Son's First Deer with Bow

 This  July my son informed me that he wanted to bow hunt . Well, that meant he had to get a bow so I took him to an archery shop in Sanford and had him outfitted with a Matthews bow. Heck! he has a better bow than I do now.  He has practiced A LOT since then and  has become very proficient with his new bow. So, this  past Saturday he wanted to go hunting. On our way there he said he was gonna get one today and I told him that shooting one on his first try out would be slim. He was confident he would nail one.
We arrived at our destination at approximately 3 pm and I put him in a ladder stand on an oak ridge. He then asked what he could shoot. I told him anything as long as it didn't have spots.  Fast forward to 5 pm and I am watching a doe and he calls me and tells me he has shot one. I arrived at his stand and he tracked the blood trail to his first bow kill! Now, he has taken deer with his rifle but this was pretty good, harvesting a deer the first time out with a bow. He made an excellent 25 yd shot.  A small doe but still a deer and this will be some good eating.  Nice job son!!!.

Equipment- Matthews Bow w/ Rage broad heads
Stand- Metal ladder stand than you can see behind his left shoulder
Stand location. - Oak Ridge
Time- 3pm till dark

Him practicing

 

The results

 

 

 

Again, nice job son

My Favorite Big Bass Spinnerbait - Booyah !

I finally did it.  This day has come sooner than I expected.  I have lost my last Black Bushhog spinnerbait and cant find another one in my stash of lures.  This bait was Black with 2 Colorado copper blades and was a fish catchin lure bar none . Hopefully one day I will find 1 buried under other lures I have stored in my many drawers of lures.    The Bush Hog Spinnerbait made in Georgia hasn't been produced in years and can longer be found on eBay and old tackle shops. This bait has accounted for a very large percentage of the bass I have caught over 8 lbs and 2 over 10lbs.

Thanks to Fishwhisperer I have found the closest lure to the Bushhog and it is a Black Booya Tux and Tails with 2 copper Colorado blades.  The Tux and Tail has a skirt with a long tail and I trim that even with the rest of the skirt. It is a good(and only) substitute I have found for the ole Bushhog.
Here is a picture of the Booya.

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This spinnerbait is an awesome lure in the piedmont of North Carolina and especially in the Blackwater of eastern NC and SC. It is my go to big bass lure. Here are a few Pics of some of the bass I have caught on this lure.

This 1 weighed 9-5 and you can see the lure if you look closely.

This bass was caught at Jordan and weighed with the scale in my hand in the above pic and went over 10. That scale only went to 10lbs and anything over 10 it flashed dashes.

I recommended this lure to one of my employees(Tony) who is a top notch fisherman and he used it on a recent trip to Santee and caught his 2 best bass of the trip on this lure.

I just hope they don't quit making the Black Tux and Tails.

Mack

ADDED FEB 2014

Today I received a gift from Tony (pictured above) and he made me 2 spinnerbaits that are very close to the ones I like.  I am sure these will work and can't wait to try them out.

Thanks Tony! you are awesome.  Mack 

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A few pictures from this year on the Dan River

I have only fished the Dan twice this year as it has been too high for my liking most of the time. Here are a few pictures from the Dan this year.

1st trip this spring

 

 

 

Poor lil Pete. Somehow I hooked him in one of his big ears with a spinnerbait. You have never heard so much screaming from a dog. As soon as I got it out he was just fine and acted like nothing happened.

 

I thought this guys setup was pretty neat.  Small Jon and 8hp motor that he lowers to the river with a winch instead of a vehicle.

 

 

These pictures are from a trip about 2 weeks ago. Caught 1 smallie which will probably be my 1 and only for the year with hunting season coming soon. The water was a little high for my liking and he bite was defiantly way off as this stretch usually provides plenty of bites but not today.   1 fish caught but still a great day on the river. Also,  some nice flowers on the river.

 

 

 

 

 MACK

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