I just finished the 2018 KBF National Championship (7th place– shameless self promoting) and thought I would share something I wrote during the week of pre-fishing. Had I not gained a little perspective, I would have crashed and burned…………. _________________ Last weekend, I was all over them…I could do nothing wrong, cast after cast; bite Read more

My retirement will be welcomed one day; yours leaves me saddened and a little lost. How do you say goodbye to an old friend? What words can be written to capture the joy, the number of smiles that a friend was a part of? When for over twenty five years, we created memories together…went on adventures Read more

I wish I had time to make a video for the CAKBFG guys today since many have told me they have no idea how to catch crappie and bluegill with artificial bait. I have done it so long…guess I just assumed everyone had an idea how to do it. All I can do is describe Read more

Yesterday, my need to prove something helped me to a 13th place finish. That story…….. I have fished most of my life, starting on our family’s drive to Alaska back in the late 60’s up until this morning (so far). Not really competitively, but just to fish….there had been two tournaments in a boat over Read more

I have been asked several times about the duck mounted on the Engel cooler I carry on back of my Hobie. So………. 2011 I married my Joy. My Joy’s favorite holiday is Christmas.   Every year there is a stocking taller than Dishrag full of everything from silly putty to a new camera lens; from magic Read more