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If you were one of the top winning fishermen of all time as well as someone who was on national TV for several decades, it might be easy to show a little pride in yourself. However, today's guest is just that fisherman… but you'll see he is a humble man who gives the credit to God for all those things he's been blessed with. Life has gotten so busy and noisy and you'll hear about the necessity of slowing down, being still and resting on the Lord. The generations of today rarely take the opportunity to be still, and it is something that we need to do.
If you were one of the top winning fishermen of all time as well as someone who was on national TV for several decades, it might be easy to show a little pride in yourself. However, today's guest is just that fisherman… but you'll see he is a humble man who gives the credit to God for all those things he's been blessed with. Life has gotten so busy and noisy and you'll hear about the necessity of slowing down, being still and resting on the Lord. The generations of today rarely take the opportunity to be still, and it is something that we need to do.
Hank Parker prefers certain spinnerbait skirt colors!
The Forward Facing Sonar debate is getting nasty! Randy Blaukat has been very vocal against it, Hank Parker puts his hat in the ring and the Garmin Guru doesn't hold back. Is it wrecking the sport? #ittoutdoors #FFS #ForwardFacingSonar #Bassmaster #Bassfishing Randy Blaukat | https://www.youtube.com/@randyblaukatintuitive Hank Parker | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsdeOfgxJnk Garmin Guru | https://youtu.be/3c3QDiucdGA?si=CMaNVEAm9qv6MtF3
Bass After Dark — inch for inch and pound for pound, the best show in fishing — is back for another lively, and LIVE, episode. Don't miss Ken Duke, Brian the Carpenter, and our three mystery panelists (spoiler alert: it's Hank Parker, Rick Pierce, and Gene Gilliland!) as we discuss the question: Where would we be without Ray Scott? https://www.youtube.com/@bassafterdark https://instagram.com/bassafterdarkshow https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bass-after-dark/id1716082782 https://open.spotify.com/show/3yMvtb7iKPlblLxqlLbOmz https://facebook.com/bassafterdark --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bass-after-dark/message
Decoding the Big Book, is sourced from "Writing the Big Book, by William Schaberg. We highly recommend this book. Click here to purchase the book on Amazon.The episode delves into the myths and realities surrounding the authorship of the renowned "Big Book" of Alcoholics Anonymous. Contrary to popular belief, it wasn't collectively written by the first 100 members; rather, Bill Wilson was the sole author, except for minimal input provided by Hank Parker.Bill, despite frustration at the lack of feedback, perpetuated the myth of collective authorship to highlight the solution as a result of shared experiences rather than one person's journey. He also aimed to downplay his leadership role to prevent ego inflation and possibly called the movement the "BW movement" once.The discussion then shifts to the Family afterward chapter, where Bill discusses the family's role in a recovering alcoholic's life. He highlights the importance of family members meeting with tolerance, understanding, and love, warning against the demand for concessions.Furthermore, the chapter addresses challenges the family might face, including dealing with past escapades, handling economic concerns, and the newfound religious faith of the recovering alcoholic. Bill advocates for patience, understanding, and acceptance within the family while cautioning against potential pitfalls.The chapter concludes with a story emphasizing the importance of prioritizing a recovering person's sobriety, suggesting that failure to do so may lead to unfortunate consequences, even relapse.Overall, the episode explores the dynamics between recovery, family roles, and the challenges faced by both the recovering individual and their family members.I have a quick favor to ask you. If you enjoy this podcast and want to support it, please go to soberfriendspod.com and sign up for the weekly newsletter. It's free, it's fun, and it's full of sober news, tips, resources, and the latest episode of the show. So don't miss out on this amazing opportunity to stay connected with the show and get the most out of this podcast. Go to soberfriendspod.com and sign up for the newsletter today. Trust me, you won't regret it. Do you find value in what the Sober Friends Podcast does? Consider buying us a coffee at buymeacoffee.com/soberfriendspod. Your donation helps us with hosting and website fees and allows up to maintain our equipment. You keep us on the air for the new guy or gal.Support the show
Hank Parker and Jim Van Ryn join BTL to talk about Hank's partnership with X Zone Lures. In the second half of the show, Hank talks about starting a TV show, winning two Classics, what makes a good spinnerbait, and the future of the sport.
