Ultimate Fishing Directory

29 Jan

Fish Basics

Posted by Joshua Nathaniel Melville, under "How To Plan It", Fishing Trips and Reviews, Gear Reviews, General, GetREELed, Interesting Facts, Joshua, Team UFD

Here Are Some Basic Tips I’ve Researched For These 3 Fish During Ice Season. Hope This Helps, Good Luck And Tight Lines To all.

Lake Trout Basic Tips,
Hook size: # 6 or 8.
Bait Recommended:Perch Bait Or Shiners, Back Hooked.
Line Placement:1-3 Inches From Bottom
Recommended Lures:Jigging Raps And Swedish Pimples.
Best Time Of Day:Either Sun up Or Sundown.
Structures:Points, Breaks, Rock Piles, Humps, And Inside Turns.

Salmon Basic Tips,
Hook Size: # 6 or 8.
Bait Recommended:Perch Bait Or Shiners, Back Hooked.
Lures Recommended:Jigging Raps or Swedish Pimples.
Line Placement:1-8 Feet Bellow Ice.
Structures:Points, Breaks, Rock Piles, Humps, And Inside Turns.

Pike
Hook Size: # 6 or 8, On A Steel Leader.
Bait Recommended:Perch Bait, Shiners, Or “Pike Bait”.
Lures Recommended:Jigging Raps, Swedish Pimples, Flashy Spoons, And Airplane Jigs.
Line Placement:1-3 Feet Bellow Ice.
Best Time Of Day:Broad Daylight.
Structures:Shallow Flats And Outside Weed Edges.

Hope These Help Anyone Looking For The Basics On these Fish Good Luck And Tight Lines.

25 Jan

30TH Annual Ice Fishing Derby

Posted by Joshua Nathaniel Melville, under "How To Plan It", Contests and Promotions, Fishing Shows, Fishing Trips and Reviews, Gear Reviews, General, GetREELed, Interesting Facts, Joshua, Tackle Reviews, Team UFD

30TH Annual

Lake Champlain

Islands

ICE FISHING DERBY

SATURDAY – SUNDAY:

FEBRUARY 13 – 14, 2010

MARK YOUR CALANDERS AND BUY YOUR

TICKETS TODAY!

YOU COULD WIN:

Now in it’s 30th consecutive year, the derby is proud to award over $4,000 in cash and prizes. There are seven categories of which to compete for cash prizes up to $300.00, plus a trophy for the first 3 places in each category. However you don’t have to catch the biggest fish in the lake to be a winner. Your derby ticket qualifies you to win a jiffy power auger at the awards ceremony on Sunday night, You must be present to win.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

you may call one of the following committee members : Mindy and Gilbert Granger ( Martin’s General Store) 802-868-4459; Steve Martell (Bayside Bait and Tackle) 802-524-2222; or George Fowler (The Islander Newspaper) 802-372-5600.

GOOD LUCK TO ALL !

05 Jan

2010 First Fishing Trip Of The New Year

Posted by Joshua Nathaniel Melville, under Coming Soon, Fishing Trips and Reviews, General, GetREELed, Interesting Facts, Joshua, Tackle Reviews, Team UFD

Today was a Beautiful day to go ice fishing, The weather was perfect,

The Ice was thick and the perch were slamming our lines and tip-ups

We caught 50 Perch in an hour and a half, our best lure was the Jigging

Rap.

Ok Video Is Finished But Too Long To Post Anywhere But FaceBook so You’ll Have to Find Me Under Joshua Melville To See Both Videos Hope You Enjoy.

21 Dec

Ice Season Starts Early

Posted by Joshua Nathaniel Melville, under "How To Plan It", Coming Soon, Fishing Trips and Reviews, GetREELed, Interesting Facts, Joshua, Team UFD, Uncategorized

Get your gear ready , Cold weather has brought us an early ice season. I came across this article in the Sunday paper while drinking my coffee and my excitement level shot through the roof . I ran through the house showing everyone, and now sharing this info to you my fellow ice anglers. Our first ice fishing adventure will take place after the new year. Also just got an HD camcorder so Keep an eye out for great ice fishing Videos. (Coming Soon)

scan0001

18 Dec

The Fisherbabe’s Guide To A FISH-TASTIC Holiday Season…

Posted by the fisherbabe, under fisherbabe

Okay Okay…so I have spent the last hour trying to figure out what is wrong with blogger that it won’t let me upload my STOCKING STUFFERS video. I have just gotten so frustrated that I give up…LOL

So back to the normal old grind of writing a post…LOL!!! Darn…my video was good too…LOL

So anyways…my little sock is full of super great ideas for any fishergirl or fisherboy on your list…and all of these things fit right into a stocking!!! AND…at the end of this post, there is a special little suprise just waiting!!!

