Archive for December, 2010

Basstravaganza

Tuesday, December 28th, 2010

Fellow FIB’er – Eric Bent – is one of the main organizers of this great event. Several other FIB’ers are sure to be there too. We hope to see you there!

What: ‘BASSTRAVAGANZA’ A Day of Salt Water Bass Fishing Seminars, Demos, and Free BBQ.
When: Sunday, Jan 2nd, 10:00am-2:00 pm
Where: Sav-On Tackle 9917 Orr & Day Rd. Santa Fe Springs, 90670 (562) 864- 2911

Basstravaganza

‘Radio Silence’ Crew will be breaking the silence by spinning records and filling heads with a cool track of tunes.
Speakers to include:
2010 SWBA ‘Anglers Of the Year’ Matt Kobzeff Scott Pethtel of Team Killswitch
Cpt. Jimmy Decker (Light lining for trophy bass)
Cpt. Larry Heron Successful finessing techniques.
Ben Florentino (Shimano, Utilizing innovations in tackle and techniques)
Gerry Mahieu (Lucky Craft, The dynamics of fishing hard baits)
Evan Salvay (The next generation of fishing enthusiasm)
Jack Sowell Cory Sanden (Legendary Calico Icons, shallow water big bass tactics)

Industry vendor booths and crew tentatively include:

Shimano, Inside Sportfishing, Spiderwire, SWBA, Lucky Craft, IMA Japan, deps, AA/ Optimum Baits, BIG HAMMER, WAR BAITS, Pearl Swimbaits, Edge Products, Phenix Rods, MC Swimbaits, Kelp Kritter Baits, Trolling Motor Doctor, Tady Lures, Quality Performance Marine, Fish Rap News, and more . . .

If you like Bass fishing period & want to learn & meet the best Saltwater Bass Anglers in the world, then this the place to be.
If you’ve never been to an event or wished you could join the SWBA series, then you should come as well, this is the place to ask, learn & make suggestions & see all the hot tackle, gear & boats these Hardcore Anglers use. Everyone is friendly & not all of the best will be speaking, some will be hanging around, so if you see someone familiar just introduce yourself, everyone is very friendly & willing to share tips.

This is also the place to join the SWBA & Sign-Up for 2011 tournament dates as well.


IT’S FREE!!!

Christmas Party 2010

Monday, December 20th, 2010

On Thursday night, December 9, we had a great FIB’er Christmas party at NMC.

The fellowship hall was decorated beautifully. Each table was even decked out, and 15/0 shark hooks were attached to the utensils – Nice Touch! The dinner was potluck, and everyone brought their favorite dishes. This year four great raffle prizes were raffled off: $100 gift certificates to Nordstrom and Angler’s Center,  a beautiful Christmas card set, and a Shimano Curado 300 baitcaster. Chris Deruyter of Calvary Chapel Rancho Santa Margarita led us in a time of worship, and then he shared a wonderful Christmas message. This wonderful evening was made possible, mostly due to the hard work and planning of Rick and Julie Chalmers – Thanks guys!

Amazon Adventure

Wednesday, December 8th, 2010

Recently this report was sent into the FIB’ers headquarters by one of our members – Sam Camarillo.

Weather was 95-100 first three days, then a nice 80-85 the next three with a lot of rain. Humidity was always at least 85%. Food was fantastic, always too much meat, potatoes, fried bananas, fresh
pineapple, etc. Piranha is ok but too many bones.

Peacock bass BB-Q’ed with some lime and seasoning was my favorite fish dish. This is a pic of the shore lunch we had one day, those guides built a fire pit in 10 minutes and we cooked some freshly caught peacocks…. very good!

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Here is a few of the bigger ones between 13-16lbs.  I hooked 3 that went over 20lb but could not get them to the boat before they wrapped up into the thick brush and broke off…. On 65lb braid too, very tough fish! The big 20 lb+ guys pulled 13lbs of drag I had set on my reels like nothing. If you were fishing in tight, like I was to the shore, you had about 15 seconds to turn his head while my guide was backing up the boat to try and make enough distance to stop him. Worked most of the time haha until you get over 20lbs then they seem to get a lot meaner.

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FIB’ers Christmas Party

Friday, December 3rd, 2010

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