My daddy and grandaddy were both very good the both of them knew things knowbody knows anymore. Daddy fished tounaments but never won but a few small ones and pawpaw refused to fish them...said he didnt like the idea of having to catch fish with money on the line...for our area they were unmatched in their day..id like to fish with them again...id take voice recorders..video cameras..and lots of notes😀
Fished a Redman tourney with Shaw back in 85. Great guy, I had a good bag and he spent the last couple hours trying to help me increase it to win. Didn’t but still took a nice check. I’d have to go Rick Clunn or KVD now.
Have fished with almost all these guys. Each of them y'all have mentioned actually have great patience teaching things, and y'all would definitely learn from them.
Originally Posted by jaredhunts
Bill Dance but I dont know that he's a pro or just a TV personality.
You know he was one of the first BASS pros back in the day, right? He switched to TV when he saw the more consistent money through sponsorships, teaching and promoting.
Have fished with almost all these guys. Each of them y'all have mentioned actually have great patience teaching things, and y'all would definitely learn from them.
Originally Posted by jaredhunts
Bill Dance but I dont know that he's a pro or just a TV personality.
You know he was one of the first BASS pros back in the day, right? He switched to TV when he saw the more consistent money through sponsorships, teaching and promoting.
Probably KIVD. I watched him on G'ville catch probably 18-20 fish with under 30 casts, in a tournament with probably 15 follow boats. The guy is a machine. I asked him about it after weigh-in and he said, "Aw, that was nothing, those were smaller fish". They were not schooling and he was whacking them on a crankbait.
As far as being entertained, Gerald Swindle, hands down.
Ott Defoe seems like a real down to earth kind of guy. I wouldn't turn down a trip from any of them...
I talked briefly with Bill in July at the ICAST show in Orlando. He's recovering from heart surgery and his age is catching up with him. He's not sittin' in a rocking chair, though.