Airing June 25th!

Yeah, I know it today was Memorial Day but I still had to put in a little over half a day trying to get caught up on our production work. My producer, Jim Kramer, and I worked into early afternoon shooting elements for the Kerry Automotive and Arkie commercials that will run during this season's Stihl's Reel in the Outdoors. The shows will begin airing on Outdoor Channel Saturday, June 25th. I will admit I am pretty excited to see the finished product!

Give-Away:  With Ryan's graduation and the holiday, I've been a little quiet on the blog, so I'll extend this week's give-away deadline until Thursday.  Followers, subscribers, and commentors will be eligible for a chance to win this.

Kerry Automotive

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Today, I appeared with my truck and boat for Kerry Automotive at the Northern Kentucky Auto Dealers annual tent sale at Northern Kentucky University. The place was crankin' and Kerry was moving lots of vehicles. The boat and truck was very popular with the customers.

Tomorrow, I'll actually be home all day as we are having a big graduation party for my son, Ryan. I'll be at the tent sale again this Sunday from 3-6 PM, so if you are in the area please stop by.

Who Reeled It In This Week?

This week, subscriber kedfisherman won a Stihl embroidered baseball cap!  Kedfisherman, send your contact information to JTPFishing@insightbb.com to receive your prize.

How would you like to win a free pair of Boomerang Fishing Pliers with a holster included?  In the next two weeks, you can enter once per day with a comment on the blog.  One additional entry can be made by becoming a follower or subscriber.  Be sure to check back on June 6th to find out if you won!

Redemption

Going from Red River, Louisiana to Lake Fork, Texas was only a 2 1/2 hour drive, but from a fishing standpoint, it was like going from Hell to Heaven. I fished today with pro-angler and Lake Fork guide, Lance Vick. We had an outstanding day, boating over 30 bass, with 4 topping the 7 pound mark. Most of our fish came on Lucky Craft DV 2.5, crankbaits and swim bits. I really needed a day like today after last week!

There will be a random drawing tomorrow for a Stihl baseball cap.  One lucky winner will be chosen from the followers, subscribers, and comments from this week.  I will also announce the next chance to win.

Jacob Wheeler Wins the 2011 BFL All American

I stayed over in Shreveport most of the day before heading on over to Lake Fork where we plan to shoot tomorrow.  After picking up my producer, Jim, at the airport, we headed to the convention center to catch the final weigh in of the 2011 BFL All American which just happened to be in town. My primary reason for attending was to watch my little buddy,  twenty year old Jacob Wheeler walk away with the $100,000 prize.

I could not of been more excited as I watched him clinch the title and take a major step towards the professional fishing career he has worked so hard to achieve. I will have to admit that it brought back great memories for me as well. Congrat's Jacob, on a job well done!

Rearview Mirror

The Red River truly kicked my tail this week! Today, I only locked one pool down, to try to maximize fishing time, but I still only managed 3 fish weighing 4 1/2 pounds. My whopping two day total of 6 pounds 15 ounces landed me solidly in 119th place. Ouch again! The few fish I did catch were on a Lucky Craft TX 1.5 in Copper Green Perch color. I was crankin' it around logs and scattered Milfoil clumps. Tomorrow, I head over to Lake Fork near Dallas to shoot an episode of Stihl's Reel in the Outdoors. I truly can't wait to put this tournament and the Red River in my rearview mirror....

Day One - Red River

I was so concerned about locking, that I guess I forgot you have to catch fish. Today seems like a bad dream! I caught 8 or 10 fish, but only had 2 small keepers for 123rd place. Not sure what to do tomorrow, but I definitely have to do something different from today.