Bendarod Fishing Report Sunday, Feb 6th 2011

Capt. Jerry 



Capt Jim

Capt. Jerry and I headed out to Ossabaw to see if we could locate the school of Reds that we found 3 weeks ago. We headed out of Butterbean at 7am with our live bait of choice mud minnows and the Evolution and Nexus 4 popping corks by Midcoast products. Around 9am we found them and it was Fish On!!! We had limited out by 11am. Jerry had caught 2 over the slot that were tagged and released. What a great day of fun and fellowship!

Bendarod Fishing Report Saturday Jan 29th 2011

Benny Googe

TWO Limits of REDS

Capt. Jerry along with his charter Benny Googe of Savannah headed out to Ossabaw  loaded down with the New Nexus 4 Popping Cork from Midcoast Products and mud minnows and wore the Redfish out both catching a limit of Reds and tagging and releasing four over 27" long. These guys had the perfect weather and tide conditions to have an exciting trip. They located a large school of Reds around 1:30pm and the bite was on!!!!

Bendarod Fishing Report Jan 23, 2011

Captain Jim, gets out in Ossabaw before the front moves in Monday and finds the Redfish bite on using the Nexus 4 popping cork and mud minnows.

Fishing is still Great!!!

Bendarod Fishing Report Dec 11, 2010



Despite cold weather and crappy conditions, Jerry continues slaying some Nice Reds in Ossabaw Sd.

Bendarod Fishing Report Dec 10 2010

Captain Jerry Boan pictured with a nice 28in Red caught in some submerge trees in Ossabaw Sd.

Jerry was using Mud minnows and the Evolution Cork.

Bendarod Fishing Report Nov 23rd 2010

Captain Jerry and Craig Anderson Catch some really Nice Reds in Ossabaw Sd. Craig is pictured with a 28" and Jerry with a 32in using mud minnows and the Evolution Popping Cork.

Team Bendarod prefishing Beaufort for upcoming Low Country Redfish Cup Championship in November

Capt. Jerry and I were in Beaufort Saturday to due some pre fishing for the upcoming Low Country Redfish Cup Championship in which only the top ten teams get to compete. We finish the series in 8th place and are honored to be able to fish the championship especially after missing one tournament in the series. We like to thank all of our sponsors who make this possible. Southern Eagle Dist., Midcoast Products, Big Nasty Baits, Buggs Lures, Rapala, Pro o2 systems, Kubala Kustom Rods, Power Pro, Russell Lures and Columbia.

Bendarod Fishing Report Thursday October 21, 2010

Mathew Grizzard

Capt. Jerry along with his charter Thursday in Warsaw Sound tore up the Red Fish pictured above is 11yr old Mathew Grizzard from Grey Ga with a fine pair of Reds that were tagged and released

Bendarod Fishing Report Wednesday October 20, 2010

Roland Roberts, Roger Niles and Jim Davis

Capt. Jerry and this fine group had an awesome day of fishing. These guy caught Reds, Trout Flounder and Sheephead. It is getting to be prime time. All fish were caught on the New Nexus 4 popping corks by Midcoast Products....

TEAM BENDAROD CHARLESTON, SC. Saturday Oct 9th 2010

Captain Jerry and I headed to Charleston today to do some pre fishing for an upcoming tournament next weekend. We were using BIG NASTY BAITS soft plastics, BUGGS LURES and Gulp Jerk Baits. We arrived in Charleston around 7 am and conditions were foggy with light variable winds. We needed to find some new spots as we were sure that the Reds in our favorite area would be outside the size limit. After a lot of searching we found some. We caught a total of 12 Reds. Four were on the money and eight were outside the slot. But this gives us the confidence in knowing that we should be able to find these schools next weekend. Charleston SC has one of the best fishing estuaries that Jerry and I have ever fished. As always we would like to thank our sponsors who make these tournaments possible for us. Southern Eagle Distributing, Midcoast Products, Buggs Lures, Big Nasty Baits, Kubala Kustom Rods, Russell Lures, Power Pro, Bandy’s Bait Shop, Columbia, PRO O2 Systems and Okuma Reels.

Bendarod Fishing Report Saturday October 2 2010

L to R - Paul Felker, Frank Bozek, David Pinkston, and Derrick Wells

 Derrick Wells

 Paul Felker

David Pinkston 26'' Red



The Wild Bunch



Today I had a Charter from Miss Judy’s Charters consisting of 5 great guys from Athens Georgia. The winds were out of the NE 15-20knts gusting up to 30knts at times. They were fishing with the Evolution and Nexus 4 popping corks by Midcoast Products and live shrimp. The group consisted of Frank Bozek, Derrick Wells, Paul Felker and David Pinkston. Dealing with the high winds and rough seas I knew today would be challenging and Boy was it!!! These guys were not you ordinary group they were Bull Dawg Fans and surprising good anglers. With in no time we were on the fish getting into a good school of Reds. Paul the angler with the least experience started the day out kicking butt with a few Reds and a couple of flounder before the other group caught on to where the fish were. Derrick was the next one to start catching fish and had a couple of nice Redfish followed by Frank who would not be out done. But David who set quietly in the rear started to just but a good old fashion a—whopping on the other 3 with a nice 26” Redfish that was tagged and release. We headed over to Cabbage Island to get some relief from the seas and high winds where Derrick and Frank caught two nice Bonnet Head Sharks. Derrick and Paul got a little freaked out when I grip the 4ft shark by the tail and yanked it out of the water into the boat. They quickly moved out of the sharks way when aboard. You had to have been there to appreciate the humorist moment and hearing Paul holler Captain you are bad ass. LOL The group had a total catch of keepers consisting of 10 Redfish and two Flounders. Way to GO GUYS!!!!!

