Elk Ridge Colorado Weather changing cold 50’s to 25 in am Clouds, then sunny, then snow Elevation 7500 feet October 24-29 not counting travel days Last year we decided to do an Elk Hunt, and considering my age and medical issues, quite possibly my last, so we looked around for an out of state […]
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Tomales Bay Fishing Report by Mike Rogers
September 26, 2021 Tomales bay 58.5 water temp Am fog, day clouds Wind 12-15 West Shiner, anchovy, smelt for bait I haven’t been in the water lately, due to some major medical problems and I don’t see it in the near future, but I might chance it. I got the chance to take my girls […]
Delta Fishing Report by Mike Rogers
August 15, 2021 Delta Zero dark thirty Water temp was warm Incoming tide till noon Last Sunday Armand Perez and I launched at B&W and decided to try some new water and ran NE for a bit. I was astonished to find the wind calm with a slight breeze, as once again the […]
Ultimate Frog Challenge 7 report by Mike Rogers
Time: varied each day Location: CA Delta Air temperature: 90’s late afternoon Cold Sunday am Water temperature: didn’t look but warm Tidal influence: Saturday incoming, Sunday outgoing Seasonal fish pattern: top water only Wind direction speed: From the West at 30 and gusting to 35-40 Water clarity: stained A great weekend at UFC 7, […]
Trigger Pull, anticipation drill and practice by Mike Rogers
All shooters go through “anticipation” of the trigger pull and it takes practice and a drill to get away from it. My first suggestion is if you have an adjustable trigger pull get it set to a comfortable pull, usually 3 to 4 lbs, this way it’s not so hard pulling it back waiting for […]
Clear Lake Fishing Report by Mike Rogers
June 30, 2021 Location: Clearlake, Ca. Air Temp: 103 Water Temp: very warm Clarity: what clarity, Algae bloom Wind: calm in am, 10-15 afternoon Stink factor: off the chart The last day of June finds me at Clearlake, with RB Bass Outdoor partner Bob Tyler and doing our favorite thing…..frogging! The day started […]
Gun Cant explained by Mike Rogers
There are a lot of variants to shooting well and being on target where you want to be. Most know many of these but don’t practice them, such as hand grip, or body positioning, in addressing the weapon platform, sight picture, trigger pull, cheek comb, cold bore shots, etc….but most shooters have no idea what […]
Learn The B.R.A.S.S. system to help in shooting by Mike Rogers
The hardest component to master in shooting is Windage, whether it’s pistol or rifle shooting. The second hardest is breathing, yup, not elevation or recoil, it’s breathing. I taught shooting for many years in the United States Marine Corp and the breathing system I taught and still teach and use today is what they call […]
Ripbait Fishing by Mike Rogers
Welcome back RB Bass Outdoors fans. For those of you that don’t fish rip baits or Jerkbaits, but want too, this article is for you. In my opinion, there are two categories for ripbaits, and those are twitchers and rippers. The twitchers, are usually fairly flat sided and when pulled straight in the water they […]
Clearlake Fishing Report by Mike Rogers
May 23, 2021 Location: Clearlake, Ca. Air temperature: 48 am 90 pm Water temperature: 67 degrees Seasonal fish pattern: spawn -post spawn Wind direction speed: East, said 0-6 mph but am was 15 Water clarity: 2-8 feet clear, stained depending where After almost a month being off water, I drove up to Clearlake to […]
