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18 Dec

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

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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

30 Nov

The Year Of The Sexy Fisherbabes…

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… 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

22 Nov

Dear Santa…

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How are you? How is Mrs. Claus…and the elves? I have been a very good girl this year and hope that you will come visit me on Christmas Eve this year. Lots of things have happened this year…like I started this really awesome fishing blog called “From The Fisherbabe” and have met some really awesome people. I really hope that you visit them, too!!! They are all only a little naughty and are all really mostly nice

Lots of other things have happened to me this year, as well. For example, today I was mentioned on http://www.thefishingwire.com/ and I “facebook met” Alan Clemons. He is a super nice guy!!! Also, I broke my freshwater fish record with a 25 pound Lake Trout at Mackay Lake this year!!!! I also broke my Pike record with quite a few 43.5 inch Pike, as well!!! I hope that next year I get to tell you that I broke those records AGAIN!!! That is one thing I wouldn’t mind happening to me year after year…(you know…in case you have an “in” with Mother Nature)!!

Anyways…back to my list I have really been doing some thinking about what I want this year, and I think it would be great if you could get me a show on WFN. I hear you have connections over there and that would just be the most awesome present ever!!! If that isn’t possible…then a deal with Cabela’s that includes all the Orange Hammers I could ever want would be okay too!!! Oh yeah…and could you tell Plano Molding Company to PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE bring back the 8505…or at least any hip roof box that includes more than 4 trays????? (Thx on that!!)

If none of those things are possible, here is a list of a couple of other things that I would like:

Pomegranate Colored Under Armour
The North Face Denali Jacket in Aurora Pink Heather
Mad Bomber Hat in Natural or Hickory
Gore Tex Guide Tech Bibs in Red/Light Onyx
SmartWool Socks…and LOTS of them!!!
Under Armour coldgear Hitch Socks
Cabela’s Winter Sport Boots in White/Pink (of course!!)
Keen Women’s Betty Boot in Madder Brown (and yes Santa…I need 2 pairs of boots!!)
A Plano Molding Company anything…I like whatever you can bring me from there…but maybe especially a new rod case (UGH…I have to share the hubbys…I think I need my own…in PINK)…
Pretty much anything on page 291 in the Cabelas Christmas Catalog…
Anything in any fishing catalog that Cabelas has put out since the start of the company…

I hope that I have not asked for too much, Santa. If you can’t bring me any of the above things then World Peace would be nice or maybe you could just grant all my awesome friends all the huge fish they could possibly want this next year…that would be cool, too…although I would totally take the show on WFN over any of this…(sorry guys…and world LOL!!!)

Thanks Santa…you know…in advance for whatever you bring me…I am sure the year to come will be full of great friends and great blessings even if I don’t receive a single present (but seriously…the lifetime supply of orange hammers would be awesome…oh yeah and the Rod Case from Plano!!)…

Lots of Love ~

LIZZY aka The Fisherbabe

22 Nov

Santa Baby…I’ve Been An Awfully Good Girl…

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I am still pouring over my Cabela’s Catalog that I got yesterday…they really have some great deals in this years catalog. I have been pleasantly suprised. Of course, this only makes me more excited for the super duper discount party on Sunday night. My hubby keeps telling me to calm down and that I can’t buy anything for me…buuuut I am pretty sure I can talk him into just a little present for myself…

like maybe another Shimano Cardiff 200A??? I really love this reel…it is a great price for great quality!!! I also have the 400A which I personally do not enjoy using as much, because it is bigger and harder for my girlie hands to handle…however, you need the 400A for trout fishing up in the North like we did this fall…soooo maybe I should ask for one of those…TOO!!!!! Plus, it is also a super awesome reel…great price and great quality.

I have to admit when I first started reading the catalog I was not expecting to find a million things I wanted. But by the last page I was like this!!! ————–>

My eyes were full of lures, reels, rods, rainwear, boots, and overcoats that I LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!! Not to mention all the cute clothes and hats and scarves and…EVERYTHING!!!

I am soooooooo excited to go to the sale!!! YAY CABELAS!!!

I am still working on my list for Santa…no worries…I will share it when I am done!!! I hope you guys are having as much fun with your Christmas catalogs as I am with mine!!!!

Happy Catalog Perusing ~

LIZZY aka The Fisherbabe

22 Nov

How Much Do I Love…

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Cabela’s? Well….hmmmmmmmm…lets see…can anyone say A TON!!! And…guess what we got in the mail today??? Come On…Come On…Guess!! Guess!!! Ok…you will never guess!!!

