Recent content by MadDog

Hi Martin, I never updated this post but last year for Father's Day I received a 7' medium action casting pole. And this year my wife hasn't bothered to get her fishing license so her 5'5" light action pole often finds its way into my trunk so I have my choice of rods depending on the spot...

Hello all, This last weekend I decided to take my kids warm water fishing at a local lake. To make a long story short when I went to reassemble my pole which had been fine 30 minutes earlier had a crushed / slightly splintered area about 4 inches beneath where the upper part of the pole gets...

I think someone hasn't read any Patrick McManus books yet. Do yourself a favor pdxstruve and go to Powell's and buy a couple of his books. Really enjoyed his writing.

It's probably just safer/easier to get an Oregon fishing license then you shouldn't have to worry short of trespassing on some one else's land.

What a horrible problem to have. Gave me a great laugh. :D. I've got 2 young ones and the problem always is their patience level.

Gah that is what I'm afraid of. My original plan was to request gift cards from Sports Authority for my birthday and Christmas to get a nice little stash built up so that I could get a decent fly fishing rod. And then when I went to Sports Authority after my birthday (before Christmas)...

So I received some gift cards for Bass Pro Shops fro Christmas. As the weather has been warming up I'm getting ready to purchase a rod. I keep looking at http://www.basspro.com/White-River-Fly-Shop-Fly/Spin-Rod-and-Reel-Combo/product/44266/ and wonder if anyone has experience with it. The...

Saturday was my daughter's 6th birthday and we took her on the Willamette Queen. We witnessed a lot of bubbles as well. When I told her the fish were farting I was rewarded with a "Daddy that's gross!". The paddle boat was stirring up a lot of vegetation and the water smelled fairly musty...