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| Autumn Glory |
There is nothing quite like having a lot of different places to fish, and a lot of different species to select from which to target. We have been indeed blessed the past few months to fish new and exciting places and some familiar, close-to-home venues. From smallmouth bass to bluegills, yellow perch to catfish...it has all been great fun, with some opportunities for fillets and more. Check out a few of our highlights...
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| One of our 'new' venues that are under the radar. |
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| One of six small lakes on the 'new' location...8 miles from home. |
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| High-quality hybrids abound. |
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A couple of new ponds came our way this summer. Bass, gills, hybrid sunnies and carp. Variety is cool!
Then, we switched gears in September for some 0-dark-30 bassing with buzz baits at a southern PA lake. We were not disappointed...
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| Nothing huge, but decent, 17 to 19 inch bass on buzzes. |
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| Matt went 1-for-1 in his only appearance in the wee hours...nice! |
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| Yeah...I can dig this! |
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| Three and two-veined buzz baits...I miss the Hi-Rider! Gary...please help! |
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We picked up a few oddballs here and there, and some decent bass in the first cool spells of Fall...
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| Phone selfie and crappie. |
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| Decent bass after the rain. |
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| Better bass after another storm. |
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| And again. |
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| Great looking p-seed during a heavy rain. |
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One of our best. recent trips was Matt's 35th birthday fishing bash in Garrett County, Maryland where we fished Deep Creek Lake and Broadford Lake for some quality fish of several species.Check these guys out...
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| Matt's near-citation pickerel was our best snake of the trip. |
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| This 14.5 inch yellow perch whacked a#3 Mepps. |
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| Spunky Broadford Lake Pickerel |
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| Broadford bass. |
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| Matt with a biggie from the 'secret spot'. |
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| We found some hawgs from an overlooked, public venue...good for us! |
And, of course, the usual array of bluegills, pumpkinseeds, pumpkingills and the like...Panfish Nation!
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| Big gills dig small worms. |
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| It's the Great Pumpkingill ( 10.25 in), Charlie Brown! |
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| Gary doin' what Gary does...smackin' 'em! |
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| Carp Whisperer Mr Bob with a magnum 'seed! |
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| Bouble-wide punkin makes me smile! |
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Ah, yeeeesss...a great few months of fishing...different species, different lakes and lots of fun, a few fillets and great times. God is good, all the time. And like the fishes of the waters, we, too are all different, but we have a few things in common. One, we are all created by God, two...He loves us all. That's why He sent His Son Jesus Christ to die a horrible death for us on the cross. I find it astonishing that he would love you and me...yes, the likes of me?...so much that he would sacrifice His only Son to even give me a shot at Eternity in Heaven. My friends, that is TRUE love...love that we can barely understand. But you have to accept this free gift of eternal life, and Jesus as your personal savior. It's not a given, just because you do good, don't do 'bad' things or even attend church. Accepting Christ is a condition of the heart and soul, not governed by duty or habit. I like what it says in Psalm 148:4-12...
Praise Him, sun and moon, praise Him all you shining stars,...
Praise the Lord from the earth, you great sea creatures and all ocean depths...
You mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars...
Young men and maidens, old men and children.
Let us Praise God for these beautiful creatures He created, fish, that bring so many of us so much joy. I praise Him for the beautiful places where they live, all waters and ocean depths. I praise Him for giving me new life, through Jesus Christ, and salvaging my eternal home. As beautiful as it all is, it is but a glimpse of Heaven.
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| 'Let everything that has breath praise the Lord' Psalm 150:6 |
