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...
by Chris Hansen | Mar 9, 2019 | Blog
Good Things I’ve got a lot of things. Most of them are fishing things—you know, rods, reels, boats. Some are tools, a few are guitars. A couple are kids. While I’m not a hoarder, I do have a tough time throwing things out. Old shirts that are too small and ripped...
by Chris Hansen | Aug 30, 2018 | Blog
So, Jared called me last week, asking if I wanted to go fishing. I’ve known Jared for 25 years or more, ever since he was a teenager. Funny thing is that I used to fish with his dad, now I fish with him. “What do you have in mind?” I asked hesitantly—his idea of a...
by Chris Hansen | Apr 17, 2018 | Blog
Phred’s Phlies I think I’ve run out of flies to tie. I’m pretty sure that other than a few trout fishing staples like scuds and stuff, I could fish the rest of my life with what I’ve got packed into the many boxes in my room, in my garage, in my vests and in...
