Old Fenwick fiberglass rods

I had fun rebuilding two old fiberglass Fenwick Rods. Finished them yesterday. They're great for small crankbaits and Charlie Brewer Slider system fishing. One is 6'6" and the other is 5'6" - Tennessee Handle style (you tape the reels to the rod). I think I got these at a flee market about 15-years ago. I stipped,re-finished and installed new line Fuji Hardloy (the best guide at the time these rods were original) guides.

Foolin' with rods

Tahoe has a new A/C compressor and new front brakes and rotors and the boat is in the shop getting a new pressure gauge and some other things checked out. So, I did a mid-season cleaning of all my reels and then cleaned up some rods. My son and one of my SnL's had some old nasty looking rods, so I stripped them and cleaned them up - put a new reel on my son's as the SnL already had a good Shimano on his. They turned out ok. This Saturday is my youngest G'Son's birthday party...he'll be one on Sept. 22nd, but we're all getting together on Saturday the 18th. He's a charmer!

Just a few more pictures of our Labor Day weekend at Lake Guntersville.

Labor Day Weekend at Guntersville

The family had a great time at Lake Guntersville - we had a beautiful home right on a calm bay off the main river channel, 2-boats to fish with and beautiful weather. Fishing wasn't fast & furious but everyone caught something and that was fine. We're already making plans for next year.

Redwine Lake, Georgia

My colleague in Georgia was kind enough to invite me to his private lake for an afternoon of fishing before our meetings with Delta. It was hot and blue bird after the heavy rains they received Monday but we still managed to catch some fish. I had a great time and am thankful for the opportunity. Thanks Keith!

Old Hickory with M & M

Had a great time today on Old Hickory Lake with my youngest daughter and her husband. We met by I-40 and Hwy 109 @ 7:15 and launched about 7:35 - We fished until about 1:30 PM and all of us caught at least 2-bass. Total was 8 bass and the largest about 2.5#...yes, caught by yours truly, LOL. Overcast most of the day with water temp about 83 (having dropped from 91 due to 3" of rain over the last 36-hours) and ambient temperature about 83. Fish were caught on break lines in 12' with jigs, senko's, Skitter Pops and even Mepps Spinners (SnL). It rained on us the first hour but after that, only the occasional sprinkle. A good day with family on the lake!

Saturday Fishing July 10, 2010

I took off this morning about 9 AM, drove to the Fall Creek Falls Lake and was fishing from 10 AM until 4:40 PM. I caught a limit...4-each 1# bass and 1-each 4# bass. Caught 2-on a Strike King KVD Silent Stalker 17' Crankbait, grey with white and red, 1-on a Yum soft platic stick bait, 1-on a blk/blu Zorro Buzza Bug Jig with Zoom Trailer and the #4 bass on Zorro "Dale Hollow" football jig, 3/4-oz.

Perfect! Fished all day, came home to BBQ spare ribs and there's a NASCAR Sprint race on tonight - Sweet!