Fish Pittsburgh http://fishpittsburgh.com For Fishermen, By Fishermen Thu, 03 May 2012 17:36:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Pymatuning Open http://fishpittsburgh.com/2012/05/pymatuning-open/ http://fishpittsburgh.com/2012/05/pymatuning-open/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 17:36:34 +0000 Leo Cancilla http://fishpittsburgh.com/?p=3374 Pymatuning Open is a post from: Fish Pittsburgh

]]> The Bassmasters of Crawford County

 Spring Bass Classic

Team Tournament

 

Pymatuning Lake

Sunday, May 6, 2012

 

Registration: Boat position will be in the order that the applications are received.

Launch Site: Snodgrass                                     Boat check starting at 5:00AM.    

Start: 6am, Trickle Start,                                   Weigh-in: 3:00 PM.

Cash payback 80% of the field entered.            Entry Fee:  $80 per boat

Optional Big Bass pool: $10.00

 

 

Make of boat ________________________ H.P._______Reg#___________________

Owner Name_________________________Partner Name_________________________

Address_____________________________Address_____________________________

___________________________________              _____________________________

Phone______________________________ Phone_______________________________

E-Mail______________________________E-Mail______________________________

 

I have read, understand and agree to abide with the rules and state laws governing this tournament. I agree to abide by any on-site decisions deemed necessary by the tournament director. I further agree to waive the tournament officials and hosts from any liability; including careless, hazardous or negligent operation or use of equipment by another competitor.

 

Owner Signature_____________________________________________________

 

Partner Signature_____________________________________________________

 

Make checks payable to: Bassmasters of Crawford County

Mail to: Eric Marsh 12475 State Hwy 18 Apt. C, Conneaut Lake Pa. 16316

Telephone:  814 382 0686 Applications will be accepted at the ramp.  CASH ONLY.

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]]> 2012 “The Bass Hounds” Fishing Team

 

2012 is shaping up to be a great year for the team.  This year the team of fishermen will be competing in the “Fishers of Men” national sanctioned professional tournaments and B.A.S.S. events stretching throughout the East. The “Fishers of Men” circuit is a new circuit that the team will be competing in.  The tournaments start in PA and then stretch to regional events and then on to the national level.  You can check out the circuit at www.fomntt.com

This year the team will be traveling to Washington DC to fish the Potomac River, into Ohio and New York to fish select lakes, as well as many events inside of PA.  There are many expenses incurred when running a team such as this, at this level of competition.  We rely solely on sponsorship, and through our own fundraising.  The major expenses for this team include entry fees for the tournaments, travel fees such as gas, hotel rooms, and pre-fishing for these events.  We would like to take a moment to thank all of our sponsors that help us do our best to stay competitive at this level.

Valvoline Oil Company, Nervous Waters, Strauss Automotive, Metal Menders, www.fishpittsburgh.com, and McElhinny Insurance Agents all sponsor the team and without their help none of this would be possible.  Please take time to check out all of these sponsors and if they can help you, tell them the Bass Hounds sent you.

www.valvoline.com                    www.nervouswaters.com           www.straussautomotive.com

www.themetalmenders.com       www.fishpittsburgh.com             www.mcelhinny-insurance.com

 

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]]> The Bob Reddick Memorial

19th Annual Lake Arthur

Crappie Buddy Tournament

May 20, 2012

$50 Team Entry Fee (includes $5 lunker pool)

7:00 AM to 3:00 PM (After May 15th, $5 late fee will be added)

DOWNLOAD APP 

 

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]]> The TBF state championship was held on Oneida Lake the first weekend in October.  Oneida Lake is located just north of Syracuse New York.  Bass Hounds team members Brad Bressler and Derek Severns qualified and fished the event.  Brad fished on the boater’s side while Derek fished the co-anglers division.  There were 130 anglers signed up to fish this event, where only the top 12 would make the PA state team.  This truly is an all or nothing event.

The week prior to the event, Brad and Derek spent the day’s pre fishing the lake, exploring new areas and doing their best to locate the fish.  Oneida can produce big bags of both largemouth and small mouth bass.  Under normal conditions it would take a mixed bag to win this event.  Knowing this made the practice period a little difficult.  The guys got on a top water frog bite early in the week; they thought it would be the ticket to the largemouth that Oneida has to offer.  The smallmouth proved to be a bit tougher to locate.  That time of year the cold fronts move through and shut down the fishing.  It affects both the shallow and deep bits.

