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What a Catch!
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Now where did that rseas guy go? He seems to do this every year, come along the end of October he disappears only to be found occasionally lurking in the forums. OK, I'm guilty. I don't know what happens with the 4th quarter but each year the rseas spare time machine always seems to be down for parts. This year though we have a good excuse, I now have a reason to buy more rods, reels and fishing gear. I have a new fishing buddy.
What the heck, what am I talking about? With the usual end of the year chaos, work and life in general it has been a busy 3 or 4 months but this year we had a special project in work, our household has been blessed with the addition of an adorable, energetic bundle of three year old little boy.
I won’t bore you with the sorted details but the end result is that my grandson is now enriching our every moment and living in our home. Although the story may seem sad he was surrounded by loving caretakers that truly care about him. Through changing circumstances he has come to our home not as a guest but as a permanent member of the rseas clan.
As our little man is a future student of Rseas Kokanee University, weather permitting his brain washing begins this weekend. He is over the top excited about his first fishing trip and has already eaten lunch in the driveway bound boat. I am not sure which local fishery we will explore for his first outing but rest assured that it will be an adventure.
Never being one that can leave well enough alone, we have had a few other things on the burner as well. I have a number of fabrication projects in work for the boat and I am finally giving in and am going to have a bimini/canvas enclosure made for it (unless I can wiggle my way out of it for another year…). Boat stuff aside, we are also setting up a 120 gallon custom saltwater reef tank. In hindsight, since I used to do saltwater tank installations and maintenance I should have known better. Just like a boat someone could give you the set-up lock, stock and barrel and you'll still go broke. We are also looking at remodeling the upstairs bathroom. Hey why not, it can't be that big of a project... The last springtime project and hopefully not the straw responsible for the camel’s trip to the chiropractor is a bed platform/pullout kitchen for the back of the truck. It is all designed and I hope to start cutting wood by the end of the month, early March.
All that said I still have this years fishing adventures to plan and prepare for. I hope to perfect my sockeye flies. I am also developing a pink salmon fly where my goal is for it to be effective on the salt as well as in the rivers. In addition to our fall trip east of the mountains, while the water is still up in the tules I hope to plan a Mardon Resort/Potholes trip this spring. I want to actually target bass in shallow water instead of catching them as an incidental catch. We would also like to do a Chelan weekend and hunt the large lake trout that skulk in the depths awaiting the dark form of some lucky anglers lure to silently glide through their sensory zone. Although I have a few new kokanee lures on the drawing board there are no major changes in our kokanee plan this spring. Just pound the water as often as possible and keep the smoker full. As a quick side note; I have been keeping an eye on the happenings at Lake Samish and there are gazillions of large kokanee jumping all over the lake. Finally, on a briny note, this summer is forecasted (according to my inside sources) to be a banner Puget Sound salmon year. Either way we plan to frequently splash the boat in the salt this summer. I hope to try a number of the less crowded areas we fished as kids. With no major changes in our usual gear or technique being planned, the nostalgia and secluded fishing spots should be the makings for a memorable summer on the water.
I hope that this helps to clear up the where’s rseas controversy, well maybe not controversy but curiosity. We are very much looking forward to our new adventure and sharing this year’s aquatic exploits with our new little fisherman. To all, happy fishing and be safe on the water.
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Posted: 02-10-2013, 12:32 AM
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How I caught my P.B. in Washington this fall.
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Hey guys,
I just wanted to share my first attempt at video editing and some short footage I got of my Biggest bass out of Washington State. The cold weather is making me stir crazy already. Happy Holidays!!!
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Posted: 11-28-2012, 12:32 AM
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9/22 - Late Summer | Early Fall Top Water Bite
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While fishing last saturday, I managed to catch only 2 bass but they were both on topwater lures! The bass were nowhere to be found under docks. We only found fish on the edges of pad fields or near steep drop offs into deeper water.
The first bass hit just below the surface (less than 1 feet) on the River2Sea Larry Dahlberg Diver Frog 60! I haven't fished this frog much because it sort of got lost in my boxes of tackle. But I was glad I fished it on this day!
The second bass smashed my Koppers Live Target Bluegill Wakebait right at the boat!
Both videos are below. Enjoy!
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Posted: 09-28-2012, 12:32 AM
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Swimbaits for Big Bass!
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I just wanted to share a video clip Elija got of me landing my personal best Largie out of Wa. state. His scale got it @ 6.14 but I'm quite sure it was over 7 lb. Who knows? I was very excited because I've been toying w/ swimbait a lot lately and lost some big fish. Anyway, enjoy and tight lines!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJT_-pRu04I
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Posted: 09-25-2012, 12:23 PM
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3 Days, 403 Fish, Feeding Bald Eagles!