In a conversation that gave us some intensely emotional moments along with plenty of laughs, Dale Earnhardt Jr. is joined by a great friend of his dad's - bass fishing legend Hank Parker Sr. Hank Parker and Dale Earnhardt were close friends who met even before they rose to the top of their respective fields. As they both experienced early career triumphs, with Hank winning the BassMaster Classic in 1979 and Dale winning the NASCAR Cup Championship in 1980, they began fishing and hunting together, forging a close bond that would carry through Dale's passing in 2001.This interview covers everything from why Hank Sr. traded his fishing pole in for a stock car, his journey from working at a marina to becoming one of the most recognized outdoorsmen in history, and the time he spent in the wild with the Earnhardts, with the hilarious and poignant stories to prove it. You may remember the racing endeavors of Hank's son Hank Jr., who spent time in the All-Pro Series before moving up to the NASCAR Busch Series and eventually winning two races. But the racing bug and need for speed first resonated in Hank, and the story of how he bought a Busch Series car from Dale and attempted to qualify at Rockingham is one you won't want to miss. Hank also fills Dale Jr. in on why Hank may be responsible for convincing Dale Earnhardt to buy Dale Jr.'s first late model, and then relays some deeply intimate conversations he had with Dale during their hunting trips over the years, showing a side of the Intimidator you've never seen before.DraftKings State-Specific Problem Gambling Information:In Massachusetts, call (800) 327-5050 or visit gamblinghelplinema.org, In New York, call 877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369). In Tennessee and Kansas, Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER. On behalf of Boot Hill Casino & Resort (KS). In West Virginia, Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit www.1800gambler.net. All games regulated by the West Virginia Lottery. Please play responsibly. In partnership with Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races. In Connecticut, Help is available for problem gambling call 888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org. Licensee partner Golden Nugget Lake Charles (LA). 21+, age varies by jurisdiction. Void in Ontario. See DKNG.co/autoracing for eligibility, terms and responsible gaming resources. Bonus bets expire seven days after issuance. Eligibility and deposit restrictions apply. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
In a conversation that gave us some intensely emotional moments along with plenty of laughs, Dale Earnhardt Jr. is joined by a great friend of his dad's - bass fishing legend Hank Parker Sr. Hank Parker and Dale Earnhardt were close friends who met even before they rose to the top of their respective fields. As they both experienced early career triumphs, with Hank winning the BassMaster Classic in 1979 and Dale winning the NASCAR Cup Championship in 1980, they began fishing and hunting together, forging a close bond that would carry through Dale's passing in 2001. This interview covers everything from why Hank Sr. traded his fishing pole in for a stock car, his journey from working at a marina to becoming one of the most recognized outdoorsmen in history, and the time he spent in the wild with the Earnhardts, with the hilarious and poignant stories to prove it. You may remember the racing endeavors of Hank's son Hank Jr., who spent time in the All-Pro Series before moving up to the NASCAR Busch Series and eventually winning two races. But the racing bug and need for speed first resonated in Hank, and the story of how he bought a Busch Series car from Dale and attempted to qualify at Rockingham is one you won't want to miss. Hank also fills Dale Jr. in on why Hank may be responsible for convincing Dale Earnhardt to buy Dale Jr.'s first late model, and then relays some deeply intimate conversations he had with Dale during their hunting trips over the years, showing a side of the Intimidator you've never seen before. DraftKings State-Specific Problem Gambling Information: In Massachusetts, call (800) 327-5050 or visit gamblinghelplinema.org, In New York, call 877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369). In Tennessee and Kansas, Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER. On behalf of Boot Hill Casino & Resort (KS). In West Virginia, Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit www.1800gambler.net. All games regulated by the West Virginia Lottery. Please play responsibly. In partnership with Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races. In Connecticut, Help is available for problem gambling call 888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org. Licensee partner Golden Nugget Lake Charles (LA). 21+, age varies by jurisdiction. Void in Ontario. See DKNG.co/autoracing for eligibility, terms and responsible gaming resources. Bonus bets expire seven days after issuance. Eligibility and deposit restrictions apply. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
