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CARFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08593449506895654252noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480586421530738880.post-56595896603862691432020-01-08T09:27:00.000-06:002020-01-08T09:31:18.511-06:00Wisconsin Driftless Trout Opener 2020: Part 2<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Aaron has been found, but he's been acting weird. I found him down by the river fishing which is nothing unusual, but he was hooked in to a fish when I saw him...that's highly unusual! He's literally the worst at fishing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">All in all, it was a solid first outing of the new year. A fish was caught, Area Man was abducted then found, and I got out of the house and away from my computer. Cheers and Happy New Year to all of you out there! I hope 2020 brings you all the awesome!</span><br />
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CARFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08593449506895654252noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480586421530738880.post-13623962632824032252019-12-28T13:57:00.000-06:002020-01-08T09:28:22.605-06:00The Legend of Eddie Rivard<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I had the pleasure of sitting in on the <a href="https://soundcloud.com/3bt-flyfishing-podcast" target="_blank">Brown Trout and Bridge Beers Podcast</a> while they interviewed fly fishing <a href="https://www.instagram.com/eddierivard/" target="_blank">Legend Eddie Rivard</a>. This had to be one of my favorite podcasts that the 3BT crew has put out. Eddie is great fly fisher-person, canoeist, adventurer, drive thru orderer, and <a href="http://eddierivardflyfishing.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">blogger</a>. Here are some photos from the night.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: small;">The <a href="https://www.instagram.com/eddierivard/" target="_blank">Legend Eddie Rivard.</a></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Eddie talked about brown trout, musky, and how he used all of his free time exploring new water with his canoe. He also talked about how he and Eddies Army regulate the internet and social media platforms for the #muskyonthefly hashtag. If you're using it, you better be using it right, because, Eddie is watching.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">- <a href="https://www.instagram.com/eddierivard/" target="_blank">Eddie Rivard Instagram</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">- <a href="http://eddierivardflyfishing.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Eddie Rivard Fly Fishing Blog</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">- <a href="https://www.instagram.com/3bt_media/" target="_blank">Brown Trout and Bridge Beers Instagram</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">- <a href="https://www.instagram.com/meyer.grant.d/" target="_blank">Grant Meyer Instagram</a></span></div>
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CARFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08593449506895654252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480586421530738880.post-68115130778876734142019-12-19T21:34:00.000-06:002020-01-08T09:29:00.164-06:00Final Hops & Hoppers of 2019<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Tuesday December 17th marked the last <a href="http://www.bobmitchellsflyshop.com/" target="_blank">Bob Mitchell's Fly Shop</a> Hops & Hoppers open tie night of 2019 at <a href="http://www.lakemonsterbrewing.com/" target="_blank">Lake Monster Brewing</a> in Saint Paul. The turn out to these open fly tying events is usually good, and there's a lot of diverse fly Tyers that attend to tie flies, drink craft beer or soda, and talk about past and future fishing trips. It's also a great excuse to escape the house and shake off the cabin fever if ice fishing or winter trout fishing is not your thing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I cannot remember the last time I brought my vise to an open tie. I've learned over the years, that I never tie flies at these things, and I spend more time taking photos and talking to others. I'm okay with that. I prefer to tie my mop flies in the comfort of my own home, so, no one can steal my secret mop fly recipe.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.instagram.com/micah_crider" target="_blank">Micah Crider</a> tossing the whip finish on a winter trout streamer.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">All kinds of flies were being tied. Trout flies, musky flies, dry flies, and streamers. The only consistent thing I noticed on this night were the laughs. There were a lot of them. I think we all need to get out and fish.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.instagram.com/driftlessdrew" target="_blank">Driftless Drew </a>whipping up a bug the same size of a Driftless brown trout.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.instagram.com/armoneiousmaximus" target="_blank">Armone Vang</a> tying a chironomid that ended up in one of my fly wallets.</span></td></tr>
