DATE: 05/11/2008 09:37:35 / MOOD: Proud

Here's a Red River Airboat video I shot and edited. Thanks to Travis and the guys at Red River Airboats for the hospitality and fun on the boat.  As usual, it's highly compressed so the quality isn't the best but you get the idea.
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DATE: 04/27/2008 21:05:03 / MOOD: Proud

Here's a 30min teaser video footage of the beginning of the season with CASTnSHOOT member Brian Steward (stew1tx) and myself shooting some footage with Team Green members. This isn't by any means a full video of the season but merely the opening weekend to kick off the season.

Since Team Green probably hasn't seen this, i thought i'd upload it just as a sample of the work that both crews put in. thanks to Team Green for allowing us to come along and also to Brian for getting dirty and shooting video with me.

 

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DATE: 04/19/2008 13:31:05 / MOOD: other

Off to do another shoot.  I have 3 shoots i haven't finished yet due to other commitments but they'll come with the new site.


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DATE: 11/28/2007 17:31:19 / MOOD: Tired

Ok folks I apologize for the downtime today but we ran into a technical snag on the new server around midnight CST time last night and we've been at it ever since and we just brought the site up and we're exhausted.  Ok so the video page is still an issue but that went to the back burner when we hit this other snag.  Ok, so we look good from here on out and we'll try to now resolve the video section.  Once we're done there then we'll start adding some enhancements.

Again sorry and hopefully we won't see that again. 

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DATE: 11/27/2007 18:14:21 / MOOD: Proud

Ok, so we're still working on the video section so please bare with us we're almost done.  In the meantime here are some things coming that I think most will like; at least those with a myspace or facebook background.

1. Ability to change your username

2. URL Changer - So you can have www.castnshoot.com/yourname

3. We'll be adding custom sections that pertain to fishing/hunting, your website or your business....great for whatever you're promoting.

4. Status and Mood; again the mysapcers know what I  mean.

5. Ability to copy and paste your myspace theme and use it on castnshoot if you choose to do so.

6.  CASTnSHOOT customized themes so you can use on CASTnSHOOT or MYSPACE.

These aren't coming in any specific order but look for them soon. 

If there is anything specific that you would like and feel others would like as well please let me know.  Ideas are always welcomed.

 

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DATE: 11/24/2007 19:14:55 / MOOD: Proud

Ok folks if you read this tonight or tomorrow we will begin the moving of the castnshoot.com site to our new server beginning at 11:30pm midnight (CST). 

Keep in mind that for some the site will come up right away while others; depending on where you're located could take a couple of hours up to 72hrs for propagation. 

We decided to move forward with some high end equipment and be ready for the next couple of years rather than try to migrate down the road. 

Thanks for the patience and the support.

WWW.CASTNSHOOT.COM

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DATE: 11/02/2007 01:48:53 / MOOD: other

Here's the last CNS Girl shoot we did in Dallas, TX.  If you haven't seen the CNS Girls section, go check it out.  We'll be adding more photos and new videos in the next several weeks. 

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DATE: 09/02/2007 02:11:32 / MOOD: FLY FISHING

I was up really late the other night working on our website when an email about a trophy trout came in from a good friend. The email had a photo of an angler with a large and no doubt, trophy size spotted sea trout. It wouldn't take me long to get on the web and find out that a saltwater fly fisherman from Florida, Jay Wright, was the angler responsible for not only catching but also releasing the catch of a lifetime.

I was able to contact him a day later and we were able to talk about his trip that day and get some details about his catch and the release of his trophy trout.

Now you might be asking, why am I talking about a trophy trout being caught in Florida? Well the very fact that it’s a trophy trout is news worth in itself, and catching it on a fly makes it even that more special; however I will let you know that Mr. Wright is actually an experienced Texas trout angler.

In fact he and a good friend John Gill recently won the Baffin Bay Bash 2007 and is on his way back down to Baffin Bay this week to do some additional trout fishing with his tournament partner and friend.

