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Tournament Results – PAA All Star Series
Bass Pro Shops PAA All Star Series Comments Off on Tournament Results – PAA All Star Series
Lucky Craft Flat CB D-20 with Kelly JordonLucky Craft pros Kelly Jordon demonstrate how he fishes with the Crank Bait Flat CB D-20. Comments Off on Lucky Craft Flat CB D-20 with Kelly Jordon
Gerry Mahieu Blog
These are some recent activities I’ve been a part of lately: first is the MDR SWBA event, although I did not finish where I wanted, 21st out of 70 teams isn’t so bad. I caught quite a few fish on the DD 100 MS Crack color and weighed one of our five on that bait. It was great to see Neil and Sandy at the weigh-in! I believe there were some pictures taken while holding a couple of Calico Bass …….hopefully they look good. Last weekend was Day at the Docks in San Diego, I was able to make it down for Saturday while wearing my LC shirt and hat, came across many people who asked about the Saltwater line of LC baits and showed them what baits I use and have in my arsenal …….they were very impressed on the product. For some reason, I don’t think the San Diego fishermen are too familiar with the LC line of hardbaits for the saltwater……..I’m not sure why but I always have product on me when I show for the fishing events throughout Southern California. Hopefully they will catch on down there ……..they don’t know what they are missing! I also made the annual Lilly Call event at the Balboa Angling Club on Sunday …… There were lots of people at this IGFA light- line event. The next event is Dana Point and I’m really looking forward to it! This will be a place where the hardbaits will do well and hopefully so will I! Gerry Banner Day!
Ohio turkey season opened yesterday! Every year, I try to take one day during the Ohio season to go out to Brown County to hunt with my good friend, Mike Hopkins. Most years, I miss opening day due to my fishing schedule but this year, I was in town so we took advantage of it! Comments Off on Banner Day!
Tournament Results – Toledo Bend
Trokar Battle on the Bayou Day 1 Results: 5 fish – 19lbs, 3oz Totals: 13 Fish – 43lbs, 7oz Current AOY points: 640 – 63rd place DetourI had so much to catch up on after last week’s tournament that turkey hunting was the furthest thing from my mind when I got up right after daybreak. I was buried, trying to get a million things done for next week’s UMF shoot on Lake Lanier in Georgia. That’s Part of the Game
I almost pulled it off today. Going out this morning, I figured I would need about 15 lbs. to have a chance of sliding into the top 50 and making ten grand. My five fish limit today weighed 14 lbs. 8oz., leaving me a little short, coming in 66th place. Comments Off on That’s Part of the Game
Patriot (Newport Beach)This week, I boarded on the “Patriot” and again went on a boat fishing trip. Unlike last week, it was a sunny day fishing. And there were a lot of fishermen on the boat as well. Hoping to catch some Scorpaenopsis and Sand Bass located at about 160ft below, I again used a Shell Spin and attached a 1oz weight on its head part. It took 45 minutes to get to our destination from Long Beach harbor and it was a slightly different spot than last time. I started off using the Texas Shell Spinwith a rod specifically for light tackles. And immediately I get a hit!! I caught a small Flounder (Hirame)! Afterwards I got couple more hits but was unable to hook it well, so I decided to change it to a butterfly jig instead. Then I kept fishing keeper size fishes! I caught some by aiming the bottom first and once I get a hit, I kept my tension the stable. After being able to catch quite a few, we moved on to our next destination. At this fishing spot, I dropped it to about 60ft to the bottom at a relatively shallow area. I again used the Shell Spin and started. On a Shell Spin, since the hook is right below the body, when you are aiming the bottom the hook tends to sink in, so it becomes harder to tell when you get a bite. So what I do is; I first drop it to the very bottom, I then make a half-turn on my reel so it is lifted at about 30cm. Afterwards, I make sure to keep my tension the same. Most importantly, I make a lift, fall, and stay action and continue to keep my rhythm. Then on my “stay”, I feel a knock! knock! and when I pull at the right time it hooks on. And I believe that is what lead me to catch some Scorpaenopsis. This time, I was able to catch 1 Perch and 3 Scorpaenopsis with the Shell Spin! Sandy P.S. On this trip, I made my personal record! Comments Off on Patriot (Newport Beach)
Ushiku-numa Charity TournamentOn April 10th, I had gone to the “Tamaya Boat” in Ushiku-numa, Japan to help out with the charity tournament for the earthquake disaster of Japan. Since it was a charity event, I was a little worried to how many anglers would participate in this tournament. But it had exceeded my expectation of 52 participants and I was so thankful for their love for Ushiku-numa and their kind hearts. As for the result, my not-so-good apprentice and my very good apprentice had won 1st and 2nd place!… So it came out to be a bit embarrassing result, but it also meant that the fishing pattern I had build and used at the pre-spawn Ushiku-numa was a very strong one and my apprentices had proved it for me. The donations from this charity event will be handed to all the children who had lost their parents from the disaster! A week ago, on April 3rd, a boy came to visit me at my shop. He had told me he came from Minami Souma, Fukushima prefecture where it was actually one of the major areas that was affected by the earthquake and tsunami! Where I live in Toride, Ibaraki and the Minami Souma District in Fukushima prefecture formally has alliance for time of disaster. So the day after the earthquake on March 12th, the firefighters drove a large-scale bus to the Minami Souma district to take everyone who lost their homes to the Toride city high school gymnasiums and welfare halls. And for the people who were less than 20km close to the nuclear power plant also had to evacuate to the athlete lodging in Toride velodrome. The boy who visited me was one of the many disaster victims and his house was destroyed by the earthquake and his grandmother’s house was washed away by the tsunami. He had time to grab only his very important Bass tackles to evacuate. At last year’s Yokohama fishing show, he received a lure and DVD at my training session/presentation and he had become my fan ever since! He asked around a lot to find out where my shop was and came all the way here with his grandmother just to visit me. |