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CARFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08593449506895654252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480586421530738880.post-66080207257771338572019-12-02T06:00:00.000-06:002020-01-08T09:32:34.337-06:00Top 4 Fly Fishing Accessories Under $25<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Here's a list of my Top 4 fly fishing accessories under $25 that are made in the USA.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://risingfish.net/" target="_blank">Rising</a> - <a href="https://risingfish.net/product/work-6/" target="_blank">Work 6" Pliers</a>: Made in Utah, these have been my go to pair of pliers for the past 2 years now. It's one of those tools that has multiple uses that come in handy on the water. Not only do they help you remove your hooks from a fish, but they can cut your line, smash the barbs on your hooks, and be used to tighten those knots on your hook (Keep the pliers closed, put the hook through the circle opening and this allows you to pull on the hook end without the risk of driving that hook in to your finger). Rising tools and nets are all made Utah.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://vedavoo.com/" target="_blank">Vedavoo</a> - <a href="https://vedavoo.com/product/wader-wallet/" target="_blank">Wader Wallet</a>: Made in Massachusetts, these wader wallets are one my absolute favorite pieces of gear this year, not only because I helped design it, but because, they're simply awesome. I typically have a backpack full of camera gear and to me, it's sort of a pain to change out flies because I hate a rigid rectangular boxes in the pouch of my waders. Now I can simply clip my wader straps through the back of this fly wallet, and wear it. It has a thin profile and plenty of space for a days worth of streamers on the water.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">- <a href="https://www.johnpiacquadio.com/" target="_blank">John Piacquadio Website</a> -</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">On episode 148 of Anchored, April sits down and talks with Land Tawney of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, to learn about him and the Montana based organization.</span></div>
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CARFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08593449506895654252noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480586421530738880.post-22353251056442479112019-11-20T09:23:00.000-06:002019-11-20T09:23:06.784-06:00Tanuki Pocket Ninja Kickstarter<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Another great find at IFTD 2019 was the <a href="http://tenkaratanuki.com/?fbclid=IwAR12w_XWOIThisFnOEGb9tYGPmW8IoODO2njNeS8KBU3m_AefwfuzKWF61c" target="_blank">Tenkara Tanuki</a> Pocket Ninja. I met Luong Tam when he asked if we were going to one of the after parties and if he could jump in the Uber with my friends and I. Absolutely was my answer. After talking he turned out to be a rad dude, and he has a rad new Tenkara rod coming out, the Tanuki Pocket Ninja. (Kickstarter link - <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tanuki-rod/tanuki-pocket-ninja-fly-fisherss-best-friend?ref=project_facebook&fbclid=IwAR1zfvYTZJjajWCeFvqE-7KCrfXWV9Zrs50sceShPewq7SIyFt_Z3YFbpSc" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>)</span><div>
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CARFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08593449506895654252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480586421530738880.post-10716262487380346552019-11-18T23:47:00.004-06:002019-11-18T23:47:54.168-06:00Vedavoo x Dead Meat Customs November Giveaway<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">With fly tying season here, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/vedavoogear/" target="_blank"><b>Vedavoo</b></a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/deadmeatcustoms/" target="_blank"><b>Dead Meat Customs</b></a> have teamed up to bring you a pretty sweet fly tying giveaway!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">1. Follow both <a href="https://www.instagram.com/vedavoogear/" target="_blank">Vedavoo</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/deadmeatcustoms/" target="_blank">Dead Meat Customs</a> on Instagram</span></div>
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<br />CARFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08593449506895654252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480586421530738880.post-3875942273268077012019-11-18T23:28:00.001-06:002019-11-18T23:28:38.324-06:00Rising Travel Net Giveaway<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">At IFTD 2019, I was able to see all of the amazing new products that were coming out. One of my favorites had to be the <a href="https://risingfish.net/product/travel-net/" target="_blank">Rising Travel Net</a>. Such a brilliant idea, that was executed to perfection by the crew over at <a href="https://risingfish.net/" target="_blank">Rising</a>. We all love to travel to fish, and while our rods, reels, and flies are easy to travel with, our beloved nets simply are not. Problem solved!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">To celebrate the official release of their new <a href="https://risingfish.net/product/travel-net/" target="_blank">Travel Net</a>, the crew at <a href="https://risingfish.net/" target="_blank">Rising</a> is giving one away to one lucky angler. The giveaway starts on 11/18/2019 and closes out on 11/25/2019 and a winner will be chosen at 12 PM MST.</span><br />
