Friday, December 25, 2009
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Update 12/20/2009
So I haven't blogged much lately. Getting my doctorate degree in physical therapy has made my life pretty hectic, to say the least. This post is probably going to be decently long, but I plan to update on some end of the year stuff.
SO the tournament season ended at Curwensville Lake where i finished in 5th place again.. Pretty much every tourney i fished in this year i got a top 5 which i was very happy with considering it was my first full year of tournament fishing. I didnt practice for the Cville tourney and I weighed in 2 fish for 3.5lbs. I found them on a green pumkin/purple flake lizard and a sweet beaver on a shakey head jig. Ive never used a beaver on a shakey jig before but i think i may have found one of my favorite baits!
I ended up finishing in 8th place in my club.. If i would've fished in all of the tournaments like most other guys in the club, there is no doubt in my mind i would've been contending for the title. I was the highest finishing rookie this year so that was one of my goals that I accomplished.
Our tournament director for our club is stepping down and asked me if i would take over as our clubs tournament director. I am probably going to take this position because I want to be more involved in the club and will hopefully allow me to move up in the totem pole.
I have big plans for this summer. I am planning on fishing in all of my club's tournaments and my ultimate goal is to fish in the Fishers of Men tournament trail. I am hoping on fishing with someone right now but he usually fishes with his gf who just had a baby so if she cant fish with him, then i'm all set for next year!
This offseason is going to be a time of fighting off the bait monkey! With all of my spare time I am constantly on different forums reading about different rods, reels, baits, and techniques. I would like to have 2 more rigs for the coming year. My first rig is one i know i will have which is a Revo Premier (santa is bringing it) paired with a Powell Max 704c. This will be my new jig rod! I am so pumped because Powell rods are some of the best on the market. I would also like a new spinning outfit.. I am thinking a 6'6 MH spinning rod or shorter that i will use for skipping (docks, trees, etc.)
Since the lakes are now froze over, I have been cleaning up my gear and counting it to see what i need and dont need for next year. I counted all of my bags of soft plastics and i realize that I have way too much (you can never have too much though, right?) 150+ bags of plastics is a lot. haha. Here are some pics of my gear. Just goes to show you i've spent way too much money this year!
Check back later for my blog post about my trip to erie for steelhead!
SO the tournament season ended at Curwensville Lake where i finished in 5th place again.. Pretty much every tourney i fished in this year i got a top 5 which i was very happy with considering it was my first full year of tournament fishing. I didnt practice for the Cville tourney and I weighed in 2 fish for 3.5lbs. I found them on a green pumkin/purple flake lizard and a sweet beaver on a shakey head jig. Ive never used a beaver on a shakey jig before but i think i may have found one of my favorite baits!
I ended up finishing in 8th place in my club.. If i would've fished in all of the tournaments like most other guys in the club, there is no doubt in my mind i would've been contending for the title. I was the highest finishing rookie this year so that was one of my goals that I accomplished.
Our tournament director for our club is stepping down and asked me if i would take over as our clubs tournament director. I am probably going to take this position because I want to be more involved in the club and will hopefully allow me to move up in the totem pole.
I have big plans for this summer. I am planning on fishing in all of my club's tournaments and my ultimate goal is to fish in the Fishers of Men tournament trail. I am hoping on fishing with someone right now but he usually fishes with his gf who just had a baby so if she cant fish with him, then i'm all set for next year!
This offseason is going to be a time of fighting off the bait monkey! With all of my spare time I am constantly on different forums reading about different rods, reels, baits, and techniques. I would like to have 2 more rigs for the coming year. My first rig is one i know i will have which is a Revo Premier (santa is bringing it) paired with a Powell Max 704c. This will be my new jig rod! I am so pumped because Powell rods are some of the best on the market. I would also like a new spinning outfit.. I am thinking a 6'6 MH spinning rod or shorter that i will use for skipping (docks, trees, etc.)
Since the lakes are now froze over, I have been cleaning up my gear and counting it to see what i need and dont need for next year. I counted all of my bags of soft plastics and i realize that I have way too much (you can never have too much though, right?) 150+ bags of plastics is a lot. haha. Here are some pics of my gear. Just goes to show you i've spent way too much money this year!
Check back later for my blog post about my trip to erie for steelhead!
Monday, October 12, 2009
Sayers Dam Tournament 10/4/09
Well after prefishing for this tourney a week beforehand, i felt very confident in what my game plan was going to be. While prefishing, i found bass on artificial structure while deadsticking a senko... come tournament time however, this was not a very strong pattern.