As the event started Friday morning, Brad headed right to his large mouth spots and began to frog.  He got a few fish early but not the big ones he had caught in practice; he moved out deeper but could not get bit.  He ended the day with 3 fish and was in 25th place on the angler side.  Derek pulled a boater that was on some small mouth in the morning that were coming up onto a flat to feed.  He was catching fish on jerk baits, tubes and top water lures.  It wasn’t until around 10 that Derek got his first bite.  By noon Derek has landed 3 fish and his boater hadn’t landed a fish.  He asked his boater to move up the lake to a stretch that he had caught them on before and his boater agreed.  Upon arriving at the spot, Derek landed 4 more keeper small mouth, thus filling out his limit and culling a few fish.  All of his bites came on a green pumpkin zoom centipede.  Derek ended day one in sixth place on the co angler side, right where he needed to be. Friday night turned out to be the coldest night of the week.  It made the last day of competition very, very hard.  Derek went out and caught two fish for around 7 and ½ pounds.  He finished the tournament in 11th place just 2 pounds away from making the team.  Brad had a few small keepers that didn’t make any difference in his placing.  Both guys left the tournament a little disappointed, but that is fishing.  “Close but no cigar”, is the old saying and as was true here.

We can’t say enough about our 2011 team and team sponsors, the support from everyone has made this possible.  Valvoline Oil, Metal Menders, Strauss Automotive, Bowser Collision Center, Poor Boys Baits, Fishpittsburgh.com and Nervous Waters, have all been behind us 100% and without them we would not be out there.  Thank you to everyone and we are looking forward to a great 2012 season.

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]]> Abu Garcia has come out with a fishing rod that may be one of the most versatile I have ever seen. I have not used the new Verdict series rod yet, but I promise you that I will have one in my boat for the spring. Watch as Mike Iaconelli talks about this new rod and what it could mean as far as saving time on the water.

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]]> If you are not a swimbait guy that’s ok. They are expensive, hard to find locally, and take a lot of practice to get to know when and how to use these lures. I have been using soft swimbaits more than hard swimbaits, but I can honestly say that these lures can produce a good number of strikes and more times than not they are quality strikes. Check out this video about the Sebile Magic Swimmer. Remember these are preditor lures that catch pike, muskie, walleye, bass and striped bass.

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]]> The moon phase has a lot to do with the way fish feed, spawn, and react to conditions. The most noticable time of year is when fish are spawning. I have experience this myself at Chautauqua a few years back while I was fishing for fun. I spent 3 days out on the lake fishing and the first 2 days I was catching prespawn fish for the most part, but the full moon hit the night between the 2nd and 3rd day and all of the sudden there were fish on beds everywhere. Watch the video clip below because it goes into detail about how the moon phase should tell you how to adjust your fishing day no matter what the species you are targeting.

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]]> At fishpittsburgh we pride ourselves at being honest. I have never ice fished. The last couple of years friends of mine have been trying to get me out with them and things just didn’t line up. Footage like this where guys are pulling in perch and perch using Salmo Cubby Darters makes me think about getting into ice fishing. I can taste those little fillets.

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]]> Here is a great little clip that goes into detail about how the baitfish move in river current and why vertical jigging mimics that movement. The clip also goes into details about the tackle and equipment that will help you be successful. Vertical jigging can be a great way to get some nice walleye in out local river systems.

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]]> http://fishpittsburgh.com/2011/12/river-walleye-vertical-jigging/feed/ 0 Preparing for 2012 http://fishpittsburgh.com/2011/12/preparing-for-2012/ http://fishpittsburgh.com/2011/12/preparing-for-2012/#comments Sun, 04 Dec 2011 13:00:14 +0000 Leo Cancilla http://fishpittsburgh.com/?p=3324 Preparing for 2012 is a post from: Fish Pittsburgh

]]> The last few months have been very long for me. With some of the warmest weather I can remember in Pennsylvania I have not been able to fish. If you recall I had been dealing with a shoulder injury for most of the summer. Well in Septmeber after the KBBC Classic I decided to go ahead and have the surgery knowing that it would be a 4-6 month rehab. I am happy to say that I am about 2 1/2 months into the rehab and things are coming along nicely. I still can’t fish or hunt, but everyday life is slowly getting back to normal. Which means I have started getting ready for the 2012 fishing season.

December is a great month to stock up on fishing tackle. Most stores run Christmas sales, on-line sales with free shipping, or simply end of the year sales. Some places that I recommend checking are tackle warehouse, lang big fish, and cabelas. Often these sales don’t last very long so I tend to check the websites 1 or 2 times per week.

I have found that if you contact companies they will often give you bulk pricing on weights, hooks, and even lures. It never hurts to ask and when you are like myself and going to buy 200 bullet weights to get me through the year, you may as well buy in bulk and save money if you can.

Well good luck to you still heading out on the water. I know I would be heading out this weekend to try to get some last minute fish. Remember you might not get a bunch of fish this time of year, but you will usually get good fish to bite.

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