In the beginning of last fishing season I bought Rapala waders and Vision wading shoes. I already had read reviews that their quality is low, but I was not ready to spend as much as Simms or Orvis wading equipment cost. I thought that it will be good to have some experience with waders before I buy more expensive stuff. Continue reading →
How did Gary Loomis get into building rods?
Gary Loomis is probably the most famous rod builder on the world. This is the story of Gary Loomis- how he got into building rods. Continue reading →
Tackle box feng shui
A couple of days ago the weather was reminding me of spring and I took a look in my tackle box where I store open water season’s lures. My wife believes in the principle of feng shui- you have to get rid of old, unused stuff to make space for good, new things. I did a critical look and understood that there were some lures, which I have used just a few times without any success. Continue reading →
How to prevent mess in your ice fishing box?
Did I already mention in any of previous posts, that I bought and set up a small ice rod for fishing with mormooska jigs? It’s for a backup! Continue reading →
Fish attractants – do they work?
I belong to the category of fishermen, who believe, that attractants work. I know lot of sport fishermen who also believe, that attractants can improve the catch. I will share with you some stories that made me believe in attractants. Continue reading →
What is a lure retriever?
Do you know, what is a lure retriever? If this is the first time you hear about a lure retriever, you are probably losing too many lures while ice fishing or boat fishing. Continue reading →
Feeding habits of perch in February
In February perch become more and more inactive. There are mainly two facts, what cause this inactivity: Continue reading →
Ice fishing in the beginning of February
In the beginning of this winter I decided do not use mormooska jigs with impaled blood-worm for ice-fishing. I like to catch big-sized predator fish, when one fish is enough for one or more person’s meal. I will release perch smaller than 20cm or other predator fish bellow the size limit. I still hold by my decision. Continue reading →
Rainbow Trout Ice Fishing
I started to plan rainbow trout ice fishing on January 30th 2012 (my birthday) already a couple of weeks before. I wanted to record the fishing process and make a video for my blog. I tried to record some samples shots at home to check how easy I can talk about fishing in front of a camera. As I did not like the results, I decided to record the video in Latvian – my native language and to add English subtitles later.
My birthday present- St.Croix Legend LIR 24L ice rod
January 30 is going to be my birthday. On this special day I like to give presents to myself. This year I decided to treat myself with a St.Croix Legend ice rod
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