I think it’s safe to say that Jay has a bit of experience when it comes to trophy trout; however a few weeks ago, even as experienced as he is in catching large trout, nothing prepared him for what he was about to land on his fly on a cold day this past February.

For Jay Wright February 24th, 2007 was supposed to be like any other regular Saturday of fishing in Florida waters.

He wasn't venturing out in search of his usual target; a trophy sized spotted sea trout. His sole purpose was to go out and do some pre-fishing and possibly locate a productive fishing spot for a good friend coming in from Texas, David Friddell. “I was simply trying to locate some fish because my friend was set to arrive so we could go fishing, I wasn’t searching for a trophy”, said Wright.

His location of choice that Saturday was in the Ft. Pierce area on the Eastern Coast near the Indian River Lagoon, which has a reputation of producing trophy size spotted sea trout among many other highly sought after game fish such as redfish, snook, and tarpon.

Although Jay knew he was heading out to pristine fishing grounds, he did have his doubts and was even a bit hesitant on venturing out and for good reason. One of the coldest fronts of the season had come barreling into Florida the night before and the water was very cold at 55 degrees in most of the lagoon; however at one of the inlets the water was considerably warmer at 67 degrees.

Considering the very cold conditions, Jay never intended it to be a very successful trip and surely not a trip that would potentially deliver the trophy trout he always dreamed of catching.

After being a bit hesitant Jay decided to stick with his original plan and headed out with the hope of locating some fish. With a new moon on hand and steam coming off the cold lagoon waters, Jay started the trip by wading the western shoreline with conventional tackle and fished for approximately two hours with a few small snook being the only takers.

With very little to no success Jay jumped back into his boat and decided to troll his boat along the shoreline and attempted to locate some fish.

While he carefully moved his boat along the shoreline he was able to spot many small snook congregated along the warmer water; however it wasn't long before something else quickly caught his attention.

As he trolled along the shoreline he was able to spot approximately ten to fifteen really large trout in several potholes. He quietly put the power pole down on his boat, quietly exited his boat and proceeded to wade the area.

After working the area thoroughly with no success Jay decided to hop back in the boat and move down the shoreline and it wasn’t long before he would spot another large trout. He proceeded to sight cast to the trout and carefully positioned the fly, and to his amazement she ate it. He carefully landed the large trout and quickly weighed her; she tipped the scale at a solid 7.5 pounds.

He then proceeded down the shoreline looking for more fish before returning to the area where he had seen the group of big trout and decided to wade a final time.

Jay decided to wade with his fly rod and tied on an EP style minnow that he tied himself and it wasn't long before he had a 4lb trout to show for his efforts. With temperatures being as cold as they were, this wasn't a complete surprise as he had already caught and released a 7 1/2 pound trout.

He continued to wade the area carefully and thoroughly by blind casting into several potholes. As he made a couple of casts off target he repositioned his cast to a specific pothole and at that instant he had hooked a fish. Jay knew immediately he had a substantial fish on the line and that was quickly confirmed when he got a glimpse of the fish when she came to the surface to try and spit the fly out. The fish was a solid one indeed as she made a couple of strong runs and several more attempts to throw the fly out.

After several failed attempts Jay was finally able to get the large trout close enough and land her with the Boga scale. Even though he had successfully land her, Jay didn't need the Boga to tell him he potentially had a record trout on his hands but when he finally lifted her out of the water, she weighed in at a solid 11.5 lbs on the Boga. Now the challenge was going be documenting her.

Jay quickly and carefully brought her back to his boat approximately 30 yards away and the only storage he had was a 120 qt cooler normally used for dry storage. He quickly removed all items from the cooler, filled it with enough water to get her to the dock, which was about a 5-minute ride away. The trip wasn’t very far; however he had a highly sensitive trophy trout on his hands and didn't want to put her in any distress so he quickly weighed his options and decided to keep a close eye on her; if she showed any signs of distress then he would quickly and carefully release her.

