11Jan. 2010
Bill,
I bought some Swirleybirds from you this fall to give for Christmas
presents to my family back in Idaho. Well, when I went back there for
Christmas we took them out ice fishing on Salmon Falls reservoir on the
Idaho Nevada border. Of course we had all our traditional equipment with
us as well but the moon wasn't lined up right or something because that
stuff wasn't working. But I bet you can guess what was. When nothing
else was going off, the jigging swirly birds were. It was still a slow
day but they definitely had more action that anything else did.
I probably went a half a dozen time this last 3 weeks and they worked
every time with the same results. I even found that it was well worth my
time to gig it in a hole that already had a worm or something in it and it
would trigger a bit on the worm. This is an awesome piece of fishing
tackle.
Also, I took it once to a smaller river that feeds into the Snake River
where the fish are big and hard to catch. It is a fun fly fishing spot
but this time of year they predominately feed on the bottom. My dad was
chasing them with nymphs. He didn't catch any more fish than I did with
the
Swirleybirds.
I landed one really nice one out of there in the hour that we had to fish
there.
I know that you know these lures work but I just thought I would share how
much fun my dad and I had with them this Christmas. Thanks for making a
quality product.
Best wishes,
Troy Jaques
Thanks for a great day on the water. Both Patrick and I
enjoyed the fishing and the company.
I am writing from my daughter's computer so hopefully you will get this and be
able to send the pictures by return e-mail to this computer.
I hope we will be able to do it again.
Regards
Ray Cabano
I have been a great fan of
yours for many years and just want to thank you for all the great hours I have
had on Lanier since I studied your "Secrets of Fishing Lanier". Back in '96 I
bought bass boat and living only 3 miles from East Bank I fished every chance
I got, mostly on the weekends. Now I actually live on the lake, cove off of
6-SC, and try to fish daily. I do real well with the spots fishing almost
exclusively with the Texas rig with the green (day) or red (night) bead with
the fine wire Eagle Claw offset hook that you describe in your book. The
color of the worm depends on the season where I try to match the vegetation
growth, except at night where I always use a dark worm (junebug or redbug my
fav). Just like you describe. I was a largemouth guy before and boy are
those spots a different creature. I was not catching them until you showed me
the light. Anyway I want to buy some of your SwirleyBirds. It sounds like
red/white is hot now. I read your reports on
bass.org. Where can I pick some up
today (or tomorrow)? Does the Dam Store carry them or should buy them direct
from you? I want to catch 40 bass a day!
~Neil
(Reply from Bill: Neil, thank you very much and you can buy
Swirleybirds at the Dam Store or right here on my website. Here's the
link...http://www.fishinglanier.com/Swirleybird.html
.)
Mr Vanderford, my name is Greg and I live
in the Chestatee bay area of Lanier. I ordered a set of the pro series
Swirleybirds last week and I have to tell you that, after reading your recent
reports, I am very excited about getting them. I have some family coming in
the first week of May so it sounds like the spots should really be tearing it
up then. If you don't mind, I have a couple quick questions for you. You have
mentioned in your reports that you are letting the lure fall to the bottom
before retrieving. Do you recommend fishing in clearer water with the
Swirleybird? Also what is the normal turnaround time on shipping the orders?
Finally, is the video " how to catch 40 fish per day" now available? I have
purchased your "secrets to fishing lake Lanier" book and found it to be very
helpful. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
Greg
(Reply from Bill: Thank you very much Greg. I wrote up an
article to answer your questions and you can access it here on the site...
http://www.fishinglanier.com/a_AnyoneCan.html .)
I just
received the latest (e)mailing, and I appreciate the helpful info,
especially concerning the Swirlybird.
I
ordered your book on Lake Lanier back when I moved to this area in 1999. I
really appreciated the info then and I was just wondering if you might have
anything more to share on a certain species: Walleye.
I had
never eaten walleye, until I went on a trip to Blueridge Lake with a peer in
the I.T. industry, who happened to be from up north (Detroit), and due to
myself mentioning the fact that there is supposed to be a fairly good
concentration of walleye in BR Lake, and also since we hadn't actually seen
each other in person, we scheduled a trip. That was a few years ago - I
learned how to do deep jigging and actually ate some walleye for shore
lunch!
Anyway,
I tried to get my little johnboat up the Chestatee and never made it past
Belton Bridge, due to a boat fire...(long story) Anyway, I also have an
old bass boat and I now just want to spend what little spare time fishing
learning to concentrate on finding walleye in Lake Lanier during the summer,
since that is the main time of year I have time to go fishing. I usually
only go about 4 times a year and we mainly try to catch crappie. We do a
good job on that fish species ( the ole fishin bud and myself).
So,
since you wrote that we subscribers can request something:
I'd
like to request a topic on certain species that might be found with certain
procedures during the summer school break - perhaps with just statistics
your guides or others you know of might have noticed during the year. I'd
like to start off with the elusive walleye on Lake Lanier.
On
second thought, I guess it would be best to not make it a topic of your
newsletter, because it might not be what fits your business model. And I
might not want the company of other people while just trying to enjoy some
time by myself, going places and hanging out, where quiet time turns out to
be not what it seems....
Well,
thanks for the work you do towards helping the anglers who read your
articles :-)
~DC
(Reply from Bill: Thank you very much, DC. You may find more
walleye information here on an article in my archives. Here's the link
. . .
http://www.fishinglanier.com/archivedfiles/awalleyetime.html
Many thanks for the
great day on the lake yesterday. David did filet and freeze the fish when
we got home. I am back in LA with my memories. Thanks also for taking
the photos and looking forward to receiving some from you. I will forward
them to David at home.
Had a wonderful day.
Who would believe 40 FISH!!!!!!!! See you next spring and/or summer.
~Sharron
(Reply from Bill: Thank you very much Sharron, I enjoyed the day
too! Let's do it again!)
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