Structure Fishing

Tide Calendar : : Moon Phases

Tides and Times to Go...

If your life revolves around the flow of water then understanding the Moon Phases and how it affects the tides is crucial to catching the best waves and fish. Slack tides or a negative low tides can shut down a fish bite the same way it can swamp out a swell or close out a beach break. My day revolves around the tides and times to go.

It doesn't matter where you are at if you don't know the time.

Process : : Printing and Die Cut 
Below is a limited edition Two Color Screen Printed Tide Calendar. Printed on chip board with custom die cut calendar holder. Calendar shows the water movement at a glance along with regional negative and positive tides. Learn the Moon Phases and how it affects the ebb and flow of life.  

Size 7.5" by 14" {available in both west coast and east coast tide calendars}
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In Heavy Rotation

NEW Bows and Arrows shirt design. The logotype has arrows slicing through the letters forms to create a systematic balance between positive and negative forms. You can choose from black shirts with light grey ink or sports grey shirts with black ink. These shirts are printed on the finest quality cotton blend t-shirts so they will be in heavy rotation during your laundry cycle.  

All shirts were handprinted. Limited Run. email: swyss@mail.sdsu.edu

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seasonal | migration 12

Homeward Bound & Back {Philadelphia PA > Lewes DE > San Diego CA}

Fall on the east coast has a magical quality about it. All my physical senses trigger a heavy nostalgia that evokes primitive emotions from my past. Cool, crisp air fills your lungs with every breath while my eyes dilate in the presence of vibrant flashes of color around every corner. The distinctive smell of fire emitting from brick fireplaces reminds my body of the numbing cold. Graffiti covers everything in arms reach and beyond. Rough neighborhoods with no police in sight keeps you on your toes but allows you a freedom that safer suburbia can't. 

Life keeps moving forward but my east coast friends and family are always there for me. There are parts of the east coast that are undeniably embedded in my physique that I love to my core while living out west has its own mystique that I love as well. Seasonal Migration at its best. 

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mirrored worlds

mir•ror |ˈmirər|

1. A surface capable of reflecting sufficient undiffused light to form an image of an object placed in front of it. 
2. Something that faithfully reflects or gives a true picture of something else.
3. Something worthy of imitation.

No smoke in mirrors photoshop tricks here. I am a rabid image collector and it took me over 80 photos today to get these three interesting shots. It was drizzling this morning with billowing storm clouds looming overhead. The sun came through the clouds just as I pulled up this spotted bass and the sky and water revealed two worlds at once. 
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everything is moving

Everything is on the move these days. Friends, family, work and the bass. All my late summer early fall spots have officially shut down. Had great tides this morning but no takers in the usual spots. Had to move around a lot today to find them. Got a few bass in the front bay but nothing really was biting for how good the drifts were. Moved to the back bay and found a nice section of eel grass and the bass were all over the warblades. Ten to fifteen feet of water was the ticket. Long casts and slow retrieve. I was barely moving jig, just felt the tick, tick, tick of the grass then it would get slammed. Every hit was a hook up, they bite the hook, all mean hook sets. Super good weather and drifts. 

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degrees of separation

sol • i • tude  |  ˈsäləˌt(y)oōd  |  noun

Solitude is a state of seclusion or isolation, i.e., lack of contact with people. It may stem from bad relationships, deliberate choice, infectious disease, mental disorders, neurological disorders or circumstances of employment or situation

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the Session Redeemer

As the summer slowly slips away with its warm water, small waves and heavy crowds I still find myself bodysurfing more then ever. My usual routine is to bring both my surfboard and hand plane to the  beach. Surf for awhile and if it sucks or the crowd gets to me I go back to my Jeep and switch to my hand plane. I started to notice that if I had a frustrating surf session I always had a good time bodysurfing. No crowds or attitudes in the swim section, all the waves you can take, always super fun. These hand planes have now become know as the "Session Redeemer". Plus bodysurfing puts you closer to the power of the wave and you start to see lines and angles in a new perspective. Most of my hand planes have deep single concave which work great in small surf but slip sideways when the wave gets more steep and critical. I just finished shaping this new mini hand plane with deep channels and a small keel to hold you into the face of the wave in bigger surf.

Rummaging through the scraps of wood I had in my garage the next hand plane became a logistical challenge. Glueing up ten random sized boards dictates the height and width but what you create within these strict limits becomes more enjoyable then the finished piece.    

Below is a full sequence of steps during the hand shaped process. 1  2  3  4  5  6  7 8...

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