Thursday, March 23, 2023

The “Spots”

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Wednesday, March 22, 2023

What Boat Would You Recommend

Honestly? [Read more…]

Monday, March 20, 2023

An interesting canal bank observation

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Monday, February 20, 2023

What Brand Of Rod Should I Buy

Well that depends… [Read more…]

Friday, February 17, 2023

LIVE BAIT CHANGES COMING - MORE RESTRICTIVE - YES EVEN FOR YUMA COUNTY (2/17/2023)

I was just on the phone with one of our local AzGFD guys. Its seems there are proposed rules changes for live bait to reduce the number of species that can be transported (bought from a licensed dealer), and possibly eliminate the crayfish exemption for Yuma County. The public comment period is expected to begin in March or April.

Self caught legal bait species being able to be “used where caught” is expected to continue to be allowed at this point.

If / When I become aware of the public comment period I’ll post information here. Also, keep an eye out on the AzGFD website for a notice.

Saturday, February 11, 2023

Yuma Bass Man - The Very Beginning (They Didn’t Have Any)

If you have followed this website from the very beginning you might remember it started as a blog type site. [Read more…]

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

Just A Little Canal Bank Fishing

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Saturday, January 28, 2023

Mittry Lake - Jan 28th 2023

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Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Ready To Go Sight Fishing

After nearly two weeks [Read more…]

Sunday, January 22, 2023

I’m Starting to Enjoy Fishing Again

Some of you may know I had a bit of a funk. [Read more…]

Monday, January 16, 2023

Go Fishing Now

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Sunday, January 15, 2023

It turns out I can fish without them

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My First Fish Of 2023 (1/14)

Out in the middle…

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Saturday, January 14, 2023

Should I Stay or Should I Go…

If I stay I’ll get stuff done.

If I go I’ll have more fun. [Read more…]

Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Does Color REALLY Matter

One person told me. “Color theory is disproven. FACT.” To them the idea that color made any difference was superstitious fiction. Before I go on to explain what I think they said and why I agree or disagree with their observations let me just say this. I think color does make a difference… [Read more…]

Saturday, January 7, 2023

The Origins of the Square Back Minnow (I almost didn’t make the 5 inch Club-O)

Quite a few years ago there was a big federation tournament here on the river. Stanley asked me to show one of their pro staffers around the area. In exchange they sent me two large boxes of baits and “stuff” to give away at the Pro/Am tournaments I used to run. I met up with Joey Nania and his fishing team member/partner/buddy and we headed out. It became apparent very quickly he was ON a river wide bite on a [Read more…]

Wednesday, January 4, 2023

My Last Outing of 2022

My regular fishing partner and I hit the river on December 23rd 2022 for my last trip of the year. Just a few hours in the afternoon before the Christmas holiday weekend.

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Tuesday, January 3, 2023

What The Heck Is A Stick Worm

What is a stick worm really? Plenty of angler’s will say they are all Senkos, but they aren’t. A Senko(tm) is a trade name owned by Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits. It is perhaps the most famous stick worm out there, and I certainly fished with them years ago. I don’t fish with them anymore because I make my own and I catch fish with them. Lots of fish. If I had to pick only one bait this might be it.

Killer stick worms by CNC Molds N Stuff

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Bob’s Tips For Anglers #0 - Don’t Let Other People Measure You

This should be the ultimate rule for every thing. Not just fishing. Tournaments. Boats. Life. Everything.

RULE ZERO

You should measure yourself against yourself if you need to measure at all.

If you have a boat and you are happy with it before somebody else comes along to tell you how their boat is better. Its a good boat and it meets your measure.

If you go out and have a good time catching dinks or you are thrilled to catch a single decent fish you measure up just fine.

If your motorcycle makes you purse your lips so bugs don’t get stuck in your teeth if you let yourself smile its perfect.

… and remember if you measure others and impact their happiness by your arbitrary measure it doesn’t make you any better. It makes you small. Yes. I am aware of the irony of that statement.