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Backwoods Angler TV Winter Tidbits
As I write this entry, its actually sunny and 40 degrees. Not bad for late January in PA! It's been a mild winter. Last week was the first time I witnessed ice on the Delaware River this year. That said, fishing now has to be put aside for a few weeks and now it's time to go headstrong into the outdoor expo season.
Backwoods Angler TV will be at the following outdoor expos this weason:
Philadelphia Outdoor Expo--Feb 16-19--Oaks PA
Calvary Outdoor Expo--Souderton, PA--March 3
Cabelas Captain's Weekend--Hamburg, PA--March 17-18
I will be making appearances with Gamma Fishing Line in their booth at both the Worchester, Mass (Eastern Fishing & Outdoor Show) and the Suffern NY Show (World Fishing & Outdoor Expo). I'll be at the Mass show Fri-Sat Feb 10-11, and I'll be at the Suffern NY Show Thurs-Fri March 1-2. Come on by and say hello and get all the info on why Gamma LIne is absolutely the best copolymer line in the world!
We're working out all the details for our 2012 season on NBC Sports Outdoors. Sponsors are being ironed out and we're pleased to announce that Shimano and ACE Recreational Marine Insurance are 2 newbies on board with us this year. More will be announced soon. Se the clip below and check out ACE today for your boat insurance needs!
And we have been picked up by Time Warner Cable's Texas Channel. This is a really nice step for us as TX houses so many bass anglers! Service Electric TV2 will still carry our regional broadcasts in Eastern PA/Western NJ.
It will be an exciting year on the air and on the water. We're traveling to New Hampshire for both some river and lake action, as well as NY and NJ. And we'll add our classic river smallmouth shows too, including a shoot with Mike Iaconelli on the mighty Susquehanna River!!. AND another special surprise to come, so stay tuned for that! During our airtime this year expect to see shows from the Juniata and Delaware Rivers as well as upstate NY, VT and Lake Erie!
I think I covered it all.....except to say thank you to you all for your support and for watching/following us. You guys make it all happen!
Good fishin!
Blaine
Backwoods Angler TV will be at the following outdoor expos this weason:
Philadelphia Outdoor Expo--Feb 16-19--Oaks PA
Calvary Outdoor Expo--Souderton, PA--March 3
Cabelas Captain's Weekend--Hamburg, PA--March 17-18
I will be making appearances with Gamma Fishing Line in their booth at both the Worchester, Mass (Eastern Fishing & Outdoor Show) and the Suffern NY Show (World Fishing & Outdoor Expo). I'll be at the Mass show Fri-Sat Feb 10-11, and I'll be at the Suffern NY Show Thurs-Fri March 1-2. Come on by and say hello and get all the info on why Gamma LIne is absolutely the best copolymer line in the world!
We're working out all the details for our 2012 season on NBC Sports Outdoors. Sponsors are being ironed out and we're pleased to announce that Shimano and ACE Recreational Marine Insurance are 2 newbies on board with us this year. More will be announced soon. Se the clip below and check out ACE today for your boat insurance needs!
And we have been picked up by Time Warner Cable's Texas Channel. This is a really nice step for us as TX houses so many bass anglers! Service Electric TV2 will still carry our regional broadcasts in Eastern PA/Western NJ.
It will be an exciting year on the air and on the water. We're traveling to New Hampshire for both some river and lake action, as well as NY and NJ. And we'll add our classic river smallmouth shows too, including a shoot with Mike Iaconelli on the mighty Susquehanna River!!. AND another special surprise to come, so stay tuned for that! During our airtime this year expect to see shows from the Juniata and Delaware Rivers as well as upstate NY, VT and Lake Erie!
I think I covered it all.....except to say thank you to you all for your support and for watching/following us. You guys make it all happen!
Good fishin!
Blaine
WInter Smallmouth Bass Secrets Revealed.....Finally!
