Storming Flatheads..

A couple of weeks ago,, some fishing partners and I,, went to a "New"" lake,, and, set up shop in the Flathead dept..
The first night, was beautiful,, however, during the afternoon of the second night,, it clouded up, and the wind came up, then it started to rain...and rain,,, then rained some more,,,,,
We battled the storm gallantly,, and made the boat as waterproof as we could, and just kind of hunkered down..
Fishing had basically stopped,,, or had it?
Cody said to me,, we still have some bait,,You might as well throw out some lines,, so, I did..
Well, a short while later,, I imagine, I'd dozed off ,,My clicker awakened me,,, !!  and, so, during a rainy, windy night, I landed a pretty nice Flathead,,,,
Glad I took my fishing partners advice,, and plunked in.. !!!! 
That fish topped off one of the best fishing trips I've had all year...

Tackle Maintenance and Repair

In the busy "Season" of fishing,, probably for most of us,,I know it's true of me.. we concentrate on the fishing aspect  and, not so much on the maintenance of tackle, specifically reels..

The tackle needs will sneak up on you,, and the reels seek some "Quality Benchtime"

and,, I like to put my Best Man on it....

Weatherwise or Otherwise

I really wanted to be on the water last Thursday,, didn't make it for various reasons..
From all indicators,, it looked like a good night for fishing..
Moon, wind, barometer..
So, who knows,,
I like to think I fish when I should,, rather than when I can...
Doesn't always work out that way..

Where has the year gone??

Being new at the blog stuff,,
Yea, I don't get it.. I've been prodded to actually try and make some posts, er, a, blogs..

 I'd like to take this time, to again welcome folks,,Hope you can Learn, Teach, and Have Fun!!

,,,,,,,, last weekend, September 23-25th 2011 I went to Bartlett Lake in central AZ, with a fishing friend,, and, we had some success..

We began our trip by fishing for carp to be used as bait,, Carp fishing is always fun, as they fight very well, and that in itself is worth the trip..I had built a WhiskerfishTackle Baitrig to use,,, It worked great!!

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There's more about this story, Here!

Headin Out

Tomorrow, Thursday April 28th,,We're heading down to Bartlett Lake, in central Az, for a few days of fishing,,
Will be out of touch till Sunday,, gotta Love it!!


Looking forward to some nice Flathead hunting,, and related activities,,
The baitfishing is always fun,, and rigging in the evening is always exciting with high hopes of hooking a Record!!

I have a few new Abu Reels out for a test run,, as well as some new rods.. so, I guess you could say this is a field testing trip..

The moon should be in good shape as well as some westerly-southwesterly winds.
 and, the best part,, is it's WARM !!

If any major success's will definitely report with the results!!

Good Information ,, for our AZ Catfishing

Howdy,,
Have you been out fishing??

Tell us ,,,

What kind of tackle you used,, Rod, Reel, Line,, Hook, Bait,, etc...

Where you used it,,,, which Lake, Reservoir, River,,  Pond, canal,, etc!!

and,, of course,,,!!! Tell us what you used it on,,, We want to hear your stories..

Feels Like It's Time!!

It's been several months, since I've been out fishing. Lately, with the weather and water warming up, and hearing a few reports about fishing success, I think a lot of us are ready to go!! I know I am!
I feel I should be out right now,, but, I chose not to make a trip, as I'm busying myself building some of my Flathead Rods, for an upcoming tournament and Gathering the last weekend of April 2011,, at Bartlett lake here in AZ.

The season seems to be ON. and it will be soon that enjoying dark nights on the water will be enjoyed, as well as the hopeful anticipation of catching some nice Flatheads..

I Excited about this season,, And, I'm Ready

What's in a Reel...

What do you get for your Catfishing  $$ spent on Reels..

Do you know what you want, or, feed off others misinformation or, "it sure looked good" syndrome??

It's the same old story,, either end of the price range, is more than likely, not your best choice in tackle..


If you fall for the lastest new glittery assemblage of stuff,, you may not be happy for long..

If you buy the most expensive double clutchin' rotary artillery,, you still may not be well served..

There's an old adage, that ,, If something's not broken, don't be busying yourself fixing on it...

A good track record of dependable service, ability to handle the job, and availability of parts, is a good place to begin a search.


A few proven reels are Abu Garcia 6500, 7000 series ,, Penn 210, 209, and Omoto series reels,,
eBay is a good place to look as well.