Milestone weekend

Garry2rs · 06-22-10, 09:11 AM

It was a milestone weekend for me.
I celebrated my 65th B'day.

Caught a small Musky on one of my knotless leaders.

Then kicked Bass with the same 6 inch Castaic soft swimbait!

I was all great but I was most pleased to be catching fish consistently on the 6 inch swimbaits, I think I have finally figured them out.
Garry2R's

WatterBoy · 06-22-10, 01:13 PM

Excellent -- congrats on celebrating the milestone weekend in fine fashion!

geezer1 · 06-22-10, 02:39 PM

Garry2rs, congrats from a Gary with one r! Nice fish, geezer.

WaffleJaw · 06-22-10, 02:46 PM

I like how you celebrate!!...haha,looks like a great birthday weekend

BassFeverJohn · 06-22-10, 03:28 PM

Thats awesome! Happy B-Day, and great fish!

carolina-rig-01 · 06-22-10, 03:41 PM

Congrats on both the birthday and the fish. Great pics too, glad you shared them.

In the top pic, why are you holding a dog turd in your hand? lol.

bamabassman · 06-22-10, 06:23 PM

CNGRATS GARRY! now dats a great way to celebrate a birthday man.

Garry2rs · 06-22-10, 07:40 PM

Thanks Guys.
That's no dog turd, that a fine American cigar, a Phillies Blunt in chocolate flavour...
Although they are legal up here, Castro can keep his cigars!
These may not be classy, but they taste great!
Garry2R's

nofearengineer · 06-22-10, 08:10 PM

Ya gotta like a guy who knows the proper way to celebrate...even if he does chew on chocolate turds LOL.

Dr G · 06-22-10, 11:23 PM

Happy 65th. When it comes to fishin, you da man! Lookin forward to gettin together with you on the 5th for some bass fishin. I'll bring my new spinning rig but you've completely spoiled me, now I don't want to use nothin but a baitcaster.
Kerry

Abbeysdad · 06-22-10, 11:47 PM

I turned 40/16 on Fathers day so as one old fart to another (even older!) HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Nice fish!

keithdog · 06-23-10, 07:39 AM

That was definately a great way to spend your birthday! Congrats

Bassboss · 06-23-10, 08:17 AM

Looks like a good birthday man! Nice fish too!

So a knotless leader eh? Hollow braid or some thing else? Do tell!

MallenManson · 06-23-10, 08:35 AM

Way to celebrate Garry! Happy Birthday!

Garry2rs · 06-23-10, 01:12 PM

For those who are interested, you can fined the whole 411 on knotless leaders in the Blog section.

The details on this rig were as follows;
7'2" St.Croix Musky rod. Sixty pound hollow core Jerry Brown Spectra running line, with a fifty pound mono, into eighty pound braid leader. The loop end of the 20 foot leader was joined to the running line via a simple loop-to-loop connection. There are no knots except for the tiny square knot where the two loops join. About half of the leader is braid and the rest either fluoro or mono. I used mono for the swimbait to help keep it up, heavy fluoro sinks as fast as wire! I can wind the leader onto the reel so using 15 and 20 foot leaders just lets me get the bait farther from the braid.
The specs. on most Swimbait rods pretty well match lighter Musky rods...Since I live where there are lots of Musky, I already own some Musky rods.
Garry2R's

Abbeysdad · 06-24-10, 11:18 AM

Hmm...looking at these knotless leader prices : http://www.cabelas.com/p-0036731.shtml
I think I'd be making my own.....knots or not!

rodnreel · 06-24-10, 11:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nofearengineer

Ya gotta like a guy who knows the proper way to celebrate...even if he does chew on chocolate turds LOL.