Chris Gorsuch and I get bombarded with loads of questions regarding river smallmouth bass fishing and boating. The hottest topic most of the time is winter tactics, patterns. locations, lures......you get the picture!
Our NEW DVD will answer many of your questions! Delaware and Susquehanna River Cold Water Smallmouth Bass River Fishing Secrets has been released and is for sale in our store! Join Chris and I as we break it down for you. We'll talk about boat positioning, sun position, bass locations, feeding patterns, and so much more. Footage was taken from an actual seminar we shot at the Cabelas in Hamburg, PA. It also includes actual Power Point Slides in webinar form, and video clips. The DVD is brought to you by Wacky Worm Tackle Shop and Gamma Fishing Line.
Head to our STORE and grab your copy of this informative DVD today! And for those of you who purchase a DVD from this blog article, let me know in the order instructions, and I'll throw in a free pack of our Chris Krinkle Worms! (Offer expires March 1)
Good fishin!
Blaine
Our NEW DVD will answer many of your questions! Delaware and Susquehanna River Cold Water Smallmouth Bass River Fishing Secrets has been released and is for sale in our store! Join Chris and I as we break it down for you. We'll talk about boat positioning, sun position, bass locations, feeding patterns, and so much more. Footage was taken from an actual seminar we shot at the Cabelas in Hamburg, PA. It also includes actual Power Point Slides in webinar form, and video clips. The DVD is brought to you by Wacky Worm Tackle Shop and Gamma Fishing Line.
Head to our STORE and grab your copy of this informative DVD today! And for those of you who purchase a DVD from this blog article, let me know in the order instructions, and I'll throw in a free pack of our Chris Krinkle Worms! (Offer expires March 1)
Good fishin!
Blaine
Graphic Design--Quick and Quality Choose Signs By Tomorrow!
About 2 weeks ago I was scrambling around trying to prepare for Backwoods Angler TV's 2012 outdoor expo season. I really had not thought about it until after the New Year and when I did, decided I was simply not going to resort to setting up our old guide service booth again this year. The TV show now takes presidence, but the backdrop and booth were not ready for this.
I contacted a few local graphics design/trade show boot manufacturers. Two responded and 1 was Signs By Tomorrow in Allentown, PA. Stephen Cunic returned my call as soon as he got into the office the next day and after a brief conversation about both our needs and fishing, I quickly new that this was the company with which I was going to deal. I wasn't convinced we has enough time to get him the pictures and decide how to set up this new booth. he assured me, "Just get me the digital graphics and let me know an idea for a layout and backdrop and I'll make sure you have what you need." No worries?
Guess,what? He was correct, no worries. In 2 days I had the backdrop banner and standing display banner you can see in the pic above. Pretty sharp, 'eh? An outstanding job, and they took great care of me when I went in to the shop. I highly recommend Signs By Tomorrow of Allentown, PA for any of your graphic or signage needs. Thank you Stephen, and lets go fishing soon!
Keep following us on our Facebook Page for updates on which expos we'll be attending this winter!
Good fishin!
Blaine
Bass Fishing And Learning The Laws Of Life
Life is short....well the physical part of it is anyway. I've decided I want to leave a legacy behind me. I try to conduct myself in a way that when foks see me, they see someone that acts different from the norm, someone who is polite, happy and not quick to fly off the handle.
That's not always the way it had been for me! I had a quick temper and complained and whined a lot. I once heard a guy say, "People that complain are not looking for a solution, they're only looking for sympathy!" This hit home for me. I had mindsets in place from as far back as I can remember: "Don't make any changes, just complain and the right people will sympathize with me....THEN I'll feel better." This is a lie.
My mentor and I frequently had conversations, many of then one-sided, regarding the trials and tribulations I faced as a bass fishing guide. (He had to be holding back extreme laughter being he was a roofer and worked in All conditions!) Once I ran my jet boat up onto a gravel and rock bar and messed up my intake. I was watching the beautiful Snowy Egrets on the river shore instead of watching where I was going. When I told him what I had done, he reminded me, "Blaine that's what happens when you take a break in the middle of working.....wasn't break time, keep your eyes on the water and not on the egrets."