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CARFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08593449506895654252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480586421530738880.post-87766884651041074222019-11-13T19:09:00.001-06:002019-11-13T19:09:34.961-06:00Fly Tying Season<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Snow is now on the ground, and based on the future forecast, it's not going anywhere. Enter fly tying season...and half assed ice fishing season. I'll most likely spend more time tying flies than sitting on the ice. I'm really good at catching trees during the warmer months, so, I need to get those boxes filled back up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I probably sound like a broken record, but I'm definitely not giving up on this blogging thing. I really need to contact the Google and figure out why I cannot "reply" to comments in the comment section. It's not recognizing my Google account name/log in information. Maybe it's because I've been neglecting the blog. More to come.</span>CARFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08593449506895654252noreply@blogger.com4St Paul, MN, USA44.9537029 -93.08995779999997944.7738674 -93.412681299999974 45.133538400000006 -92.767234299999984tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480586421530738880.post-6444110789954059432019-07-10T07:10:00.001-05:002019-07-10T07:10:56.169-05:00Smallmouth Bass Float<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Got out in my Flycraft to do a solo smallmouth float down a river in Wisconsin. It was a beautiful day, and it was the first time in a long time I was able to get out on the water to just do some fishing, and it was awesome!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The smallies seem to eat literally everything I tossed their way...clousers, other various streamers, and I even brought my spinning rod and tossed some paddle tail plastic baits. All of my offerings were crushed!</span></div>
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CARFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08593449506895654252noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480586421530738880.post-66919175739097497472019-07-04T06:29:00.000-05:002019-07-04T06:29:04.460-05:00Vedavoo: Dirty Harry No-Kink Reel Case<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The <a href="https://vedavoo.com/product/limited-dirty-harry-no-kink-reel-case/" target="_blank">Paul Puckett Dirty Harry</a> design is back! I remember when Vedavoo released t-shirts of this design a long while back. I still wear that t-shirt to this day. So stoked to see <a href="https://vedavoo.com/product/limited-dirty-harry-no-kink-reel-case/" target="_blank">Dirty Harry</a> make a return. Definitely going to need to pick one of these up.</span></span><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />CARFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08593449506895654252noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480586421530738880.post-8155459940516565742019-06-03T10:05:00.001-05:002019-06-03T10:10:20.942-05:00Glass Is Not Dead<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Picked up a new/used Cabelas CGR fiberglass rod (5'9" - 3 wt) at a recent gear swap at Bob Mitchell's Fly Shop. It had a broken tip, but that was an easy fix. My homie <a href="https://www.instagram.com/driftlessdrew/" target="_blank">Drew</a> was building himself a new rod, and he was putting together an order, so, I had him add a new tip top guide to shopping list. The new tip top fit like a glove, and my new glass rod had a new life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Since I already own a 3 wt rod set up I got years ago, I didn't need to purchase a new line or reel for the glass rod. I'll just use the reel for both rods, and that is A-okay with me. It actually fits the rod perfectly, and I was able to take it out right away to test it out on a local lake before all of the heavy weeds grew in.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was a fun time out there with this rod, and I'm looking forward to using it more and more this summer. It's crazy how much bend there is! It's the perfect rod for the #icatchsmallfishtour</span>CARFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08593449506895654252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480586421530738880.post-42508604019854277672019-05-30T20:40:00.000-05:002019-05-30T20:41:19.760-05:00Vedavoo: Reel Service Project VI<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span class="s1" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><a href="https://vedavoo.com/rs6/" target="_blank">VEDAVOO</a> started the <a href="https://vedavoo.com/rs6/" target="_blank">REEL SERVICE PROJECT</a> as a means to raise funds for worthy causes and in this case, <a href="https://captainsforcleanwater.org/" target="_blank">Captains for Clean Water</a>. </span><span class="s1" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><a href="https://vedavoo.com/rs6/" target="_blank">VEDAVOO</a> messenger bags featuring the </span><span class="s2" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 0px;">original </span></span><span class="s1" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; text-align: center;">artwork of marquis artists <a href="http://paulpuckettart.com/" target="_blank">Paul Puckett</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jmartinez_art" target="_blank">Jorge Martinez</a> were built as prizes for those who support these efforts. </span><span class="s1" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; text-align: center;">100% of the proceeds from will directly benefit the featured charity. </span><span class="s1" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: center;">All construction, materials, artwork and administrative expenses have been donated.