My Christmas Fishing Tackle Wish List For 2010

[kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/5K85Ts6ZNko" width="425" height="344" allowfullscreen="true" fvars="fs=1" /]All I want for Christmas is my new fishing gear, my new fishing gear, my new fishing gear.

So have you been naughty or nice? Do you think Santa is going to come down your chimney with a bag full of new fishing lures and maybe a fishing rod to boot? And if he does come down your chimney what did you ask for? Here is one weapon on my list of fishing goodies I asked for this year.

For starters I am always on the look out for a new fishing rod. A fishing rod that is fairly inexpensive which possesses great sensitivity and durability. I like to buy a rod for around a hundred to a hundred and fifty dollars. So this year I asked Santa for a Carrot Stix rod. A what Stix you ask! Yes I said a Carrot Stix. Some of you may have already seen this fancy fish slaying machine and some of you may have not seen it.

The Carrot Stix hit the market a few years ago. The Carrot Stix fishing rods have gained popularity for being one of the lightest and most sensitive rods on the market today. With the new Carrot Stix WILD brand available just in time for the holidays, Santa will hopefully plant one of these babies under my tree. With the price tag at around 120.00, Carrot Stix rods are highly durable and come with a lifetime warranty. Here is the product information. A new value has sprouted in Carrot Stix’s impressive line of innovative rods. A full 5 grams of material has been engineered out of the rod’s tip to allow for more efficient casting, and smaller-diameter, low-framed Minima guides produce less line flutter and increase casting accuracy. A new rear grip shape allows for easier control of the rod, and increased density of nano-bio-fibers derived from carrots provide extra strength and increased surface durability. A gorgeous finish in vivid original Carrot Stix orange rounds out the package for an unbeatably versatile tool that’s made for your hands.

 Click here to buy the new Carrot Stix http://www.basspro.com/Element-21-Carrot-Stix-Wild-Micro-Spinning-Rods/product/10209425/-1749730 The fisherman in your household will be happy he or she received one of these for Christmas. So that takes care of the new rod on my list. What shall we do about all the other goodies I asked Santa for? The next post will cover what kinds of lures and gear I asked for this year. Stay tuned for my 2010 Christmas wish list, you won’t want to miss a post!

Photo Contest Winner

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And The Winner Is!

Drum roll please, Ty Vrabel. Ty sent in his photo of a monster Bull Trout caught and released from the Sheep River. What a beautiful fish for the Sheep River. I have fished the Highwood River and caught some dandies in days gone by. I have also fished the Lower Kananaskis Lake and had some monster fish from there also.

I was hoping my first photo contest was going to see more great photos of some local fish but only one photo was entered into the contest. Therefore Ty receives six swim baits from Japan. These bad boy fishing lures will work well on any stream or lake here in Alberta. They look very realistic and I know they will catch Ty a large Trout, Walleye or Pike.

Thanks to Ty for entering the Bow River Blog’s very first photo and hopefully he will enjoy his new fishing lures.

2010 Bow River Photo Contest

Hi Mike,

The photo I have chosen is one of me holding up my prize bull trout.  I caught it this summer on the Sheep River in southern Alberta. 
I have many pictures of me with browns and rainbows on the bow, but there was something about this one that really meant something to me.
 
I am away at University now but whenever I am feeling down I always think back to that sunny July day.  I remember the bully taking my hook, the epic battle down the stream and the eventually my friend landing the monster.  I hope you can appreciate the photo as much as I do.

Happy fishing,

Ty Vrabel

Thanks Ty, great fish taken from a beautiful river. I appreciate that fish very much. Thanks for your entry into the photo contest.

Cheers,

~Mike.

Bow River Blog’s Photo Contest

Bow River Blog’s Photo Contest

Hello friends, after a great 2010 fishing season I have decided to hold a photo contest to all who read the Blog. You have seen my pictures, now it’s time to see yours. This contest is open to all who fish rivers and streams in North America. I chose rivers and streams as this is primarily the topic of the Blog. Sorry to all those lake fishermen/women out there. The winner of the photo contest will win six swim bait lures from Japan. Please send a picture or two of your prized catch from this fishing season (2010) to (e-mail address removed) along with a short story about your catch. Please include the species of fish, where it was caught, and what body of water it was caught in. At the end of November the contest will close and a winner will be picked. All of your pictures and stories will be posted on the Blog for everyone to feast their eyes on.

I am looking forward to seeing your pictures of those toothy critters. Good luck to everyone who enters the photo contest. A winner will be announced December 1 2010 and contacted by e-mail. 

~Mike.