Well, I in the last two weeks, I’ve fished the ATX Big Bass Open tournament and our monthly ATX Bassmasters club tournament.  The Big Bass tournament was ok, but it was a little disappointing.  I was helping to plan & run that tournament in an effort to help make some money for both me and the other guys from the club that will be competing in the state championship tournament shortly.   [Read more…]

With temperatures dropping into the teens the last couple of days here in Austin, everything kind of got shut down today.  Power outages were widespread across the city and everyone was stuck at home.  Our power never did go out, but nevertheless, I didn’t want to go out in that cold crap!  After putting around on the internet for some time this morning, I decided it was about time for a crankbait painting extravaganza!   [Read more…]

Well, I fished the ATX Bassmasters tournament on Lake Travis yesterday and ended up with mediocre results finishing right in the middle of the pack.  Overall, I’m satisfied with how I fished, but a few events during the tournament have left me with some thoughts and lessons to chew on.  I say that I’m satisfied with how I fished because I felt like I made mostly good decisions and I was on the fish needed to win.   [Read more…]

First of all, I just want to say thanks to all of you for the support everyone has been showing me lately: friends, family, co-workers, church members, other fishermen, etc.  It’s really been helping to boost me and helping to make me a little more serious about my fishing. [Read more…]

Well, this past month I’ve had a little bit of a break in between tournaments. My last tournament was at the beginning of December and my next one won’t be until January 23rd. This has presented me with a rare opportunity to just do some fun fishing. I think I’ve only done maybe 3 fun fishing trips all year long (that were longer than just 2 hours). [Read more…]