by Juan Veruete, Kayak Fish PA, LLC I recently had the good fortune to be one the the “first kids on my block” to receive a Temple Fork Outfitters Gary Loomis Signature Series rod. Now that’s a mouthful! Like any serious fisherman, I was first overjoyed with my new acquisition. After my [...]
Continue reading...1. July 2010
by Juan Veruete, Kayak Fish PA, LLC I’m a huge fan of top water baits; All kinds of top water baits such as poppers, prop baits and walk-the-dog baits. If there’s a good top water bite on, you can be rest assured that I’ll be tossing one of these baits. In particular, prop baits and walk-the-dog [...]
Continue reading...18. June 2010
by Juan Veruete, Kayak Fish PA, LLC I had the good fortune of being invited by the Crawford County Convention and Visitors Bureau to join several outdoor writers for a four day trip to experience the Smallmouth bass fishing available on French Creek near Meadville, Pennsylvania. We spent two days on the creek and caught a [...]
Continue reading...1. June 2010
by Juan Veruete, centralpafishing.com Summer smallmouth fishing has arrived or is just around the corner for much of the country. Yes, it is time to think about patterning those smallmouth bass during the hot long days of summer. We also need to think of the baits we’ll be tossing at those aggressive summer smallmouth bass. I [...]
Continue reading...27. May 2010
by Juan Veruete, Kayak Fish PA, LLC I try to avoid writing product reviews unless I’ve spent some time putting an item through the paces. Recently I was headed to Virginia to do three full days of flat water paddling and spend some time paddling the Potomac River. The forecasted air temperatures were expected to be [...]
Continue reading...1. May 2010
by Juan Vereute, http://www.centralPAfishing.com Most of the time when I’m on the water, other fisherman will ask the age old question “what bait were you using when you caught your fish”. I’m always glad to tell them but surprisingly very few fisherman follow up with what should be the second question. “What type of presentation were [...]
Continue reading...17. April 2010
by Juan Veruete, Kayak Fish PA, LLC Smallmouth bass are effective predators that thrive in rocky, generally shallow rivers.This makes sense given their preferred prey. They comb the rock strewn river bottom and ledges for their number one delicacy, the crayfish. It’s no wonder that over the years fisherman have been using crankbaits [...]
Continue reading...21. March 2010
by Juan Veruete, Kayak Fish PA, LLC One of the most popular yet, maybe, least understood baits for smallmouth is the soft jerkbait. These little gems are among my go to baits for spring smallmouth bass. In addition, they see a lot of “water time” during the summer. As we head into spring full speed here [...]
Continue reading...10. March 2010
by Juan Veruete, Kayak Fish PA, LLC I’ve been a catch and release smallmouth angler for over 20 years and I’m always looking for ways to better insure a successful release of my catches. Most anglers understand the basics of reducing handling time, protecting the fishes slime coat, and revival techniques. These tips have been the [...]
Continue reading...5. March 2010
2010 is the year of the “under $100″ rods. Rod manufacturers knew they needed to provide as much value as possible in a rod and they decided to step up to the plate and make some great performing rods for relatively low cost. Almost every rod manufacturer now offers a “performance” rod under or close [...]
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19. July 2010
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