New Zorro flipping jigs

Tuesday, April 26, 2011: I took the Tahoe in for an oil change and was talking to Ronnie Rogers (co-owner) of Stan Sloan Zorro Bait Company and he told me about a new flipping jig head design they have out. He gave me three samples from his stash. He's also a semi-pro angler, fishes all kinds of tourneys all over the region, and he loves this design and results. So, I'll try these and order some!

Old Hickory with Denny of Seeker Rods

Monday, April 25, 2011: I picked up Denny in Franklin, TN at 7:30 AM and drove to Old Hickory Lake for a day of fishing. I packed the appropriate amount of food...4-sandwiches, Pringles, 2-pieces of 3-layer home made carrot cake, 2-Krispy Kreme Cheery Pies, brownies, Chex Mix, water, coke and Orange drink. Oh, 2-thermos' of coffee. We launched about 9 AM and ran straight to Cages Bend area where I knew they would spawn if the time was right...IT WAS RIGHT.

Three casts in and we were hauling in 2's, 3's, 4's and 5's. Water temp was about 63-68 depending on the wind, current and rain drainage and visibility nil. The wind was rough at 15-20 mpg with gusts to 30.

We were using Zorro Booza Bugs, 7/16-oz gold/brown heads with green/yellow/orange skirts tipped with a Zoom trailer in root beer. They were loving it. Since Denny also tests for Daiwa, he threw some proto-type cranks in various depth sizes. He got bit on all of them, but the jig brought home the bigger fish.

Denny gave me a Batson golf shirt, some X-Treme reel lubricants and a brand new Shimano Stradic 3000...SWEET!

He took pictures during the day with his camera and we used my camera after reaching the dock area. I have posted mine here but will post his when available.

A good day, a new friend, good fishing - Priceless!

Seeker Blank Rod

Finished the Seeker 706 S-Glass blank for Crank Baits given to me by Kenny of Seeker. Looks good but the pictures are poor.

He called me today and will be arriving Nashville April 20th and staying through the 27th. His daughter lives in Franklin and will take him to Atlanta for Easter weekend but then we will meet Monday and/or Tuesday after Easter for some fishing. I'm really looking forward to it.

Saturday AM @ Perdido Key

I have to add this weird story - we were surf-fishing late one evening, I believe it was Tuesday, when we got a strong bite, set the hook and brought in this nice sized surf-catfish.

Here's the weird part - we never hooked the fish - turns out he was already hooked with another surf-rig and we had caught the "rig" and not the fish.

30# Ray and Whitings

We had an interesting morning on the foggy beach of Perdido Key - Caught 2-sting rays and 4-good size Whitings. One of the rays was 30# - took 30-minutes to bring to the shore then we cut him off. Been foggy all day with no sunshine yet. This is our last day so we'll enjoy the rest of it then pack and head out in the AM.

Perdido Key, Pensacola, FL April 5, 2011

Having another good day here on the beach - strong T-Storms came through during the night and the high winds lingered until about 11 A.M. but brilliant skies prevailed. Got in a little beach time with the Grandson's and their family and also tried a little surf fishing - to no avail. Today we drove over to the Bass Pro Shop close to Mobile and spent about and hour - I picked up some reel grease and C-Rig egg sinkers - 1 0z and 1.5 oz - can't get them that heavy around home. Watched Isaac surf fish for about 2-hours and now we'll head out to dinner. So Thankful!

Perdido Key, Pensacola, FL April 3, 2011

Wow! We're having a great time here on Perdido Key - My Son rented a 3-BR Condo right on the beach and invited us down for the week. Yesterday, he chartered a boat called PIER PRESSURE, and Capt. Josh put us on a slew of Sheepshead. We filled a big catch bag of them for fillet's and grilling. My Grandson Isaac caught the most and largest of that species. Stephen caught a nice red that was over the slot limit so it was released. We caught about 7-species in total - A great day and great weather. Hope I know how to relax for the rest of the week.