What a Catch

Shelly chose the fishing boy from the "A Child's Year" cartridge as the challenge at BBTB2 this week. This cartridge is filled with tons of great silhouettes, which seem to be the "thing" right now. This cut went perfectly with this picture of the catch of the day. Poor little fish couldn't even fit the entire cricket in his mouth.

PP - BG Lime Rickey, and BG Origins
Title - Cricut Birthday Bash cartridge

Come join us this week for the challenge. If you don't have this cartridge, you can use any fish from any cartridge.

Baby's got Bass (again)

First of all, PLEASE excuse my wretched appearance, I had just got finished working out.

I was just complaining to Derek last night about how I haven't caught a decent size bass in a couple of months. Well, I guess somebody heard me because I hooked one today that got off, and then a few casts later, caught this beauty. My faith is restored! I caught it on a 3" swim shad, and it weighed 3 pounds.

Finally, a new reel

I've been through 3 old Shakespeare and Zebco reels in the past couple of months. We finally sprang for a decent reel. I know, the green reel totally clashes with my blue rod, but when cost is a factor, you get what you get. This is my first experience with a baitcast reel, and there's definitely a learning curve. I created a birdnest of epic proportions this morning. It was such a mess, it took about 20 minutes for me to get it untangled. But, I'm learning and I'm casting it a little further each time. So... here fishy fishy!