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!
by JD on December 27, 2011
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…
by JD on December 6, 2011
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!
by JD on November 7, 2011
WOW!!!
All I can say is…holy crap…that’s one helluva nice king!! Adam Baker of Roseville, CA trolled up this 45-pound, 47-inch chrome beauty of a Chinook Salmon on the Sacramento River near Verona (well over 100 miles inland!) on a double Silvertron Spinner on Oct. 25th and, for obvious reasons, is entered into our Nov. 2011 Hawg of the Month Contest.
November is the final month to enter Hawgs as December is set aside for the Hawg Bowl Playoffs…this year’s winner gets a fishing trip for two with top Northwest Guide Bill “Swanny” Swann of
Swanny’s Fishing. Monthly winners get some
Pautzke’s headgear.
by JD on October 25, 2011
Foggy morning on the Sacramento River...here Chinookie, Chinookie!
It’s been a nice Indian Summer down here in California lately…sunny days in the 70′s and low 80′s, but we had our first cold, foggy morning today and it finally feels like fall! Yes!
by JD on October 18, 2011
Your winner!
The vote is in and Amanda and her big Sacramento River striper ran away with the September Hawg of the Month Contest. For her efforts, Amanda wins a new fishin’ hat compliments of
Pautzke and will get a shot at the grand prize, a fishing trip with Bill Swanny Swann of
Swanny’s Fishing at the end of the year in the 2011 Hawg Bowl Playoffs!
by JD on September 16, 2011
That's not a jack!
The salmon fishing on the Sacramento River has been extremely good this season though, so far, the majority of the fish have been on the smaller side. Orlando Torres, however, bucked the trend and nailed this big buck while drifting roe with me on a trip last week.
In addition to taking home some nice fillets, Orlando is entered into our Hawg of the Month Contest in which he’ll have a shot at winning some
Pautzke’s headgear and, should he advance to the Hawg Bowl Playoffs, Orlando could win a trip for two with
Swanny’s Fishing. by JD on September 14, 2011
Yesp, that's a big one!
When Amanda Fairbanks chucked a glob of chicken liver out into the Sacramento River Labor Day weekend, she had catfish on the brain. Sadly, no cats bit…but she did land 3 striped bass, including this behemoth, which is the latest entry into our Sept. 2011 Hawg of the Month Contest.
Amanda will go up against other Sept. entries and battle it out for the top monthly slot. If she wins, she earns some
Pautzke Bait Co. headgear and the could advance to the Hawg Bowl playoffs in which she would have a shot at a guided fishing trip for two with
Bill Swanny Swan.