I'm one of those guys that actually likes keeping score. I'm not a tournament fisherman, so even though I spend a small fortune on my fishing passion (Ok, addiction)... It's not the money that I track. It's the biggest fish of each species that matters to me. Now, even though I fish everything from shallow creeks to deep lakes, Iconsider myself to be primarily a river fisherman. My personal best
Husbands watching all the great new gear they're advertizing on the WFN and wishing that he had been born rich instead of so good looking. (Yeah, right!) The wife walks in... Wife: What do you want for Christmas this year dear? Husband (Lieing through his teeth of coarse): Well, I haven't really given it much thought honey. I suppose a little 20 or 21 foot Bass Boat would do the
I refer to winter as Hook Sharpening Season. Generally in Kentucky, that's about all it's good for during January and February. We do occaisionally get a mild winter and I manage to get a day or two of musky fishing in if the river isn't too high. Winter can actually be good for musky and striper fishing IF it happens to be (again) a mild winter. For those winters that aren't so mild I like to
I've heard that Kentucky's big two (Kentucky & Barkley) is some of the finest fishing you could ever hope for, but since I live in central Ky, I'm going to tell ya more about some of the hot spots that I'm much more familiar with and get to fish on a more regular basis... No.1 I'm an ole' river rat with a first love for musky fishing, so my first choice
I'm the type of guy that doesn't get hung up too easily, but having to pin down just one all time favorite fishing spot has really made me think. I'll have to admit that I prefer rivers over lakes and like most everyone else I enjoy catching big fish over little fish. Then there's always wading and stream fishing as I did as a small boy. Man... None of this is really helping! Ok,
just a short video of me pulling a nice cat into shore. she played hard to get but i knew she come around
Here is a little video trailer i put together on my IMovie
In this episode the anglers fought wind, rain, waves and long hours in an attempt to take home part of the $70,000.00 in cash and prizes. This short snippet will show some of their toils and triumphs... Stay tuned in the 4th quarter of this year all the exciting action for the 2012 season will air in HD on WFN.
JP goes over the gear you need to be successful while using the strolling technique.
Mark Zona goes over the features that made the G-Loomis GL2 the top freshwater rod at ICAST 2011.
all three fishing but Eric caught a sunfish, and as luck would have it eric caught a bass but the cameras batteries died, harley and her dad didn't have any luck so Eric did catch 1 bass and 3 sunfish
All 3 fishing at the pond hoping to catch something before it gets covered
The small pond in town, as the weather gets warmer the alge comes up and by mid summer the pond will be covered totally
A quick video from Twin Valley Alberta in the Jackson Coosa
JP showcases the new features of the redesigned, technique-specific Shimano Crucial rod and Citica reel.
Live Target has released some new baits that look like young brown and rainbow trout.
Cutt and rainbow trout....lots of them in a few hrs. Ice fly I tied tipped with Meal worm! First time with go pro hero2 and iMovie. Enjoy
lots of thumps and hits but no hook ups, even 2 blowups on erics popr lure
eric and uncle on the newly built long pier
eric at beaverdam using a popr lure
Perch is a main food source for many species in the Northern States and Canadian lakes. Live Target has released a new perch jerkbait that will drive these fish crazy.
JP explains how to best use the "walk the dog" topwater technique.
Chad Hoover and friends take advantage of the favorable solunar times and fish for some hungry bass.
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April was a great month for me I'm just learning how to edit and shoot and fish at the same time lol. Hope you enjoy. Filmed with gopro hero2 edited with iMovie.
Read the blog for the whole story: http://www.worldfishingnetwork.com/users/skippermark/blog/from-k-t-to-dale-hollow-a-fishing-story-of-a-wounded-warrior--235058.aspx
Live Target has taken their award-winning soft-bodied frogs to the next level by adding more sizes and colors.
These tips for setting up your topwater gear will have you walking the dog like a pro in no time.
Kelly Jordon has released a new prop bait with Lucky Craft. The Kelly J Jr. is a smaller version of the Kelly J top water plug and includes more colors.
This field mouse bait from Live Target is incredibly detailed with amazingly life-like action that's sure to catch you a ton of big fish.
I'm a multi-species fisherman with a passion for catching anything that swims in fresh water. I'm just as happy fishing for trout in a secluded mountain stream as I am searching for big cats in a wild unexplored river or chasing monster muskies and striper in a beautiful southern lake or reservoir.