4/14/12

I was able to get out with some guys from the Renegade Bassers on Saturday. We went down to pool 2 on the Mississippi. We had four boats out with 7 people and got started around 8am.  After a quick run down river, Ryan and I began working a channel we had found the last time we fished the river. We began pitching jigs and I quickly caught a small keeper.  We continued working the area and managed to catch a few more large mouths and small mouths over the next couple hours.  Most were in the 12-14" range with 1 15" over 2lbs. We decided to move on and see if there was anything up around the corner, but didn't find anything but water that was too shallow to get the boat through comfortably.  After working our way back to the main river, we decided to run back up to an area that we had seen earlier. A short way in to the channel, Ryan caught a nice 17" 3-1/2lb large mouth and twenty feet later I caught a nice 16" 2-1/2lb large mouth on a Culprit Stinger.We worked that channel until we ran out of time and had to head back home.  Ryan and I finished with 11 fish for the day (a mixture of large mouths and small mouths).  We ran into the other boats as we were finishing up at the landing. One had caught 4 fish, another did about what we did with 11 fish, and the last boat had a great day with over 25 fish, but Ryan's 17" large mouth was big bass for the day. Good job guys!!!

Renegade Bassers Lake Clean Up 4/7/12

As many of you know, I'm a member of the Renegade Bassers.  Last Saturday, we held a lake clean up project at Maple Lake.  I'd like to say thanks to everyone that helped out, as we had a great turnout.  Here are some details from that day.

Renegade Bassers Maple Lake Clean Up

As part of the Renegade Bassers commitment to improving our environment, we have joined with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and their “Adopt A River” program.  As part of this program, on Saturday, April 7^th the Renegade Bassers held a lake access clean up on Maple Lake in Wright County.  There were 14 people from the Renegade Bassers and our families that attended the clean up.  We broke into two teams to tackle the clean up at both accesses on the lake. Between the Lion’s Park access and the east (north) access, in just a few hours, the club was able to collect a copier machine, a patio chair, 6 tires, 14 bags of garbage and a small pile of lumber.  The total amount was estimated to be over 400 pounds of garbage and debris that were polluting the water and lands around the accesses.  To continue with our commitment to the environment, the Renegade Bassers will be doing smaller clean ups at each of our club tournaments throughout the year

To learn more about the Minnesota DNR’s “Adopt a River” program,

please go to www.dnr.state.mn.us/adoptriver



March 31, 2012

I went fishing on the Mississippi River down by St Paul Park last Saturday with some friends from the bass club.  We had three boats and a new club member, Ryan, was in my boat with me.  Neither of us had fished this section of the river before, so we were excited to give it a try.  We got on the water around 8am and headed down river.  We found a large shallow flat with a channel along side of it and began by throwing rattle traps and crank baits. We worked that for quite a while but didn't find anything.  We continued working down river and got into some backwater areas. Ryan caught a small largemouth on a jig and I followed with a couple more small ones. We continued working down river but didn't have much luck.  We went back to where we caught the small ones and proceeded to catch a few more.  We moved up river a bit and caught a couple more.  We got a call from one of the other boats when they caught a 4.14 lb largemouth in the same area we were working earlier.  We worked back through that same area and managed to find a couple smallmouths and some more largemouths.  We spent most of the afternoon in that area pitching jigs and stick worms.  We ended around 4:30pm with about 15-20 fish caught for the day. Nothing as big as the other boat, our largest was about 3 lbs and most were around 2 lbs or smaller. Definitely a good day fishing considering it was March and the weather was 20 degrees colder than forecasted.

 

MN Bass Expo

Our bass club - the Renegade Bassers - will be at the MN Bass Expo in Blaine on April 20-22.   Over 110 vendors will be there. Come and check it out and be sure to stop by and say "hi."

MN Bass Expo
 

Friday 4 pm – 8 pm

Saturday 10 am – 6 pm

Sunday 10 am – 4 pm

Adults $10 per day - $20 for all 3 days

Seniors $8 per day - $16 for all 3 days

Students $6 per day - $12 for all 3 days

12 and under Free

FREE parking!

for more information visit

http://www.nscsports.org/ 

Come and see:

Bass fishing celebrities

Bass fishing techniques and seminars

How to use your electronics and side imaging

Metro and state guide services

Youth programs

Kid’s casting contest with prizes

Environmental education

Latest 2012 products & equipment

Register on site for 2012 tournaments

2012 Bass Boats and equipment

Used Boat Coral – sell your used boat for FREE!

Kid’.s corner fish camp

Donations to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®

The Raptors of Minnesota

MN BASS EXPO

National Sports Center, Blaine, MN