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1........ Q: FROM BUD CLAREMONT NH HOW OLD WERE YOU THE FIRST TIME YOU WENT FISHING

A: I WAS MAYBE 4 OR 5 AND MY DAD BROUGHT ME FISHING ON THE PIERS IN CALIF. WHERE WE LIVED AT THE TIME. WE MOVED TO NH WHEN I WAS SIX AND WE WOULD GO STREAM FISHING FOR TROUT IN THE SPRING. AT THE AGE OF 15-16 I FELL IN LOVE WITH RACING FISHING WAS ON THE BACK BURNER TILL AROUND THE AGE OF 36 MY WIFE AT THE TIME SAID ONE DAY LETS GO FISHING. WE STARTED WATCHIN FISHING SHOWS LIKE BILL DANCE AND IN-FISHERMAN AND I BECAME ADDICTED! I JOINED B.A.S.S. AND FISHED MIDWEEK SHOWS WITH THE N.H. BASS FED AND ALSO DID A SMALL BOAT TRAIL WITH JIM AT ROCKY LEDGE BASS TACKLE OUT OF PITTSFIELD NH. I HAVE NOT BEEN DOING AS MANY TOURNEMENTS THE LAST 5 YRS OR SO AS CATHING TROPHY CATCH AND RELEASE FISH HAS BEEN MORE OF A TURN ON FOR ME NOW.


2........ Q: FROM BUD CLAREMONT NH HOW DID YOU BECOME A GUIDE???? WELL ABOUT SEVEN YRS AGO I WENT THROUGH MY LAST DIVORCE AND CHANGED JOBS AT THE TIME AS MINE WAS HEADED TO CHINA. BEING A FIGHTER I FOUND A NEW JOB AND LO AND BEHOLD THERE IS A GUY THERE MARK EWING. WE TALKED FISHING AND AFTER A FEW MONTHS OF TALKING I FOUND OUT HE IS A REGISTERED NH GUIDE. WE TALKED AND HE TOLD ME AS MUCH AS I LOVE FISHING I SHOULD TAKE THE TEST. WELL AS THEY SAY THE REST IS HISTORY. I DO THIS FOR FUN. IT IS MY HOBBY AND I LOVE TO MEET PEOPLE THAT SHARE THE SAME LOVE OF THE OUTDOORS AS I DO. IT IS SO COOL TO SEE SOMEONE CATCH A FISH THAT I HAVE GOTTEN TO THE POINT THAT I TAKE FOR GRANTED! I HAVE STUDIED THE SPORT AND HAVE HUNDEREDS OF VIDEOS THAT ARE ALMOST ALL WORN OUT! MY LIFE IS FOR THE MOST PART ABOUT THE OUTDOORS. THE CANOEING KAYAKING CAMPING OUTDOOR COOKING AND OUTDOOR PHOTOGRAGHY ALL CAME FROM MY LOVE OF FISHING!

3..........Q: From Dan in Winchester NH As the fall approches how do you fish when the temps drop to very cold temps at night?

...........A: I just returned from a trip in Errol NH on lake Umbagog where it got down to 36 two nights in a row!. For the smallies up there we fished near the first drop off to the deep water and used shakie head jigs with small yum shakie head worms. While not really noted for huge smallies we were able to hook up with several 3-3.5lb fish and a few decent sized pickerel.
First picture are the components..... a YUM shakielicious melon colored shakie worm and a 1/32oz shakie head jig. Second pic is the weapon assembled!






4.......... Q: Darrell Short Charlestown NH. What is your favorite fall big fish bait?

........... A: Today was a really beautiful fall day. Early in the morning I use the shakie worm above, but once the sun heats the water I go to a Booyah Buzz bait. I fish this bait around rocks where the sun has been beating down in 2-12 feet of water. This can be a killer bait for BIG BIG Smallies in the early fall. here is a picture of a booyah double buzz. I like the double buzz as on a warm sunny fall day there is no need to be suttle! Start off fishing the double buzz as slow as you can while still keeping it on top of the water! Slowly speed up the presentation to match the fishes attitude.




NO QUESTIONS FROM ANYONE THIS WEEK SO I'LL GIVE SOME ADVICE! IF YOU WANNA CATCH BIG FISH THIS TIME OF YEAR GO PIKE FISHING. PIKE CAN BE FOUND IN THE CONNETICUT RIVER SPOFFORD LAKE MOORE RES. AND BAKER POND IN NH. MANY RIVERS, LAKES AND LAKE CHAMPLAIN IN VT HAVE PIKE ALSO. YOU NEED A 12" 30LB OR BETTER STEEL LEADER AND 30+ LB LINE. A MEDIUM HEAVY-HEAVY 6 1/2-7FT ROD. BIG STICK BAITS OR SWIMBAITS CAN BE TROLLED TO COVER A LOT OF WATER. ALSO INLINE SPINNERBAITS ALONG WITH TRADITIONAL LARGE SIZED SPINNERBAITS CAN BE TROLLED OR CASTED TO CATCH MONSTER PIKE! HAVE NEEDLE NOSE TO TAKE THE HOOKS OUT THESE FISH HAVE RAZOR SHARP TEETH!