My buddy paul was fishing in the tourney for lunker and caught a small keeper right off the bat. I could not get bit all day! I went back and forth to my 2 hot spots all day without many bites. I snapped a fish off at a dock early in the day. I had to really work to get my keeper. after my 3rd trip back to some grass, i flipped a senko into some weeds and ended up landing a 1.5lb largemouth. Thank God i caught him.. I was so discouraged but i knew perseverance would pay off... mostly everyone else in the club had a hard time too. i ended up in 5th place in the tourney. The leader found some fish and caught 13lbs worth.. 2nd place had 1 bite all day and caught a 3.5lber... so in all a bad day turned into a good day at 11:30.. i got some valuable club points and hopefully secured my place as rookie of the year!
My buddy paul was fishing in the tourney for lunker and caught a small keeper right off the bat. I could not get bit all day! I went back and forth to my 2 hot spots all day without many bites. I snapped a fish off at a dock early in the day. I had to really work to get my keeper. after my 3rd trip back to some grass, i flipped a senko into some weeds and ended up landing a 1.5lb largemouth. Thank God i caught him.. I was so discouraged but i knew perseverance would pay off... mostly everyone else in the club had a hard time too. i ended up in 5th place in the tourney. The leader found some fish and caught 13lbs worth.. 2nd place had 1 bite all day and caught a 3.5lber... so in all a bad day turned into a good day at 11:30.. i got some valuable club points and hopefully secured my place as rookie of the year!
Friday, October 2, 2009
Some News and a Tourney coming up!
So there has been some good things goin on as of late... I joined the Slippery Rock bass fishing team and have been helping get some sponsors.. I contacted 2 companies that were more than willing to help our club out! California Tackle and Venom Lures! I've never used California Tackle's line of baits before but I am sure they work. They have some potent scent they use on their baits called RoadKill (its a really strong garlic based scent developed by Dennis, the owner of California Tackle.)
Also, Venom Lures are the manufactures of an amazing line of Tubes, creature baits, and jigs! I have been using their products for a couple years now and am very satisfied with their lures!
Also, Scott Laukhuff added me to his prostaff at the CentreSportsman Tv Show.. I write some blogs for them and will be testing out some baits for him that he is currently developing! I am really excited to help Scott out as he is a great guy! and an awesome Outdoorsman!
I have a tourney coming up on Sunday at Foster Sayers Dam in Howard, PA.... I went out and practiced for it last saturday. I found a pattern that should still produce this weekend. It is calling for the same kind of weather. If that is the case then the fish need to look out! I will post a blog about the tourney and how it went on Sunday. I need a strong finish at this one to put me on top the standings for Rookie of the Year in the club! and possibly a top 5 in points!!
It's time for me to hit the sack! i have to get up at 5:30am for the 1st day of Pennsylvania Archery Season!
Catch ya later!
Check out these links and tell them Jimmy Moslak sent you!
The Centre Sportsman TV Show
Venom Lures
California Tackle
Also, Venom Lures are the manufactures of an amazing line of Tubes, creature baits, and jigs! I have been using their products for a couple years now and am very satisfied with their lures!
Also, Scott Laukhuff added me to his prostaff at the CentreSportsman Tv Show.. I write some blogs for them and will be testing out some baits for him that he is currently developing! I am really excited to help Scott out as he is a great guy! and an awesome Outdoorsman!
I have a tourney coming up on Sunday at Foster Sayers Dam in Howard, PA.... I went out and practiced for it last saturday. I found a pattern that should still produce this weekend. It is calling for the same kind of weather. If that is the case then the fish need to look out! I will post a blog about the tourney and how it went on Sunday. I need a strong finish at this one to put me on top the standings for Rookie of the Year in the club! and possibly a top 5 in points!!
It's time for me to hit the sack! i have to get up at 5:30am for the 1st day of Pennsylvania Archery Season!
Catch ya later!
Check out these links and tell them Jimmy Moslak sent you!
The Centre Sportsman TV Show
Venom Lures
California Tackle
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Check out my College Fishing Report I wrote for the Centre Sportsman!
Hey all.. I talked to the Centre Sportsman who is a good friend of mine and he asked me to write a college fishing report for him on his website! Scott is an avid outdoorsman who has his own television show called the CentreSportsman.. his show is very cool and very informative! check out my post and his website out at http://www.centresportsman.com
Catch ya later!
Catch ya later!
