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West Neck Creek Ramblings: July 2015

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West Neck Creek Ramblings. Wednesday, July 29, 2015. It Wasn't a Bad Omen After All. When I launched at 7 o'clock this morning, nothing had changed from what I found yesterday, and I seriously was wondering if my original thought yesterday might be coming true. Nevertheless, I rigged my boat, dropped it in the water, and headed to the mouth of West Neck, with plans to work my way back toward the marina. By the way, reckon I should explain that I wasn't the "lone ranger" after all today. Saw my buddie...

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West Neck Creek Ramblings: May 2015

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West Neck Creek Ramblings. Sunday, May 31, 2015. Another Success Story- The 14th Annual Steve Gambill Cancer Classic. There were some nice fish brought to the scales at weigh-in, starting with this bass. In keeping with a long-standing tradition, no Cancer Classic is complete without some musicians to set the tone of things. Following weigh-in, anglers park their rigs and get ready for the rest of the day's festivities. There's always plenty of good food and conversation. Some folks enjoy a horse ride.

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West Neck Creek Ramblings: A Forgotten Old Lure? Not Hardly!

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West Neck Creek Ramblings. Sunday, August 2, 2015. A Forgotten Old Lure? Don't tell Charlie Bruggemann you can't catch fish on a Johnson Silver Minnow, 'cause he knows better. In fact, he was telling me just two days ago over frappuccinos at Starbuck's that, right now, it's one of the most productive lures in his arsenal. And as I learned through some online research, a lot of other anglers feel the same way about this old but still reliable bait. It's slow and non-threatening. For skittish fish, use the...

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West Neck Creek Ramblings: June 2015

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West Neck Creek Ramblings. Tuesday, June 30, 2015. A Day He'll Never Forget. A young friend of mine, Cam Wallis, and I spent a few hours fishing part of Moyock Creek this morning. This was Cam's second time fishing with me and, at the start of the day, still was looking to catch his first-ever freshwater fish. After dealing with several missed strikes, Cam finally hooked up with this 1-lb. 10-oz. pickerel to claim the title of his first fish. Saturday, June 27, 2015. And then she turned loose all her pen...

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West Neck Creek Ramblings: How To Play the Surfing Game

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West Neck Creek Ramblings. Thursday, August 6, 2015. How To Play the Surfing Game. Let me just say here in the beginning that I'm sure there are many individuals far more qualified than I am to be writing a piece like this, so if you're one of them, just exit my blog and go fishing or something. I really don't want to bore you. Bomber Square A ebay. Bomber Square A firetiger 3/8 oz. Bomber Square A firetiger 2". Bomber Square A firetiger 3/8 oz. 2". Bomber Square A firetiger 3/8 oz. ebay. FOR SALE* * * *.

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West Neck Creek Ramblings: April 2015

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West Neck Creek Ramblings. Thursday, April 30, 2015. The Level-Wind Reel: A Game Changer. The inventor who solved this problem was William Shakespeare, Jr., who created a complicated twin worm-gear, level-winding mechanism on a jeweler's lathe and obtained his patent in 1896. There appears to be some conflict in this date. I found one source that said Shakespeare obtained his first patent on Oct. 5, 1897.). Mass production at this time was making inroads, and with it, fishing products were becoming more ...

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West Neck Creek Ramblings: A Straight-Shooter Garners Nomination for Federation Prez

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West Neck Creek Ramblings. Sunday, August 9, 2015. A Straight-Shooter Garners Nomination for Federation Prez. A good friend, bass fisherman extraordinaire, and best outboard mechanic one ever could ask for has added yet another accolade to his already long list of accomplishments. I'm talking about Wayne Hayes, the Virginia Beach angler who has been nominated for president of the Virginia Bass Chapter Federation. Wayne pilots his boat back for weigh-in. Runs raffle drawing at Region 7 tournament. Newly r...

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West Neck Creek Ramblings: 'Twas a Day for Old-Timers

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West Neck Creek Ramblings. Wednesday, August 12, 2015. Twas a Day for Old-Timers. There were three of us old-timers beating up the water today: Jimmy, Skip and me. While my friends sought their fortunes in West Neck all day, I gave up after two hours of nothing and headed south to fish the back end of Albright's. I figured, with the high water, I should be able to find a few in the shallows, and I did. Today very well may have been a Pop-R day somewhere, but this much I can assure you: It wasn't what the...

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West Neck Creek Ramblings: November 2014

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West Neck Creek Ramblings. Friday, November 28, 2014. There's Nothing Like Fishing in the Rain in a Leaky Rainsuit. Ahhhhh. You haven't lived until you've spent a whole day bass fishing in the rain with one of those El Cheapo rainsuits. You know the kind I'm talking about. It somehow first lets a little, and then, as the day wears on, a whole lot more of the rain leak in at the neck of the suit- even getting inside your shirt collar. Something else to consider is a pair of light boots to wear over your s...