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Your 2011 Hawg Bowl Champion!!!

JD — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:59:49 +0000

The votes are in and, though it was a good battle down to the end, Adam Baker and his chrome slab of Sacramento River Chinook Salmon edged out Laura’s beautiful Clearwater steelhead by a margin of 57% to 43%. As you can see from the chart below, the votes were pretty evenly spread out across the US, but Adam definitely carried Europe and that random area somewhere off the coast of Nigeria!

For his efforts, Adam wins a guided fishing trip for 2 with top-notch Pacific Northwest guide, Bill “Swanny” Swann of Swanny’s Fishing!

The final results:

The 2011 HAWG BOWL!!

JD — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 22:04:54 +0000

Time to Vote!!

It’s time for the grandaddy of all big fish contests…the 2011 Hawg Bowl!

We’ve finally boiled a very impressive field down to 2 and the last ones standing are indeed a couple of very nice fish! This one’s for all the marbles, folks…winner gets a free guided fishing trip for two with guide Bill “Swanny” Swann of Swanny’s Fishing!

To see larger pics and read the story of each catch click here: Laura and Adam Be sure to vote below!

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Hawg Bowl Playoffs: Northern Division Championship!

JD — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:12:34 +0000

Adam’s pristine, 45-pound Sacramento River Chinook blew the competition away in the Hawg Bowl’s Southern Division Playoff. Who will go up against him in the 2011 Hawg Bowl? You decide…

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Hawg Bowl Playoffs: The Southern Division Championship!

JD — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 05:18:38 +0000

Well, we’re finally made it to the postseason and now your vote decides which one of these fish from the Southern Division will make it to the Hawg Bowl! The winner, of course will go up against the top seed out of the Northern Division, which will be next week. This year’s Hawg Bowl Champ will get a free fishing trip for two with guide Bill Swann of Swanny’s Fishing!

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Your Nov. 2011 Hawg of the Month winner!

JD — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:10:50 +0000

The voters have spoken and Adam Baker’s extremely impressive Sacramento River Chinook has officially been crowned the October 2011 Hawg of the Month! With the win, Adam gets some Pautzke’s headgear and has a shot at the grand prize, a fishing trip for two with guide Bill Swann of Swanny’s Fishing.

And now the stage is set for the Hawg Bowl Playoffs, which will occur all month…starting with the Wild Card play-in round, in which we’ll pit some of the top second place finishers from earlier in the year against one another for a last chance bid to the Big Dance.

Here’s a quick glance at how this month’s voting went down. Apparently, Baker carried the West Coast — not to mention the equatorial offshore vote near Africa!

Vote for the Nov. 2011 Hawg of the Month!

JD — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 06:12:06 +0000

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Tom’s Trinity Steel (Nov. 2011 Hawg of the Month Contest entry)

JD — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 03:37:37 +0000

Yeaah!

The Trinity River in Northern California is known for good numbers of smaller steelies that typically run 6-7 pounds, but it can pump out much bigger ones now and then…like this 31-incher Tom McCoy of Walnut Creek hooked while flyfishing with an egg pattern.

McCoy’s buddy, Brad Harrington guessed it at around 15 pounds. “The fish was easily the biggest steelhead I’ve seen pulled out of the Trinity,” said Harrington. “We thought it was a big Chinook at first and were shocked when it went on a big run and showed it’s color.”

For his efforts, Tom is entered into our Hawg of the Month Contest and has a chance to win some Pautzke’s headgear and, maybe just maybe, a trip for two with guide Bill “Swanny” Swann of Swanny’s Fishing.

My kind of red meat: 214 Pounds of Ahi! (Nov. 2011 Hawg of the Month Contest entry)

JD — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 05:18:50 +0000

I admit it: I’m part of the problem. Every time I see a picture of a tuna I immediately start daydreaming of a big hunk of it pan-seared or, better yet, sashimi style with some wasabi and soy. But I digress…

Jason Sweetwoods had some banner fishing down off San Jose Del Cabo this week, catching at least two cow yellowfin tuna over 200 pounds! This dandy tipped the scales to 214 pounds and took over 45 minutes to land. In addition to a truckload of serious grub, Jason also earns entry into this month’s Hawg of the Month Contest in which he’ll have a shot at some Pautzke’s headgear and, if he advances to next month’s Hawg Bowl Playoffs, he will vie for a guided fishing trip for two with Bill Swanny Swann of Swanny’s Fishing.

Not exactly a truck trout! (Nov. 2011 Hawg of the Month Contest entry)

JD — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 05:12:28 +0000

And there's none of that sticky Power Goo residue...cool!

Living in the big city, Josh Clark is well versed in planted trout & catfishing…but not wild Chinook. Well, that all changed when Mark Scatchard took his soon to be former friend out to Nor Cal’s Eel River and got out-fished. As you can see from the pic, Josh was stoked and may soon be swearing off the stockers and cats for good.

The fish munched a 1/5-ounce read/gold Cleo and was released after the grip and grin.

For his efforts, Josh is now entered into our Hawg of the Month Contest, in which he’ll have a shot at the monthly prize of some headgear compliments of Pautzke Bait Co. and maybe an entry into the Hawg Bowl Playoffs next month…where he could earn a fishing trip for two (I’m guessing who he would probably have to bring along) with guide Bill Swann of Swanny’s Fishing.

Your Oct. 2011 Hawg of the Month!

JD — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 04:35:28 +0000

I kinda figured a 50-pound chrome Chinook was gonna be tough to beat…and that was the case in the October Hawg of the Month vote, in which Chris App pretty much blew the competition outta the water. Chris gets a Pautzke’s hat for his efforts (send us your contact info when you get a chance) and also is entered into next month’s Hawg Bowl Playoffs in which he’ll get a shot at a fishing trip for two with guide Bill Swann of Swanny’s Fishing.

Alaska & Hawaii love Chris!