342/365 - Jim - 26" Pike

( f/9 24mm 1/320 sec ISO 200 Nikon D300 )

The second day in Canada we went to Spring Lake. I only cast a few times and caught a 15" bass. I thought it was going to be like shooting fish in a barrel, but then I didn't catch another fish for a long time. Finally I had one on. It pulled my drag real fast, so I knew it was a big one. It swam under the weeds and tangled itself up. I couldn't pull it into the boat, so we drove the boat around to it and scooped it up with the net. It had my heart beating fast! I measured it to be 26" long.

242/365 - Jim - Striper

( f/5 18mm 1/60 sec ISO 200 Nikon D300 )

If you have followed this blog from the beginning, you know who this is. I went night fishing with Matt on Lake Arthur to catch striper. There are tons of bait fishing swimming around and spinning on the surface of the water. I snagged one with a lure and Matt used it for bait. Within 2 minutes he pulled in this 20" striper. That's when we caught more bait fish to use. We didn't have the same luck though and decided to leave at around 2am.

236/365 - Jim - First Time Fishing

( f/7.1 18mm 1/200 sec ISO 200 Nikon D300 )

We took Jameson fishing for the first time. He liked reeling in fish, but that was about it. His Papa helped him with everything while I filmed and took pictures. He caught a few bluegill and I caught this little bass. My dad held it for Jameson to touch, but he was really apprehensive until he finally gave it a quick touch. After that he was ready to leave...

234/365 - Jim - Jameson's First Fishing Pole

( f/6.3 24mm 1/125 sec ISO 200 Nikon D300 )

I went out tonight to watch the Penguin game. I took my camera, but forgot a memory card so I wasn't able to get a photo until 11:30pm. After lunch today I got this fishing pole for my son. He will be fishing for the first time on Saturday. It will be interesting... At 2 years old, his attention span is pretty low. I'll be surprised if he takes to the slow paced world of fishing. His Papa might have to take a lot of bluegill off the line if he gets too bored trying for bass...

233/365 - Jim - Finally!

( f/3.2 24mm 1/80 sec ISO 640 Nikon D300 )

I call this Finally because this is the third time I have been out fishing and the first time I got a line in the water. The other two times were bad luck... I caught two nice bass to make up for the first two times, so it was a good night. Then on the way back to the dock I was able to get this photo. It is pretty plain, but so vibrant that I just find myself staring at it. I have to thank Smochko for teaching me to fish :)

049/365 - Jim - Phishing Lure

( f/11 48mm 1/125 sec ISO 200 Nikon D300 )

Theme is security again. I came up with a new idea for the security poster contest. Phishing is where someone scams you into giving them your information. An example is when you get an email that asks you to verify your information such as credit card numbers or whatever information they want to steal from you. For this photo I strung pointed a flash at my Translum background to blow it out (make it completely white). Then another flash beside the lure. You may recognize that the rod is an Ugly Stik because of the clear tip that they put on most of their rods. The line was almost invisible, so I added darker lines with Paint Shop Pro.

003/365 - Matt - Fishing Lure

( f/5.6 52mm 1/30 sec ISO 800 Nikon D40 )

This is my Shallow Depth of Field. I really like this picture. It is my best one so far of the Foto Every Day Blog. This crankbait was the first lure I caught a fish on and I will never use it again.