Let me start with a good news..

Tune in this weekend for a spectacular giveaway of a Commando Cube Surf Bag. We are going to say goodbye to old and kick in a New Year in SJ style…by showering you with gifts. Seriously, it’s been a crazy week or two here with holidays, giveaways, shipping and family stuff. I am still in shock about giving away two Commando bags, Rod Vault, Super Strike, Lemire and more stuff to come. Heck, we could have a giveaway a day but we don’t want this blog to be just about that.

The second thing I want to tell you about, something that makes me very happy is to announce that great RI sharpie Steve McKenna will write a column for Surfcaster’s Journal starting in March. On what? Continue reading →

Merry Christmas Everyone…we hope you are having a fantastic day with your families.

In the spirit of Christmas giving , it is only right to announce all the winners of this past week incredible giveaways on our blog and make their Christmas day even more special. Continue reading →

First I would like to thank my lovely and indispensable daughter Michelle for helping me tabulate and organize all the entries, votes and winners. I would also like to thank all of our STRIPERTHON 2011 sponsors, St Croix, Penn, Tsunami, Commando Surfcasting, Hansom Pliers, Guides choice, Super Strike, Line Stretcher, WileyX, Lure Tubes and Choopy Lures.

Here are your winners. The most important part of this contest is that each and every one of these beautiful fish were released to swim another tide. Congratulations to all the winners, all of you who voted and thanks to all of our sponsors for making this possible. Continue reading →

I am sure many of you are just like us at SJ, running around like chickens without heads during the holiday season. And no end in sight… btw, thanks for the 450 emails I got yesterday when you entered in Commando giveaway…lol

We are working on issue # 11 so all other things are being put on the backburner, including one thing that you have asked us about repeatedly over the last few years. Yes, it seems strange that we don’t have Surfcaster’s Journal gear, shirts, sweatshirts and such in our online store. There are two reasons for that. First, we don’t have a budget for those things and we are paranoid of getting stuck with stuff. When you talk the talk, everyone says “I want one” but when you actually make it it’s a different story. Which is understandable, I do the same thing. The second thing, equally and probably more important is the art work. You guys know Tommy does not operate on premise “ let’s get it out there s quick as possible”.  Until he is happy with the design, nothing will get done. Which on the end of the day makes sense, after all, we want to have something we can be proud off. Continue reading →

We got something Special for Surfcasters Journal Blog readers, a sweet deal from Guides Choice Lures

Shop on http://guideschoicetackle.com/   and at the checkout put in the code scj and get the following deal: 

         Buy Any 4 Lures & Get a 25% Off Of Your Order!

         If Your Order After Discounts Totals More Than $50.00 Get Free Shipping As An Added Bonus!

Check it out at http://guideschoicetackle.com/

The winner of Super Strike Lures Special Bottle Plug Giveaway is  csijimmy75@gmail.com

Please furnish your address via email at info@surfcastersjournal.com and we will send it to Mr.Muso who will ship it to you.

 More giveaways coming your way…love the season of giving 🙂

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This truly is a special giveaway, courtesy of Tom White from Commando Surfcasting. When Tom spoke to us last year and mentioned giving us two bags to celebrate our 2nd year anniversary I will admit that I was touched by his generosity.

These bags are made by hand, from the first stitch to the last one. Yes, machine is used to stitch but it’s not like you stick a piece of material into a machine and out comes finished bag on the other side. We watched Tom work on his bags recently and I have to tell you his skills and his attention to details are not something I could ever match. It reminded me of Tommy’s quest for perfect font when he is designing artwork.

So here it is, another giveaway you will only find at Surfcaster’s Journal Blog. But check out these features first ..plugs not included 🙂

The winner of the STRIPERTHON 2011  Junior Contest is …Ty #2 !!!

Ty wins a brand new Tsunami Airwave rod and a basket of lures, donated by our friends at Tsunami.

Congrats Ty from all of us at Surfcaster’s Journal Magazine.

We are SJ going to kick in something for all the participants so please all the dads, email me us your mailing address to info@ surfcastersjournal.com

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