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"There must be fish here, he fishes for a living..."

"There must be fish here, he fishes for a living..."

Have you ever been fishing and heard someone say "There must be fish here...He fishes for a living."? Most of the time they are refering to a blue herron standing on a stump or stalking some shore minnows. More times than not, those birds will lie to you because they tend to be more territorial and what good are those shore minnows going to do for finding large groups of fish? From my experience, there is one bird species that will help you find fish especailly in the colde

Distracted While Looking at a Sunken Boat

Distracted While Looking at a Sunken Boat

Yesterday, while on a catching trip, we were near one of the novelty spots I have on Sam Rayburn so I asked my client if he wanted to see a sunken boat. To date, nobody has ever turned down the opportunity to see something cool on the side imaging so we idled that way. Little did I know we would graph over something better than an old boat... My favorite thing to see when I am scanning is little moments frozen in time on the screen. You can clearly see in this image where

Elephant at the boat ramp?

Elephant at the boat ramp?

Sometimes I come across interesting things in the lake while I am out Side Scanning like today's image which resembles an elephant's hide. While waiting for my client to get the truck the other day I noticed this unusual texture on the lake bottom near the boat ramp at Etoile Park. Sam Rayburn is currently dropping and the slash marks that are visible in this image were created when motors dredged the bottom creating prop scars near the ramp. You can see where they have bee

Why I sucked at the Forrest Wood Cup

Why I sucked at the Forrest Wood Cup

I’ve always taken the approach that you learn way more from a butt whoopin’ than a win. At this point in my career, I have learned far more than my fair share. Wounds have been licked, heads have been scratched and enough time of reflection has passed where I can put this recap together and move on with my life albeit much smarter. The Forrest Wood Cup… The biggest payout every year in professional fishing and I had a one in fifty shot at winning a half a million dollars

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