I've attached pictures for your viewing pleasure, we captured all but one of the bass in a photo. The fish we did not capture in a photo was 19 inches and weighed in at 3-lb, 2-oz.
-Paul Nicolucci
My last day of fishing on Owasco Lake was this past Friday. My buddy Brian and I got out on the lake around 7 a.m. and we fished until around 1 p.m. We had a very successful day, catching 7 Smallmouth bass. We finally broke the 20-inch mark with one weighing in over 4 pounds! On this day we caught all of our fish using live bait (Mooneyes).
I've attached pictures for your viewing pleasure, we captured all but one of the bass in a photo. The fish we did not capture in a photo was 19 inches and weighed in at 3-lb, 2-oz. -Paul Nicolucci
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As hunters, one of the most important things we have to take into account is our scent. Whether it is just making sure to only hunt certain stands in a certain wind or getting very in-depth in eliminating your scent like me, we all have our ways of making sure our quarry can't smell us (or smell us as good as they could). What was originally going to be one article has transformed into a 3-part video blog series, mainly thanks to me accidentally hitting the back button while typing it up and losing all my hard work. First up is my take on fighting body odor and I have a few things I need to point out. One, I touch on wearing sweat wicking clothing in it, but I'll be going more in depth into that segment of my scent control regiment in the next part of this series. Second, what I forgot to say is that I use the unscented wash to have no outside scent at all and that, before a hunt, the soap I'll use is the bacteria and scent killing ones you see at your local hunting stores; just wanted to clarify that for any of you that might not know what I was talking about or understood why I do the things I spoke about. So give it a watch and be on the lookout for the other ones in the coming weeks. -C.B. Tip of the hat to one of the guys at NC Hunt and Fish for posting up a link to Field and Stream and the new pending world record striped bass. Caught by Greg Myerson, this big boy (or girl) weighed in at a monster 81.8 pounds at a local Connecticut tackle shop. Read more of the story and check out some pictures of this great fish here.
-C.B. Once again it's that time of the month when "Crash" of NC Hunt and Fish posts up the monthly calendar he receives from the North Carolina Wildlife Federation. So what's happening in the wildlife world this month? Let's take a look!
August 2: Milkweeds are in bloom. August 11: Many snake eggs are hatching. August 13: 1st annual NCH&F ATV get together - Busco Beach, Goldsboro August 15: Timber rattlesnakes are mating. Although many of our snakes breed in spring, these and other pit vipers may also do so in late summer. August 16: Peak migration for many shorebird species along the coast. August 21: Peak hatching for loggerhead sea turtle nests. August 27: NCH&F Fall Get Together August 27: Governor's Conservation Achievement Awards Banquet and NCWF Annual Meeting August 28: Gray squirrels are bearing their fall litters. -C.B. I started the day the usual way: Getting bait at the South end of the lake. My buddy Brian and I were set up on the water by around 7:30 a.m. and we had the first of many fish on by 8:00 a.m. We were fishing in about 70 feet of water with minnows suspended at 20, 30, 45 and then one just off the bottom. One Lake Trout hit at 45 feet and the other at 30 which is a bit unusual as they tend to suspend deeper in the water or lay on the bottom. The Smallies were caught mostly between 15 and 30 feet. After a whole lot of laughing, high fives, and reeling in fish we ended the day with 2 Lake Trout, 3 Small mouth Bass and 1 Yellow Perch. I've included a bunch of photos and weight / length of each fish in our "On The Water Media" section which can be found here. I'll also attach the photos to this post for easy viewing :)
-Paul Nicolucci I arrived at Owasco lake for my first fishing outing in a couple of years up here in New York on Monday night. My Grandfather picked up some Mooneyes and we decided to try our luck out where we usually fish. We fished the evening and had no luck....not even one bite! Oh well, that's fishing! You won't catch anything if you let one evening deter you, so we decided to try again Tuesday morning. We started fishing around 8 am and around noon we finally had some activity! We had three bites, only one of which led to a fish in the boat: A decent smallmouth bass that I landed. The bass measured 17 inches and weighed-in at 2 pounds 2 ounces.
My buddy Brian came out with me after work around 5 pm and we decided to just cast some spinnerbaits over rock and weed beds. We had a successful couple of hours, with Brian landing another nice bass about an inch shorter and one ounce smaller. I caught a small Northern Pike (21.5 inches / 1 pound 8 ounces) which we released. We also got a couple of good-sized Yellow Perch and some other panfish. I've included some photos of the bass and the pike that we caught. We are fishing the rest of the week as well and I'll keep everyone posted with our catches! -Paul Nicolucci Just wanted to share what $25 in PVC pipe, plastic electrical conduit boxes, rubber cement and a can of flat black spray paint will allow you to make (Special thanks to Cheesycam for inspiring me to create my own stuff!) As you can see, the smaller mount I made is for my Go Pro and will allow me to get some low angle shots not only for video but also an interesting view for any time lapses I try to do. To make it was simple (All of this was 1/2"): 3 PVC electrical conduit 45-degree bends and a tee PVC electrical conduit box. I also grabbed 3 end pieces to put in the ends of the 45-degree bends to help level them out. The key to this is I didn't rubber cement anything together, meaning I can take it apart and have it not take up much space in my pack. Quick note: I am hoping when I make a small slider for the Go Pro that I can just figure out a way to use this mount on the rails, which will help me save some time and a little money (the gears have been turning in my mind the past few days about this!). The second mount is a shoulder rig for our current main cam, a Canon HFS20. I finally got the quick adapter I ordered in the mail this past Friday and put it on the rig; it is going to make switching the camera from my tripod to tree arm to this shoulder support very easy and time-saving. This support was just as easy to make as the Go Pro one, using 3/4" PVC pipe pieces and a L-shaped PVC electrical conduit box. The list of fittings used for it is as follows: 1 tee, 3 45-degree couplings, 2 90-degree couplings and 2 caps. I also grabbed a 5-foot long piece of 3/4" PVC pipe since I didn't have any laying around. I did cement some things together to help with stability, but I can still take it apart and pack it up. I probably won't carry this with me every time we go in the woods, instead using my tripod as a shoulder support for some footage, but if we come back to the truck before getting our game out, it will definitely be used for recovery shots and what not. Plus it gives me a another way to get some interesting shots. Hopefully that gives some of you photographers and video guys (and gals) out there some DIY ideas to try out. If you've got any projects you've completed and want to share with us, post them up in the comments. And since it is the beginning of August, this blog entry is one of those that kicks off our monthly comment contest, meaning you have no reason not to leave us your opinion or drop a bit of knowledge! -C.B. I just wanted to post a short entry about my trip to Upstate New York during this week. I'll be spending a good portion of my time fishing on Owasco Lake for bass, trout and panfish! I made the trip a couple of years ago and had great success during the first week. We almost limited out on bass with a mix of Smallmouth and Largemouth! As I've said in previous posts, I grew up near this lake and have a lot of experience fishing it. I'll be mixing up my fishing, everything from still fishing with live bait to casting spinner and stick baits. Might even do some trolling! Be on the look out for pictures and, if I'm able to, I'll try to get some video of the trip! -Paul Nicolucci |
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