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Ibo is an amazingly beautiful place filled with amazing people, and I was saddened to hear that a Cyclone hit the region and caused major damage. Cyclone Kenneth had the force of a category 4 hurricane. Upon hearing the news, I contacted our host at the lodge we stayed at during our visit with hopes that everyone was safe, but did not hear back for over a week. Electricity on the island was knocked out, and so many homes were totally destroyed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Below you'll find a link to a news article talking about and showing the damage that has occurred in the region. I have also included a link to Oikos, and a direct link to donate to support Mozambique.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Slapped a CARF Creative sticker on the new helmet, because, that's what I do. I have stickers, and they need to be stuck. Here's a short video of me working on my magic skills. Let me know what you think! </span><br />
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<script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script>CARFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08593449506895654252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480586421530738880.post-1716908758817390102019-05-05T07:30:00.000-05:002019-05-05T07:30:05.898-05:00Gear Swap at BMFS<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/mnflyshop/" target="_blank">Bob Mitchell's Fly Shop</a> in Saint Paul had a gear swap. There was a lot of cool stuff there. There were also a bunch of cool people. Here are some photos I took while I was there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Outside of the shop Patagonia was showing off their new wading boots, and then under the BMFS tent the grill was going and there were hot dogs and chips for all.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">There was a lot of fish talk going on, and in the photo above <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sherlock._j/" target="_blank">Mr. Sherlock</a> was talking about steelhead, per usual. He likes to toss an egg pattern first before using a streamer - I'm kidding. That's how you get him "triggered" haha :). </span><br /><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">There was a lot of old gear that found new homes, and will find new fish. There were so many fly rods this year! So many!</span><br /><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The Man, The Myth, The Legend - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/wilderness.bill/" target="_blank">Wilderness Bill</a> made an appearance to the gear swap. He's known to wrestle Canadian gators in his sleep, and chug bottles of maple syrup by the gallons, and destroy Costco sized pizzas with 1 bite.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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CARFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08593449506895654252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480586421530738880.post-17537474815592980052019-05-01T09:57:00.002-05:002019-05-01T09:57:29.034-05:00TenCARFa<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">We're getting to have a Spring here in Minnesota, and I have been able to get out and enjoy it. Other than the trout in the State Parks of Minnesota, the only fish I am able to get out and target are currently panfish. With it being Spring and all, I went out for a walk around a local lake, and decided to bring my Tenkara rod.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">With a beaded San Juan Worm tied on the end of my <a href="https://amzn.to/2DJ1tp5" target="_blank">Tenkara USA Hane</a> rod recommended to me by The Tenkara Master Blaster himself, <a href="https://www.troutrageous.com/" target="_blank">Troutrageous</a> (<a href="https://tenkaraangler.com/" target="_blank">Tenkara Angler Magazine</a>), I went out and dominated the sunfish!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">During the walk I stopped at the Como Park Zoo & Conservatory. Within the conservatory there was a Japanese garden and there were so many Bonsai Trees. I was thoroughly impressed, because, I have never seen one in person. Since FOREVER I thought a Bonsai Tree was a specific species, but I was completely wrong. I had no idea that it was an actual art form of growing much larger trees, but stunting them to be mini. I was amazed, and conducted 30 minutes of research when I got home, and purchased a Bonsai Tree seed kit for <a href="https://amzn.to/2PHIAaX" target="_blank">Colorado Blue Spruces</a>. Soon, I will be a master of Bonsai.</span><br />
