Fishing can be one of the most exciting hobbies if you do it correctly. However, it can also be difficult…
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Bait Is a Fisherman’s Friend
As an ancient pastime, fishing has been practiced since the dawn of civilization. While our ancestors fished for their dinners,…
Finding Truly Reliable Fishing Charters
If you want to go fishing and you are looking for reliable charter boats, you are surely aware of how…
Deep sea fishing charters Gold coast
The fishing charters Gold coast offers a diverse range of fishing, with plenty of great reef structure located only a…
3 Tips for Buying A Good Fishing Boat
Not all fishing boats are created equally. In fact, unless you’re careful, it’s very easy to wind up overpaying for…
5 Planning and Prep Tips for a Fly Fishing Vacation
Did you know that fly fishing may reduce stress and lower blood pressure? Yes, there are many benefits of spending a relaxing…
Why fisher man like trolling motors
The drive motors are popular accessories for boats. Fishermen use them to slowly and quietly maneuver a vessel in a…
Choosing Lures
Does this scenario sound familiar? You’re leaving early in the morning to spend the day fishing a lake that you…
Caring For Your Fishing Equipment
There will always be fishing situations that we have no control over which will result in losing a fish. It hurts, especially when it’s a big fish, but it happens it’s part of the sport. What we can have control over is making sure that we don’t lose fish because of faulty equipment. Spending some of your off water time taking care of your fishing tools will help you spend your on-water time being a more productive angler. Let’s take a look at some ways to care for fishing equipment.
Rods
Even though a fishing rod is nothing more than a lever it does have components that need to be checked. Start with your rod handles they should be glued down firmly and not be able to spin around the blank. Are the handles smooth enough to not cause blisters during a days fishing use? Make sure that the reel seat is glued in place and not cracked. Do all the screw down parts work smoothly and hold the reel tightly in place? Examine each guide and the tip making sure that none are cracked and that the thread wraps holding the guides in place are not torn or frayed. Check to see if the tip is loose and that all guides and tips are in line with the center of the reel seat.
Snake Charmer
I guess it was back in the early eighties when Billy Palmer decided to drain his lake and dig out around the banks. It was a classic East Texas farm pond, with one exception, the cows didn’t have access to the whole lake.
It had all the classic features. Stumps, blow downs, mossy edge and an old dock. You could make it out about half way but the rest was rotted boards and a few poles. Great for dragging a big worm by or speeding a spinner bait through.
I had fished this lake for the last thirteen years. My big bass was an 8 something, we didn’t have scales back then, but we were usually pretty close. I had tangled with some bigger bass than that on this old pond.
I remember when Billy asked if I wanted to help him drain the lake, with his son Dirk and Kyle, I was all over it. I asked if I could bring a fishing buddy along that had been on the lake before, and he said sure. I knew Doug Flatley, one of my best friends, would kill to see what came out of this old pond.