 23 years. They have a “ShareLunker” program where largemouth bass that are caught weighing 13 pounds or more are kept alive and given to the state for breeding purposes. Very nice idea!

Toyota is the main sponsor of the program this year and the revenue the program generates from advertising helps to ofset the operating costs.

With all those big fish being kept for breeding, Texas will surely have close to a world record sometime in the future – don’t you think so?

I found this article in the “Tyler Paper”. If you’d like to read more about this whole program, just go to:

Texas Sharelunker Program

There’s even a contest for catcing the largest fish where the winners can get some special clothing and the grand prize is a lifetime fishing license.

Wouldn’t it be nice if all the states had something like this?

Until next time … I’ll catch you later.

July 26, 2009July 26, 2009

The Bass Krusher Rig

Watch This video to learn my secret rig for catching largemouth bass when I go freshwater fishing.

I previously posted about my favorite way to rig a rubber worm when I go bass fishing. You can read it here:

Bass Krusher Rig

The video below will show you exactly how I rig my worms!

Try rigging a few of your worms this way and just watch the bass come running!

Hope that helps you.

Catch you later.

-Mark