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2022 Fall Fishing Adventure #1. Smallmouth Bass On The Columbia River

Fall Fishing for Smallmouth on the Columbia River

Aug 23

Astoria in August

Astoria is one of the most popular salmon destinations in all of the Pacific Northwest.

Jul 29

Add San Diego Tuna fishing to your bucket list.

Big fish swimming every direction and all of us trying to keep our lines from tangling. We would yell "Coming Under" or "Going Over" as we

Jul 23

NEW VMC Twitching Jigs

Get ready for Coho Season with the NEW VMC Twitching jig!

Jun 28

Oregon Coast Rockfish

Catching Rockfish on the beautiful Oregon Coast

Apr 12

Breaking Out of My Skwala Slump

Cutthroat on the Skwala! It is spring in Montana and that means chasing the most elusive of all stoneflies…the mighty skwala. This is a...

Mar 29

VMC NRJ - Ned Rig Jig

Four pound Smallmouth on the VMC NRJ! Ott Defoe Talks about the new VMC NRJ I fished the new from VMC Ned Rig Jig (NRJ) this past weekend...

Mar 28

Early Spring Smallmouth Fishing

Doubled up on early spring smallmouth. Spring has sprung in the Pacific NW. The grass is turning green and the trees are starting to...

Mar 12

VMC Quik Strike Stinger Hooks for Walleye

The new Quik Strike Techset Single Trail hooks made a Walleye believer out of me. I recently went out on a trip to target Walleye on the...

Jan 2

BMO Top 10, 2021

2021 was a unique year. Covid 19 hung around all year leading to disruptions on a global scale, but through it all, everyone prevailed...

Oct 5, 2021

Columbia Coho!

I fished the Columbia River near The Dalles for Coho casting Blue Fox Vibrax Spinners!

Sep 15, 2021

BMO put the New Rapala Rain Pro Rainwear to the test - and it was amazing!

Rapala Rain Pro Rainwear Review

Aug 29, 2021

BMO - KBF Trail Clear Lake III

Sunday was the final leg of the three day KBF Trail series on Clear Lake. Three separate tournaments on three days.

Aug 29, 2021

BMO Fishes Clear Lake KBF Trail II

BMO Fishing Clear Lake KBF Trail II

Aug 26, 2021

Clear Lake KBF Trail Day 1

I am at Clear Lake California for the KBF Trail Series Kayak Tournament. There are three separate days of tournament fishing, and each day

Aug 13, 2021

Another Great Day in Pacific City!

Another great day in pacific City

Jul 15, 2021

Fish For The Future and the Kenai River Kings

Kenai River Kings and Fish For The Future

Jun 28, 2021

Topwater Rockfish on Rapala Saltwater Skitter Pop and 5.25" Skitter “V”

Topwater Rockfish

Jun 28, 2021

Fathers Day Kayak Tournament

Fathers Day Kayak Bass Tournament

Jun 12, 2021

How to rig the NEW Luhr Jensen Whole Bait Head.

How to Rig the NEW Luhr Jensen Whole Bait Head