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From Backyard Bass to Bass in the Backyard

Loren — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:12:26 +0000

Yup - There are fish down there!

Between busy schedules and baseball season, we haven’t had a lot of time to go out fishing this summer. The other day the stars aligned and my nephew Henry and I connected up for an evening on the river. We headed 5 minutes down the road to the (not so) mighty Tualatin, rigged up the canoe, grabbed our fishing rods and life jackets and hit the water. We headed up stream a short distance to a rocky shoal and tail pool that has been known to produce Smallmouth Bass. We fished the area, then back along the many docks and snags that line the river. We saw beaver, wood ducks, herons and kingfishers. We chatted with other paddlers and anglers. We discussed how the river flowed and why it looked the way it did and watched the fish we weren’t catching with the fish finder. The only thing missing was actually catching any fish.

Henry developed his basic casting skills and reel handling playing with Backyard Bass in his backyard over the past year or so. It served him well as he informed me that bobber fishing wasn’t too exciting, but casting spinners was a LOT of fun. He took a little while to adapt to casting while sitting in a canoe seat, and watching his back cast so he didn’t hook a 180 lb uncle. It didn’t take much time before he was putting the spinner pretty much where he wanted it.

As we pulled in and loaded the canoe in the last glimmers of the fading day, we both agreed that it was a pretty good fishing trip despite the lack of fish. We’re headed out tomorrow to the St. Louis Ponds where, if we hold our mouths right and the fish gods smile, we’ll actually practice the catching part of fishing…. Wish us luck!

Debbie’s Students LOVE the Backyard Bass

Loren — Fri, 21 May 2010 21:18:57 +0000

Debbie Rosselle wrote to us to let us know that her students LOVE the Backyard Bass. Debbie teaches a 4 week boating, water safety and fishing unit in her elementary physical education classes. During the fishing segment, students are taught how to cast and then practice casting for accuracy with the Backyard Bass. They fish from the curb (river bank) and try to catch the fish in the driveway (river). Sometimes they run a tournament where students have 1 minute to see who can catch the most fish, or different points are given for certain color fish.

Debbie says, “Fishing is a great recreational and lifetime sport that anyone can do. Many core values and social interaction skills are developed.”

New Product Launched in Partnership with Future Fisherman Foundation

Loren — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:52:30 +0000

We’re please to introduce our new Backyard Bass Starter Set. This new set was designed specifically to meet the needs of the smaller programs and events. With 16 fish in various colors and 20 casting plugs, it is perfect for up to 8 participants at a time. At $49.00 the kit is well within the reach of most budgets. Talking with Teresa at the Future Fisherman Foundation inspired us to put together this new package.

A portion of the proceeds from each sale of this product will help support the Future Fisherman Foundation and their many projects and programs promoting angler education. this offering fills the gap between the individual sets of 3 fish shaped casting targets and 2 casting plugs, and our larger offerings of bulk fish by the dozen. In the short time it has been on the market, it has already proved to be a popular size kit.