In the world of Bass Fishing there are a few names that stand out above the rest. Of those Hank Parker is considered one of the most accomplished, and respected members of the Bass fishing hall of fame. His ability to catch bass when it matters is well documented. And his television show, Hank Parkers Outdoor magazine has been on the air for 38 consecutive years. Hank is also well known for his passion for Jesus Christ. He does not shy away from an opportunity to share the gospel. As he says in the show; "it is your reasonable service to be a witness for Him". Join me today as Hank Parker and I discuss bass fishing, tournament fishing, and the wonderful love of Jesus in this episode. You will leave here a changed person. www.hankparker.com
This week we have Hank Parker sitting between the turkeys in the GK studio, to answer our questions and entertain us with stories. We do a in depth discussion on what he has learned through his many years of planting food plots including: how he picks a site, the way he fertilizes, his thoughts on lime, and how he plants his plots. Hank has figured out a system that works for him, and we can all learn from his trials and errors. We ask him which states excite him the most for big deer, he tells about his favorite outdoor experience (which will put a lump in your throat), and he tells a hair raising story about being chased down by the Federales in Mexico. We also get an education on the new and improved way to hunt the Ocellated turkey in the Yucatan Peninsula. It's an informative and fun one you don't want to miss! Listen, Learn and Enjoy. Show Notes: Stay connected with Hank at https://hankparker.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hankparkersoutdoormagazine/ Support the showStay connected with GameKeepers: Instagram: @mossyoakgamekeepers Facebook: @GameKeepers Twitter: @MOGameKeepers YouTube: @MossyOakGameKeepers Website: https://mossyoakgamekeeper.com/ Subscribe to Gamekeepers Magazine: https://bit.ly/GK_Magazine Buy a Single Issue of Gamekeepers Magazine: https://bit.ly/GK_Single_Issue Join our Newsletters: Field Notes - https://bit.ly/GKField_Notes | The Branch - https://bit.ly/the_branch Have a question for us or a podcast idea? Email us at gamekeepers@mossyoak.com
This week one of our favorite Gamekeepers, Hank Parker, sits down in studio and we cover so many topics it's hard to describe. Once we get down to business we discuss building a new pond, how to improve an existing pond, legal issues around building, managing fishing pressure, favorite lures, adding structure, and more. Of course with all of his life experiences he has a story that relates to each and every topic. You'll be surprised to learn how long a bowfin can live in the mud of a dried up pond. At the end Hank shares how he gets through the stresses of life and what it means to have friends. This is a good one. Listen, Learn and Enjoy! Show Notes:Stay connected with Hank at https://hankparker.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hankparkersoutdoormagazine/Support the showStay connected with GameKeepers: Instagram: @mossyoakgamekeepers Facebook: @GameKeepers Twitter: @MOGameKeepers YouTube: @MossyOakGameKeepers Website: https://mossyoakgamekeeper.com/ Subscribe to Gamekeepers Magazine: https://bit.ly/GK_Magazine Buy a Single Issue of Gamekeepers Magazine: https://bit.ly/GK_Single_Issue Join our Newsletters: Field Notes - https://bit.ly/GKField_Notes | The Branch - https://bit.ly/the_branch Have a question for us or a podcast idea? Email us at gamekeepers@mossyoak.com
This week Miller and B-Ross tackle a game that may possibly be the best fishing game of the 16-bit era. Is this a huge hidden gem, or just average? Find out!Links: https://linktr.ee/supergarbagedaySupport the showHosted by: B-Ross and Vanfernal Produced and edited by: B-Ross Email us at: supergarbageday@gmail.com
Be Strong | Hank Parker Jr. | Friday NightIn this session, Hank Parker Jr. shares his life story and testimony of how the Lord saved him and made him a new man. Formerly, his identity used to be wrapped up in being a Nascar car driver. Now, he finds his identity in the Lord. Hank walks through what being a new man in Christ looks like and how we're to put off the old self. Believers, we have been united with God in Christ. Don't slip back into your old way of living. Let's trust in the Lord, live obediently, and keep our hope fixed on God's ultimate promise of deliverance. 1 Peter 2Romans 5From NASCAR Driver to Snowbird Director | NSR Episode pt. 1From NASCAR Driver to Snowbird Director | NSR Episode pt. 2Snowbird Wilderness Outfitters exists to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ through the exposition of Scripture and personal relationships in order to equip the Church to impact this generation.Learn more about our student and adult conferences at https://www.swoutfitters.com/Please leave a review on Apple or Spotify to help others grow in their faith. Click here to get our Colossians Bible study.
