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Underwater Video: The Alabama Rig in action

January 27, 2012 By JD 4 Comments

Well, the Alabama Rig is nothing if not controversial these days! Who knows how long it will be legal, but here’s a look at what the hype’s all about from the fish’s perspective. Watch for the bite towards the end!

Filed Under: Bass, Underwater Photos/Video Tagged With: alabama rig, largemouth bass, stripers

Underwater Video: Salmon Bites…and misses!

January 20, 2012 By JD 5 Comments

If you’re like me, you probably have spent a considerable amount of time wondering what goes on under the surface. What’s it look like down there? What are the fish doing? What do my lures look like? Well, I’ll be doing a seminar at the Sacramento International Sportsmen’s Expo today Friday, Jan. 20 (at 3 PM) and again on Saturday Jan. 21 (6 PM) in the California Sportsmen’s Theatre… the topic: Underwater video.

I’ll be showing some interesting footage of all the bites you miss but never know you had, an underwater view of the controversial Alabama Rig in action, what some of our favorite salmon lure look like underwater, what it looks like 100 feet down on the bottom of Lake Tahoe…and more. Here’s a sneak peek:

Filed Under: Underwater Photos/Video Tagged With: pink salmon, river, salmon fishing, underwater video

B.A.S.S. bans Alabama Rig in Elite Series Events & Classic

January 18, 2012 By JD 6 Comments

Alabama Rig: Too deadly, says B.A.S.S.


The castable umbrella known as the “Alabama Rig,” which turned the bass fishing world on its ear just a few months back, has officially been banned in B.A.S.S. Elite Series tournaments and the Bassmaster Classic.

Elite Series Rules Committee members believe the rig eliminates some of the skill that should be required in tournament competition at the highest level. “It doesn’t matter how you work it,” said one of the anglers. “The fish can’t help themselves.”

Our resident bassin’ expert and professional angler, Big Fred Contaoi, is excited about the ruling.

“The rig can be hard on the fish…you may get one of the lures in the mouth but others can snag fish in vital areas like the belly,” he says. “Outlawing it levels the playing field again I wish other tournament series would follow suit.”

Read the entire story at BASSMASTER.com

Filed Under: uncategorized Tagged With: alabama rig, B.A.S.S., Bass, bassmaster classic

Kodiak Island: A Multi-Species Fandango!

September 2, 2011 By JD 5 Comments


As promised, I am going to get a little more into last week’s Alaskan adventure here…starting with the awesome diversity of species you can catch armed only with a spinning rod, rental car, a handful of lures and a healthy sense of adventure!

We obviously didn’t get our mitts on everything that swims around the island — not even close — but we did pretty well considering we had no access to a boat! Here’s a look at some of the critters we caught…Click here to read more…

Filed Under: Cool Photos Tagged With: alaksa, chum salmon, coho salmon, dolly varden, flounder, kodiak island, pink salmon, pinook salmon, red salmon, silver salmon

Getting to know California’s Landlocked Salmon

June 9, 2011 By JD 11 Comments

Do you know your landlocks??

While California’s ocean salmon stocks were down in the dumps the past few years, it was an entirely different story inland. Thanks to the efforts of the DFG and organizations like Project Kokanee and Kokanee Power, landlocked salmon are thriving in more Golden State waters than ever before. Of course, they’ll never be able to outgrow or taste better than their ocean-going cousins, but these pint-sized inland salmon provide anglers with plenty of good action throughout the year.

While there are similarities between the three, each species has its own attractive qualities – and unique fishing techniques attributed to it. Let’s take a closer look at California’s Inland Salmon Slam and get to know landlocked kings, kokanee and coho a little better. Click here to read more…

Filed Under: Techniques, Trout & Kokanee Tagged With: chinook, coho, king, kokanee, landlocked, Salmon

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