Here are a few pictures of friends ,family and me from over the years. I have added a little caption for each one. I hope you enjoy.





This is a picture of my best bass. It was caught on my birthday in 1979. I had it repainted last year 9lbs 2oz.

Here is my buddy Craig Bell with the first fish of 2000. We released him as he was under 8 lbs.

Here is Craig with a nice 9 pounder caught out of our "hot spot"


Heres a picture of a man who will fish anywhere and anytime.It is rumored by the locals that he can catch fish out of an empty 5 gallon bucket.After being outfished by him for over 30 years, I still am proud to call him Dad!


Here is my little "Red Head" getting ready for fishing on a below freezing day.


Speaking of the man who catches fish out of empty buckets. Well here he is again with the limit of Crappie (White perch) on a day when no one else caught over 7 per boat. I guess he knows how to wiggle his worm right!


Here is Pop's again with the potential State record. 4 pounds and 8 ounces. I had to steal it from his freezer just to get it to a taxidermist.



Not only can this man catch them in fresh water he has been known to always take his limit(and sometimes exceed it)in salt water. catch and release is not in his vocabulary!


This was the pair of Bonita that I caught a few summers ago off of the Jacksonville Florida coast. They put up one heck of a fight and tasted wonderful on the grill.


Here is one of those Small Savannah River catfish that keeps eating your bait when fishing for trout. I posted this picture to show the marsh and brackish water at the end of the river. The saw grass you see in the background is full of wild hogs and sand nats.
(no see um's).






These are some of the smaller Northern Pike that I caught during May 0f 1998 in Northern Alberta. After hooking one of these every second or third cast, I must say it was becoming a serious hazard. The primary hazard of having my hands reduced to ground meat from the razor teeth never bothered me. The real hazard was in the fact that I was getting seriously "addicted" to this type fishing. Man I would kill for a bass lake where the fish are so large and plentiful.



Catfishing is almost like carp fishing! You either love it or hate it. When a good size catfish grabs onto the line, the fish and swift currents almost makes you think you hooked Moby Dick! It is not as glamorous as Marlin or Tarpoon fishing, but it sure can be a fun way to pass a lazy Georgia day.



Here is the Boss and his son with a "days Catch" of Sockeye.



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