Fishing and (mostly) fun

  • Drove this far for a knitted catfish?

    Kayak Bass Fishing National Championship 2019 is just a few days away, and many are already in Shreveport searching (and searching) for launches, lunches and fish (bass to be specific).  I am already three days into the adventure and while not a lot of catching is happening for me, Joy and I always find ways… Read more

  • Ketch me if you can…..

    So….I know it is Thursday because I have been counting the days until I leave for Shreveport and the KBF National Championship (tomorrow!)….but for me, it is Westbrook Wednesday part Two! Now I am not going to lie, I had no idea what a Westbrook Wednesday was until I met Scott Beutjer at Bienville; a… Read more

  • Not ready for prime time….

    I wish I could say I am satisfied that I finished in the top ten of our clubs season opener, finally ending a skunkfest that had me considering the end of my kayak tournament career.  But when you only catch a single measurable fish (or when I do anyway), it feels a bit disappointing. Now,… Read more

  • say hello to my little friend…the Hobie Grail…

    I spent a little time researching (very little) the correct procedure or ritual required, the correct syntax, the proper etiquette and whether or not the world would become unsettled before I christened my first Hobie (a ProAngler 12) the “BoHobien Rhapsody”.  Then my Joy and I promptly named her Hobie Compass “Don QuiHobie”, with no… Read more

  • WTBY….or the continuing saga of skunk boy…

    Woke up at two, drove two hours and some change.  I fished a tournament, but I did nothing to write about.  There is no technique that proved successful, there is no lure that stood out.  I didn’t learn anything to improve me as an angler.  I was cold, unfocused and out of it early in… Read more

  • …new opportunity…or not?

    The beauty of this life is that we can re-create ourselves with enough determination, especially if the right trigger sets us in motion. I lived a life of alcohol and drugs, then my daughter was born.  It was not an easy or immediate transition back to me; but I made it and am a better… Read more