But God put those egrets there for me to see his beauty, right? And why would God run my boat up on a rocky bar like this? Oh, Boy. The spirituality around those egrets paled in comparison to keeping my eyes (my mind really) on what I am doing while traversing shallow rocky water in the river!
He often reminded me, "We acknowledge our feelings but we don't live by them." Once I took that to be truth in my life, looking for sympathy became much more uncomfortable! I was being transformed by the renewing of my mind, and feeling better but still being chained to my negative thoughts and ideas didn't bring me joy that God had promised me. Jesus said, "It is my good pleasure to give you the Kingdom." and "I've come that you should have life and have it more abundantly." This wasn't the way my experience was playing out, so I had to change my thinking.
Today I ask myself, "What is the truth or what are the facts?" Or repeat short positive statements about myself and especially about who God is in me and who I am through Him. This is transforming my life. And a nice added plus, I'm able to safely run through menacing shallow water areas without scaring my passengers to death! It's a win-win for all!
Blaine
That's not always the way it had been for me! I had a quick temper and complained and whined a lot. I once heard a guy say, "People that complain are not looking for a solution, they're only looking for sympathy!" This hit home for me. I had mindsets in place from as far back as I can remember: "Don't make any changes, just complain and the right people will sympathize with me....THEN I'll feel better." This is a lie.
My mentor and I frequently had conversations, many of then one-sided, regarding the trials and tribulations I faced as a bass fishing guide. (He had to be holding back extreme laughter being he was a roofer and worked in All conditions!) Once I ran my jet boat up onto a gravel and rock bar and messed up my intake. I was watching the beautiful Snowy Egrets on the river shore instead of watching where I was going. When I told him what I had done, he reminded me, "Blaine that's what happens when you take a break in the middle of working.....wasn't break time, keep your eyes on the water and not on the egrets."
But God put those egrets there for me to see his beauty, right? And why would God run my boat up on a rocky bar like this? Oh, Boy. The spirituality around those egrets paled in comparison to keeping my eyes (my mind really) on what I am doing while traversing shallow rocky water in the river!
He often reminded me, "We acknowledge our feelings but we don't live by them." Once I took that to be truth in my life, looking for sympathy became much more uncomfortable! I was being transformed by the renewing of my mind, and feeling better but still being chained to my negative thoughts and ideas didn't bring me joy that God had promised me. Jesus said, "It is my good pleasure to give you the Kingdom." and "I've come that you should have life and have it more abundantly." This wasn't the way my experience was playing out, so I had to change my thinking.
Today I ask myself, "What is the truth or what are the facts?" Or repeat short positive statements about myself and especially about who God is in me and who I am through Him. This is transforming my life. And a nice added plus, I'm able to safely run through menacing shallow water areas without scaring my passengers to death! It's a win-win for all!
Blaine
A New Year Of Joy And Prosperity!
2011 was quite a year for Backwoods Angler TV. Our program premiered on VERSUS in July as the ONLY freshwater fishing show on the entire network focusing on the NE/Mid-Atlantic region. Now VERSUS has evolved into NBC Sports Outdoors, and is still the largest outdoor sports programming network in the country!
BWA TV will premiere brand new shows beginning in late March 2012. Viewers can expect to see our trademark river smallmouth adventures, with shows airing from the Delaware and Juniata Rivers. We traveled north to some very remote areas in Vermont and Maine and will feature some of the best smallie fishing found in the country. And a couple special surprises as usual can be expected.
I've been taking the last few weeks to work on acquiring sponsors for the upcoming season, while getting out to fish from time to time in this milder-than-average December. Matter of fact, I just got a message on my phone as I write this from a friend out on the Susquehanna who has already boated 5 big smallies and its just 10am! 2011 exhibited the best fall-winter of bass fishing I have ever seen.......and it may not be over just yet!