HAHAHA, now that's funny! Looks like you had a great birthday celebration, Garry. Congrats on the fish catch....and getting old

06-22-10, 09:11 AM	#1
Garry2rs BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: AZ. USA. and Ont. Canada Posts: 145	Milestone weekend It was a milestone weekend for me. I celebrated my 65th B'day. Caught a small Musky on one of my knotless leaders. Then kicked Bass with the same 6 inch Castaic soft swimbait! I was all great but I was most pleased to be catching fish consistently on the 6 inch swimbaits, I think I have finally figured them out. Garry2R's

06-22-10, 02:46 PM	#4
WaffleJaw BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Dallas,TX (DFW) Posts: 2,212	I like how you celebrate!!...haha,looks like a great birthday weekend __________________ [nelsoncustomrods.com]

06-22-10, 03:28 PM	#5
BassFeverJohn BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Middleburg, Flawda Posts: 548	Thats awesome! Happy B-Day, and great fish! __________________ Ish?

06-22-10, 03:41 PM	#6
carolina-rig-01 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Webb City, MO Posts: 6,387	Congrats on both the birthday and the fish. Great pics too, glad you shared them. In the top pic, why are you holding a dog turd in your hand? lol. __________________ You only live once. But if you do it right, once is enough.

06-22-10, 06:23 PM	#7
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	CNGRATS GARRY! now dats a great way to celebrate a birthday man. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

06-22-10, 01:13 PM	#2
WatterBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Owatonna, MN Posts: 2,280	Excellent -- congrats on celebrating the milestone weekend in fine fashion!

06-22-10, 02:39 PM	#3
geezer1 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Lakehills, Tx Posts: 185	Garry2rs, congrats from a Gary with one r! Nice fish, geezer.

06-22-10, 07:40 PM	#8
Garry2rs BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: AZ. USA. and Ont. Canada Posts: 145	Thanks Guys. That's no dog turd, that a fine American cigar, a Phillies Blunt in chocolate flavour... Although they are legal up here, Castro can keep his cigars! These may not be classy, but they taste great! Garry2R's

06-22-10, 08:10 PM	#9
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	Ya gotta like a guy who knows the proper way to celebrate...even if he does chew on chocolate turds LOL. __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

06-22-10, 11:23 PM	#10
Dr G BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 49	Happy 65th. When it comes to fishin, you da man! Lookin forward to gettin together with you on the 5th for some bass fishin. I'll bring my new spinning rig but you've completely spoiled me, now I don't want to use nothin but a baitcaster. Kerry

06-22-10, 11:47 PM	#11
Abbeysdad BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Central NY - Finger Lakes Posts: 1,307	I turned 40/16 on Fathers day so as one old fart to another (even older!) HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Nice fish! __________________ Fish now, work later

06-23-10, 07:39 AM	#12
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	That was definately a great way to spend your birthday! Congrats

06-23-10, 08:17 AM	#13
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	Looks like a good birthday man! Nice fish too! So a knotless leader eh? Hollow braid or some thing else? Do tell! __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

06-23-10, 08:35 AM	#14
MallenManson BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Beulah, Michigan Posts: 6,431	Way to celebrate Garry! Happy Birthday! __________________ Bass fear me. Women pepperspray me.....

06-23-10, 01:12 PM	#15
Garry2rs BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: AZ. USA. and Ont. Canada Posts: 145	For those who are interested, you can fined the whole 411 on knotless leaders in the Blog section. The details on this rig were as follows; 7'2" St.Croix Musky rod. Sixty pound hollow core Jerry Brown Spectra running line, with a fifty pound mono, into eighty pound braid leader. The loop end of the 20 foot leader was joined to the running line via a simple loop-to-loop connection. There are no knots except for the tiny square knot where the two loops join. About half of the leader is braid and the rest either fluoro or mono. I used mono for the swimbait to help keep it up, heavy fluoro sinks as fast as wire! I can wind the leader onto the reel so using 15 and 20 foot leaders just lets me get the bait farther from the braid. The specs. on most Swimbait rods pretty well match lighter Musky rods...Since I live where there are lots of Musky, I already own some Musky rods. Garry2R's

06-24-10, 11:18 AM	#16
Abbeysdad BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Central NY - Finger Lakes Posts: 1,307	Hmm...looking at these knotless leader prices : http://www.cabelas.com/p-0036731.shtml I think I'd be making my own.....knots or not! __________________ Fish now, work later

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