By J.B. Webb
Herald Democrat
That good bank fisherman who I have mentioned in some of my articles, Rick Toth, called and asked if I wanted to go fishing Monday night.
I said I’d go as long as we didn’t have to fish off the bank.
Rick said we would use his boat. It had been awhile since I had ridden in the tub and Rick had patched up a hole or two in the live well that used to get you wet every time the boat slowed down. Rick is also about as thrifty as me.
I owned a pair of duck skins one time. So called because of all the Duct tape I had on them to keep them together and the water out. Rick also uses the Redneck cure for everything that needs joined together.
With enough Duct tape I believe you might have kept the Titanic afloat. In a boat it’s a must have.
After picking me up we went and launched. I had to run back home and get a key so I could lock up our boat ramp.
When I got back he said he had already caught a bass and let it go. After how the rest of our trip went I would have liked to have seen it.
I let Rick pick our first stop. He has to be a better bank fisherman than a boat guide because we didn’t get a bass to show.
Rick did pick up a little striper on the point as we were leaving and then almost fell in when he tried kicking the striper out of the boat. He missed but the fish got in the water on its own.
I chose the second stop and Rick caught a small bass. I hadn’t had a hit yet. While not the best fishermen around, he and I are pretty good at figuring out what the fish want most of the time. Monday night it was the fishes turn.
After several more stops I finally caught a decent bass on a crankbait.
Three hours of beating the water produced four fish between us so we decided to call it quits. As we rode back to the ramp, Rick suggested we go to the Highport side and fish off the bank. I almost agreed.
To make the trip more interesting, all night long he kept worrying about a chicken he had left in the oven but that’s another story.
Rick has had some mishaps while he was cooking that would equal almost anything Lynette George has had happen to her so I can see his concern.
Remember going fishing isn’t always about catching. It doesn’t get any better than to be outdoors with a good friend, laughing at each others’ casting mishaps in the dark and just enjoying the night.
We didn’t put any pressure on ourselves like one does when tournament fishing. We just chunked, reeled and laughed until we got tired.
While all of us want to catch fish, we often let our desire to do so get in the way of what going fishing should be all about: relaxing and fun. Catching fish is just icing on the cake.
Next time I just might let him talk me into doing some bank fishing. He has to be better at it than fishing in a boat. He also said we were on the wrong side of the lake. He said he couldn’t catch fish anywhere but Highport.
Bill Wilcox, who boought the rights to the old Honey Hole TV show, has started filming again. The new shows, called Honey Hole All Outdoors TV, will run on KDFI Channel 27 at 6:30 a.m. Saturday and about the same time on Fox Southwest on Sunday morning.
Bill is a different person from Jerry Dean, founder of the old Honey Hole TV show who specialized in Bass only. Bill plans on going after different types and will mix his species of fishing up but it will all stay on Texas lakes for the most part.
The next major Texoma tournament will be the Media on Texoma out of Highport on June 17th. Go to Media Bass for details.
Bass fishing is still good for most people — Rick and I had an off night. Bass are shallow early hitting top water and later crankbaits and soft plastics.
Stripers are still good, some early on top and on rocky points, but the best method now seems to be live bait.
During our night fishing trip I saw something that rang a bell from my past. Just like in the old days when sandbass were king and fishing under lanterns for them found lots of boats grouped in one spot. This was a common summer ritual on Texoma.
Well I saw it happen again Monday night in the mouth of Little Mineral as six or seven boats were all tied up in one spot with lights hanging over the sides.
That’s another style of fishing that’s lots of fun and can involve the whole family. You might want to try it as the weather gets hotter.
Herald Democrat
That good bank fisherman who I have mentioned in some of my articles, Rick Toth, called and asked if I wanted to go fishing Monday night.
I said I’d go as long as we didn’t have to fish off the bank.
Rick said we would use his boat. It had been awhile since I had ridden in the tub and Rick had patched up a hole or two in the live well that used to get you wet every time the boat slowed down. Rick is also about as thrifty as me.
I owned a pair of duck skins one time. So called because of all the Duct tape I had on them to keep them together and the water out. Rick also uses the Redneck cure for everything that needs joined together.
With enough Duct tape I believe you might have kept the Titanic afloat. In a boat it’s a must have.
After picking me up we went and launched. I had to run back home and get a key so I could lock up our boat ramp.
When I got back he said he had already caught a bass and let it go. After how the rest of our trip went I would have liked to have seen it.
I let Rick pick our first stop. He has to be a better bank fisherman than a boat guide because we didn’t get a bass to show.
Rick did pick up a little striper on the point as we were leaving and then almost fell in when he tried kicking the striper out of the boat. He missed but the fish got in the water on its own.
I chose the second stop and Rick caught a small bass. I hadn’t had a hit yet. While not the best fishermen around, he and I are pretty good at figuring out what the fish want most of the time. Monday night it was the fishes turn.
After several more stops I finally caught a decent bass on a crankbait.
Three hours of beating the water produced four fish between us so we decided to call it quits. As we rode back to the ramp, Rick suggested we go to the Highport side and fish off the bank. I almost agreed.
To make the trip more interesting, all night long he kept worrying about a chicken he had left in the oven but that’s another story.
Rick has had some mishaps while he was cooking that would equal almost anything Lynette George has had happen to her so I can see his concern.
Remember going fishing isn’t always about catching. It doesn’t get any better than to be outdoors with a good friend, laughing at each others’ casting mishaps in the dark and just enjoying the night.
We didn’t put any pressure on ourselves like one does when tournament fishing. We just chunked, reeled and laughed until we got tired.
While all of us want to catch fish, we often let our desire to do so get in the way of what going fishing should be all about: relaxing and fun. Catching fish is just icing on the cake.
Next time I just might let him talk me into doing some bank fishing. He has to be better at it than fishing in a boat. He also said we were on the wrong side of the lake. He said he couldn’t catch fish anywhere but Highport.
Bill Wilcox, who boought the rights to the old Honey Hole TV show, has started filming again. The new shows, called Honey Hole All Outdoors TV, will run on KDFI Channel 27 at 6:30 a.m. Saturday and about the same time on Fox Southwest on Sunday morning.
Bill is a different person from Jerry Dean, founder of the old Honey Hole TV show who specialized in Bass only. Bill plans on going after different types and will mix his species of fishing up but it will all stay on Texas lakes for the most part.
The next major Texoma tournament will be the Media on Texoma out of Highport on June 17th. Go to Media Bass for details.
Bass fishing is still good for most people — Rick and I had an off night. Bass are shallow early hitting top water and later crankbaits and soft plastics.
Stripers are still good, some early on top and on rocky points, but the best method now seems to be live bait.
During our night fishing trip I saw something that rang a bell from my past. Just like in the old days when sandbass were king and fishing under lanterns for them found lots of boats grouped in one spot. This was a common summer ritual on Texoma.
Well I saw it happen again Monday night in the mouth of Little Mineral as six or seven boats were all tied up in one spot with lights hanging over the sides.
That’s another style of fishing that’s lots of fun and can involve the whole family. You might want to try it as the weather gets hotter.