My special Cabela’s Club Employee Discount Shopping Invitation Only Sale…YAY!!!! My hubby and I go to this sale every year and it could be the very best sale I have ever been to…and THAT is saying a lot because this Fisherbabe is the QUEEN of sales. Seriously!!!

But at THIS sale…well…its Cabela’s so thats a major plus right there…but they also have BEER guys!!! REAL, AWESOME, FREE beer right there while you shop…plus they feed you and give you the great employee discount…which is really big!!!! OMGsh…I have to go start making my list of all the things I want…oh yeah…and they have BEEEEEER~!!!!

This sale is only open to Cabela’s Club Visa Members…so if you don’t have one, I would recommend it. My husband used his points to completely outfit me with all new equipment when I really started getting into fishing (I know…what a great guy!!) and the points really add up super fast!!!

Besides…it is freakin’ Cabelas…just do it…there isn’t a better company in the world AND it all started right here in our little state of Nebraska…

OMGsh…ok gotta get to that list…and no worries…I will take pictures and let you all know how it goes!!!!

Happy List Making ~

LIZZY aka The Fisherbabe

22 Nov

What A Great Feeling It Is…

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… to know that there are really amazing, really kind, and really FABULOUS people in the world. In case you do not recall, a few weeks ago I ran a contest called “A Fishy Tale” in honor of reaching 10,000 visitors here on my blog. You guys all posted your SUPER AWESOME fishy stories, and http://www.random.org/ randomly selected a winner…who turned out to be InBassAngler (aka Derek).

After winning, Derek asked me to donate the majority of his prize to a local charity of my choice, and I came to you guys asking for suggestions. You gave me great feedback, and today I donated Derek’s prize to the Big Brother/Big Sister Program here in Lincoln!!!

Last week, I called up the program and spoke to a super sweet lady named Melinda. She sent out some emails asking for any pair of big/little’s that enjoyed outdoor time/fishing together, and got a great response!!!

This afternoon, I donated Derek’s prize to Big Brother Kyle and Little Brother Paul who I am certain will put the products to good use…and as it turned out, Kyle is a tournament angler himself!!!

The Big Brother/Big Sister Program does such FABULOUS things for both the youth as “littles” and for the adults as “Bigs”. It really made me happy to be able to give these guys some really great products from really great company’s!!!

Thank you all so much for your suggestions and for participating in the contest. Thank you even more for reading my blog and for being such great outdoor friends!!!

Happy Fishing ~

LIZZY aka The Fisherbabe

30 Oct

This Fisherbabe Is Looking For A Few Good Men…

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and of course…a few good women to guest blog here on “From The Fisherbabe”. I am usually the only person who blogs on my blog (except for the occasional post by my super cool fishin’ sister in law, Miss Rikki) so I thought it would be pretty cool to feature some points of view from other outdoor bloggers every once in a while, as well!!

If you are interested in writing something fishy, or even outdoorsy, for my little blog here, just shoot me an email at fisherbabestaff@fisherbabe.com. I won’t promise that I will accept every offer to blog it up here on my site…but I do promise to give everybody a chance to pitch me a great idea for a guest blog!! I really hope to hear from you all soon, and I hope that we can bring some fresh new stuff to all of you through listening to the awesome tales and stories of my readers ’cause let me tell ya…I have some great ones!!!!

Happy Blogging ~

LIZZY aka The Fisherbabe

22 Oct

Underneath My Waders, I Wear Victoria’s Secret…Deal With It!!

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Today, I was chatting with a friend over MSN, and the subject of women fishing competitively came up. Now…most of you know that I do not fish competitively. I do, however, think of myself as a pretty adept fisherwoman in some areas of fishing…Pike Fishing, for example. I feel as though a person can be taken seriously even if they fish only because of a true passion for the sport.

However, my friend and I started chatting about the sport of competitive fishing, and fishing in general, and why it was so hard for women to be successful or taken seriously. He said that to be respected women feel the need to behave in a manly way and to be “butch” so to speak. That men respect them more for behaving in this manner and they get more press and attention doing this but still not as much as the men. Another friend of mine also noted that women do not get as much press in the sport and wondered why.

We chatted and chatted about this subject until I finally said…”if a man will only give me respect because I conform to what he thinks I should behave like…or look like…then I do not want his respect”…and that is that.

I thought about my lovely friend Sondra Rankin (http://www.sondrarankin.com/) who is a professional fisherwoman, and she is beautiful. She is also a girl…and she is one when she fishes. She is adorable. Does she gets as much press as I think she deserves…Hell NO!!!! There are so many lovely women in this world that need to be open to the idea that fishing is no longer a man’s sport. Sondra embodies this. However, there are so many lovely men in this world that also need to be opened up to this idea, as well. Women like Sondra are slowly making their way in the industry…but I have to ask, how long will it take?

