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Stories

“No, not the martial arts guy.”

March 7, 2010

“Bawn-bawn,
Beenaba
Bawn-bawn,
Beenaba,
Bawn, bawn, bawwwn.”

Pro Angler’s TV

February 20, 2010

Pro Anglers TV – Teaser from Capt. Clay on Vimeo.
We’re proud to announce Pro Angler’s TV with hosts, Capt. Clay Eavenson and Capt. Greg DeVault. Pro Angler’s TV will be fishing with the members of the pro staff of Pro Angler’s Journal this year and producing some exciting fishing webisodes as well as pro staff [...]

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Packing for a Classic Roadtrip

February 16, 2010

Well, it is just about time for a big road trip to what has been called the Super Bowl of bass fishing tournaments, the BassMaster Classic. I’ll be in an old truck. It worked for Scott Brown.
Okay, my truck does not have 200,000 miles on it but it does have that trademarked early Silverado look of [...]

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Tulsa Trippin’

February 1, 2010

“We don’t need no stinking waders.”
I admire my friend John’s bravado. And perhaps we could have gotten away with it last September when we first started to plan this fishing trip near downtown Tulsa. But high water conditions led to rescheduling until late January was upon us and we knew that a wade across the [...]

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One Stubborn Guide

January 8, 2010

“What, is he stupid? Didn’t he read the reports?”
My wife’s cousin, Jeremy, was not very sympathetic when he learned I was steelhead fishing in Elk Creek, a tributary of Lake Erie near Girard, Pennsylvania.
I knew the risks. The reports coming back from www.fisherie.com were not good. 24-hours earlier, the creek had been declared a “blowout.” [...]

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The Downside of Ample Parking

December 3, 2009

I prefer to have a little elbowroom when I am fishing. That shoulder-to-shoulder stuff gets old in a hurry. But sometimes, especially when traveling to unfamiliar waters, you have to take what you can get. There was a brief window of fishing opportunity recently in Kansas. A meager couple of diversionary [...]

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A Birthday Beating

November 4, 2009

Recently, I returned from a little vacation at Hilton Head, South Carolina. Shared a time-share condo with the in-laws. Yeah, I know.
Anyway, it had been 3 years since this unsalted dog had dropped a line in saltwater. I remembered the guy at the marina telling me that I’d only catch sharks and rays in the [...]

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