It is Friday. Another weekend is upon us. For many of us, that means at least a little time on the water! We need it! We have earned it! You know I have a ton of fish pictures. I keep taking them, but I love seeing fish pictures from others too. I never get tired of them. Saved a quote from a wise fishing friend about all those fish pictures, those “hero shots”: The “Hero Shot” pose is a standard …
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Calendar says Father’s Day is this weekend. If you have put off getting your father or grandfather the perfect gift, never fear. I have the perfect gift idea for them. . . . No, it is not a tie. . . . GO FISH! And, if you need an excuse, enter ’em in the Take ‘Em Fishing Challenge. My Dad and granddads are gone now. If they were still here, I will guarantee a fishing trip would be the perfect …
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Got a good Orvis video to share with you. It is appropriate for Father’s Day: If at all possible, take your dad fishing this weekend! You will never regret it. Let me dust off an old photo, one of a fishing trip long ago. A trip to Lake McConaughy with both my Granddads and my Dad (the rest of the family too, but this is Father’s Day). Wish we could do that again!
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Sunday is Father’s Day. Many of you know that I lost my father less than a month ago. If you continue to read this blog post, you will have to indulge me as I share some more memories and thoughts about my Dad. Master Angler At the end of our spring turkey season this year I shared a memory of Dad (Paradox). I am pretty sure that Dad and I killed our first spring turkeys together on the same day …
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Sunday is Father’s Day. In honor of that, let me share some memories and old photos. I was rummaging through some boxes and albums of photos and found this one of my Dad and me. That is a picture of the two of us holding Master Angler smallmouth bass. The fish I was holding was my first Master Angler fish, 3 pounds 7 ounces, caught on July 22, 1972 from Merritt Reservoir. It bit on a nightcrawler fished on the …
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