Is this truly a phenomenon that we are combating? Are women still conforming to gain the respect of the men in the industry? Are they hiking up their waders and hiding behind their hats for fear of getting made fun of or standing out for being a woman in a man’s world? Do we live in 1950?

I feel that getting women into the sport is something that needs to occur regardless of whether it is in the competitive arena or just out at their local lake. Women do not need to be scared of fishing…you do not have to baby us. We are strong, and we are capable. My theory is…women just do not understand the sport. They do not understand that you can be pretty and dirty, and concerned about your hair all while reeling in a fish bigger than your boyfriends. Introduce more women to the sport of fishing in a way that is relatable to who we really are as women and more women will realize that they love it!!! Simple right???

Girls we have a mission!!! We need to stand up and let down our hair and not be afraid to be who we are while we are casting that rod. We need to stand up and tell young girls that you can out fish your brothers and still be the apple of your daddy’s eye. We need to send the message to the next generation of fisherbabes that it is okay to net a monster fish one second…then turn around and ask if your eye makeup is running and if your hair looks fabulous for the photo…and we need to know that it is OKAY to talk about lipstick in the boat. Fishing does not have to be a MAN’s sport any longer…you can bet your ass that its okay to talk about beer and sex in the boat…so therefore, I declare that it is okay to talk about makeup and sex and the city in the boat.

There have been times when I have stepped off the boat and into my stilettos ladies…So I am here to say…

UNDERNEATH MY WADERS, I WEAR VICTORIA’S SECRET LINGERIE…DEAL WITH IT!!! It is who I am…It is who I will always be…and you know what…that is just fine!!

Happy Fishing…and Shopping ~

LIZZY aka The Fisherbabe

05 Oct

The Fishy Tale Contest Winner IS…

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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE GRAND PRIZE WINNER:

INBASSANGLER!!!

Yes…that is right!!! The person who commented under the screenname INBASSANGLER is our LUCKY GRAND PRIZE WINNER, and he/she will receive all of the prizes listed on the original post “A Fishy Tale Contest”!!!!!

BUT THAT IS NOT ALL…because there were so many GREAT entries, I DECIDED TO GIVE OUT A 2ND PRIZE WHICH IS A PLANO STOWAWAY BOX FILLED WITH FISHING GOODIES!!!

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SECOND PRIZE WINNER:

MIKEYT1STL

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2 WINNERS and thanks to everyone who participated and told us your GREAT FISHING MEMORIES!!!

NOW…FOR SOME IMPORTANT INFORMATION…if you have won a prize during this contest, YOU MUST SEND AN EMAIL TO fisherbabestaff@fisherbabe.com to claim your prize WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS!!! IF I DO NOT HAVE AN EMAIL FROM YOU BY 6:30PM CST ON WEDNESDAY OCTOBER, 7 2009, another winner will be chosen randomly from the remaining contest entrants.

Thanks again to everyone who participated and THANKS SO MUCH to all my readers who helped me reach such a great milestone!!

Happy Fishing ~

LIZZY aka The Fisherbabe

** The winners can expect to receive their prizes in the next 4-6 weeks.

04 Oct

Only 1 Day Left To Enter To Win Over $150.00 In Free Gear…

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from really great companies like Plano Molding Company, http://www.fishcraze.com/, FLW Outdoors Magazine, Rapala, and More!!!!

I just wanted to remind ALL my readers to post your stories before 5:00 PM CST TOMORROW (Monday October 5th, 2009) to be entered to win great prizes from the companies mentioned above!!! ONE lucky WINNER will receive ALL of the prizes (see the original post “A Fishy Tale Contest) so its well worth your time to leave a me a tale!!

To save you guys some trouble, you MAY LEAVE YOUR COMMENTS ON THIS POST or visit the original posting. I will combine all of the comments from this post, the original “A Fishy Tale Contest” post, and the posts from http://www.getreeled.com/ and http://www.random.org/ will choose the winner.

DON’T FORGET also that you have TWO chances to ENTER by leaving a comment on this blog and by CLICKING HERE to leave a comment at my Ultimate Fishing Directory Blog.

I will announce the winner RIGHT HERE on this blog so BE SURE TO CHECK BACK TOMORROW EVENING AFTER 6:00 PM CST TO FIND OUT IF YOU WIN!!! The winner will only have a short time to respond, so DON’T FORGET!!!

As for me…I AM NOW FINALLY OFF TO CATCH ME SOME BASS!!! So have a good day all…and I will post pictures of my cute little bassy fish

Happy Sunday ~

LIZZY aka The Fisherbabe