Sooooooo…what is in my stocking??? Let’s see…

First, I have Berkely Line Clippers. Now these are great for a multitude of little odd jobs when fishing…they cut your line, they make switching lures faster,ect. PLUS, they have a strap that goes around your neck to ensure that they are always easily accessible when needed. They are from Berkley, a trusted brand that is made to last.

They are also pretty cheap at only 2 bucks!!!

Second, I have PLANO POCKET STOWAWAY BOXES.

Now, everyone knows how much I LOVE PLANO!!! This is a company that is dependable and trustworthy. Their products are tough and durable, and I always have a couple of these little boxes in my tackle box. They fit right down into the bottom of most hip/roof boxes and into the top of most large tray boxes. They also easily fit into your pocket (or a stocking)!!!

In my stocking, I have a double sided small stowaway and a six compartment pocket stowaway…

They are inexpensive stocking stuffers that run around 2-3 dollars each. They fit perfectly inside any stocking and are great for flies and tiny lures.

I would be incredibly happy to find Plano anything stuffed into my stocking on Christmas morning!!! (Hint Hint Santa!!)

The third super cool item in my stocking is a Polaroid disposable camera with 2x ZOOM.

Now, I love this because it allows you to take great pictures with a zoom without having to get your fancy camera wet and nasty…enough said!!

The fourth item on my list are BODY WARMERS…I LOVE THESE THINGS!!! I never travel to Canada without them. We all know that it can get cool on the water at any time during the year…the winds on the water can be brutal. These little GENIUS inventions can slip right into your gloves or right into your boots to keep your fingers and toesies completely warm and cozy. My sister-in-law always manages to mooch a few off me…she loves them, too!!! They also come in BODY size for those cold Canadian nights in the bunks!!

One last great idea for a stocking is CHAPSTICK.

I love my chapsticks, and I always keep a variety of them in my tacklebox in case I forget mine on the water. They come in a variety of flavors and for a dollar a tube…you can’t beat the price. They are also a little unexpected treat to find in a stocking!!! Plus they can act as a protectant in case your forget your SPF!!!

Now for the suprise!!! I am giving away to one lucky reader everything that I have mentioned on this post!!! MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! To enter, just leave a comment on this post and tell me what you asked Santa for this year!! I will choose the winner at random by using http://www.random.org/ to chose a number!!

The contest runs until 5:00 CST on Christmas Eve so you have a week!!! I totally love my Christmas Stocking and wanted to share it with one of you…regardless of whether you are naughty or nice Have Fun!!!

Also remember you can be entered twice by visiting http://www.fisherbabe.com/2009/12/fisherbabes-guide-to-fish-tastic.html and leaving a comment there as well as here!!!

Happy Commenting and Stocking Stuffing ~
LIZZY aka The Fisherbabe

16 Dec

Just For Fun

Posted by Joshua Nathaniel Melville, under Contests and Promotions, General, GetREELed, Humor, Joshua, Tackle Reviews, Team UFD

If I Made A Fishing Magizine This is What It Would Look Like. If You Had One What Would It Look Like? What Kind Of Articals Would Be In Your Magizine? If You Would Like To Submit A Magazine Cover And Brief Description Of Your Magazine I’ll Choose 3 Of The Best And Post Them Here. Send Entries To armoredtransport@hotmail.com And Most Of All Have Fun.

14 Dec

Fishing “Must Haves” for a Great Day on the Water

Posted by vanessa, under GetREELed, Interesting Facts

GetREELed.com member Vanessa here – so last week I posed the question: “What are Your Fishing Must-Haves?” and got a great response on both GetREELed.com as well as our Facebook fan pages.

Here is a summary of everybody’s responses so take a look and share with your friends – you never know what you might be missing to make your fishing trips better!

