A Hole 'n One - by Dean Sault

It's always impressive to see an expert at work. At Shasta, I had the good fortune to fish with Chris Anderson, an acknowledged master of the Nate Shake, only, I would soon learn that he is a man of other talents, as well.

Chris was in a hurry to measure his fish as he knew that Shasta meant wading through a hundred fish to find a decent limit. In his haste, he measured a 12.9 inch spot and told me it "won't go". Then, he managed to drop it directly into the livewell - hole 'n one! Now, if you know anything about BassCats, you know they have huge livewells. Chris may as well be reaching into the lake to try to catch that hyperactive little spot. He finally wore down the little creature and we both had a good laugh at his adventure.

A couple of minutes later, Chris measured another Shasta "snake" and, you guessed it, kerpluck - another hole 'n one! It was almost a carbon copy of the last fiasco. Only this time, I laughed so hard my sides hurt as Chris cursed himself, BassCat, Shasta, Redding...anyone or thing that came to mind. And, of course, Chris heard about it for the next hour!

Well, y'all know about Karma! After I had all those good yucks at Chris' expense, mother Karma gave him his revenge. I went to measure another 12.9 inch Shasta toad and, sure enough, our third hole 'n one for the day! And, this was not just any fish - it was on amphetamines! Seemed like I chased that little son-of-a-#&*@ around that livewell for days! Of course, Chris sat quietly in humble sympathy for my plight - yeah right!

Now, I contend that Chris is still the Bass Hole 'n One Champ cause he did it twice and his style was much better than mine! But, it's memories like these that keep me fishing - it's not just catching fish.

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