On today's episode (Ep 354) the Serious Angler crew is joined by bass fishing LEGEND, Hank Parker! Hank joins us to recall some of the greatest stories and happenings that he has endured throughout his fishing career. Hank's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@HankParkerOutdoorMagazine/featuredThanks for watching! Comment, Like and SUBSCRIBE!Join this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3_09tweHsaCfRP7GD1drfw/joinWant to rock some Serious Angler, Business from the Bass Boat or Serious Dangler merch? Click the link to shop: https://seriousanglernetwork.com/----------DISCOUNT CODES/SHOW PARTNERS: • Check out the lineup of X2Power AGM and Lithium batteries at https://x2powerbattery.com/! • Looking to shop the best fishing electronics on the market the supplies to best rig your boat/kayak? Need expert service to rig your boat for you? Check out Bass Fishin Electronics at https://www.bassfishinelectronics.com/• Do you have a bait you like that just isn't perfect? Become a tackle tinkerer with the help of our friends at Do-It Molds! Click this link to get set up: https://store.do-itmolds.com/?AffId=26• Omnia Fishing: Use code "SERIOUSFIRST" for 15% off your FIRST order on Omnia and then for anything future orders use code "SERIOUS10" for 10% off your entire order at (www.omniafishing.com)• Hobie Eyewear (20% Off): Use This Link: https://shrsl.com/2w5mb & use code “SERIOUS20” ----------Listen and follow the other shows on the Serious Angler Podcast Network:• Business from the Bass Boat on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/business-from-the-bass-boat/id1498266771• Business from the Bass Boat on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5bcNUjUIrzHhDdhYbf0Y8F?si=igWWXGVSQYKJqK8-uOn1DA&nd=1• Lure Lab on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9v-l3kxscyEo1VaR496YuA• Lure Lab on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lurelabpodcast/• Lure Lab on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-lure-lab-fishing-tackle-podcast/id1647356424• Lure Lab on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/492TVeCHB214CzMUg1NHwX?si=d598629bef024663• Serious Angler on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/serious-angler-bass-fishing-podcast/id1481348744• Serious Angler on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0YM9ZUVNL9NRT4aUmKe4m4?si=e4507da9ef8e43f9----------Follow Along On Serious Angler Social Media:• Instagram: www.instagram.com/seriousangler/• Facebook: www.facebook.com/SeriousAngler• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SeriousAnglerBassFishing• Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@seriousangler• Twitter: https://twitter.com/SeriousAngler• Have a question? Email us at theseriousangler@gmail.com----------Follow Our Personal Social Media:• Adam's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adam_deakin_/• Andy's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fullfishingguideservice/• Andy's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkuwh_ttyk2uI6CKFHKNtAA• Andy's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FullFishingGuide• Bailey's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOpM5fxOcUciqLsIB8dK7Ag• Bailey's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bailey_eigbrett/• Bailey's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BaileyEigbrettFishing----------Want to get on some BIG Lake Erie Smallmouth Bass? Get in touch with Andrew and book a trip! • Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Fullfishingguideservice• Andrew's Email: fullfishingguideservice@gmail.com----------#podcast #bassfishing #fishingpodcastSerious Angler Network apparel is now available! Please leave us a rating and review!
This week on The Land Show Preston Roberts, Director of Agricultural Legislation for the Alabama Farmers Federation, joins us to discuss upcoming legislative concerns for property owners across the state. Preston also mentions an upcoming DIRTT Conference to help landowners and farmers with succession and estate planning for their property and families. http://www.alfafarmers.org Judge Adrian Johnson shares about his love for the outdoors, and an upcoming Wild Game Supper at Hayneville Baptist Church. Outdoor legend, Hank Parker, will be the special guest at this event happening on February 26, 2023. Tyler Briggs joins us to discuss the upcoming National Wild Turkey Federation Convention in Nashville. Tyler also discusses some great new properties coming on the market in the Lee County area. http://www.selandgroup.com/agents/tyler-briggs Fred Hanners discusses their family hunting season and also talks about some recent poultry farm sales in our Farmland Report. http://www.selandgroup.com/agents/fred-hanners
In this episode with Dr. Gevan Spinney: • Gevan has pastored at FBC Haughton, Louisiana since 2002. Dr. Spinney was saved, called to preach, ordained, and married Andrea at FBCH. Gevan has served as LBC President, is on the board of trustees at NAMB, has an earned doctorate, and an honorary doctorate for his work guiding LA Baptists to respond and rebuild during hurricane Katrina. • Fun Fact: Gevan is a co-host of “The Way It Was” hunting show on the Pursuit channel with legends like Hank Parker. • Crazy story of FBC Haughton where Sully and Dr. Spinney served. • Strangest thing Dr. Spinney ever attempted. • Lessons learned while implementing a NEW disciple-making strategy in a 130-year-old church. • Scott and Gevan share leadership lessons that help them survive a sexual predator experience in their church. • A new member class and strategy that set the culture for God-sized growth and are now averaging more people and budget coming out the pandemic! • Keys to leading as a disciple-maker when trouble arises. o Ex: Don't write checks with your mouth that your feet cannot back up. • Wisdom for leaders wanting to expand their platform and increase disciple-making impact. • 2 crazy cool ministry ideas First Haughton is doing to make disciples.
