had a really odd thing happen today. fished from about 12pm-7pm today. from about 12 to 5 the bites were painfully slow and i had one tiny little bluegill. changed everything about the setup during those 5 hours. hook, weights, swivels, and bobbers. I fished every depth from a foot to six feet and hooked the bait several different ways. the guy fishing to the right of me was consistently landing fish. think he got 25 for the day which isn't odd for him. I finally decided to switch rigs and on the first cast i got a bite but missed. i eventually landed a couple fish and continued to get bites from then on but didn't land anything else.

since i set up everything the same and got bites at the distance i was normally fishing I can only guess one thing. the big fish didn't like the line I was using. it was mr. crappie 8# camo line. never noticed any problems with this line anywhere else but these fish just seem to not bite on it for whatever reason. literally let a cricket float up to the bank and nothing touched it. as soon as i switched over to a reel with 6# hi-viz line i was telling a guy the fish don't like my crickets. right when I said that i got a bite.

live and learn... no more crickets on the camo line....

Got my 3 yr old last weekend and she was pleased. At dinner every night we say a "thank you" for something from the day...but everyday this week she said "Thank you for going fishing!"...cracked us up all week.

Shame this pic doesn't do this guy justice- was a nice bass! Guess that's what happens when your photographer is 7! Good way to start vaca! Woo-hoo!

7 years old! A professional photographer in the making!

nice! but the trick is to hold the fish straight out in front of you towards the camera so they look bigger.

Gotta like vaca...

We went to a new lake today and it was beautiful there...my boy "tore it up" with loads of perch and sunfish...I got skunked and dropped a few small bass! arrgghh!





So how many knives does a knife nut need to go fishing?? Oh my!! Of course I am always knife heavy when fishing, but the new military and Blind Horse Knife came along for the ride so I could check them out...

Ah, so you've got the military AND paramilitary in camo. I always wanted one of the para's but to cheap to buy one. That is a nice color/look.

I just wish people would stop using my name in such a derogatory way!

It's really SO much nicer to watch our kids "Get the credit" than it is ourselves. Nice set of knives you took along too.

No offense Randy'Skunk! lol!

Yeah, he had a great time, liked that he caught so many and was a good sport with me "That bass counted Daddy, you almost had him."

I love the para 2 and am enjoying the military. The para is just edc perfection imho...

Looking good, Rich. Wow...they are growing up fast!! Keep'em in the woods...it's good for them (and you!)

YUP, like Ishi said, you are teaching them more than you know. Respect for Nature and others as well. Plus you are teaching them to not be dependent on "The Man" for everything. Something that is fast becoming lost in our society.