Thanks to all our fans and viewers for hopping on for the ride with us. It's only gonna get better! Also thank you to all our sponsors from 2011, for without you guys and your support we don't air. We welcome ACE Recreational Marine Insurance to our "posse" for 2012. A few others will be announced soon.
A blessed and prosperous NEW YEAR to all, and we look forward to spending time in 2012 with you on the waters of the NE US!
Good fishin!
Blaine
BWA TV will premiere brand new shows beginning in late March 2012. Viewers can expect to see our trademark river smallmouth adventures, with shows airing from the Delaware and Juniata Rivers. We traveled north to some very remote areas in Vermont and Maine and will feature some of the best smallie fishing found in the country. And a couple special surprises as usual can be expected.
I've been taking the last few weeks to work on acquiring sponsors for the upcoming season, while getting out to fish from time to time in this milder-than-average December. Matter of fact, I just got a message on my phone as I write this from a friend out on the Susquehanna who has already boated 5 big smallies and its just 10am! 2011 exhibited the best fall-winter of bass fishing I have ever seen.......and it may not be over just yet!
Thanks to all our fans and viewers for hopping on for the ride with us. It's only gonna get better! Also thank you to all our sponsors from 2011, for without you guys and your support we don't air. We welcome ACE Recreational Marine Insurance to our "posse" for 2012. A few others will be announced soon.
A blessed and prosperous NEW YEAR to all, and we look forward to spending time in 2012 with you on the waters of the NE US!
Good fishin!
Blaine
Christmas Greetings From Backwoods Angler TV!
Our season has been kind of a whirlwind really. I'm really amazed that it went so fast, but as my father said several years ago, "Only goes faster the older you get!" That didn't exactly light me up, but he was right. Even though we were met with obstacles, some real and some fantasies conjured up in our minds, here we are at the end of our first season of national telecasts. Thank you to the folks at Careco Multimedia and NBC Sports!
Just a note, VERSUS will no longer be VERSUS after Jan. 1, 2012. Their Facebook Page now reads NBC Sports Outdoors. Check out their website as they have some really cool clips from BWA TV up there.
Don't forget, BWA TV will begin airing 13 brand new episodes in March 2012. From NE Maine, Vermont and NY State to all those river shows you have been accustomed to now for almost 3 years, we have the NE covered. Catch it ALL here!
BWA Executive Producer, Chris Manley, Music Composer, Eric Rasmussen, Chris Gorsuch and I want to wish you a blessed Christmas and a prosperous 2012,, and thanks for making Backwoods Angler TV your NE fishing authority!
Good fishin!
Blaine
Just a note, VERSUS will no longer be VERSUS after Jan. 1, 2012. Their Facebook Page now reads NBC Sports Outdoors. Check out their website as they have some really cool clips from BWA TV up there.
Don't forget, BWA TV will begin airing 13 brand new episodes in March 2012. From NE Maine, Vermont and NY State to all those river shows you have been accustomed to now for almost 3 years, we have the NE covered. Catch it ALL here!
BWA Executive Producer, Chris Manley, Music Composer, Eric Rasmussen, Chris Gorsuch and I want to wish you a blessed Christmas and a prosperous 2012,, and thanks for making Backwoods Angler TV your NE fishing authority!
Good fishin!
Blaine
Backwoods Angler TV For Your Christmas Needs!
Backwoods Angler TV's updated Store is the place to shop for your gift needs this Christmas season! Our Delaware River Smallmouth Bass Fishing Handbook is a great stocking stuffer for any river smallie chaser. So are our Chris Krinkle Worms. They might be the best new clear, cold water lure out there! And they fit perfectly into a stocking!
Our BWA Guide Service T-Shirts are on close-out and sizes are limited now. We als have DVD's, BioEdge Attractant and the Special Gift Packs......you'll have to head to the site to see that special surprise!