Legendary Fisherman Hank Parker joins Chris for an awesome time where he reveals the origin of Roland Martin saying "Son"! Hank gives great tips, talks about fishing with Larry Bird and Bo Jackson. He also shares his amazing testimony! A Must Listen!
Hank Parker is our guest this week to talk about hunting, fishing, and his upcoming appearance at Clinton First Baptist Church. Venison sausage stuffed turkey is on the menu at the Roadkill Cafe and we talk making your own fishing tackle.
Stray Casts Outdoor Cartoon Television Bass Fishing Talk Show
This is the full Hank Parker interview from the February 16, 2022 episode of Stray Casts Outdoor Cartoon Television. Please subscribe and leave a review!
We have been graced by the bass gods again. Joining the show this week is the grandmaster himself, Hank Parker. Hank digs back in the memory banks and tells great stories about his incredible life as a tournament angler. We dive into the secret to success hear about a great fishing prank that may inspire Rich to have a little fun. Don't forget to check out stealthrodholders.com for the greatest rod holder ever! Don't just get a rod holder...get a grip!
In this unique episode we're joined by Hank Parker and Toxey Haas to talk fishing, turkey hunting and Gamekeeping. We talk about all that, but we end up learning about life, raising kids, making your own decisions and standing up for what's important. Hank also shares what he thinks is the most important thing to do to grow big bass in a pond. If the outdoor world needs a hero, we nominate Hank. This podcast is a good one. Everyone needs to hear it and share it. Enjoy. Listen wherever you get your podcast!Stay connected with Hank Parker:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hank.parker/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hankparkersoutdoormagazine/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/HankParker25Website: https://hankparker.com/ Stay connected with GameKeepers: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mossyoakgamekeepers/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GameKeepersTwitter: https://twitter.com/MOGameKeepersYouTube: http://bit.ly/GK-Podcast-YouTubeWebsite: https://mossyoakgamekeeper.com/ Support the show (https://mossyoakgamekeeper.com/subscribe/)
Hank Parker, one of the today's most popular and well-known professional fisherman and outdoorsman, is our special guest on this episode of Crossed Over. He shares about growing up in rural NC in a home with an alcoholic father and his pursuit of the many things the world had to offer. Hank gives a personal testimony of coming to saving faith in Jesus Christ as a young adult and the mighty work that God did in his life. Don't miss this real life story about experiencing the source of true purpose, meaning and LIFE. John 5:24 - “Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life.” Youtube - https://youtu.be/etD8o3V1iyw
Hank Parker shares fishing memories with Bobby Murray!
A "Moonshot" is when you set your face like flint toward a goal or a dream that haters will tell you is too hard to achieve or not worth your time. "Commit your work to the Lord, and He will establish your plans." Proverbs 16:3 ...I'm fascinated by people who have a clear vision for their lives, work hard to achieve their dreams and don't quit until they get that breakthrough. That is just what Josh Moore did when he decided he wanted to film outdoor TV for national television shows. It wasn't easy and it didn't happen overnight, but Josh stuck in there and his dreams became a reality. Because he stuck in there, Josh has been able to travel the country, do some amazing hunts, and film for shows like, Hank Parker's Flesh and Blood, Realtree Roadtrips, Midwest Whitetail, Dropzone TV, the Red Arrow, to name a few and he currently still works with Bone Collector. We talk about his journey into the industry, faith and, of course, hunting! Enjoy.
