Did y'all
like our 1st episode of the season? Well done Mr. Producerman! He does a great job of
makin' me look good, doesn't he? Y'all will never guess
where we head to in this week's episode. My wife has been after me since the
day we started shooting AF, to do an episode from her home state of
California. So after almost 14 years, we finally got out to fish the
"Left Coast." After crash-landing in a small prop plane 20 years ago,
I never like to hear the words "We're gonna need
to travel by plane to this shoot." Once we got out there though it
was worth the trip . . . we landed in Orange County, hopped on the Catalina
Express, enjoyed the 1 hour ferry (not a 3 hour tour) to our destination,
Catalina Island.
Next morning, we met our guide for the day, Eric Bent,
at the end of the famous Catalina Green Pier and set
out to experience a 1st – fishing the Pacific kelp beds for Calico Bass. What a
bite! They don't fight too long, but the initial strike and tug are a lot of
fun. I felt right at home on Eric’s boat, he was using Humminbird electronics just like I do to find the fish. The last
night on Catalina, I brought home some of our
catch for the day. Trice cooked up the Calico Bass for the crew .
. . what a tasty time
on Catalina Island! 
After that, it was time to head to the mainland
and do a little shakin' hands and kissin' babies at the Fred Hall Fishing Show
in Long Beach. We hung out in the Wright & McGill / Trokar booth all weekend long and sold out of the Flats
Blue rods. My wife was right, there are a lot of Mogan Maniacs in
California! What a great trip . . . I think we'll be back. Don’t miss
this week’s episode on Fox Sun Sports (Friday, 10:30 a.m. ET / Sunday 9:30 p.m.
ET / Tuesday 6:00 a.m. ET). Watch the video below for a preview of
this week’s episode.
Thanks to everyone who came out to the grand opening of the new Dick’s store in N. Jacksonville last Saturday. I love gettin' to meet everyone especially the mini Mogan anglers. I love to hear their fish stories, they get so excited telling them. To everyone who went home from the Grand Opening with the new Gen2 Flats Blue rod, happy fishing, you're gonna love it.
Thanks to everyone who came out to the grand opening of the new Dick’s store in N. Jacksonville last Saturday. I love gettin' to meet everyone especially the mini Mogan anglers. I love to hear their fish stories, they get so excited telling them. To everyone who went home from the Grand Opening with the new Gen2 Flats Blue rod, happy fishing, you're gonna love it.
Wanna show us your Mogan? We're starting a
contest TODAY on Facebook and Instagram! What do you win? Well they tell me AF sponsors
are sending in all kinds of goodies each day for prize paks – Minn Kota and
W&M visors & hats, Lazer Sharp hooks, samples of Seaguar and FINS, Mogan
Series Mirrolures, Space Coast beach bags, Dick's Sporting Goods coupons, Star
brite products and more . . . you don’t want to miss this. Join us on the AF Facebook page and Instagram page (hash tag, #ShowYourMogan) to post your
fish pics, and a winner will be chosen every other week for the "Show your
Mogan" photo contest. Until next week . . . tight lines,
Capt. Blair Wiggins
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