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CARFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08593449506895654252noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480586421530738880.post-75787984838327691792019-04-11T12:06:00.000-05:002019-04-11T12:06:08.937-05:00Ted Hansen Art<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Recently, I stopped by <a href="http://www.tedhansenfineart.com/" target="_blank">Ted Hansen's</a> studio to pick up some <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/576140959/bluegill-vinyl-decal?ref=shop_home_active_14&frs=1" target="_blank">stickers</a> and a <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/534525509/smallmouth-on-blue-limited-edition?ref=shop_home_active_53" target="_blank">smallmouth bass canvas print</a> I had ordered from his <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/TedHansenFineArt" target="_blank">Etsy shop</a>. During my visit we had a beer, ate some Girl Scout Cookies, spun some Hank Williams and Bob Dylan on the record player, and bounce around some ideas for this summer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">During out chat, <a href="http://www.tedhansenfineart.com/" target="_blank">Ted</a> set up a blank canvas on his easel and started to paint the entire thing red. I'm really looking forward to seeing what comes of that piece since I got to see it from the start.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">At the beginning of the year, <a href="http://www.tedhansenfineart.com/" target="_blank">Ted</a> has taken up a challenge other artists have done in the past to invoke some new ideas. He has been doing a daily piece - Study a Day. After he was finished painting the base layer of red on the blank canvas, he grabbed a pencil and a pad of sketch paper (I think), and began whipping up daily study #97 of 365.</span></div>
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CARFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08593449506895654252noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480586421530738880.post-48018029796077039672018-09-21T06:00:00.000-05:002018-09-21T06:00:03.424-05:00Brown Trout & Bridge Beers<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I sat down with the guys from the Brown Trout & Bridge Beers Podcast to talk brown trout. Per usual with me, it went off subject rather quickly and we found ourselves chatting and laughing. The conversation went from talking brown trout fishing, to whales, dolphins, mop flies, marabou, and I gave some tips on how to succeed out on the water.</span><br />
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<br />CARFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08593449506895654252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480586421530738880.post-67816405247849547642018-09-12T08:16:00.000-05:002018-09-12T08:16:10.020-05:00Vedavoo Torchbearer Spotlight<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Hello all of you beautiful people out there who still visit. I am still alive, and I assure you that I have no intentions of ever throwing in the towel here. Like Stella, I just need to get my groove back. While I haven't been writing/sharing over here, I have been writing/sharing. I had a short Q&A session with <a href="http://castingacross.com/" target="_blank">Matthew</a> over at <a href="https://vedavoo.com/" target="_blank">Vedavoo</a> not long ago, and the interview has been posted.</span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Back in June I came across some free time, and decided to get out in the raft for a Twin Cities Metro musky hunt. The homie <a href="http://www.instagram.com/the_ravvit" target="_blank">Travis</a> met me at the boat launch and right when we were about to launch another small water craft pulled up and it was my other homie <a href="http://www.instagram.com/strangeflies" target="_blank">Lucas</a>. He was about to call it a day, but decided to stay out on the water and float around with us and fish.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">It was a good day on the water, because, Lucas and I raced our watercraft against one another...and I won. Lucas does have plans to add flames to his watercraft, which in theory give him a few extra ponies, but I still think I'll be able to take him. We shall see. Oh, and Travis caught his personal best northern pike on the fly!! Well, at the time it was his personal best. He has since caught bigger, and he's totally getting addicted to the warm water game.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Here's a short video from the day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Travis Instagram - <a href="http://www.instagram.com/the_ravvit" target="_blank">@The_Ravvit</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Lucas Instagram - <a href="http://www.instagram.com/strangeflies" target="_blank">@Strangeflies</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Lucas also does art and here's the link to his website -> <a href="http://www.lucasgluesenkamp.com/" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a></span></div>
<br />CARFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08593449506895654252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480586421530738880.post-29735615895290771842018-06-18T06:44:00.000-05:002018-06-18T06:44:23.216-05:00FLAG DAY RIVER FLOAT<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Took the Flycraft Stealth out on the Rum River in search of smallies, and gators on a glorious Flag Day. I tested out how my trolling motor faired against the current of a river, fished some new fly patterns, had a good time, and finally saw some Minnesota beaver.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">What'd you all think...I'm pretty smooth when releasing fish, aren't I?! :)</span></div>
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