October Lure of the Month – Henrieta Crank Bait by CatchemCaro Bait Co.

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Robert Ivan

~~Comment on this article to qualify for a chance to win this beautiful hand crafted deep diving crankbait.~~

Congratulations to ~~“JHennings”~~Anthony Everts, as the winner of this month’s lure giveaway. Thanks again to CatchemCaro Bait Co. for their continued support. This giveaway is now closed. Thank you for participating. Stay tuned as we head into the cold cold months ahead. Maybe i’ll give away heated socks!

CatchemCaro Crank Bait Henrietta Deep Diver

This is a huge crankbait, cellphone for comparison. This bait will dive 8 to 12 feet.

CatchemCaro baits are completely custom, hand-made from poplar wood and dressed with all stainless steel hardware. The lips are hand made from Polycarbonate and each bait is hand painted and protected with two coats of an epoxy clear coat finish. Each bait is tested by CatchemCaro owner Rich Caro at Spring Lake, CA near his home, to ensure they all run true before being packed to ship all over the globe.

The Henrieta Deep Diving Crank Bait was designed and first produced by Rich Caro in July 2010. The bait is named after Rich’s grandmother. Each bait is hand painted with 12 different colors and protected with two coats of epoxy clear coat. Each bait is tank tested and trued so they run as designed. These crankbaits come in four different size lips, two round lips and two coffin lips:

100 series medium round lip dives 4 to 8 feet.
200 series large round lip dives 8 to 12 feet.
300 series small coffin lip dives 6 to 10 feet.
400 series large coffin lip dives 10 to 14 feet.

Rich uses a 7 foot medium/heavy action rod with 10 to 25lb test line. These big baits catch big fish so always be sure to have your drag set correctly. The Henrieta is 5.5″ long, 3/4″ wide and 2″ tall, sports 3d eyes, 2/0 VMC hooks, 40lb snap rings and stainless steel hardware.

Contact or Buy online:
Rich Caro
CatchemCaro Bait Co.
www.catchemcarobaits.com

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CatchemCaro Bait Co. will be giving away one Henrieta Deep Diving Crankbait this month to a very lucky RoundValleyFishing.com reader! For a chance to win simply leave a comment below. One winner will be randomly selected on November 1st. The winner will be contacted with their email address on file, so make sure you utilize your correct email address when commenting. Good luck and Tight Lines!

Possible NJ State Record Largemouth Bass Caught and Released

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Robert Ivan

In a freshwater fishing forum on StipersOnline.com a member by the name of scoobydoo has posted a claim (with pics) of catching and releasing a possible NJ State record largemouth bass.

You’ve got to see the picture of the bass, at 25″ length and 19.5″ girth, it looks like a big carp laying across the fisherman’s thighs. The fish was caught on a Lunker City Salad Spoon. Location is undisclosed.

The current NJ state record largemouth was caught by Bob Eisele in Menantico Sand Wash Pond in Cumberland County in 1980. The 10 pound, 14 ounce largemouth was taken on a homemade bucktail with a yellow Mr. Twister.

Round Valley Reservoir Fishing Featured in Cabela’s Outfitter Journal Magazine

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Robert Ivan

Round Valley Reservoir in June 2011 Cabela's Outfitter Journal If you get a chance, pic up the June 2011 issue of Cabela’s Outfitter Journal Magazine. The regional roundup section features Round Valley Reservoir as a prime smallmouth bass fishing location. The article has quotes from NJ DEP biologist Shawn Crouse and he specifically mentions using deep diving crankbaits to target the deeper dwelling smallmouth and largemouth bass in Round Valley. Pic up a paper copy where you can, as of this writing, the website has not been updated with the June content (though i’m sure it will in the next few weeks).

May LOTM – The Uncle Manny Minnow by CatchemCaro Bait Co.

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Robert Ivan

~~Comment at the bottom of this article for a chance to win this 6″ Uncle Manny Minnow wake bait.~~

The Winner has been chosen. George A. from Lebanon, NJ (aka gbamas) will be receiving his new lure in the mail.

Uncle Manny Minnow - Wake Bait from CatchemCaro

Rich Caro with a monster largemouth caught on a CatchemCaro Bait

This month, RoundValleyFishing is giving away the Uncle Manny Minnow wake bait pictured above. The Bait is named after Rich’s uncle Manuel who was a very big inspiration in Rich’s fishing and family life. The 6″ Uncle Manny Minnow wake baits come in 18 fish catching colors. Each bait has two coats of epoxy clear coat. They also do custom paint jobs. The wake baits have all stainless steel hardware, 40# split rings and #2 VMC extra sharp treble hooks.

The Uncle Manny Minnow will push a HUGE wake when retrieved very slowly on the surface. These make awesome night-time baits, but any time when the topwater bite is on, cast out, let the bait remain motionless for several seconds then begin a very slow retrieve keeping the lure on the surface. In Round Valley, big bass will more than likely see this as a trout in distress and move in for the easy meal.

You can also speed up your retrieve and the Uncle Manny Minnow will dive down to 3 or 4 feet. Whether letting the bait float motionless at the top of the water or ripping it, the lure mimics a fish that is having a very bad day!

18 colors to choose from

Contact or Buy online:
Rich Caro
CatchemCaro Bait Co.
www.catchemcarobaits.com

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CatchemCaro Bait Co. will be giving away one Uncle Manny Minnow this month to a very lucky RoundValleyFishing.com reader! For a chance to win simply leave a comment below. One winner will be randomly selected on May 31st. The winners will be contacted with their email address on file, so make sure you are registered on our site and have your correct email address listed. Good luck and Tight Lines!

April Week 4 Round Valley Fishing Report

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Robert Ivan

This week we’ve seen success at Round Valley from shore fisherman and boat fishermen, Trout fishermen and Bass fishermen, young and old! When the wind isn’t blowing hard enough to set off the wind warning beacons, it’s a good day to fish Round Valley!

Lebanon Bait and Sport reports that a 9lb 26inch Brown Trout was caught on Wednesday on a trolled fly and yesterday a 20 inch Lake Trout was trolled up on a Sutton Spoon.

I fished the shoreline in the evening hours late last Sunday throwing everything in my tackle box only to get skunked. I fished a hammered daredevil, gold phoebe, chrome hildebrand and gold panther martin as well as a mister twister leadhead jig and a jitterbug – whew!

Round Valley Fishing Metal Lures

It was a little frustrating, especially considering I had caught fish on all these lures in the past. I did watch one of our Round Valley Facebook page readers catch and release two Largemouth bass from the shore.

The forecast for this weekend is mixed with a 90% chance of rain Saturday, 64 degree highs and 8 to 17mph East winds. Sunday is much better (if you don’t have Easter obligations) with West winds from 5 to 10mph, 74 degrees and a 40% chance of rain. Whether or not you get out, have an awesome weekend!