From left: Tucker Glaske and John Stephenson with one of the hybrid striped bass we boated this morning.
John is a U.S. Army veteran who, among other things, served as a Bell County Commissioner several years ago. Bob Bearden is a 92-year old WWII veteran and former prisoner of war. Terry, who works in the off-shore oil industry, is one of Bob’s five children, and Tucker is an assistant director in the the Development Department at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, where he focuses on fund-raising.
We had a very tough trip this morning thanks to near-windless conditions and bright, cloudless skies, but, that is from my perspective, knowing that Belton is capable of producing much better, and knowing that we are in a season where high numbers of quality fish are very catchable. Tucker, for example, had an entirely different perspective. He’d been fishing perhaps only 4 other times in his life and had never caught as many fish during those trips as we did today.
Regardless of the mood of the fish, there was good company and good conversation throughout our time on the water.
Bob chided me about all the tactics and gadgets I employed trying to get stubborn fish to come bite our baits this morning, saying I was creating an unfair advantage, and hinting that I might have to give an account to the Lord about all of this taking advantage of His creatures one day. They say the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, but, I’d have to disagree, since Bob’s son, Terry, was all for me using sonar, bait, an automatic trolling motor, acoustic attraction, line-counter reels, audible bait clickers and more to put every last fish we could in the boat that we possibly could!!
When we cranked up the outboard to head in, we’d boated 5 hybrid striped bass, 4 blue catfish, and 1 smallmouth bass.
TALLY = 10 FISH, all caught and released
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TODAY’S CONDITIONS/NOTES:
Start Time: 7:45a
End Time: 11:30a
Air Temp. @ Trip’s Start: 65F
Water Surface Temp: 72F on lower lake
Wind Speed & Direction: Light and variable
Sky Conditions: Fair and cloudless
Other: GT=0
AREAS FISHED WITH SUCCESS:
**Area 346
Bob Maindelle
Owner, Holding the Line Guide Service
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Salado, TX
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