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This year’s Reelfoot Gillfest 2011 has come and gone. Motors were repaired, batteries jumped, boats towed, beers consumed, fish fried, more boats towed, hot oil spilled, more bears consumed, and in between all that mess, a few fish caught… and a few more that got away. In the end, good times were had. Thanks to all that participated. It takes a lot of work to relax doesn’t it!
Read the official tourney recap complete with leader board, and view the photos.
Photos from this years Reelfoot “Spring Training” are now live. Check them out!
It’s that time of year again! Click on the image below to download this year’s newsletter and get ready to RIP SOME LIPS!
Well boys and girls it’s about that time. We have a few days until February and we all know what that means? No I am not talking about planning your Valentines Day with your sweetheart, debating about how Jesus is letting Kurt Warner be in the superbowl and I am not talking about gearing up for black awareness month.
I will say something though:
“I have a dream! My sweetheart is in my garage and Jesus she is wanting to come out and play”
Fishing pre-season is officially on for me.
Now is prime time to start planning the upcoming spring season. A time to get back in touch with your fishing partners and a time to start dreaming about that monster slab. You may notice yourself doing a twice over for specials at Bass Pro or Cabelas (AKA Bud’s place). You may start looking for fishing reports from prior years hoping a new one shows up soon. You may be wondering what excuse you are going to come up with this year to buy more fishing tackle / gear. Maybe you start to google techniques or dig up old fishing videos to give you that edge. Those that have a significant others are likely kissing ass to allow them to take a couple of weekends off and for some probably have to compensate by scheduling something with her to compensate.
All in all this is the time to get in that mindset. This will be a prelude to a 3 part series for me starting off 2009. Over the next few weeks I will cover the following
I. What lakes I am going to hit
II. What fish I will go after
III. What gear I am going to use.
Let’s get it on!
Just when I thought I was getting away from the beer gogglin hawg seekin guy trip to Chicago I have decided to do my own hawg seeking of a different flava. Oh yes I am Illinois bound. Only on the south side in a nice lake called Lake Egypt.
But don’t worry I am going to get me some! Yes she will be greesy. She will be slippery and she will require both hands to handle. Some will be brown, some blue, some dirty. Some may may just be down right putrid with smell. Despite that fishy smell, in the end there is always good eating on the inside.
Of course I am talking about a nice weekend of catfishing, drinking some canned beer wearing my Bill Dance polarized sun glasses. What else would I be talking about?
So coming from a primary crappie fisherman I have decided to venture into the world of bloody liver, aged shad, and whupass catfish bait. Yes it is called “whupass” because that’s what I am going to do.
So let’s start with the fisherman. I would think the equipment to purchase is based on the type of fisherman. Well I am a lazy son of bitch when it comes to catfishing so I had to set up my gear for such.
Catfish Rod / Reel.
I was strolling through Bass Pro looking for things I don’t need and as I made my way through the Bill Dance Polarized sunglass section and turned the corner on the Wally Marshall Crappie rigs the feeling of shock and awww hit me. Rays of light streamed through the clouds and was in heaven. Well close to heaven. I was heading straight towards possibly the best redneck catfishin rod / reel ever made, The Zebco Hawg Seeker on an ugly stick. Oh yes. What makes this so special? It’s battery operated and a red beeping alarm goes off every time there is line tension. So now no more interruptions with me and my bud light in a can.
Floats
What makes a fisherman like me better? Luck and a ton of lines in the water. For just $3.49 a piece you can buy you a nice piece of styrofoam (like the ones you see in the swimming pool) and hook 20 pound test line, weight or bomb, and hook. If your a bigin like me you may need to tie you two styrofoams to make sure it floats. Then sit back and watch the little yellow things float all over the lake. Get er done hawgs!
Bait
Got me some bloody liver and chicken mix. “Great Scott” is the brand and I truly believe it’s fate. Also picked up some bloody shad, and some miracle bait. Kind of looks like mom’s dried up red beans, but supposed to work well.
Outside of that you have to have a cooler stocked with some nice cold Bud Light in a can. Budweiser if they are on sale or Natty Light if your on a budget.
When I return from my trip I will follow-up with a review of the equipment and the lake.
FISH ON!