Posts by Jimmy Fee
February 21, 2012
Local Luremaker: Dick Mandeville – Fish Doc Lures
I met Dick Mandeville on a Rhode Island beach in early December. We were both looking to extend our surfcasting seasons, though the fish that afternoon weren’t especially agreeable to our plans as they stayed offshore and out of range.
February 14, 2012
More Snow (Slush). More Fishing. (Weekend Report)
With last weekend being my first weekend off since I posted this Fishing in the Snow Report from late January, I planned on fishing regardless of the conditions. As a thick layer of slush began coating my kayak minutes after I launched on Saturday morning, I began to reconsider.
February 09, 2012
The Conrad
A few months back while talking with legendary luremaker Don Musso for the Super Strike pre-loaded Super ‘N’ Fish Lure of the Month column, we got off topic and started discussing Conrad plugs.
February 06, 2012
Local Luremaker: Captain Pete Meyers – Run-Off Lures
Run Off Lure Company I heard about Run-Off jigs from OTW contributor Chris Shoplock, the Fishing Department Manager at Harry’s Army Navy in Robbinsville, NJ, who mentioned them as the hot fluke lure week after week during phone calls for the OTW Fishing Forecast. I’d never heard of them before, but when I did a … Read More
January 31, 2012
Fishing Tunes
I’ve been coming across a lot of fishing-themed music lately. For one, I don’t think I’ve gone a single day driving to work without Craig Campbell’s Fish or the Trace Adkins father and daughter fishing song She Thinks We’re Just Fishing coming across the radio. It’s not surprising to hear a country song with a … Read More
January 23, 2012
Fishing in the Snow (Weekend Report)
I love fishing in the snow. The same pond you’ve fished a hundred times seems new again under a fresh blanket of the white stuff. Plus, with such a monochromatic background the colors of a freshly caught trout or largemouth or smallmouth bass seem to be especially radiant, almost glowing against the white-washed surroundings.
January 23, 2012
Local Luremaker: Billy Riker – RuRu Lures
Billy Riker was fishing the surf at night on Block Island (during his honeymoon no less) and ran into a pile of huge spearing with bass funnel-feeding on them. The bass ignored everything he threw, and when another angler came down and joined him, the bass ignored his lures too. “The other guy left, and … Read More
January 19, 2012
4 Tips for Fishing Log Success
Last week, I posted about how I find it challenging to stick with a fishing log throughout the season, and asked for suggestions and tips from the readers on how they manage to keep up with their own fishing logs.
January 18, 2012
Boston Based Reel Company – Cheeky Fly Fishing
I was introduced to Cheeky Fly Fishing last year when I heard about their March Madness Fishing challenge. I signed up for the contest, which involved a bracket filled out with fish instead of college basketball teams. The idea was to pick the fish that would receive the most votes (i.e. be the most popular) … Read More
January 17, 2012
Snag-Free Crankin
The night before StriperFest I was fishing the Cape Cod Canal with luremaker Patrick Sebile. Patrick shared stories of his adventures fishing around the world, talked about some of his inspiration of lure design and really seemed to get excited when discussing hook placement on lures. Patrick is constantly tinkering with hook size and placement … Read More
January 11, 2012
The Challenge of Keeping an Up-To-Date Fishing Log
This is the year I’m going to keep my log up to date through the entire year striper season. Every year I start out swimmingly, recording every trip the next morning, taking note of each detail, then inevitably, I miss one entry, then another, then another, and next thing I know, I’ve failed to record … Read More
January 09, 2012
The Fishin’ Phils
I saw a link to this article over on the Honest Angler blog at Field and Stream. It’s a report from a peacock bass trip to the Amazon with Fightin’ Phils Ace Roy Halladay.
January 04, 2012
New Year’s Resolution/Red Tuna Shirt Club Winner
We had several great resolutions sent in, but none caught my eye as much as the second one from Bill Gorski, who plans to: “Fish the ‘never-been-fished-by-me spots that I have been threatening to fish, instead of the ‘old faithful’ spots.” I liked it because it’s a resolution every fisherman can adapt that will help … Read More
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