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Alex, Mike and Wayne reflect on our 2020 Podcast Guest and we pick out some of our most memorable guest like Hank Parker, Brenda Valentine, Jessica White and many more! 2020 was loaded with so many great guest it was hard to chose but each one of us found a couple that we will not forget. We share what made some of the interviews stick out to each one of us and our listeners too!In the Bonus segment we discuss the top important events on a personal level in 2020 and what’s in the works for 2021 for American Roots Outdoors!We would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year and hope that 2021 brings you joy and happiness for you and your family! God BlessTo learn more about American Roots Outdoors:https://americanrootsoutdoors.com/https://www.facebook.com/AmericanRootsOutdoors/To follow Alex Rutledge:https://www.facebook.com/americanrootsalex/To follow Wayne Lach:https://www.facebook.com/wayne.lach.5To follow Mike Crase:https://www.facebook.com/mike.craseXd1SbhdUsHZRQ1MeJQVv
Hank Parker stops by to talk spinnerbaits!
On the third segment we welcome bass fishing LEGEND Hank Parker to the show. We talk stories and chop it up bass head style.
Good times and loads of laughs! That's what you get when you bring longtime friend and former NASCAR racer Hank Parker Jr. to the table for a conversation with Dale Earnhardt Jr. They were born days apart and both had famous fathers, one a world famous Champion Fisherman, the other an icon of the sport of Auto Racing. Their father's friendship led to theirs and its one that has lasted all of these years.Parker and Dale chat about the good ol' days, and how their father's first time hanging out, of course, involved fishing and racing. Well, umm, maybe some cheating too! The two friends share stories of hunting, fishing, childhood mischief and more, including an unforgettable tale of hunting with Dale Sr.How does a famous fisherman just up and decide to get into stock car racing? Dale Jr. and co-host Mike Davis find out the real answer and uncover some classic stories of what led the Parker family down the racing road. They discuss Hank's early days in Late Model racing and how he got started with some of the hierarchy of short track badassery, like Gary Balough and Freddie Query.Dale Jr. and Hank Jr.'s bond grew stronger when both were racing wheel to wheel in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. They discuss an early tangle, the highs and lows, and how lending advice and shocks led to some fast times for Parker. After DNQ's, race wins and injuries, it was a tough conversation with car owner Jack Roush that actually led to Hank hanging up the helmet for good. Mike Davis reads an unearthed column Dale Jr. wrote about Hank Parker Jr back in 2000. The story leads to discussion of the trouble they would get into as youth, and the road to getting married and having children. Parker shares what his latest projects are and how some trips to Mexico and Haiti led their family to adoption.Before Hank took a seat at the table, discussion got pretty intense as Dale Jr. laid down his real feelings about the yellow-line-rule that dominated the headlines after a crazy weekend at Talladega. Dale, Mike and producer Matthew Dillner give their opinions as to why NASCAR may want to re-think the out-of-bounds infraction.Leah Vaughn thrills Dale Jr. with a slew of questions from fans and an Xfinity driver in AskJr presented by Xfinity. From a shocking statistic about Short Tracks in the Cup Series, to a bold new idea, the segment got the fans in the chat room as fired up as the host!. Should their be a NASCAR division in the 24-Hours of Daytona? Or, even bolder, a 12-hour NASCAR race that includes all three major NASCAR divisions racing on track at the same time? It's a must listen.Dale shares a story about a famous NASCAR racer who once had his racecar repossessed on the starting grid in Odd History. At Last Call, the DJD gang learns about a drinking phobia. Dale unwraps a gift that leads to discover and imagination that brings him into the Earnhardt garage in the 1970s. Last but certainly not least, Dale closes the show with the most special of thoughts.. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Good times and loads of laughs! That's what you get when you bring longtime friend and former NASCAR racer Hank Parker Jr. to the table for a conversation with Dale Earnhardt Jr. They were born days apart and both had famous fathers, one a world famous Champion Fisherman, the other an icon of the sport of Auto Racing. Their father's friendship led to theirs and its one that has lasted all of these years. Parker and Dale chat about the good ol' days, and how their father's first time hanging out, of course, involved fishing and racing. Well, umm, maybe some cheating too! The two friends share stories of hunting, fishing, childhood mischief and more, including an unforgettable tale of hunting with Dale Sr. How does a famous