Mitch f Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 Back in '02, Table Rock Guide Rick Lapoint and I entered a Skeeter only Bass Tourney in the Detroit River. There were over 100 boats entered which included the local talent of some well known Lake Erie and St. Clair guides and Bass Pros. One of the Southern pros, Alton Jones, was the MC of the event as well as one of the contestants. After the tournament was over, I got a chance to meet Alton Jones and his family, he introduced each one of his family members one at a time. Rick and I ended up getting third in the tourney weighing in 7 smallies around 24 lbs. At that tournament they had a drawing for a brand new 2003 Skeeter SX190 with a 150 Yamaha V-Max. Alton's little 6 year old daughter was the one who was to reach in and pull out the winning boat number, we were boat 6. When she drew the number she had to turn it upside down and right side up twice to decipher whether it was a 6 or a 9. Luckily for us it was a 6 and we won the boat. BTW, that's the only FREE boat in my life that ended up with taxes and paying off a partner costing me $12,000. Now I know what your thinking; The reason you respect Alton so much is because his daughter pulled your boat number out of the jar. Not at all, the thing that impressed me most about Alton was the fact that he got second place in the tourney fishing with his 8 year old son. He out fished us and all the local pros with an 8 year old who never boated a fish! When he won the Bass Master Classic a couple of years back I felt happy because he was such a nice guy and an extremely good fisherman. "Honor is a man's gift to himself" Rob Roy McGregor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Grey Bear Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 My dad. The old school of river fishing is still in session. No fame or money. Just a great understanding of nature and how she works. Chief Grey Bear Living is dangerous to your health Owner Ozark Fishing Expeditions Co-Owner, Chief Executive Product Development Team Jerm Werm Executive Pro Staff Team Agnew Executive Pro Staff Paul Dallas Productions Executive Pro Staff Team Heddon, River Division Chief Primary Consultant Missouri Smallmouth Alliance Executive Vice President Ronnie Moore Outdoors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 Thats a nice story, thanks for sharin it...dont really pay attention to the tourney stuff...but there was this guy named Paul Dallas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Steve_IA Posted July 18, 2010 Members Share Posted July 18, 2010 Larry Nixon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flytyer57 Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 Ken Cook, Paul Elias, Jimmy Houston, Hank Parker, Bill Dance, Roland Martin, and of course, Kevin VanDam. If I had to pick just one of those, it would be Kevin since he's from up north too. There's a fine line between fishing and sitting there looking stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric1978 Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 I've never met any of the pros. But Jimmy Houston always made me laugh...until he got on my nerves so bad I had to change the channel. I'm sure most of them are good guys to fish with, but I can't stand how they endorse products that they know are garbage and never use in the real world. They gotta make a living, though, so I get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flytyer57 Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 I've never met any of the pros. But Jimmy Houston always made me laugh...until he got on my nerves so bad I had to change the channel. I'm sure most of them are good guys to fish with, but I can't stand how they endorse products that they know are garbage and never use in the real world. They gotta make a living, though, so I get it. And then there' Roland Martin who on his TV shows, would call a 2 pound bass a 6 pounder. There's a fine line between fishing and sitting there looking stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric1978 Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 And then there' Roland Martin who on his TV shows, would call a 2 pound bass a 6 pounder. I think he may have rubbed off on you guys a little...I'm still looking forward to seeing the pic of the 5 pounder y'all boated yesterday. Maybe one too many Natty Lites? Just ribbin' ya. Looked like a fun day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotmuddy Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 I think he may have rubbed off on you guys a little...I'm still looking forward to seeing the pic of the 5 pounder y'all boated yesterday. Maybe one too many Natty Lites? Just ribbin' ya. Looked like a fun day. here ya go. keep in mind that I am 6'0 310lb, so I am gonna make any fish look small by comparison. everything in this post is purely opinion and is said to annoy you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flytyer57 Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 here ya go. keep in mind that I am 6'0 310lb, so I am gonna make any fish look small by comparison. Didn't have a scale with us, but that fish was a NICE one. And yes, gotmuddy is a BIG dude. There's a fine line between fishing and sitting there looking stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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