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RIVER CONDITIONS 7/20/10 6:30 am

THE RIVER LEVEL THIS MORNING WAS AT 578' 8''. DOWN FOUR INCHES FROM 7/14. THE WATER CLARITY IS ABOUT 15-20 ''. WATER TEMP. WAS AT 78.4 DEGREES. . WADING TO BLUEGRASS ISLAND IS POSSIBLE. (normal water level for the Maumee River is 580 feet above sea level)

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FISHING REPORT MAUMEE RIVER 7/20/10

THE RIVER CONTINUES TO DROP. YOU CAN WALK TO BLUEGRASS ISLAND WITH OUT GETTING WET. VERY WADABLE AND WITH CLEAR WATER, SMALLMOUTH BASS FISHING HAS BEEN PICKING UP. SMALLIES CAN BE FOUND AT ANY OF THE ACCESS SITES. SOME OF THE MORE POPULAR AREAS ARE VAN TASSEL, OSTEGO PARK, WIERS RAPIDS, THE JEROME RD. AREA. AND THE AREA BETWEEN JEROME RD. AND THE WATERVILLE BRIDGE. THE AREA BETWEEN JEROME RD. AND THE WATERVILLE BRIDGE IS ALL PRIVATE PROPERTY AND YOU MUST STAY IN THE WATER AND OFF ANY LAND. FISHING FROM A CANOE IS PROABLY BEST. ANY ROCKY AREA WITH CURRENT WILL HOLD SMALLIES. SOME OF THE FAVORITE LURES ANGLERS USE ARE CRANK BAITS SUCH AS THE ''BIG O '', NO.7 FLOATING RAPALA, RAPALA HUSKY JERKS AND RATTLE SPOTS. TOP WATER, MY FAVORITE IS THE REBEL ''POP R''. SMALL SPINNER BAITS ARE A FAVORITE TOO. MOSTLY WHITE IN COLOR OR CHARTREUSE. REMEMBER, MOST ANGLERS PRACTICE CATCH & RELEASE WITH SMALLMOUTH BASS.

Costa Rica June 2010 CHECK IT OUT !

 

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MAUMEE TACKLE IS NOT CLOSING

MY WIFE AND I ARE RETIRING THIS SUMMER. OUR STORE WILL REMAIN OPEN. THERE IS A RUMOR THAT WE ARE GOING OUT OF BUSINESS. WHY WOULD ANYONE CLOSE A THRIVING BUSINESS ? MAUMEE TACKLE WILL GO UP FOR SALE IN JULY THIS YEAR. WE PRESENTLY HAVE TEN PROSPECTIVE BUYERS. AND WHEN IT GOES UP FOR SALE IN JULY, WHO KNOWS HOW MANY BUYERS WE WILL HAVE. WE WILL TRY TO PICK A BUYER THAT WILL KEEP THINGS THE SAME AS THEY ARE. THE SAME LOW PRICES, GOOD SERVICE, THE WEB SITE WITH THE FISHING REPORT AND SO ON. IT IS IMPORTANT TO US THAT OUR CUSTOMERS END UP WITH NEW OWNERS THAT WILL KEEP YOU HAPPY AND KEEP THE BUSSINESS THRIVING. JANICE AND I WILL BE WORKING WITH THE NEW OWNERS FOR A WHILE TO MAKE SURE THEY GET IT RIGHT. WE ARE MOVING TO COSTA RICA IN NOVEMBER OF 2011. ONCE OUR HOUSE IS BUILT AND AFTER WE SETTLE IN I WILL START A NEW WEB SITE THAT WILL BE LINKED TO MAUMEETACKLE.NET. I WILL WRITE ARTICLES ON FISHING IN COSTA RICA AND ABOUT COSTA RICA ITSELF. AND FOR YOU WHO ARE WONDERING HOW WE ARE DOING WITH THE NEW BASS PRO SHOP NEAR BY, WE ARE TO BUSY TO WORRY ABOUT ANY COMPETITION. MAUMEE TACKLE WAS UP BY NEAR 60% LAST YEAR. AND THAT'S WITH THE BAD ECONOMY AND BASS PRO'S FIRST FULL YEAR IN BUSSINESS. JANICE AND I AGAIN WANT TO THANK ALL OF OUR CUSTOMERS FROM OVER THE PAST TWENTY YEARS FOR YOUR PATRONAGE. YOU ARE ALL IMPORTANT TO US. THANKS.

 

 

 

 

 

2010 CATFISH CONTEST

CONTEST IS MONTHLY STARTING JUNE 1st. RUNS THROUGH SEPTEMBER. NO FEE. HEAVIEST CAT EACH MONTH WINS A $25.00 GIFT CERTIFACATE FROM MAUMEE TACKLE. THE ANGLER WITH THE HEAVIEST CAT THROUGHOUT THE CONTEST PERIOD WINS A EXTRA $50.00 GIFT CERTIFACATE.

1THE WINNER IN THIS MONTHS CONTEST IS DOC BOLTZ OF WOODVILLE OHIO. DOC WAS FISHING IN GRAND RAPIDS USING A BLUEGILL FOR BAIT. HIS FLATHEAD WEIGHED 21.4 lbs. CONGRATULATIONS DOC ! DOC WINS A $25.00 GIFT CERTIFACATE FROM MAUMEE TACKLE. BRING IN YOUR CATFISH FOR THE JULY CONTEST!.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2010 WHITE BASS CONTEST

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THE OVER ALL WINNER FOR THE WEEKLY WHITE BASS CONTEST WAS GENE BLAIR OF BUCYRUS OHIO. GENE CAUGHT A 2.54 lb WHITE BASS. CONGRADULATIONS GENE! GENE IS PICTURED TO THE RIGHT WITH HIS WINNING FISH.

 

BIG WHITE BASS CONTEST WINNERS

--WEEK 1 JOSH PREPHAN 2.13lb --------WEEK 2 LIN CHANG 2.19lb ---------WEEK 3 GENE BLAIR 2.54LB --------WEEK 4 ZAK PELLOW 2.05lbs ------WEEK 5 GORDON UX -2.07lbs ------WEEK 6 DONI STURM 1.69 lbs

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2010 BIG JACK CONTEST

2010 MAUMEE TACKLE WALLEYE TOURNAMENT RESULTS

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BIG JACK CONTEST WINNERS

--WEEK 1 TOM LEE 6lbs 7ozs ------WEEK 2 MIKE BAXTER 7.91 lbs --------WEEK 3 CODY DIX 6.54 lbs 11WEEK 4 BEN BARNHILL 5.98 lbs

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I AM SELLING MOST OF MY PERSONAL TACKLE ( BASS STUFF ) ALOT OF GOOD DEALS ON SOFT PLASTICS AND CRANKBAITS. WE WILL BE PUTTING OUT A FEW DOZEN MORE OF MY CRANKBAITS SOME TIME TODAY.

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MY RECENT TRIP TO COSTA RICA FEBUARY 2010

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OUR COSTA RICAN ADVENTURE 2008

 

 

 

REDSHOULDER HAWKS

 

2009 MAUMEE TACKLE DETROIT RIVER BASS TOURNAMENT

 

2009 CONTEST WINNERS

 

 

2010 WALLEYE AND WHITE BASS

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