fisherman just up and decide to get into stock car racing? Dale Jr. and co-host Mike Davis find out the real answer and uncover some classic stories of what led the Parker family down the racing road. They discuss Hank's early days in Late Model racing and how he got started with some of the hierarchy of short track badassery, like Gary Balough and Freddie Query. Dale Jr. and Hank Jr.'s bond grew stronger when both were racing wheel to wheel in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. They discuss an early tangle, the highs and lows, and how lending advice and shocks led to some fast times for Parker. After DNQ's, race wins and injuries, it was a tough conversation with car owner Jack Roush that actually led to Hank hanging up the helmet for good. Mike Davis reads an unearthed column Dale Jr. wrote about Hank Parker Jr back in 2000. The story leads to discussion of the trouble they would get into as youth, and the road to getting married and having children. Parker shares what his latest projects are and how some trips to Mexico and Haiti led their family to adoption. Before Hank took a seat at the table, discussion got pretty intense as Dale Jr. laid down his real feelings about the yellow-line-rule that dominated the headlines after a crazy weekend at Talladega. Dale, Mike and producer Matthew Dillner give their opinions as to why NASCAR may want to re-think the out-of-bounds infraction. Leah Vaughn thrills Dale Jr. with a slew of questions from fans and an Xfinity driver in AskJr presented by Xfinity. From a shocking statistic about Short Tracks in the Cup Series, to a bold new idea, the segment got the fans in the chat room as fired up as the host!. Should their be a NASCAR division in the 24-Hours of Daytona? Or, even bolder, a 12-hour NASCAR race that includes all three major NASCAR divisions racing on track at the same time? It's a must listen. Dale shares a story about a famous NASCAR racer who once had his racecar repossessed on the starting grid in Odd History. At Last Call, the DJD gang learns about a drinking phobia. Dale unwraps a gift that leads to discover and imagination that brings him into the Earnhardt garage in the 1970s. Last but certainly not least, Dale closes the show with the most special of thoughts.. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Two Interviews, One Electronic DJ Exercise Mix, and a Whole Lot of Love. Get It On.
Two Interviews, One Electronic DJ Exercise Mix, and a Whole Lot of Love. Get It On.
We are visiting with one of our favorite people this week, Hank Parker. Hank is a two- time Bass Master Classic winner who left the tour to spend more time with his kids. Hear why he has “No Regrets” and maybe pick up a few fishing tips along the way. If you’re not already a Hank fan, you will be after you listen to this episode.
SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with bioterrorism expert Hank Parker to discuss current threats and Parker's new book Containment.
Bass Master Hank Parker and Alan Welch join David to discuss Celebrity Invitational Shootout.
Hall of Fame Fisherman Hank Parker opens up about his difficult childhood, to the role Jesus played in Saving his father and ultimately himself. He explains how the death of his father ended up being the biggest life changing event that propelled him to become the man he is today. Then Hank takes us on the journey that eventually lead to his career as a Hall of Fame and Legendary Fisherman and Hunter.In the Bonus Segment Hank shares with Alex Rutledge and Mike Crase his special friendship with the late Dale Earnhardt Sr and shares Testimony with our listeners. https://hankparker.com/https://americanrootsoutdoors.com/
Gone Fishing With Hank Parker (Part 1) - Hank ParkerGone Fishing With Hank Parker (Part 2) - Hank ParkerGone Fishing With Hank Parker (Part 3) - Hank ParkerFamilyLife Today® Radio Transcript References to conferences, resources, or other special promotions may be obsolete. Hooked on Christ Guest: Hank Parker From the series: Gone Fishing with Hank Parker (Day 1 of 3) Bob: Everybody in the little town where Hank Parker grew up knew that Hank's dad, Mo, was the town drunk. But he still had friends who never gave up on him, including one friend who dropped by the house one Saturday afternoon. Here's Mo Parker's son, Hank. Hank: He said, “Mo, I wanted to talk to you; but I see you've got Hank here with you. I‘m not going to bother your father/son time; but Mo, I want to leave you with one thought: “If you died today, where would you spend eternity?” My dad was about half drunk. I heard him say later that he had drunk the rest of the bottle of alcohol and opened another one and could not get drunk enough to get that thought off his mind. Bob: This is FamilyLife Today for Wednesday, June 7th. Our host is the President of FamilyLife®, Dennis Rainey, and I'm Bob Lepine. We'll hear about the dramatic turnaround in Mo Parker's life; and we'll meet his son, Hank, today. 