by JD on September 4, 2010
Apparently Mike Baxter of Santa Cruz has a little Capt’n in him…since he just ran away with the August Hawg of the Month voting with his 50-pound “cheek pinching” white sea bass from Monterey Bay. The skipper received 43.8% of the vote, compared to 23.8% for his next closest competitor…a serious beat down! With the win, Baxter will move on to the HAWG BOWL in late December to slug it out against the other monthly winners for a shot at a free fishing trip!
Baxter was unavailable for comment after his victory (he had a prior commitment with his mustache stylist), but his agent said that “Iron Mike” will be ready for the big dance later this year.
To see how the voting went, read on for the final breakdown… [click to continue…]
He’s normally guiding deer hunts on a private ranch in the Bay Area (yes, you heard that right), but Josh Peixoto of JP Guide Service also likes to put a bend in the ol’ rod from time to time. On Saturday, he caught this nice king salmon on a backtrolled Kwikfish while fishing with me on the Feather River.
As if just catching a king in California this year wasn’t reward enough, Josh is also entered into our August Hawg of the Month Contest in which he’ll battle it out with other anglers for a shot at a free fishing trip. Learn more about the contest HERE.
Fire up the grill!
Walt Compomizzo fished off (flat-ass-calm-looking) Bodega Bay, CA for this nice king while trolling a flasher/hootchie combo. For his efforts, Walt not only gets some killer grill fodder but also a chance to win a fishing trip with us.
For details on how to enter our Hawg of the Month Contest, click
HERE.
Chis is a winner again!
Chis Watanabe is on fire! His big Sierra brown trout buried the competition (see results below) in the June
Hawg of the Month Contest and, in so doing, he becomes the first-ever two-time monthly winner in the same season. What’s really amazing is he’s doing it with trout…Check out
jumbo cutthroat that took top honors in January.
Read on to see a breakdown of the June results. To enter the contest, click
HERE
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Happy Father's Day to me!
Mother Ocean gave Darin DeLuca a sweet 26-pound gift of succulent halibut fillets for Father’s Day. He caught the fish near Capitola, CA in the New Brighton kelp beds while drifting a live sardine. How the heck DeLuca got that fish aboard with his little butterfly net is another story…
In addition to some seriously good dinners coming up, DeLuca is entered into our June Hawg of the Month Contest and earns a chance to win a free fishing trip at the end of the year. Think you’ve got game? Enter your fish
HERE.
Chris Watanabe strikes again!!
He’s done it again, folks! Los Angeles’ Chris Watanabe is a master of big trout (take a look at some of his previous work
HERE). He hooked and released this big bruiser brown trout on a Pintail lure (he imports ‘em from Japan) in a Sierra Nevada lake that he has wisely decided not to name. But knowing him, it required some serious hiking through the snow uphill both ways to get into this place!
For his efforts, Chris is entered into our June Hawg of the Month Contest. If you’ve caught a big fish recently, send it to us for a chance to win a free fishing trip.
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Jessica Wyatt caught the May Hawg of the Month in 11-Mile Reservoir
The people have spoken! Judging by the large margin of victory that Jessica Wyatt enjoyed this month (42.2 % of the vote), you folks love a nice brown trout…
As this month’s Hawg of the Month Contest winner, Jessica gets an automatic bid into the 2010 Hawg Bowl at the end of the year, in which she’ll go up against other monthly winners for a chance at a free fishing trip!
Read on to see the final poll results…
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