Recent content by MadDog

Hi Martin, I never updated this post but last year for Father's Day I received a 7' medium action casting pole. And this year my wife hasn't bothered to get her fishing license so her 5'5" light action pole often finds its way into my trunk so I have my choice of rods depending on the spot...

Hello all, This last weekend I decided to take my kids warm water fishing at a local lake. To make a long story short when I went to reassemble my pole which had been fine 30 minutes earlier had a crushed / slightly splintered area about 4 inches beneath where the upper part of the pole gets...

I think someone hasn't read any Patrick McManus books yet. Do yourself a favor pdxstruve and go to Powell's and buy a couple of his books. Really enjoyed his writing.

It's probably just safer/easier to get an Oregon fishing license then you shouldn't have to worry short of trespassing on some one else's land.

What a horrible problem to have. Gave me a great laugh. :D. I've got 2 young ones and the problem always is their patience level.

Saturday was my daughter's 6th birthday and we took her on the Willamette Queen. We witnessed a lot of bubbles as well. When I told her the fish were farting I was rewarded with a "Daddy that's gross!". The paddle boat was stirring up a lot of vegetation and the water smelled fairly musty...