“First you need a good Rod and Reel. I would Be taking a 6 1/2 ft Ugly Stick medium to heavy action. Always have a topwater silver original floating rapala,strikeking Spinnerbait,white chartruse with trailer hook, and never leave home without a Arkie crawgrub or jig, they really catch Big bass!… read more” – Danial

“When I go out for a day of fishing I Must have my Polarized glasses, my sun block, and my lucky visor, in my tackle box I must have my green pumkinseed trikstiks, and my Koppers Livetarget crawfish, and perch crankbaits… read more” – Ben

“St. Croix 6′6″ ML Fishing Rod with a Shimano Spinning Reel 10# test, with the right drag ready for anything. 2) Polarized Sunglasses … read more” – Lukanator

“My Leatherman, This Multipurpose tool covers all basics , Cutting line, Squeezing weights cleaning/skinning fish… read more” – Joshua

“give me a 7.6ft flipping stick, a nice high speed low profile casting reel and some 60lb braid with a 9/16 flipping jig tied on the end … read more” – Billy

“shallow wood or weeds, spinnerbait or shallow crank… read more” – Jeff

“A glassy flat and a topwater plug … read more” – David

“black jellyworm… read more” – Marc

“More lures, more lure, more lures… read more” – Steve

“Green pumpkin Sweet Beaver. 3/0 Lazer Trokar hook… read more” – Dug

“#7 rapala jointed minow … read more” – Karen

“sutton 44 or 35 … read more” – Norman

“gotta have some orange power bait and green for some trout and … read more” – Rebecca

If you’ve got a fishing “must-have” that isn’t on the list yet, be sure to go to GetREELed.com and post your ideas for everyone, or share your comments here at the Ultimate Fishing Directory Blog. Thanks to everybody for their great feedback!!

09 Dec

GetREELed’s Challenge – 10,000 for 2010!

Posted by vanessa, under Contests and Promotions, GetREELed

Thanks to everyone that joined GetREELed.com so far – we appreciate each and every one of you! To show our appreciation, we’ve put together a video of some of our favourite photos you’ve all uploaded over the past year.

Now we’re giving you a challenge – help us with our New Year’s resolution to get 10,000 members for 2010! Invite your friends, family or anyone else that loves fishing as much as you do, to join GetREELed.com and help grow your community.

Cheers!

www.getREELed.com
www.UltimateFishingDirectory.com

30 Nov

The Year Of The Sexy Fisherbabes…

Posted by the fisherbabe, under fisherbabe

… and of course FISHERGUYS!!! This Fisherbabe is on a mission to find the sexiest gear around!!! Hats, shoes, boots, tackle, baits, lures, hardware, reels, makeup, waders, rain gear…it’s all included~!! So if you have some great gear that you want included on my list of “2009’s sexiest gear” feel free to comment and let me know so that I can check it out.

Now sexy means lots of things to lots of people. If you like the way your girl looks in a certain pair of boots…or if you think the sleek new design of your brand new favorite reel is so hot it is certain to make me break a sweat, comment and tell me all about it!!!

Soon I will compile a list of 2009’s sexiest gear!!!

Also…WOLFY over at http://www.wolfwaters.blogspot.com/ is running ANOTHER contest!!! This time for a great selection for BASS anglers. Head on over there to check it out!!!!

Ok…so get those sexy thoughts processing and tell me some gear to check out!!!

Happy Commenting ~

LIZZY aka The Fisherbabe

30 Nov

10 Fishing Tips & Techniques to Stay Green While Fishing

Posted by vanessa, under Interesting Facts

green, fishing, getREELed.com

Hey everyone!

Here are some tips to ensure you stay Green while fishing:

1. Bring your own thermos for coffee – it helps eliminate plastic and styrofoam cups from ending up in the lake. It’s also a good idea (and in the long run, more cost effective) to bring snacks in reusable containers instead of plastic bags

2. Clean up after yourself – don’t leave your garbage. Bring a garbage bag or two so that you can bring home all of your left over remains from the day

3. Use barbless hooks – they’re less damaging to fish and it also makes the catch more difficult, and we all love a challenge

4. Considering timing – there are certain times of year that fish spawn and lay their eggs, so we should all be aware of when those times are so we can allow them to populate as necessary. And don’t forget a tape measure so you can make sure the fish you do catch are of proper size

5. Consider your gear – use lead-free tackle, biodegradable fishing line and recycled waders

6. Maintain your boat – keep gas and oil spills out of the water

7. Use the whole fish – whatever you don’t eat, put the rest in the compost or backyard. Plants will benefit from decomposing fish

8. Try canoe or kayak fishing – it saves on gas and oil which saves you money, it’s a great workout, and you’ll get to try something new

9. Catch your own bait – less carbon footprint and helps save money too

10. Removing lures – use a damp towel when removing lures from the fish so handling is kept to a minimum

Thanks to everyone on GetREELed.com, our www.GetREELed.com and Ultimate Fishing Directory Facebook fan pages for participating!

If you have any other tips, feel free to comment on this article here: Ultimate Fishing Directory Blog or share with us on GetREELed.com