The Life Amphibious

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

They Work!!!

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Tried out two things today - the paipo I recently finished and a GoPro Hero 2 La and the kids got me - both work great! The paipo ...
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Monday, July 16, 2012

More Monday Fishing

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Despite the rain, we all had an awesome time (and I got some great catches too as you have already seen)! La's sister and her ...

Monday Fishing Part 2

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The level line had a green scud already tied to it so I fished that (until I lost it to a fish/rock/tree). I landed all three of t...

Griffin's Gnat and Some Other Bait

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Here's a picture of the fishing fun culprit - Griffin's Gnat. This thing generates as much fun as the Bonefish Bitters I u...

Monday Fishing Part 1

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I went to the lake this morning without the kids - figured they needed a break from the non-stop fishing so the magic of it all doe...
Sunday, July 15, 2012

Similarities to the familiar

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I knew there was another closer, more intimate reason I felt drawn to flyfishing. It couldn't have been just the fact that line mana...

Rod Rebuilt

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I just got the Orvis Hydros 8wt rod back from the factory - this was the one that broke at the ferrule when a bonefish hit it. It looks ...
Friday, July 13, 2012

Catch of the Day (13 July 2012)

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Besides the new truck, here is the COD (catch of the day). This little snapper kept stealing my bait. Caught him on the Daiwa Soy...

New Surfmobile

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I brought the new surfmobile home today. It's been about 11 years since I've started looking at these Toyotas - now, one month...
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Thursday, July 12, 2012

The smallest smallmouth bass

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I caught this guy today on the Daiwa Soyokaze 27SR with a 24 hook. The rod is so lightweight that even this guy was bending the rod (awe...

Identification Please -

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We are now armed and dangerous with regards to being able to identify the fish we catch (freshwater - I am already well versed in the sal...
Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Details Burnt In

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The paipo was sanded (60-120-220), a couple of coats of polyurethane are on and the details have been burnt in. A few more coats o...

Definitely a Snapping Turtle

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With the feeding frenzy going on, the snapping turtle picked up on the vibes and came in. We spent a long time with it today, studying...

Big Time on Bait

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On today's fishing excursion, I was catching on a san juan worm I tied up then the kids started chumming heavily. Everything c...
Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Turtling

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Not the surfing maneuver, but the act of catching turtles. Noe has a fan club at the lake now - as soon as the kids show up, so do th...
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Victor Velasco
Salty Surfer (of shortboards, longboards, windsurfers, kiteboards, snowboards and standup paddleboards); Sailor; Budding Surfboard Shaper; Studier of all manner of aquatic and plant life; Aspiring fly fisher; Husband to the wonderful Lala; Father to Big M and Noe; Mechanical and Ocean Engineer; RETIRED US Navy Deep Sea Diver; World Explorer
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