Date: 10-27-2010

It’s not often the entire family can get together for a getaway, but that’s exactly where I just got back from.  Kelley and I went up to Mt. Shasta City with my brother and his family and my mom.  It’s a place where I spent a lot of time as a kid and I haven’t been back in a while, so it made for a great getaway.

In my last blog I mentioned the FLW Collegiate regionals at Folsom Lake in Northern California. I had a great time meeting and hanging out with the young student anglers and hearing about their experiences in the fishing world. They are the future of our sport and I was thrilled to be on hand for this event representing National Guard and the FLW Tour.

FLW did a great job with the Outdoor Festival that was setup right outside of the Sacramento State football stadium.  In the National Guard booth we had lots of cool games, simulators and information about “the Guards” great program for young adults. It was the Hornets’ (Sac. State) homecoming weekend and the weigh in was timed to be right after the football game, so the crowds were excellent.  The host team of Sac. State took the win and moved on the FLW College Series national championship.

This week I am headed back up to Nor-Cal for the MonsterFishingTackle.com’s Monster Bass Jam.  While at the event I will be representing all my sponsors but, in particular Lucky Craft.  Lucky Craft has a new color out, “Light Hitch.” This is a great color and should be a go to color on any lake coast to coast.  You can check out all the seminars, including mine and fellow Lucky Craft pro-staffers Skeet Reese and Gary Dobyns from the Monster Bass Jam at MonsterFishingTackle.com.  I’ll do what I can to get you a sneek peek at the new “Light Hitch” color as well.