TEAM BENDAROD HITS TEXAS SEPT. 15th - 19th

 DAY 2

Day 3

Fishing in Texas

Capt. Jerry and I went to Texas last week to have some fellowship with our Tournament sponsors Midcoast Products “Lane Teykl & Glynn Walling” and Pro O2 oxygen systems “Capt. Thomas Barlow”.


Day 1 we landed in Houston Texas where we were picked up by Lane and Glynn. And they took us to the assembly line where Jerry and I assembled 4 dozen different types of Midcoast Products popping corks: The Evolution, Outcast, Outcast Jr. and the new popular Nexus 4. This was great experience as we had no idea how much work went into making these corks.

Day 2 we headed to Galveston to fish with Capt. Thomas Barlow “Pro o2 System” and his lovely wife Kaylin along with Lane and Glynn. Capt. Thomas put us on the fish, but here is the catch, we were out fitted with low sided wading boots and sting ray guards and told to jump in the water. Kaylin was the first to jump in and within no time she was power wading away from the boat. I tried to explain that in Georgia we don’t buy 30 – 50 thousand dollar boats to fish outside of it. It is consider a misuse of funds. But guess what we were in Texas not Georgia and after wade fishing for over 6hrs I understood as we waded in stingray infested waters and the prettiest grass flats I have ever seen. We fish in water that was below the knee and sometimes up to our necks but could see the Redfish and Trout swimming within yards from us. We fished with just artificial baits and caught way over a 150 Reds and Trout and had at least 5o fish that we could have kept. This was an awesome day and I learned that your wading boots better be just a little larger than your feet, because my feet were killing me later in the day. Thank you Thomas and Kaylin for a great day!!

Day 3 we headed to West Bay in Matagorda Bay with Pro Staff member sponsored by Midcoast Products Capt Scott Reech also known as AKA “Croaker Smoker”. Now with Hurricane Karl hammering Mexico I knew that with the high east winds that Capt. Scott may not be able to deliver, but boy was I wrong with in 45 minutes Capt Scott had us in the flats and again we were told to jump out of a perfectly good boat and get in the water and this time I had wading boots that were the right size and I could wade all day. A couple of interesting things we saw was one a Black Drum tailing up against a shell bottom and this Drum would have easily been 20 pounds. We fished with soft plastic baits and again caught over a hundred Reds and Trout. One note able catch was a 6 pound Trout.
So the BIG? Would I Wade Fish again? HELL YES Love that TEXAS STYLE!!!!!!
Special Thanks to Lane and Glenn and Capt. Thomas Barlow and Capt. Scott Reech

BENDAROD FISHING CHARTERS FISHING REPORT SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 5, 2010

Jeremaih

Terry Cothran

Capt. Jim and his charter Sunday headed out to Warsaw Sound wearing out the Reds and Trout using the Evolution Cork and live shrimp. This was a great trip as I witnessed Terry  catching a Red by the tail giving a fight as if it was a big one. This was too  funny as it was the first on my boat. Still alot of puppy Reds and Trout out there, but still keepers running with these schools. This group went thru three quarts of shrimp in a five hour period. Lots of Fun!!!!

BENDAROD FISHING CHARTERS FISHING REPORT SUNDAY Aug 29, 2010

Capt. Jerry Boaen

Capt. Jim Edenfield

Capt. Jerry and I head out for a great day with the west winds at 10-15kts and fishing with shrimp and mudd minnows and our two favorite corks the Evolution and the Outcast by Midcoast Products.

We caught a ton of puppy Reds as they were thick as theives and we manage to pull out a few nice ones. Jerry is pictured above with a 34" Red weighing in at almost 13lbs and myself pictured with a 24" Red. What a difference in weight ten more inches makes. Jerrys' Fish is more than twice the weight of mine giving him bragging rights for the day and trust me I never could get him to keeep his mouth shut!!

Nice catch Captain!!!

BENDAROD FISHING CHARTERS FISHING REPORT THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Mike Bryant

Capt. Jerry and his charter Mike Bryant from Richmond Hill Ga, head out to Warrsaw sound and tear up the Reds keeping eight and tagging two over the slot using the Evolution Cork and Live Shrimp. Still a lot of puppy Reds, but some larger Reds are with the school. Good Job!!!!

TEAM BENDAROD HILTON HEAD, SC. JULY 24, 2010

BIG NASTY BAITS

BUGGS LURES

RIDE TO WEIGH IN!!!!

Hilton Head SC. Saturday July 24th Low Country Red Fish Tournament. Blast off at 5:30 am. Team Bendarod had two Reds in the Boat by 7am. We ended up the day with a total catch of 10 Reds by 11am. 5 of them in the slot and 5 outside the slot. All fish were caught on Big Nasty Baits and Buggs Lures. Our 2 fish weigh in was a little over 6 pounds putting us in 12th for the day and hopefully in the top 10 for the series. One of the funnest moments of the day was when I had caught a 30" plus Red on my Big Nasty Bait and the Red made a run, causing me to loose my balance on the bow of the boat and putting me over board. My team mate Capt. Jerry LHAO not even offering to help me back aboard. Many thanks to our sponsors; Southern Eagle Dist. LLC,  Midcoast Products, Big Nasty Baits, Buggs Lures, Kubala Kustom Rods, Russell Lures, Okuma, Power Pro Line and Capt. Barlows O2 system keeping our catch alive