During the trip to the dock he was relieved that she wasn't showing any stress and as he arrived at the dock he got her quickly measured, weighed, took photos, and quickly raced her back to the spot he landed her. He placed her into the tide and carefully watched her to make sure she was ok and after a few minutes she finally swam off, truly a dream come true.

Jay Wright submitted photos, fly, and other required information to the IGFA and his catch is currently a pending IGFA 12LB tippet record. The current record is 9lb 8oz.

I have a lot of respect when an angler is able to release a fish of this quality back to fight another day. Hats off to Jay for the release of his dream catch.

Remember to to practice conservation and CPR (Catch Photo and Release) when you can and only keep what you're going to eat so we can have plenty of quality of fish for everyone to enjoy.

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DATE: 09/02/2007 02:11:03 / MOOD: other

Ok, so many aren't aware that we're currently interviewing girls for our hopefully to be montly castnshoot girl section.

This will feature a photo and video shoot of the castnshoot girl of the month and although you'll have a teaser clip, you'll have to signup to see the full shoots.  Keep in mind this is nothing raunchy and if you have a problem with attractive women in camo attire, then simply don't look at the footage and better yet, you probably won't want to ever step in a hooters, pick up a maxim or SI magazine again because it will be very similar in terms of taste.

For those who want to see it, please respond or comment on this blog and if you're not registered then what are you waiting for?  You don't want to miss these shoots coming in about a month.

Lastly, for those businesses who want to volunteer their products such as boats, bows, fishing rods, waiders, guns, etc for the shoots, please let contact me on my page.

Let me know what you want to see. 

Come on folks, don't be skeeered.

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DATE: 09/02/2007 02:10:15 / MOOD: other

Once you login you will get to your account page.  Below your profile photo you will see profile settings.  Make sure to update that as new visitors will search by those fields in the future.  This is obviously important if your a guide, business or a hunting lease.  You can also click onthe SETTINGS like on the top navigational bar on your account page and it should take you to the same settings.

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DATE: 09/02/2007 02:09:42 / MOOD: other

When you login, you will see an icon on your castnshoot Desktop called "Write Blog".  Click on that and start a new blog.  When you get into the Content section, click on the small tree icon (symbolizing a photo) and a window will pop up.  If it doesn't check if you have pops up being blocked.  In the image URL enter the properties of your photo that you uploaded to your gallery.  Just right click on your photo and select properties.  Copy the path and paste it into the Image URL field in the pop up window. For example, this is the properties of a photo in someones gallery on the castnshoot site.  Click Insert and then submit your blog.

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DATE: 09/02/2007 02:09:14 / MOOD: other

Adding youtube video to your page is probably one of the simplest things to do.  After you go to youtube and fine the video you want make sure that the person who uploaded the video allows you to embed their video on your page.  You'll be able to tell if you look at the Embed field like highlighted below and you can actually copy the code.  Once you copy the code, simply login to your castnshoot personal space and paste the code in the section of your choice. i.e. Hobbies, Music, Turn On's, etc.

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DATE: 09/02/2007 02:07:09 / MOOD: other

One of the better places to get music is at http://www.projectplaylist.com

You'll need to create an account which is fairly easy and quick and it's completely free.

Once you login, simply search for music and click on the play icon to to confirm that the song actually plays.  If you like it, there will be a + sign next to it, click on it and it will add it to your playlist.  Do this with additional songs.  I believe it will let you add up to 75 songs.  Just keep in mind that the more songs you add, it might slow down your page load sing it has to retrieve that info.  Go ahead and add the maximum but if you see a problem in the future, that might be a cause.

When you're done, click on the

Next, copy the code in the box and then simply login to your castnshoot page and paste it into the section you prefer; i.e. Music, Hobbies, etc.

That's it, that's simple.

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