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16 Jun

2010 Busy Season

Posted by Joshua Nathaniel Melville, under General, GetREELed, Humor, Interesting Facts, Joshua, Team UFD

The Happy Fisherman

Hello Everyone , I know it’s been awhile scence my last blog but things have been crazy busy in my life so I thought I’d catch you all up with what I’ve been up to and what I’ve been catching. So Those who follow me on facebook know I have been non stop busy Scence the ice fishing season which ended with us catching the biggest perch we’ve caught and discovering the sweet taste of white perch.

End Of Ice Season Catch

Then we worked continuously on our boat which worked then died every time we put her in the water by the third time, the motor we thought to be an expensive fix just needed to be JB welded and set for 24 hours. (will be posting boat launch success video on getreeled.com today.) We tested the boat and all it’s gear that day so no fish but we will be taking boat out again soon to really fish from it this time, now that the testing phase is over.

Old Busted Motor

Fixed working Motor

On top of all that I’m planning my wedding, but still managed to squeeze in a day of fishing once every weekend, problem is here in Vermont the spring weather has really been Funky and what I mean is that one day the weather would be in the 80’s and the next would be in the low 60’s threw spring fishing way out of wack, the only fish we caught worth mentioning is a nice size pickerel caught in the shallows from shore.

The last few weekends we went night fishing from shore at Limoil river in hopes of catching channel cats, we caught one small channel cat that night. but before the night was over a ” Mystery” fish doubled over my 8 foot surf rod and put up one heck of a battle I was netting and my buddy Nate was working the fish when he tried to adjust the drag and Snapped the line.

Limoil River

The following weekend we went back, this time loaded with 65 lb sonic braid ,at first the night Started out the same way nice and slow and relaxing, then Nate got his line tangled in the rocks so I went to help. while doing so my rod began to double over and bounce violently, Nate was Lighter and faster than me so I sent him over to catch the rod, He reached it just in time as the rod itself was coming out of the holder and the first battle ensued. Drag screaming, Hearts pounding, Adrenalin flowing. The Beast reached the net to our amazement it was a 13lb freshwater drum (better known as a sheephead) , almost 3 feet long. shortly after that I reeled in a 9 lb that was 2 feet 4 inches. Awesome fish and wicked battle. The Following photo are our victory and trophy poses from that night.

Nate's Victory Pose

My Victory Pose

"Nate's Trophy Pose"

My Trophy Pose

well that should catch us up for the moment, and I’m almost Finished with installing our pool, which was eating up alot more time than anticipated. and only a few more months left till the wedding i should be back in business and blogging more often. thanks for your time and patience.

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 basic tips:
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)

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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!!

16 Jul

Cane Poles, Bobbers, and Beer…

Posted by the fisherbabe, under fisherbabe

Well all…today is my birthday. Yes…I was born 21 years ago today…lol JUST KIDDING!!! I am not sure I would even go back to 21 but to be honest, today I am 29. Yes…thats right…30 minus 1!!! Everyone keeps telling me to enjoy the last year of my 20’s, and personally, I think that is a crummy way to say happy birthday to a princess!! Besides I think I look ok for being 30 minus 1!!

Anyway…as I sit here mulling over the idea of the end of my 20’s, I find myself thinking instead of my 5’s and 10’s. Believe it or not, my daddy did not fish. It was my mother who took me fishing when I was a little girl and introduced me to digging for worms (which back then I thought was completely icky) and cane poles that we made from the bamboo that grew wild on farms around our town (which I thought was completely cool).

I distinctly remember the first time I saw my mom “catch her bait.” I thought I would throw up when she handed me a piece of a tiny fish she just caught and told me that even Barbie Dolls bait their own hooks. I thought she was crazy back then…but I appreciate it now and thank her for introducing me to such a great sport and for letting me wear my tiara while digging for worms.

I miss those cane poles, and every once in a while when I am at Cabela’s and I see them sitting sadly in those barrels, I have to admit I want one. I was too young to have a beer while fishing back then…but I think a cane pole, a bobber, some cheese bait, and a beer sounds quite nice now.

