Living the Dream.........A note from Gerald Scholl

A note from our old friend Gerald Scholl
Lake Tahoe CA

My friends (fishermen & non-fishermen),

Attached are some shots from a couple of trips last week up at Stampede Lake, just north of Truckee.

Enjoy,
Gerald

Gerald

Karl K.

Gerald has established a guide service up at Lake Tahoe.
We will hear more from Gerry in the coming months.

Sweeeeeet...................

April 2007 Monterey Salmon Trip

Open Sesame......


Check out these pics. The Boys made a recent trip up north to Monterey in search of Salmon. The honorable Doctor Eugene hosted this annual Salmon Trip.

Jay 27, John 18, Scott 40

Scott fIsHeYeViEw

jAy FiShEyEvIeW

John Fish Eye View

Report to Follow......

Marina Del Rey Halibut Derby 2007

Hey Gang

I had the chance to fish in the SM Bay Halibut Derby with Captain Jeff Rodriguez on his 35 ft Seaway the Fortuna (San Pedro CA). It was a great fishing platform for the derby given the funky weather we had this weekend. We had anglers on board for the derby.

Man....It was hard work with many hours of no bites. We tried all of the spots in the bay with very little luck. We went up west Saturday starting at Little Dume, and worked our way back along the beach. It was a desert out there. Jeff kept this eyes on the machine all day looking for signs of life. It was pretty grim. We were fishing in Cold Brown Water (man that sounds rude) .
We ended up with a Sheep(baaaaaaaah)Head, Twister Bass, a number of Octopus (awesome job Pete.)

When we baited up on Sunday AM, the guys at InSeine asked where we went the day before. "You might want to Zag instead of Zigging like you did yesterday...........They caught a thresher in tight to the beach yesterday.......by the piers"

Cool!! Right on. Thank You.........Translation....Head down to the Southbay and look for bait on the beach by the piers. So off we went.

It was a nice morning with glassy conditions. We started at Torrance Beach, and back up to the Redondo Canyon for a few Sand Bass. Made our way back to Manhattan Pier and found some favorable conditions. I got lucky and caught a 12.9 lb Halibut on a Sardine right around noon. I was stoked. With over 600 Angler participating in the Derby and only 40 legals caught, I felt pretty fortunate.

It was a nice fat fish that ended up Panko DeepFried style accompanied with a bowl of steaming hot rice. Shoyu and Lime. Proper.........

So what kind of rig did you use for the Derby this past weekend???????????????
3 Way Swivel Drift Rig??
BounceBall Gimmik???
Pre-made Beads and Swivel GetUp????
Gulp?????

Signing off..........

The Fred Hall Long Beach Show March 2007

Hey Gang

I just wanted to say Thank You for stopping by the Bob's booth at the Fred Hall Show. We had a great time checking out the show, catching up with some old friends and making a ton of new ones. It was a packed show. The Calstar GG Jigsticks were a hit with the crowd, along with the sick variety of Salas Lures, and the "mysterious" Blackwater Spectra and Fluorocarbon. The guys in the know are all talking about the Blackwater Products. Mike will carry a sample of the Blackwater line in the shop.

We would like to thank our friends at Calstar, Salas Lures, Avet Reels, Blackwater, Kencor, and Phoenix Rods for lending a hand for the show. But most of all, we would like to thank our customers for their support.


I have been talking it up with the boys about setting up a fishing club for the shop. We would host quarterly meetings (at a local meeting place). We can set up activities like Charter fishing trips, fishing derbys, and have industry experts conduct in-house fishing seminars. Just a great way to keep in touch with your fishing buds. Stay Tuned for further updates.

Kenny's Rock Fish Opener

Kenny Itomura - Our Fearless CharterMaster

The Pacific Dawn
Captain Hooks Ventura CA
March 1, 2007


Hello Sports Fans. We had a very nice trip aboard the Pacific Dawn out to Santa Rosa Island on Friday. It was opening day for the rockfish season and everyone was stoked. Kenny from the shop set up a charter with hopes to land some nice fish at Rosa. Reels filed with Spectra, and tackle boxes jugged with Jax Jigs, Shimano Butterfly Jigs, assortments of Shrimp Flys, and some heavy lead was the gear of choice for this trip. Given the time of the year, Seabass was a possibility but it didn't sound like there was much sign of the misto croaker lately. Hopes were high for a good fishing trip.

Captain Pat Cavanaugh and the crew run a real professional operation. The Pac Dawn went through some boatwork during the offseason with a new paint job, deck work, and new finish to the rails. The first thing we noticed when loading our gear aboard was the boat looks real nice and shiny. Man, I remember the boat when it had the old school Baby Blue paint.


The weather had been a factor for the past several weeks for the Channel Islands. It was kind of iffy Thursday during the day with small craft warnings, but it all worked out just great. The NW winds made a little lumpy heading out of Ventura Harbor. So the boat rolled out of the harbor at a nice mellow speed making the ride bearable for a good night sleep. It was blowing at daybreak with whitecaps off the horizon. Fortunate for us, the wind backed off and we had Channel Islands Butter conditions by midmorning. Just a great day out on the water.......
Mike and John

Uncle Larry

Scott Okamura

We had great fishing on the rockfish. We caught some quality Reds, ChuckleHeads, Johhny Bass, Bank Perch, Blue Bass, and several Ling Cod (released). By the end of the day, there were "smiles everywhere" for the group and fat sacks filled with spiny tasty fish. Mrs. Hara is going to be Stoked!!!! We ended the day making a couple of Halibut drifts close up to the island with no biters. The ride home was "Butta"

Mark, Bob, and Ron

Leeway taken it EastCoast Style

Todd Allen with a nice sample

Captain Pat and Uncle Larry

Many thanks to Pat and the Crew for a great day of fishing. A very cool bunch of buys who know their stuff. And thank you Kenny for setting up the Charter.

Don't forget to come by the booth at the Fred Hall Show March 7 - 12 at the Long Beach Convention Center. MIke and the crew have been busting their asses off wrapping rods just for the show. It is pretty amazing stuff. Check out these wild custom jobs they have been working on


Items that will be sold at the booth include Calstar Rods Kencor the Original Salas Lure , Penn and Avet Reels Mike said he just picked up some Blackwater Spectra and Fluorocarbon straight out of the factory and making its debut at the show.


We will even have a few Hawaiian Hooks for sale. Hope to see you at the Show.
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Signing off for now.......................

Hey Gang

Our Blog is set up and we are ready to Rock!!!! Think of this Blog(Web-Log) as a monthly newsletter for the shop.

We will post news about the shop regarding any products on sale, new fishing products/gear, and fishing reports from our family - i.e. you guys, our customers.

Thanks for checking us out, and help spread the good word about the New Blog for Bob's Sporting Goods.

Bob Hara
Bob's Sporting Goods Blog Dude
bob.bobssportinggoods@gmail.com

Hey Gang

Come check us out at the Fred Hall Show at the Long Beach Convention Center March 7th - 11th. We will be selling the new Calstar GG690 and GG90 Jigsticks. This is a new composite line right out of the Calstar Factory. Mike and the boys have been working hard day and night custom wrapping these rods for the show.

We will also be selling Kencor rods, Penn Reels, Avet Reels, and Salas Jigs.

Come on by and join the family. We look forward to seeing you at the show.

Check out these Beauties...........click on the pictures for a close look