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How To Access Cast Control on Okuma Komodo SS 200
Komodo SS 200 Access I get asked pretty often why the Komodo SS 200 reels do not have a velocity control system when they in fact do. All sizes feature an internal, centrifugal cast control system. Getting into might be a little tricky with no external dial or switches. It’s really pretty simple. Opening Your Komodo SS 200 Here is a quick video on how to access the cast control on your new 200 Size Komodo Reel. Once you are inside of your new Komodo SS, you can make all of the necessary adjustments to the centrifugal cast control system. It is a 6-Pin system in the newer reels. No…
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Savage Gear- $5 Closeout Baits
Some incredible deals on the most iconic Savage Gear baits such as the Line Thru Trout, 3D Bluegill, 3D Bat and Suicide Duck. Multiple ICAST award winners at only $5 each!
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What Inspires You Video Contest by Okuma
What Inspires You Video Contest Okuma ran a really cool video contest this year and we asked the question, What Inspires You? With that, we had a lot of entries. We asked for a 3 minute or less videos telling us what inspires you about fishing. The winner of the contest was set to receive an all expense paid trip to SoCal to fish with Team Okuma for one day and another day fishing with the TV show Stoked On Fishing. Second place was a $1,000 Okuma gift card and third was a $500 Okuma gift card. Not bad at all! The Videos As I mentioned, we had a lot…
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What To Do With This Collar? – Quick Recipe
What To Do With This Collar? Over the past several seasons, the sport boats have been including the collar of your fish when they clean your catch. Most folks that I know simply discard this delectable part of the fish as they just don’t know what to do with it. The collar contains some of the most delicious, tender portions of meat that you will find on the fish. It definitely isn’t the most pretty or appealing part, but with some quick fixing, it is some of the best. For the full story on where these particular yellowfin came from, check out the full report here. Preparing The Collar For…
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Limit Style Yellowfin Tuna Fishing
Annual Okuma Fall Charter Aboard Tribute Sportfishing With the reports of limit style yellowfin tuna fishing coming in recently, we had our charter timed just right. The annual Okuma Fall Charter aboard Tribute Sportfishing out of Seaforth Landing has been a tradition over the past couple of years. The Plan Everyone had high hopes of limit style yellowfin tuna fishing as we headed down to Seaforth Landing in San Diego. The fish had been reasonably close to home and it had been pretty wide open. The fish we were chasing were not big like the recent bluefin that we have been catching, but more fun sized in the 10-30lb class.…
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Okuma Nomad Xpress Swimbait Travel Rod – First Look
Okuma Nomad Xpress Swimbait Travel Rod I finally had the opportunity to get my hands on one of the new Nomad Xpress Swimbait Travel Rods. These rods are pretty darn cool. They are all 4pc rods that are built like a full 1pc rod and packed into a convenient travel case. Okuma has a wide variety of travel rods in their lineup. SST, Citrix, Voyager, Nomad and Nomad Xpress. These cover everything from long casting surf, big fish boat rods as well as compact, light action trout rods and combos to fly rods. The rod I am looking at today is the Nomad Xpress Swimbait Travel Rod. The Rod As…
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Walleye Jigging on the Columbia River
Fish Camp 2018 This year I had the opportunity to attend Fish Camp up on the Columbia River. Fish Camp is a media event where several media types are invited from around the country. The event takes place at Peach Beach Camp Park in Goldendale Washington along the famed Columbia River. The goal every year is to get up and spend some time with a variety of media folks and talk about and demo new products while fishing for salmon, sturgeon, bass and walleye. And its called Fish Camp for a reason. We do just that, camp. Tent and sleeping bag provided. Over the past several seasons, hover fishing for…
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Fresh Bluefin Tuna Jerky – Super Easy Recipe
Making Fresh Tuna Jerky With the fishing so incredible and the giant Tuna just off the coast, you now need to decide what to do with your catch. There are many ways to prepare fresh Tuna, but one of my favorites is making fresh tuna jerky. Of course, you can use just about any fish for this, but tuna is one of my favorites. The Catch The first step in creating delicious, fresh jerky is catching the fish. Clearly you can use just about any fish you would like, but my go to is fresh caught tuna. I caught the below Bluefin Tuna recently and had plenty of fish to…
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Magnum Squish Jig by Savage Gear- Tuna Killer
Savage Gear Magnum Squish Jig- Tuna Killer! At this point we all know the tremendous fish catching potential of the Savage Gear Squish Jig. They have been deadly on a variety of fish including tuna, yellowtail, bonito and even dropped down for big, gnarly ling cod. The erratic fall of these jigs is amazing and drives fish absolutely crazy. Now Savage Gear has introduced its bigger, badder brother. The Magnum Squish Jig! Having topped out at 180 grams, the standard Squish Jigs were phenomenal. Now the new Magnum Squish Jigs come in at a whopping 250 and 280 grams. This is what the anglers have been asking for. They still…
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Cedros Island- Disaster Averted
Disaster Averted! After an incredible trip down to Cedros Island off of the Pacific Coast of Mexico, I was looking back at the footage I captured with my GoPro Hero 5 and found a pretty funny clip. Disaster was certainly averted this time. The Trip I was down at Cedros Island fishing with Cedros Kayak Fishing and Jeff Mariani and the fishing was pretty incredible for Calico Bass. The yellowtail bite was a little slow, but the bass were non stop and we put the Hobie Mirage Kayaks to work this week. The Fishing After a day of throwing big baits for yellowtail and swimbaits for calico bass, Jeff and…
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