30 Second Book Review – Fishing, Ghosts, And My Mother's Gray Hair

On my recent family vacation, I had the pleasure of thumbing through a paperback copy of "Fishing, Ghosts, And My Mother's Gray Hair" by Mark Kautz. Mark Kautz you might ask? Yeah, you probably know him as Shoreman from Northern California Trout.Being a follower & regular reader of Mark's blog, I ran to the front … Continue reading 30 Second Book Review – Fishing, Ghosts, And My Mother's Gray Hair →

Trout Time With The Cabela's C.G.R.

In the previous post I mentioned that I put the Cabela's C.G.R. 4-weight through the paces at the neighborhood pond the other night. Well on Monday (Memorial Day), I took advantage of the relatively comfortable temperatures of the morning (okay, it was still 85 degrees in the shade) to take the rod out for some … Continue reading Trout Time With The Cabela's C.G.R. →

Doesn't Take Much To Put A Bend In A Cabela's C.G.R.

Got out this past Sunday night for the first time since the trip to Georgia/North Carolina a few weeks back. It was a relatively short outing...just wanted to get in some work with a Cabela's CGR glass rod I bought some time ago, but never used other in the backyard."Stop looking at geese and get … Continue reading Doesn't Take Much To Put A Bend In A Cabela's C.G.R. →

Gear Review – Revo Bearing Polarized Sunglasses

A while ago...like almost 3 months ago...a gentleman representing Revo offered me a pair of sunglasses to review. Why? Because I've got a bit of a past in doing such eyewear reviews such as THIS, THIS, and THIS...and even THIS. However, a mix of cloudy weather and poor circumstances have largely kept these off my … Continue reading Gear Review – Revo Bearing Polarized Sunglasses →

Gear Review – Chasing Wild Trout, An Arizona Wanderings e-Book by Ben Smith

Ben Smith, author of one of my favorite blogs, Arizona Wanderings, has gotten pretty entrepreneurial over the past year or so. Starting first with selling some of his more popular flies, he's also branched out into logo merchandise, and most recently, e-Books. A little while back he wrote his first Arizona Wanderings book about Hunting Gambel's … Continue reading Gear Review – Chasing Wild Trout, An Arizona Wanderings e-Book by Ben Smith →