Feb 27th, 2011 Central Carolina Boat and Fishing Expo

So my father, brother-in-law, and I just got back from the Central Carolina Boat and Fishing Expo in Greensboro, NC, and let me tell you how much fun we had.  I really didn't know what to expect there but everything I ever dreamed of and more was there if it had to do with fishing.  Some of the nicest boats I have ever seen were for sale there, from Skiffs to huge ocean boats, to bass boats and pontoons.

We started it off on the boat side, which was kind of a quickie because none of us are in the market for a new boat.  Man you can really spend a fortune if you want to.  The highest payment that we saw was a 21 ft. Carolina Skiff and it was $289/mo for 180 months.  You do the math.  On to the fishing!

I picked up a Koppers Live Target Frog.  Wow!  This thing really looks like a real frog.  As you know I bought a Spro frog last week but this one takes the cake.  We'll see how it does.

Next we visited the Striper Sniper tent because they sent my Dad's friend some free stuff to try out on Cherokee Lake.  I picked up two packs of their Swim Shad in Pearl and Chartreuse Glitter.  Hopefully they will catch me a few on the pond and if we hit up the lake soon.  

As we walked the many different isles of fishing tackle I came across a place that had hand-tied jigs on sale for $2 a piece.  I picked up 5 different swim jigs because I really like the bite you get from them.  I can't remember the place but they were pretty generic, but a good deal either way.

The next place we visited that was worth mentioning was a business by the name of Yee Ha Baits.  I believe this guy hand pours these unique swim baits at his house, probably part time, but they were great.  The jigs, which are included, are interchangeable, and the action was wonderful.  I'm sure I will catch many fish this summer off of these.

The last place we visited was Extreme Fishing Concepts.  This place was by far may favorite.  We liked it so much that we sat through a 1.5 hour seminar put on by the guy that runs it.  He operates a fishing charter business on the Yadkin River basin, and also sells tackle out of his house.  I picked up a pack of Panther Martin 1 oz Rigged Swim baits from him.  My dad bought 2 rods, 4 floats, an umbrella rig, and about 5 packs of the same swimbaits.  You can see his stuff here and his guide service can be reached at 336-249-6782.

Till next time.

Wes

Feb 19th, 2011 On Call

Well I'm on call all weekend, so today I figured I would spend a little downtime on the pond and try out some of the goodies my wife got me for Valentine's Day.  I threw two baits with no luck: a Spro Bronzeye Jr. Frog and a texas-rigged Yum F2 Money Craw.

Now let me tell you the frog is definitely my new favorite top water bait as long as it does catch fish.  In over 100 casts today it always landed upright and I didn't have to drain the water out of it once.  And it really does mimic a frog swimming across the water.  Its weedless and casts a mile.

The Money Craw is wonderful as well.  Texas-rigged it seems to always sink with its claws up, and I'm sure it will land me many fish this summer. My only problem is it is kind of big for these small pond bass, but who knows, maybe I'll catch that big one on it.

Wes

Feb 13th, 2011

So its been a while since I have posted on here, mainly because I haven't had a chance to fish very much.  My wife and I have been keeping our niece and 3 nephews almost everyday and it has been very cold here.  I have had just a few chances to fish for about an hour each time but nothing worth talking about.  I have, though, developed a habit of buying lures on eBay.  To the point that my wife has made me cut back.

There is this one seller on there that sells lures for a quarter the price you can get in stores.  Mostly in the $8-10 range which are usually $20 each.  I feel like I'm getting a wonderful deal but my wife thinks different.  Oh well.

Till next time.

Wes