Gift certificates for fishing trips are great gifts too. PLEASE.......don't order these for anglers suffering from a bad case of bass fever! They may not be able to wait for spring!
ORDER TODAY! I can take order for another 3 days and still be prompt with deliveries. After Tuesday night, I'm not sure they'll get there on time.
Visit our Store for more details or to order.....and have a blessed Christmas from all of us here at BWA TV!
Good fishing!
Blaine
Our BWA Guide Service T-Shirts are on close-out and sizes are limited now. We als have DVD's, BioEdge Attractant and the Special Gift Packs......you'll have to head to the site to see that special surprise!
Gift certificates for fishing trips are great gifts too. PLEASE.......don't order these for anglers suffering from a bad case of bass fever! They may not be able to wait for spring!
ORDER TODAY! I can take order for another 3 days and still be prompt with deliveries. After Tuesday night, I'm not sure they'll get there on time.
Visit our Store for more details or to order.....and have a blessed Christmas from all of us here at BWA TV!
Good fishing!
Blaine
What To Buy The Outdoorsperson In Your Life
Well its the gift giving time of the year. Lots of you are scrambling around trying to figure out what you're gonna get loved ones, co-workers and friends. Are they into outdoor decor or wildlife? Do they hunt or fish? Here's one.....do they enjoy eating good food? I think I covered everyone with a pulse on that last one!
The Sportsman's Table is the place to go for your shopping needs. Whether you're looking for outdoor or wildlife decor, specialty or personalized gifts, dinnerware, cabin decor, or fish and game rubs and seasonings, they have it all covered. I have seen many of the gift items, and have tries several of the seasonings and rubs on fish and venison. I highly recommend this stuff! And while you are on their website, grab some of their outstanding beef jerky! A few bags make a great stocking stuffer, and from experience, it's really good!
Sportsman's Table is all about easy ordering and good customer service too. Order now and you'll have your gifts in plenty of time for Christmas. Check 'em out, they're a valued sponsor of Backwoods Angler TV,
Good fishin
Blaine
The Sportsman's Table is the place to go for your shopping needs. Whether you're looking for outdoor or wildlife decor, specialty or personalized gifts, dinnerware, cabin decor, or fish and game rubs and seasonings, they have it all covered. I have seen many of the gift items, and have tries several of the seasonings and rubs on fish and venison. I highly recommend this stuff! And while you are on their website, grab some of their outstanding beef jerky! A few bags make a great stocking stuffer, and from experience, it's really good!
Sportsman's Table is all about easy ordering and good customer service too. Order now and you'll have your gifts in plenty of time for Christmas. Check 'em out, they're a valued sponsor of Backwoods Angler TV,
Good fishin
Blaine
So You CAN Catch River Smallmouth In The Winter! Another Story on Persistence
I began fishing for river smallies during the cold water period 12 years ago. I was one who would stowe the fishing tackle around Thanksgiving each year. Except for winter trout fishing equipment, my bass tackle was gathering dust through the winter months.
Herbert Spencer has a theory of contempt prior to investigation. Never had I experienced winter bass fishing, however I surmized that bass could not be caught on the Delaware River when water temps dropped below 40 degrees. When I began guiding, I began broadening my horizons. Lack of income during the winter months will force that upon a person quickly!
I frequently visited bass fishing forums, read articles and watched shows about winter bass fishing. "Oh, they don't go dormant in the cold water!" This excited me enough to get on the water and try my hand at some winter smallmouth "action".
There was none.........action that is. I was putting everything I had learned into practice. Nothing but one 13-inch smallie to show for my efforts in my first several trips. I was frustrated and again concluded that smallies will not eat on the Delaware River during the cold water period. WRONG!
