May is Largemouth Bass Month

Our supplier, American Expedition, claims May is Largemouth Bass month. This should make my grandson very excited! He is only 4 years old, but fishing is one of the things he loves to do, he can even tell you how to load and unload a boat from a trailer. That's how much he goes fishing. For those who don't know a bass from a perch, which is me, American Expedition is educating me on them. So I thought I would pass that on to my customers just in case they need to know as well.

Largemouth bass grow to be 12 to 18 inches, with the record being 29.5" and weighs from 6 to 12 pounds, the record is 22 lbs. 4 oz. and they can live 15 to 20 years -- that is if they don't run into my grandson first! You can view our American Expedition products that feature not only Largemouth Bass, but a variety of creatures on our website, just click on the link to His & Her Gifts then scroll down to Gifts for the Outdoorsman (showing the mug) and click on the link. The link to all American Expedition products are at the bottom of each page. Enjoy!

Featured Bird for the month of May

One of our largest suppliers, Goldcrest Distributors, features a bird a month. For May, they are featuring the Goldfinch. A very beautiful bird and my grandson's favorite color - yellow! Here is a little about the Goldfinch courtesy of Goldcrest: Active and acrobatic, these little finches cling to weeds and seed socks. They fly with a bounce and often call in flight, drawing attention to themselves. American Goldfinches are the only finch that molts its body feathers twice a year, once in late winter and again in late summer. Goldfinches are among the strictest vegetarians in the bird world. They select an entirely vegetable diet and only accidentally swallow insects.

The oldest known American Goldfinch was 10 years, 5 months. The Goldfinch clutch size is 2-7 eggs. They have 1-2 broods. Incubation period is 12-14 days. Nesting period is 11-17 days. Eggs are pale bluish white, sometimes with small faint brown spots around large end.