The Life Amphibious

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Good Sales Going on

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I have been on the fence for quite sometime about getting a pair of waders. Being able to go out (here in the local area) and cast on th...
Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Haiku Happy

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So I entered a contest recently. The contest was to come up with a haiku (5-7-5) that made the contest sponsor feel like they were on the f...

Going Home with a Gyotaku!!!

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My parents have been up visiting from Florida. I'm sending them home with a gyotaku of a red snapper (or tai if you're Nihong...
Saturday, November 24, 2012

Stopping the Bleeding...

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Crap - it's been over a month since I wrote anything here... even though I don't have anything specific to post up, I'l...
Monday, October 22, 2012

Still Going Strong

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So this is the board I made for La a couple of years back (while we were living in Gulfport, MS). If you've been looking at th...
Sunday, October 21, 2012

Tuna Tank

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Here's our kayak's live well in action. We caught a few bluegill and a couple of bass - instead of releasing them right aw...

We're Camouflaged!!!

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The leaves on the trees were falling like snow and provided a cool backdrop to our Sunday fish catching endeavor.
Saturday, October 20, 2012

Transition to Fall

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The temperatures are definitely cooler. The fish aren't rising for flies or bait anymore. Getting the fish to take is more a ...
Monday, October 15, 2012

Mason Neck Outting

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So we took advantage of yesterday's great weather by visiting Mason Neck State Park. They had a cartop boat ramp that you c...
Saturday, October 13, 2012

Bluegillazilla

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With Fall setting in the air temperature has obviously been dropping. You'd think the water temperatures are following suite ...
Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Flyfishing Kiddoroosters

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The kids got their new Kiyotaki rods from www.tenkarabum.com today - Chris S is awesome to work with and has the best customer s...
Monday, October 8, 2012

Kayak Work on Columbus Day

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So on this latest iteration of Columbus Day (I'm still not sure why we get the day off, but I'll take it), the final project I...

Bow and Stern Anchors

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3 pound grapple hook up front (deployed from the starboard beam, locked in at an appropriate length for the wind and depth, then shuttled...

Better Blocks for the Anchor Trolley

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So I didn't feel right about the last block I had used for the bow end of the trolley. I went to West Marine and grabbed a ...

Third Arm for Picture Taking

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So I'm looking through the pile of 'convention' stuff we got at the boat show and I see this refrigerator clip. With a...
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Victor Velasco
Salty Surfer (of shortboards, longboards, windsurfers, kiteboards, snowboards and standup paddleboards); Rabid Parawinger; 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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