Back in the Saddle by Herschel Finch | May 17, 2019 | FishingWhen you’ve spent the last year trying to find a new job (unsuccessfully), training a new dog (semi-successfully), preparing for a forced early retirement at 64 (remains to be seen), and dealing with all that the previous life events entail…it cuts into your...
Big Jim’s 2017 by jimrussell | Jan 21, 2018 | Fishing, Fishing Reports, Fishing Subjects, Internationalisation, Kraken, Media, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing, United States, VideoThis time last year I could barely walk and was just starting the painful process of PT to recover from a torn quadriceps tendon in my left knee… While I’m still not 100% I am stoked that I have been able to get out diving both off kayak and from...
Oak shore adventures by William Pfingst | Nov 7, 2017 | FishingThis will be a two part story because, the first one I will talk about include friends Clay Guida, Chad Mendes and Brian Grant. It’s was Chad’s and Brian’s first time kayak angling. The second adventure I will be writing about is a local Ncka (Northern California...
Rush Filming by sagedonnelly | Nov 6, 2017 | Antix, River Running, rivers, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesMy summer has been crazy, hectic, and non stop. I finished the Colorado tour with the GoPro Mountain games and was on the first flight I could get to Europe. I was in Bratislava, Slovakia for 10 days before flying back to California to meet Rush Sturges to film a...
Guided Trip at Shelter Cove by Matt Davis | Oct 15, 2017 | Fishing, Kraken, Saltwater, Saltwater FishingThis particular trip has been a long time coming. Ever since I read my first report by Eric, of Loleta Eric’s Guide Service, I’ve been dying to get up to Shelter Cove! Finally everything lined up this past week. I reserved a room at the Tides Inn and made...
Caught Him Slipping… by jimrussell | Jul 7, 2017 | Fishing, Fishing Subjects, Internationalisation, Kraken, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing, United States, VideoA couple years ago I started exploring a new (for me) area that is only diveable on very calm days… The area is fun to dive with varied depths, cool structure and a good variety of fish and so I try and get out there once or twice a year when the ocean lays...
Gimme Shelter 11 by jimrussell | Jun 11, 2017 | Fishing, Fishing Subjects, Internationalisation, Kraken, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing, United States, VideoI recently completed my 8th annual pilgrimage to Shelter Cove for the Gimme Shelter 11 Kayak Fishing Tournament. This event is much more than a kayak fishing or diving tournament for me…it is about seeing great friends (many that I only see up there), being in...
Yak A Bass first tournament by William Pfingst | May 26, 2017 | Event Coverage, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Kraken, TournamentsYak a bass is the only bass tourney club in northern California. They held there first tournament at lake Camanche in the mother load of northern California which I won the tournament by .75 of an inch. I have written a report about this lake in the past. Last times I...
Top Two Bass Presentations: Part Two, Z-Man Finesse TRD & TRD TubeZ by Bill Schultz | Apr 22, 2017 | Fishing, Fishing Subjects, Instructional, Lure reviews, RiggingMy second top bass presentation is the Ned Rig or Midwest Rig. I began hearing about the Ned Rig late in 2015. It’s named for Ned Kaedy, who is credited with developing it and using it with success for decades. It’s maybe not quite as simple as...
Gratitude>Expectations by jimrussell | Apr 21, 2017 | Fishing, Fishing Subjects, Kraken, Saltwater, Saltwater FishingSo….I missed a shot on a BEAUTIFUL, big LingZilla last week… Can see here how the tip of my speargun dropped right before I pulled the trigger and the shaft went straight under her chin… View this post on Instagram Heartbreak of a miss for...
Spring Into Kayak Fishing by Tanner Speidel | Apr 9, 2017 | Big Rig, FishingFortunately winter lost its icy grip on Iowa before spring had even started. Fish became active close to a month ahead of schedule and all of us Iowa Kayak Anglers have been scrambling to get out and take advantage of the early start despite frigid waters, and close...
January to March by jimrussell | Mar 25, 2017 | Fishing, Fishing Subjects, Internationalisation, Kraken, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing, United StatesBeen working slowly but surely to get back into diving shape since a quadriceps tendon tear in October 2016. My first dive of the year got me a chunky Ling at the very end of the day right when my knee felt like it couldnt handle any more diving up and down…...