Income still avoided me as I held on to this negative mental attitude, so I had to persist through my own stubborness. One February.day it all changed for me. I was sitting on a classic wintering area, eighteen feet of water, good cover, and off the main current of the channel. "They have to be here", I thought. Two hours and nothing....again. While daydreaming, I glanced across the river to a west facing bank. During the fall, shad fry were laid up in the grass off that bank, and bass were holding there.
"It's February.", I thought to myself. "They won't be on that bank now."
My mentor told me dozens of times to do the opposite of what any negative or self-defeating thought would tell me to do. So I motored over to that bank. In 40 minutes, I boated 6 beautiful smallmouth, 5 of them in the 18-20-inch range, on hair jigs.....Millenium Jigs. I was estatic! Water had warmed faster on this west facing bank and bass were holding there since the water chilled in the fall. Depth was 10-12 feet, there was enough cover. and presto, another winter bass junkie was born. Below my partner, Chris, and I pose with 2 hefty cold water bronze beauties.
Stay tuned as my next entry will include my top characteristics that make a productive wintering hole for river smallies.
Good fishin!
Blaine
Herbert Spencer has a theory of contempt prior to investigation. Never had I experienced winter bass fishing, however I surmized that bass could not be caught on the Delaware River when water temps dropped below 40 degrees. When I began guiding, I began broadening my horizons. Lack of income during the winter months will force that upon a person quickly!
I frequently visited bass fishing forums, read articles and watched shows about winter bass fishing. "Oh, they don't go dormant in the cold water!" This excited me enough to get on the water and try my hand at some winter smallmouth "action".
There was none.........action that is. I was putting everything I had learned into practice. Nothing but one 13-inch smallie to show for my efforts in my first several trips. I was frustrated and again concluded that smallies will not eat on the Delaware River during the cold water period. WRONG!
Income still avoided me as I held on to this negative mental attitude, so I had to persist through my own stubborness. One February.day it all changed for me. I was sitting on a classic wintering area, eighteen feet of water, good cover, and off the main current of the channel. "They have to be here", I thought. Two hours and nothing....again. While daydreaming, I glanced across the river to a west facing bank. During the fall, shad fry were laid up in the grass off that bank, and bass were holding there.
"It's February.", I thought to myself. "They won't be on that bank now."
My mentor told me dozens of times to do the opposite of what any negative or self-defeating thought would tell me to do. So I motored over to that bank. In 40 minutes, I boated 6 beautiful smallmouth, 5 of them in the 18-20-inch range, on hair jigs.....Millenium Jigs. I was estatic! Water had warmed faster on this west facing bank and bass were holding there since the water chilled in the fall. Depth was 10-12 feet, there was enough cover. and presto, another winter bass junkie was born. Below my partner, Chris, and I pose with 2 hefty cold water bronze beauties.
Stay tuned as my next entry will include my top characteristics that make a productive wintering hole for river smallies.
Good fishin!
Blaine
Why Are Hair Jigs Effective On Smallies In Cold Water?
To add to the post I wrote a week or so ago on hair jigs, here is a clip showing what a Don's Millenium Jig is doing while on the bottom in front of wintering smallies. This is an older clip but shows nicely how the jig pulsates undr the water and why it draws the attention of smallies from water as cold as 34 degrees!
Last Thursday Chris Gorsuch and I did a shoot on the Big D and boated 26 smallies on a cold, windy day from 41 degree water, all on hair jigs! I won't go on the water this time of year without my Millenium Jigs! This show will air in 2012 on Backwoods Angler TV, and stay tuned as newer clips on cold water smallie fishing are just around the corner!
Good fishin!
Blaine
Last Thursday Chris Gorsuch and I did a shoot on the Big D and boated 26 smallies on a cold, windy day from 41 degree water, all on hair jigs! I won't go on the water this time of year without my Millenium Jigs! This show will air in 2012 on Backwoods Angler TV, and stay tuned as newer clips on cold water smallie fishing are just around the corner!
Good fishin!
Blaine
