DRAFTSTUD
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Ken (Noharleyet) and I have been trying to get together with our sons for a Father/Son trip fishing for awhile. I had been looking at Lake Tawakoni as it was as close as halfway as I could find. As I talked it over with everyone my son Travis suggested I hire a guide to learn the Lake and techniques that they use to catch Monster Blue cats from Dec. to March.
I got in touch with Teri at Lake Tawakoni Guide Service and she had an opening for March the 8th. She also suggested we stay at the Shoestring Bed and Breakfast near the Marina. Well we arrived Friday afternoon at the Bed & Breakfast, Patti the owner said we were to stay in the Gray House. The house wasn't painted gray, it was so old the wood was gray. I found where Davy Crockett had signed in saying he was headed to San Antonio for a vacation.........well, it was 38 dollars a night and that included a real nice Breakfast in the main house, nice!
After breakfast we drove over to meet Teri at the Marina and we were all worried about the threat of a cold front coming in, so we didn't know what the fish were going to do or if we were just going to be sitting in our rain gear wondering why we were doing this! LOL
We had a few bites right off the first set, but no hook ups, THEN it happened! Ken's rod bent over and the Guide told him to Burn the Reel to set the 10/0 circle hooks we were using and the fight was on! I will try to post a video of the fight if I can, but Ken had all he could handle in that fish! I was behind Ken acting as Cheerleader and laughing my ass off! I was loving it, Ken fighting a big fish and his son, my son all watching, then we saw the Monster! OMG what a fish, it was unbelievable the size of that Hog as Ken kept trying to reel it in, arms burning, your cranking hand starts to not work as well while you try to use the right technique to get the fish to the surface for the guide to net it.
Finally on about the 3rd or 4th time Teri gets the Fish in the net! WOW! 57 pounds!
We caught some more nice fish to give us each enough fillets for a Family Fish Fry, so it was a wonderful trip. Teri @ Lake Tawakoni was a great guide, tell her John & Ken sent ya!
Congrats to Ken and let me say it was a real pleasure doing this trip with you and Kenny Jr. We will do this again! John
I got in touch with Teri at Lake Tawakoni Guide Service and she had an opening for March the 8th. She also suggested we stay at the Shoestring Bed and Breakfast near the Marina. Well we arrived Friday afternoon at the Bed & Breakfast, Patti the owner said we were to stay in the Gray House. The house wasn't painted gray, it was so old the wood was gray. I found where Davy Crockett had signed in saying he was headed to San Antonio for a vacation.........well, it was 38 dollars a night and that included a real nice Breakfast in the main house, nice!
After breakfast we drove over to meet Teri at the Marina and we were all worried about the threat of a cold front coming in, so we didn't know what the fish were going to do or if we were just going to be sitting in our rain gear wondering why we were doing this! LOL
We had a few bites right off the first set, but no hook ups, THEN it happened! Ken's rod bent over and the Guide told him to Burn the Reel to set the 10/0 circle hooks we were using and the fight was on! I will try to post a video of the fight if I can, but Ken had all he could handle in that fish! I was behind Ken acting as Cheerleader and laughing my ass off! I was loving it, Ken fighting a big fish and his son, my son all watching, then we saw the Monster! OMG what a fish, it was unbelievable the size of that Hog as Ken kept trying to reel it in, arms burning, your cranking hand starts to not work as well while you try to use the right technique to get the fish to the surface for the guide to net it.
Finally on about the 3rd or 4th time Teri gets the Fish in the net! WOW! 57 pounds!
We caught some more nice fish to give us each enough fillets for a Family Fish Fry, so it was a wonderful trip. Teri @ Lake Tawakoni was a great guide, tell her John & Ken sent ya!
Congrats to Ken and let me say it was a real pleasure doing this trip with you and Kenny Jr. We will do this again! John
