Austin gave me a shout Thursday evening to see if I had any plans for the weekend. His birthday was in a few days, so he wanted to celebrate like any avid angler wants spend their day of birth, on the water. My plans were to fish for the next three days. Perfect. Austin was on the road headed in […]
Reds and Convicts
The Elizabeth Hurley of Gamefish
Thank you, Mr. Smethurst, for that oh so perfect nickname. This is our ode to maybe, just maybe, the prettiest fish in the sea.
Big Poppa Pump
After the events soon to be described had transpired, our captain Arturo told us a story of one of his long-term clients from the states. This man had fished with Arturo once a year for the past 7 years. In that time, he landed exactly one single solitary roosterfish. Judging by the day we had, he was either an […]
EPICNESS!!!!!!!!!!! AGGHHGGHHHHH
aggggggg SO, ME AND CHRIS GOT UP AT 5:30 THIS MORNING!!!!! WE DROVE TO THE RAMP, DODGEING IGUANAS AND KEY DEER LEFT AND RIGHT! IT WAS CRAZY! WE GET OUT TO THE FLAT BY 6:15, THE SUN HASNT EVEN CAME UP YET BECAUSE IT WAS SCARRED OF US! WE SAID, “F THIS, WE DONT NEED THE SUN!” AS SOON AS […]
Dinner For 17
Morning on the very tip of the Baja Peninsula, otherwise known as Cabo San Lucas, and we are taking a taxi to the marina for our second ever guided trip. I have been itching the entire time to go fishing and this was going to be my one shot. My family convinced me to put down the rod and they […]
Random Images
Some new, some not so new.
How Many Permit Do You See?
The first person to answer correctly will win nothing. Just think how many you don’t see! Always start with the edges when casting at floaters be it tarpon or permit…you never know how many are truly in the school in low light.
New Digs – Africa
Three years on a tiny Caribbean island left my girlfriend and I satisfied with our experiences there. We were able to travel throughout the region, make some lifelong friends, have more than our fair share of adventure and catch some incredible fish. One of the best things about it was having Mark and Adam down to take advantage of the […]
El Hueso Grande
Just a re-cap for those who didnt see it the first time. Hueso Grande from chase hancock on Vimeo.
Audible Fishing
At first glance the muddy flats of the Upper Texas Coast aren’t exactly enticing to a sight fisherman. Let’s not kid ourselves these aren’t the pristine flats of Andros, Belize, The Keys, or even the Lower Coast. Our marshes are unwadeable. That is, unless you enjoy trekking through waist-deep mud. Water clarity is often limited to a few inches of […]