Author: robtobeck

Timing is everything, if it weren't for bad luck.  The phrases that keep going through my head all start with something along these lines. I thought I would take a trip down to Florida and go after some of the variety of fish that are in these gulf waters.  Last week the forecast was looking […]

I have always been the type of person to set goals and to have lists of things that I wanted to accomplish.  Whenever I have thrown myself in to something I have gone all in.  Fishing for me has been no different.  Anyone that has seen the inside of my garage would agree with me.  […]

With summer salmon season right in front of us here in Puget Sound, it is time to think strategy.  Mooching, jigging, trolling, herring, hootchies, flashers, dodgers, flies, cut plugs vs helmets, what do I do?  Where do I start?  Well just like in the NFL, it starts with putting together a game plan.  Just don't […]

I have always heard the old addage that 10% of fisherman catch 90% of the fish.  While this may not be an exact figure, I do believe that there is some accuracy to this.  As an observer of fisherman I have always wondered why there is that one guy that always seems to catch fish […]

For quite a few years now we I have been hearing stories from all of my tuna buddies about the big bluefin they see on occasion busting the water.  I also hear the stories about guys getting spooled by something unseen and hear the speculation about what it could be.  Adding to all of that was […]

     Lake Washington was full of activity this weekend.  We had the NW Bass Lake Washington Open,  the Seahawks CAST for KIDS event, and the Tobeck boys hunting down some of the biggest crawfish on the planet.         It was a record turnout for the NW Bass Qualifier this weekend!  With 92 boats entered  […]