Skeet’s Beat
Date: 1-31-11
Well, this weekend was my oldest daughter Lea’s birthday; I can’t believe she’s eight years old already.
We went to our gym, the Racquet Club here in Auburn and had a blast with Lea and all of her little friends. They played games; racquetball, basketball and air hockey were big hits, but the new Xbox 360 got a lot of work too…
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Brent Ehrler Blog
Date: 1/27/2011

Kelley and I found out a few weeks ago that we were going to be parents in about 6 months. We are really excited about the new addition to our family and thought it was time to spread the good news. We also know we are having a boy. Looks like my shopping is going to change from Tackle Stores to Babies ‘R Us. Anyone know of a diaper company looking to sponsor an angler? I am kidding of course, but the thought of a little one around the house is pretty exciting news for us.

On a much lower level of news, I am headed our to Okeechobee. You just donšt realize how big this country is until you spend 3 or 4 days in a car and still havenšt reached the other coast. I did make a pit stop in Dallas for a meeting but, I am back on the road to Florida now.

Išm set to arrive in Florida on late Friday and then Išll spend Saturday organizing my boat and getting my tackle ready. Official prefish starts on Sunday and Išll be out there when the sun comes up to try and unlock the mysteries of the Big O. I expect a LV-500 and a flip bait to come into play but therešs no telling. Florida weather changes quickly and the bite changes even faster. I try to have a game plan before I arrive, but Išll keep an open mind and łlet the fish tell me˛ what they want. I kind of laugh when I hear people say, łlet the fish tell you˛, but it is true. Every fish I catch or bite I shake off tells me a little piece of the story of what is going on even if they arenšt actually łtelling me˛ anything.

Following the event at Okeechobee I will be headed to Arkansas where I will drop off the rig and then fly home. In mid February, Išll be in Chicago working a boat show for Ranger, so if you are in the area make sure to stop by and talk some fishing, but for now itšs 10 and 2 and eyes on the road for another 1000 miles of U.S. Highway 10.

Skeet’s Beat
Date: 1/24/2011

The weekend is over, and it was pretty eventful overall.
I fished with Minoru, my boss from Lucky Craft on Friday. We really didn’t have that great a day as far as the fishing is concerned; we only caught a few, but they were good ones. We had a five pounder, a four and a three; all of them spotted bass. It was fun to hang out with him for a day, away from everything and just be out on the water.
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It is time for the Daily Flash Minnow Weekly Report! My very first Bass fishing this year was at the Irvine Lake with local regional, Brian. And speaking of Irvine Lake, it is known for having a lot of Trout, but you can fish some Bass here also! I started off using the new LLPT 105!

Unlike Saltwater fishing, when it comes to Bass fishing there will be much casting with pinpoint accuracy! It has been over 6 months since I started this project (Daily FM Report). And for the sake of fishing every week since, Brain who was on the same boat had said to me, “Your casting has gotten a lot better!” and praised me with such a nice comment. As for the fishing, the water has risen and was cloudy so using a topwater bait was a bit difficult. I continued to throw the LLPT 105S for more than half of the day, but got no bites! But I did get to practice my casting so it’s okay! I only had 2 hours left and really wanted to catch my very first fish of this year, so I decided to go with a Drop Jig and aim for the bottom area. Then… at about 15m in water depth, I caught my first fish of the year!!! And it was a Bass!! The size was pretty small, but I haven’t caught a Bass in awhile and this time I clearly felt it and was able to react to it as well.

P.S. I actually caught a big Trout with the Drop Jig also, but couldn’t take it home so I released it right away! It was huge!! It was about the same size as the Sea Bass I caught in Tokyo Bay.

See you soon!!

Sandy

Brent Ehrler Blog

The new year has arrived and the race to get everything ready for the first big road trip has me all over the place. Breaking in the boat, setting up the new Humminbirds, organizing tackle and coordinating the travel for the season is a lot to get done. I leave for Florida this week to the first FLW Open of the year on Lake Okeechobee.

I have been to Lake Okeechobee a few times and it’s a great place. I haven’t done very well there in the past but, I am excited about this year. Okeechobee is a huge lake with tons of vegetation, canals, backwaters and huge fish. It should be a slugfest and a lot of fun.
This season I will be fishing all of the FLW Opens and the FLW Majors. The schedule looks like this:

FLW Open : Lake Okeechobee : 2/3 – 2/6
FLW Major : Beaver Lake : 3/3 – 3/6
FLW Major : Lake Hartwell : 3/24 – 3/27
FLW Major : Lake Chickamauga : 4/14 – 4/17
FLW Major: Table Rock Lake : 5/5 – 5/8
FLW Major: Red River : 5/19 – 5/22
FLW Open: Potomac River : 6/2 – 6/5
FLW Major: Kentucky Lake : 6/16 – 6/19
FLW Cup: Lake Ouachita: 8/11 – 8/14
FLW Open: Lake Champlain: 9/15 – 9/18
FLW Open: Lake Guntersville: 10/20 – 10/23

When I look that schedule over a couple things stick out to me. First, Lake Ouachita for the FLW Cup. I won there last year but, it was a different time of year then the Cup is being held. It will fish different and its going to take something special to beat Scott Suggs on his home water.

Next I see Kentucky Lake and Lake Guntersville down the road a bit. Both of these are events I am looking forward to for a couple of reasons. They are both great fisheries and should be a lot of fun. However, I have not had great success at either of these places so I am looking for some redemptionthis year at both of those lakes.

The rest of the schedule is exciting and I plan to work as hard as ever at bringing home the AOY. The FLW has a talented group of anglers so it won’t be easy but, that’s my ultimate goal. For now its off to wrap up my final preparation duties before hitting the 10 freeway for 3+ days on my way to Okeechobee.

Skeet’s Beat
Fun with Family and Friends
We’re back from a camping trip through the three day weekend.
Our family and two other friends went to the coast. We were going to go to Doran’s Beach, but when we called on the way over, there were only seven sites left…
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Takahiro Omori Blog
Date: 1-18-2010

I’m off season training at IMG Academies, Bradenton Fl. It is really hard to do working out because my left hand tendinitis. I’m focusing more about mental and media training and nutrition this time. I enjoy hang around all kinds pro athlete and I learn so much about how to handle tour lifestyle from them. I also meet doctor/trainer to see my hand tomorrow.

This is the Daily FlashMinnow Weekly Report!　The Year 2011… No Fish yet.
I have been fishing to Alamitos Bay these days, but it doesn’t seem like any Flounder (Hirame) there.
So, I  decided to go fishing to New Port Beach, which is my home ground beach for fresh start.
I felt the Big Chance was finally coming!
Usually, covered by full of kelp on an inland sea side, but I noticed no kelp were grown at all.
It is a chance for My stander lure – the FlashMinnow’s turn!
I decided to keep casting and heading out to sea from the start of the rock to the iron tower while moving and no worry about scratching the kelp.
I wonder…. how many cast that I threw?…..No fish, No fish… No hit…It didn’t seems any fish there. I have never felt like this before.
I will not get on any boat, untill, I catch fish from land.
P.S. I noticed Catalina Island where I went Bonito fishing last year, so I took a picture for a good memory.
It wasn’t supposed to be like this….
 
See you soon!

Sandy

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