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I was fortunate enough to fish Lake Roosevelt with my ex boss the past 2 weekends!
We fished a full day on 9/8 and put 100 smallmouth and 1 walleye in the boat! We fished only about 3 hours on 9/9 before being blown off the lake by 35+ mph winds but still put 56 smallmouth in the boat!
We fished a full day on 9/14 and put 121 smallmouth in the boat! We fished another full day on 9/15 and put 151 smallmouth in the boat! We fished a little more than half a day on 9/16 and put 130 smallmouth and 1 walleye in the boat! This give us a 3 day total of 403 fish!
We were targeting points and offshore structure in various depths of water with finesse tactics and we absolutely slayed the fish! With such a huge smallmouth population and not enough food, the majority of the fish are quite stunted. We caught countless fish in the 1/2 lb range with several in the 1 - 2 lb range. All of these fish are feeding up for fall and are super fat like footballs! A lot of them were puking up baitfish (fry?) sculpins and craws.
I didn't record much fishing because I forgot to bring my battery charger for my spare batteries. But I did record some footage of us feeding 2 Bald Eagles! Mike has put in some time over the past 1.5 years or so training these eagles. They're so smart that if we get within a couple coves of the cove where they live, they will come flying over and perch in the trees or on the rocks. We fed them a few dink smallies and I got some footage of it!
Enjoy!
Here is a picture of a nice, chunky, super strong 1 lb 14 oz smallmouth that took me for a ride! These river smallmouth are So Strong and put up a fight similar to that of a smallie twice their size!
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Posted: 09-16-2012, 11:11 PM
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Topwater Bass Fishing With Frogs!
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So it has been one of my goals this year to catch my first bass on a topwater frog. It has never been one of my confidence baits and I have never stuck with it long enough to catch a bass with it. I had several blow ups last year on frogs such as the Spro Bronzeye, Koppers Live Target Hollow Body Frog, and the Paycheck Baits Transporter Frog. However, I was never lucky enough to get a good hookset on any of those fish. Even though I let the fish take the bait and eat it, I got the short end of the stick and they always managed to spit it just as I was setting the hook.
Well, my luck changed today. I was using a Booyah Pad Crasher and I managed to catch 2 largemouth bass with it. I even caught both of these fish on camera! This is by far my favorite frog. It has a keel shaped body that allows it to walk really well and much more effortlessly than some other frogs that I have used. It also has the softest body that I have ever felt that collapses with very little pressure, exposing the hooks. The hooks are also super sharp and I believe that the way that they are positioned gives you the absolute best chance of hooking up with a fish.
Enjoy :)
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Posted: 08-26-2012, 10:14 PM
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Tough Summer Fishing
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So I haven't been able to fish much with work overtaking my life. But I did manage to get out for a a short trip the last couple weekends. The bite has been pretty tough on the lakes I've fished. Caught just a small handful of dinks but I finally caught a nice, fat 2 lb 13 oz chunk!
Didn't get any footage of the fights but took short clips of some of my catches.
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Posted: 08-01-2012, 10:19 PM
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Crappie & Bass!
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I hit a small local lake. Anyone who has fished there will know just from looking at the video.
I ended up catching 3 black crappie and 2 largemouth in a couple hours. 1 crappie and 1 bass on a drop shot 2 crappie on a small hair jig 1 bass on my koppers live target bluegill wakebait!
Got video of the 2 bass and 1 crappie!
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Posted: 07-15-2012, 12:52 AM
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2 Quick Bass Fishing Videos
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I caught my first Bass using my Koppers Live Target Bluegill Wakebait! It was a dink but it was still awesome to catch my first ever wakebait fish!
I also lost a nice bass that day! When I set the hook, I couldn't pull my rod back any further and I thought I was snagged! This fish had to be pushing 3 lbs and fought ultra hard!
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Posted: 07-12-2012, 09:42 PM
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Yellow Perch Spawning on Lake Washington!
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Hey guys! In case you haven't already caught them and noticed, the Yellow Perch are spawning on Lake Washington! I caught a whole mess of them just off a public dock in kirkland on nightcrawlers! I didn't get any that were really big but I did manage to catch over 40 of them. I also caught 2 Peamouth Chub and 1 dink Smallmouth Bass! I did it while using my pen rod so it was a ton of fun!
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Posted: 06-05-2012, 11:04 PM
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