Wishing you all the best in 2008! Thanks for all your support in the first year of fishwithjd.com. We’ll have lots of cool changes here in our second season, so stay tuned!!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
{ 0 comments }
From the monthly archives:
December 2007
Hi folks, I’m Biff Wiggleman…welcome to the 2007 Smoker of the Year Awards Ceremony!!
This is the moment you’ve been waiting for all year and I know you’re all itching to see who this year’s winner is, but you’ll have to wait until the end of our show.
First off, let me tell you a little bit about how the Smoker of the Year voting took place.
First off you, the angling public, voted and narrowed the 20 entries from 2007 down to the top 4.
Then, our panel of river rats, pirates and poachers (aka: “The Judges”) took over from there and have declared a winner.
The final standings are currently in a locked, guarded vault under the stage and nobody but the judges and a representative of the accounting firm, Dewy, Cheatum and Howe know the results.
Okay, let’s take a commercial break here and we’ll be right back. The results are coming up on the next page….
{ 0 comments }
Sometimes, just getting to the fishing spot is an adventure in itself! That was definitely the case when I made the 19-hour, nearly 900-mile pilgrimage to Redmond, OR to pick up a new boat. As you might imagine, I got a little bored and started snapping pics of the journey with my camera phone….
{ 2 comments }
Okay all you sports memorabilia collectors out there, here’s the ultimate addition to your collection!! Big Fred Contaoi’s Orange County Choppers Ranger bass boat…the very boat he used in his Rookie Season on the FLW Tour…is up for sale!
This bass-seeking missile will do over 70 mph on the water and comes equipped with a treasure chest of top-of-the-line extras. But let’s let Big Fred tell you all about it….
[click to continue…]
{ 1 comment }
Sucks to be an emerger….
{ 0 comments }
Okay, here’s the latest round of reader questions from the mail bag:
JD, Read your article “plugging for steelies” in Salmon Trout Steelheader, thanks it helped. Have a question on weight and weight rigging when backtrolling plugs. Do you flat line plugs or use weight and how do you determine
what to use, and then how do you rig it? Dropper line or slinky sliding on main line or what? Thank you for your help.
Best Regards, Ron
Hey Ron, I’ll assume that we’re talking about backtrolling plugs for steelhead, here (yes, in case you’re wondering, I can’t remember the exact article you’re referring to, though I’m sure it was very well-written by one devilishly handsome author!). Anyway, when plugging for steelies, I never add weight to the plug. Since I’m rarely fishing in water that’s deeper than 6 feet, it’s just not necessary.
JD, You wrote a piece about a UHMW shoe from My Rock Proof Boats. That article seemed to be incomplete and STS did not have any additional info. Do you have any additional comments that were not in STS, and do you have any contact info for them? Did you notice any loss in power? I was wondering if the plastic would flex under load and not maintain tolerance around the the impeller? Thanks, John N.
Yea, in the layout process, that article got a little messed up, it would appear. All the paragraphs are there, but somebody in the editing room got them mixed up. I’ve had one of those UHMW shoes on the lower end of my Yamaha 115/80 jet for several years now and have beat it silly. It’s still hanging tough. I have not noticed any loss of power — the thing is as rigid as a brick and, in fact, may have picked up a MPH or two. www.rockproofboats.com
{ 0 comments }
Okay the votes are in…here are your 2007 Smoker of the Year top qualifiers! Now, the final decision is up to the judges…
>
{ 0 comments }
Well folks, today is it…the final day to vote for your favorite entry in our Smoker of the Year Contest After that, it’s up to the judges!
Here’s how things are looking after three days:
DAY 3 SMOKER OF THE YEAR STANDINGS:
(1) #20 with 13 votes
(2) #15 with 12 votes
(3) #3 with 8 votes
(4) # 1 with 6 votes
And everybody else looks to be outta contention…
Remember: the Top 3 go to the final round, where the expert panel of judges will pick the winner!
{ 1 comment }
