FYI #25 – Cheaters Never Prosper

Dave Mercer brings more news, views, and info you can use with another edition of FYI!

Don’t miss your chance to win a ZipCut Pro! Contest winner will be announced Saturday morning!

Suick Fishing Lure Tattoo

Clearly we aren’t the only ones who love Suick lures! Of course, I’m not sure I love them enough to have them permanently tattooed on my skin!

via Field And Stream

When You’re A Fisherman, You’re Always A Fisherman

Le Mouching forwarded this to me this morning, and it made my day!

Sanyo Xacti WH1 Underwater HD Camcorder Review

It’s official, we have completed our review of the new Sanyo Xacti WH1 underwater HD camcorder. Overall I would say that the camera performed well, and up to the expectations I had when I purchased it. The next underwater camera that we hope to be reviewing soon is the GoPro Hero HD, mind you the GoPro is not a camcorder- it doesn’t even have a viewing screen at the back. However, I think it will serve as a great static camera and will go places that the Sanyo simply could not.

When I first saw the Sanyo Xacti WH1 I was very excited. I’ve wanted a good underwater camcorder for a very long time and there’s no sense getting something that’s not HD these days, but price is a huge factor when you’re talking about underwater electronics. The cases alone for some cameras can cost thousands of dollars, never mind a camera built to go underwater right out of the box. But that’s exactly what the Sanyo Xacti WH1 does- and at a consumer price point you can appreciate.

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ZipCut Pro Contest: Avatar Showdown

That’s right, here is your chance to win a free ZipCut Pro rod mounted line cutter!

The comments on our blog have really picked up over the past few months and it’s always great to see new people finding our site. However we’ve noticed in most of the comment threads that Clive and I are the only ones with avatars! Well get your jpg’s out because this contest is an AVATAR SHOWDOWN!

How does this avatar showdown contest work? Well for this contest all you’ve got to do is register for an account if you haven’t already, then visit your profile page and upload an avatar. Once you’ve done that, come back here and tell us why you deserve a free ZipCut Pro. That’s it!

Remember to have fun and please no NSFW stuff. The contest winner will be chosen on Friday, July 30th.

The Silence of the Walleye Zealots

Tony Andrews of WalleyeGuy Blog recently contacted me to share his disapproval in our lack of walleye specific content. You see Tony is a self proclaimed walleye zealot, and for him no other species will do. So I asked Tony if he would be willing to write a few articles for us, starting with an introduction and some basic information on lures and tactics- and that’s exactly what he did. I certainly hope that he makes these a semi regular occurrence because I really liked this introduction. The silence of the walleye zealots has been broken!

I recently contacted Jonathon and pointed out the obvious lack of a walleye fishing zealot on Fishing Fury. For those in the know, the benefits of a walleye fishing zealot are obvious… but for the uninitiated, a walleye fishing zealot is like a cool breeze pouring across the lake on a summer evening. The words of the zealot open your eyes and make you see things from a glassy-eyed perspective. They make you feel the thrill of the “whack” on the end of a Lindy rig, and the gut-wrenching sickness when you discover that you are about to net some “lesser” species. Spend a few quality hours with a walleye zealot and you’ll likely run home, pile your “non-walleye” tackle in a heap in the front yard, soak it in kerosene and set it ablaze.* Spend a month or two and he’ll have you drinking the water out of a leech container on command.

But this is not what I want. I’m a centrist at heart and have no desire to convert the masses. My hope is to provide the reader with a glimpse into the world of someone who spends 99.9% of their angling time chasing stizostedion vitreum.

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