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Raystown Lake Tournament 9/13/09
I had a tournament on Raystown Lake in Huntingdon,PA on Sunday for my first ever tournament on Raystown. I used my knowledge gained from my first ever trip to Raystown (see my previous post) in order to catch a few fish. The fish weren't biting like they were a couple weeks ago when i was there but that didnt stop me from pushing and fishing hard to get a fish in the livewell. I worked a no wake zone for the first part of the morning near snyders run but to no avail... so I told my buddy Tyler that we were gonna make a run for the area right before Seven Points Marina. I told him not to let me stop until we got there.
When we got there, there was a team already fishing on the shallow point in the weeds but that was ok.. all my fish before came just down from there. So we were workin that area throwing a wacky rigged GreenPumkin Senko. after a little bit i had a real nice hit and i could see the fish take off with it.. I was pitching into about 12 feet of water that was about 10 feet infront of the boat. Well i swung and rolled the first fish. probably 30 feet down from there i swung and missed another nice one... so i hurried up and put the rod down and threw in a Watermelon Red Senko texas rigged with a 1/8 oz tungsten weight on it.. that thing no sooner hit bottom and WAM! that fish took off with it.. i set the hook and my net man netted it smooth as silk.. here is a picture of it
That ended up being the only keeper i caught all the day but i learned if you miss a fish, to not give up on it because i didnt give up and ended up with a 2.22lb Largemouth and 6th place in the club tourney...
Catch ya later
When we got there, there was a team already fishing on the shallow point in the weeds but that was ok.. all my fish before came just down from there. So we were workin that area throwing a wacky rigged GreenPumkin Senko. after a little bit i had a real nice hit and i could see the fish take off with it.. I was pitching into about 12 feet of water that was about 10 feet infront of the boat. Well i swung and rolled the first fish. probably 30 feet down from there i swung and missed another nice one... so i hurried up and put the rod down and threw in a Watermelon Red Senko texas rigged with a 1/8 oz tungsten weight on it.. that thing no sooner hit bottom and WAM! that fish took off with it.. i set the hook and my net man netted it smooth as silk.. here is a picture of it
That ended up being the only keeper i caught all the day but i learned if you miss a fish, to not give up on it because i didnt give up and ended up with a 2.22lb Largemouth and 6th place in the club tourney...
Catch ya later
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Slippery Rock Creek, September 2, 2009
I am taking a little break from studying and figured I would give a little update about the fishing in Slippery Rock Creek.... It's awesome!!
I drove around and found a bridge that crossed over Slippery Rock Creek in Slippery Rock, PA... so i decided to park there on Sunday and give it a try.. i talked to a couple guys who were there and said they mainly fish for trout but there are bass in the river. I assumed that they were all dinky smallmouths in the river but i love catching bass so i knew i may have found a hotspot... i begain by throwing some crankbaits at the fish but couldnt get any bites... as soon as i switched to a topwater... the fish havent stopped smackin it! Ive been using a Matzuo popper and holy man the fish here love it...
on sunday i caught one smallmouth and missed 3 others. Yesterday i fished for a little less than an hour and caught 5 smallmouth and 2 small largemouth! i couldnt believe there were largemouth in this creek! my biggest as of yesterday was probably 2 fish that may have been 12 inches but fun to catch none the less..
today was a different story.. after class i decided to hit up the creek (5pm)... not long after i got there i continued throwing that little popper and bamm!!! something annihilated it! it was the biggest fish ive caught in a river in my life! granted ive always been more of a lake fisherman and rarely fish the rivers but i may have just became addicted! i didnt have a scale or a tape ruler but this bass was every bit of 18inches... im still pumped about it!
I drove around and found a bridge that crossed over Slippery Rock Creek in Slippery Rock, PA... so i decided to park there on Sunday and give it a try.. i talked to a couple guys who were there and said they mainly fish for trout but there are bass in the river. I assumed that they were all dinky smallmouths in the river but i love catching bass so i knew i may have found a hotspot... i begain by throwing some crankbaits at the fish but couldnt get any bites... as soon as i switched to a topwater... the fish havent stopped smackin it! Ive been using a Matzuo popper and holy man the fish here love it...
on sunday i caught one smallmouth and missed 3 others. Yesterday i fished for a little less than an hour and caught 5 smallmouth and 2 small largemouth! i couldnt believe there were largemouth in this creek! my biggest as of yesterday was probably 2 fish that may have been 12 inches but fun to catch none the less..
today was a different story.. after class i decided to hit up the creek (5pm)... not long after i got there i continued throwing that little popper and bamm!!! something annihilated it! it was the biggest fish ive caught in a river in my life! granted ive always been more of a lake fisherman and rarely fish the rivers but i may have just became addicted! i didnt have a scale or a tape ruler but this bass was every bit of 18inches... im still pumped about it!
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