For those of us that enjoy the great outdoors, beautiful sunrises over the lake, nature in its element, and bonding with family and friends, bass fishing can be a great activity. I’ve been bass fishing for 40 years and tournament fishing for 26 years with a hiatus or two along the way. I am fortunate to have made many friends a long the way. Some of which I consider more like family at this point. Bass fishing and fishing in general, knows no bounds. The fish are in their world below water and us in ours above the water. It is challenging to learn and improve. Its memories made, and memories shared. When I began fishing it was my father who took me to the river with a simply spinning rod and a jar of salmon eggs and a couple Panther Martin spinners. As I developed from that excited 4 year old boy and into a teen ager it was a neighbor that took me to a local pond and taught me to fish with a purple Creme worm on a Texas rig and Big O crank bait. The tackle isles at stores like Kmart, Mel Cottons, and most drug stores were smaller than the cereal isle at your local market. Well times have changed a bit. I bought my first bass boat, a 1986 Glastron with a Lowrance Paper Graph at the dash and a flasher at the bow for $4200. Shortly there after the Lowrance X75 or X85 were the cats meow.
