by Chris Hansen | Nov 12, 2020 | Blog
This was going to be the first year that I did not buy a Wisconsin non-resident fishing license. All of the Covid hype last spring had us convinced that while we should participate in outdoor activities, we should do so close to home. Once my 2019 license expired in...
by Chris Hansen | Mar 1, 2020 | Blog
The best moment of my life? Well of course it would have to be when I was wedded to my beautiful wife. We were on a beach on Captiva Island in Florida. We said our vows just before sunset, and all who were there agreed it was a perfect ceremony. Of course, the...
by Chris Hansen | Jan 17, 2020 | Blog
I’m trying to remember when the last time was that I had one tied on. A Lazy Ike that is. When I was a kid, these were the go-to bass lures for our haunts. I look at my meager collection of Lazy Ikes, and they invoke these feelings that I can’t quite describe. ...
by Chris Hansen | Nov 10, 2019 | Blog, Uncategorized
I’m not sure what happened this fall. I used to be able to catch these things. My first run-in with one of these fish was 35 years ago when my friend Ron and I went to Lake Harriet on a muskie hunt. Our version of a muskie hunt involved loading whatever gear that we...
by Chris Hansen | Aug 24, 2019 | Blog
“I’m glad I just tied on a fresh 5X tippet” is not a thought one would expect an angler to have when he hooked up on a 40″ muskie. I didn’t expect the battle to last very long no matter what, I just wanted to keep the fish hooked up long...
