How to repair wading shoes and waders?

Vision Emerger Wading Boots after one fishing season

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?

G. Loomis Logo

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

Megabass Zonk 77

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?

DAM ICE 10 ice rod with mormooska jig

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 caught some perch while looked for sea trout

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?

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

Perch in snow with Tica Cetus GV500 reel

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

Ice-Hole

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

Rainbow Trout with St.Croix Legend

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.

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My birthday present- St.Croix Legend LIR 24L ice rod

St.Croix Legend Tica Cetus GV500 reel

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 :) Continue reading →