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  Fishin' with Capt. Gus! ~ Girls Fishing
August 30, 2009
While recently wandering through a local store, it was amazing to see how many traditional items are now available in PINK. Pink fishing rods, guns, pepper spray, tackle boxes, camouflaged clothing, tee-shirts, polos, hats and caps all come in PINK. The cutest thing about the shirts and hats are the slogans printed on them. Below are a few you might enjoy.
One tee-shit in a little girl’s size had an image of a fish on the front with the words, “ I AM A KEEPER!” Another read, “AS A MATTER OF FACT, I DO FISH LIKE A GIRL.” There was also a pretty knit shirt with sequins around the collar that showed a little girl wearing a gown and a crown. The message said, “ FUTURE FISHING PRINCESS.”
The longer I looked, the more I saw. There were stacks of shirts with messages relating to hunting and fishing. Another cute one showed a boy and girl holding rifles in a deer blind. The caption read, “ FIRST BLIND DATE.” A couple of versions of the next one said, “DO YOU WISH YOUR GIRLFRIEND COULD FISH LIKE ME?” and “DO YOU WISH YOUR GIRLFRIEND COULD HUNT LIKE ME?”
Printed on a shirt displayed on a mannequin, said “EVEN THOUGH WORMS ARE SQUISHY, I’M GONNA CATCH THE LARGEST FISHY.” Other shirts with similar themes were piled on a table.. One said “GIRLS CAN’T CATCH, WHAT?” another, “CAUTION, GIRL FISHING”, and a third one, “SOME GIRLS PLAY WITH DOLLS - REEL GIRLS FISH.” In the ladies section, a tee-shirt said, “ I’D RATHER BE HOOKIN’ THAN COOKIN’!”
In closing, two pre-schoolers were seen waking through the store with these messages on their shirts. The little girl’s shirt said, “I FISH BIG” and the boy’s, “WILL TRADE LITTLE SISTER FOR TACKLE BOX.”
Upcoming Events:
Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009, A two hour class offered by Lighthouse Marine Services on “HOW TO SAFELY NAVIGATE LAKE NORMAN” will be conducted at Gander Mountain, Exit 36 at 6:30 p.m. Capt’s Scott Spivey and I will discuss how to safely navigate Lake Norman’s main channel, creek arms, danger spots and back coves during daylight and at night. Other topics will include understanding navigation and shoal markers, boat ramps, marinas, restaurants & points of interest on the lake. The registration fee for this class is $25.00. To register, call 704 587 0325 or email uscgc17@bellsouth.org.
Upcoming Events:
Thursday, September 24, 2009 beginning at 6:30 p.m. - “Everything You Want to Know About Tying Fishing Knots,” this free seminar will be held at Gander Mountain, Exit 36, Mooresville, NC. This ninety minute power point presentation will be conducted by Capt. Gus. Call 704 658 0822 for additional information.
Tips from Capt. Gu:
The age of a fish can be determined by counting the number of rings on its ear bone (otolith). Like the rings on the trunk of a tree, each ring represents one year.
Hot Spots of the Week:
Summer fishing for catfish, perch and stripers continues to be very good. As in past weeks, the best fishing is early and late, at the lower end of Lake Norman. Stripers are being caught on lures pulled to depths of sixty feet. Live bait and jigging spoons are also effective when found in schools. Lots of perch caught on Sabiki rigs are in water twenty to forty feet and catfish are biting both cut and prepared baits. Lake Norman’s water temperature is in the high eighties and low nineties. The water level is about 3.4' below full pond.
This week’s fishing forecast: Partly cloudy with a boat load of fish!
Captain Gus Gustafson of Lake Norman Ventures, Inc. is licensed by the US Coast Guard, a member of the Southeastern Outdoor Press Association, and is an outdoor columnist and a full time professional fishing guide on Lake Norman, NC. Visit his web site, Fishin' With Gus! at www.FishingWithGus.com or call 704.617.6812.
For additional information e-mail Gus at Gus@LakeNorman.com
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