I think next year I will celebrate that way. After all, its the end of a decade of one age and the start of something new and exciting. I want to celebrate sitting on a shoreline with a cane pole in one hand and a beer in the other. Anyone wanna come along for LIZZYPALOOZA? We can make a trip of it!!

Hmmmm…you know…I bet I could even paint that damn cane pole PINK…

Off to have a beer with the family…

Happy Birthday To Me!!!

LIZZY aka The Fisherbabe

14 Jul

Spoons In My Kitchen…

Posted by the fisherbabe, under fisherbabe

And I do not mean the regular kind of eating spoons…you know for cereal and stuff…I mean Cabelas Canadian Casting Spoons. There is also Trilene Line in various types and tests. What’s my point you may ask?? Well…I am beginning to feel like I live in a tackle shop and maybe a little like I am losing my mind…LOL

Just a few minutes ago, I found a Fishing Lure in my freezer. Yes…I was taking out some hamburger for supper and there it was. I hope that I did not actually place it there in some wierd completely unnecessary way. I am hoping that the hook got stuck on something that was actually meant for the freezer…but with me you never know. Which brings forth the previous question of “why are there Spoons and Trilene in my kitchen?

Before I became an avid fisherbabe and I first got married, I got really angry at my hubby for leaving his fishing tackle all over our house. I would put it up and there it would be again the next day…right there on our dining room table or on our couch. So we had a talk and he began keeping his stuff out of our living room. He really is a good, sweet fisherhubby.

Then a few years ago, the stuff started reappearing. I asked my hubby, “why did you leave your line in my kitchen?” His response was…”I did not leave my line in your kitchen. In fact, I do not have any line. I need new line. That, I believe, is your line.” My response, “WHAT THE HELL?”

It is now worse than I could have ever imagined, and today as I was cleaning and preparing for the arrival of my mother, I took to the basement:

10 spools of trilene line in various kinds and tests
1 brand new Shimano Cardiff 200a Reel
20 various fishing magazines
1 tackle box (unused)
4 cabelas canadian casting spoons
4 other types of lures
3 coolers
1 package of hooks
1 package of bobbers
1 hook out
2 packages of mosquito coils
1 jar of lure primer paint

AND IT WAS ALL MINE. YES ALL OF IT!!! I found it in my guest bedroom, my kitchen, my dining room, in my couch, under my table, and in my freezer. I think maybe I am worse than my hubby when it comes to buying tackle. And I still have no idea why there are fishing lures in my freezer…

Happy Cleaning ~

LIZZY aka The Fisherbabe

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21 Jun

The Fisherbabe Went To Cabelas…

Posted by the fisherbabe, under General, fisherbabe

and it was GREAT!!! For my 5th…yes I said FIFTH…wedding anniversary this year, I asked my fisherhubby to get me another Shimano Cardiff 200A Fishing Reel. I love these reels. They are amazingly smooth and very easy to use. PLUS – they are very manageable and maneuverable for my tiny little fingers. I have nothing but fabulous things to say about them. Obviously, I love them, because I asked for one for a BIG anniversary.

I was very disappointed when I arrived at Cabelas and found out they did not have my present in stock. They should have known I was coming, right? However, the sales guy was impressed with the fact I knew anything about fishing and waived the shipping price just for me. Therefore, next week I will have a brand new and very shiny Shimano Cardiff arriving at my door. YAY!!!!

Also while I was there, I bought some new Trilene Vanish which has the slogan of being the easy casting Fluorocarbon Line. I have been wanting to try some new types of line. I like Trilene and was happy to see that this type of line was available from a trusted and well known company.

I, of course, wanted to grab a few more orange hammers while I was there, but, unfortunately, they only had 2 in stock. I guess maybe they are catching on

I also bought a couple red and white Cabelas Canadian Casting Spoons. I cannot go to Cabelas without purchasing new lures…it just is not possible.

I always have a good time at Cabelas. I checked the Pink Ugly Stiks just in case something had changed in the last day…but NO!! Still none of the ones that I use. I almost broke down and bought the 6′0 one, but I just could not bring myself to give in. I will just have to wait…and hope.

I hope you all had as great a day as I did today. A trip to your favorite store is always a great way to spend the day.

Happy Shopping ~

LIZZY aka The Fisherbabe