Welcome!

Welcome Everyone to our first monthly newsletter!  For those of you who signed up for our newsletter online – thank you!  For those of you that I recently met at the McDonald Bass tournament in Louisiana – it was such a pleasure!   And for the rest of my friends, family and supporters – thank you! for all of your support!

I would like to start by introducing myself, I am Denise Sustaita – founder of Reel Girls Fish!  I started this company because I personally felt that women anglers needed more choices for clothing and accessories when preparing for a fishing adventure.  Whether it be tournament fishing or pleasure fishing, women just do not have what men do when it comes to selection.

The response to the Reel Girls Fish! website and product line has been so wonderful that I have been asked by several of you saltwater anglers to start a saltwater line!!  I am happy to announce that I will be starting that line “reel” soon!

Please check the website periodically for new products, colors, sizes and (yes) the saltwater line!  I will be updating that site weekly as new products, etc. become available.

Thank you ladies for your continued support and remember – This is for US – THE WOMAN ANGLER!!

Sincerely,

Denise

Fish Did you know?
While at the McDonald Bass Tournament at Toledo Bend this past weekend, I had the opportunity to watch Ken Jones take a hypodermic needle to pierce the swim bladder and manually bleed excess gasses (called “fizzing”) out of a 10+ lb. bass that we initially thought would not make it.  You see, if a fish is caught from deep water (usually 30+ feet) they can get what is called the “bends” like humans when they are diving in water and ascend back to the surface too quickly.  At the air/water surface the pressure is less than when a person is deep under the water. If one spends enough time at a deep enough depth, more gases will be forced into the blood. If one returns quickly to the surface, these gases will be released out of the blood too quickly and form actual gas bubbles in the blood vessels. When these air bubbles form and block the flow of blood an air embolism occurs.  So, when it seemed as if the fish that was brought in to the weigh station wouldn’t make it, a hypodermic needle was used to pierce the swim bladder and manually bleed the excess gases from the fish.  It was very interesting to see how quickly the fish was able to adapt to the new water level in the tank immediately after the process!

Carolina Rig

The Carolina Rig has been around for a long time, but there is a new way of doing things.  I recently learned that the pros have started using a new technique involving a medium/heavy action 7 ft. rod with braided main line and two tungston weights back to back for added sound attraction that is attached to a swivel, with a 4 to 7 ft. mono filament leader and a 2.0 light wire hook with your choice of unweighted soft plastic bait.