1:00 Stay with us. And welcome to FamilyLife Today. Thanks for joining us. So this is for real; right?—“the rod-and-reel answer to Michael Jordan,”—that's what it says right here. That's the guy we've got today? Dennis: I'm just telling you, Bob—there is a big difference in fishing with a true professional fisherman and just being a good amateur. Bob: Help our listeners understand, because some of them are not fishermen or fisherwomen. They've never been to a pond with a rod and a reel. They're going, “So you want me to listen to a guest who is a pro fisherman.” Dennis: Well, you're going to hear a compelling story of how the God of the universe created a young man to use for His purposes. But he didn't take the normal route to find that purpose. We are going to listen to Hank Parker's story today. Welcome to the broadcast, Hank. Hank: Well, it is certainly a privilege to be here. 2:00 I'm excited. Dennis: Yes; I thought Bob was actually going to ask you just about when you had me on your fishing show. Bob: I was going to get there, because he came back bragging about—[Laughter] Dennis: Oh, I was not bragging. Bob: He said, “I could do that. I could be just like Hank Palmer.” That's what he was telling us. [Laughter] Dennis: No; I did not say that, Hank. I came back and I said, “There is a big difference between someone who has won the national championship of bass fishing twice and the rest of us who grew up on little lakes and streams around the country.” Bob: We should explain you have a television show, where you go—you take people fishing on your show; right? Hank: I had Dennis Rainey as a guest. How big is that? [Laughter] He did well. Let me tell you—he's being modest. Dennis: He took me to a fish hatchery. [Laughter] Hank: Yes; we were fishing in a great place, no doubt. Dennis: Hank, I have to ask you this—you had an ambition, as a boy, at the age of 15. 3:00 Hank: Yes; I didn't have a lot of options. I was not an academic achiever—that is an absolute understatement. I don't know—when I was just a kid, I went fishing and just fell in love with it. It just mesmerized me. It was bigger than life itself to me. I started reading about these guys, who were making a living bass fishing; and I said: “That is me. That's what I'm going to do.” Dennis: I want to go back to a statement you just kind of slipped by. [Laughter] You said you were not an academic achiever. There was something taking place in you—you didn't understand until you became an adult, later on. Explain to our listeners what happened. Hank: Yes; I had dyslexia. The little school system I was in—we were in a little small town of Maiden, North Carolina—about 2,400 people I think. I may be off some there—but a very, very small town—just a little school. I don't know that any schools knew anything about dyslexia in 1958 or -9. 4:00 I just read everything backwards. The harder I tried, the worse it became. I felt like I was the dumbest guy in the world. My mom would sit down with me at times and really try to get me to buckle down and do my homework. The more I tried to really get it right, the more I got it wrong. I just felt stupid. Bob: Did you grow up with nobody believing in you? Hank: Pretty much I did. I had a very dysfunctional home. My dad was a drunk. My mother later—by the time I was probably in the third grade—by that time, my mom had really started taking medication for [depression]—antidepressants. She'd stay in the bed all the time. So pretty much after the time I was probably fourth/fifth grade on, I was kind of on my own. Dennis: —like into the wee hours of the night on your own. Hank: Yes; I would do whatever. My mom and my dad separated. My dad was a drunk / my mom finally got tired of that—she left. At that time, it was no adult supervision or guidance; or I didn't have to report to anyone. 5:00 Bob: And no spiritual direction in your life at that point? Hank: No; we had gone to church when I was a kid. We went to a church that was not really a Bible-basic church. I never heard the gospel until I was 16 years old. Dennis: You actually robbed vending machines to get cash to do what? Hank: To get money for whatever—to be able to go to a movie or just to have money to buy food or anything else. Dennis: I've got to ask you this question—I was really kind of praying about when to ask it: “Hank, what's the most courageous thing you've ever done in all your life?” Hank: I was speaking at a wild game dinner in Georgia—I am giving my testimony. I am a high school dropout—I never told that ever in public / my wife Martha did not even know that. I'm giving my testimony—the Holy Spirit says: “Tell them,”—I mean— 6:00 “You've come here—you're the Michael Jordan / you're the world champion—you're somebody; but they all think you are self-achieved. Tell them who you really are. Tell them really where I've brought you from. You're a high school dropout. You were mad at the world—you had a bad attitude. I gave you salvation, and grounded you, and gave you a life. I want you to tell that story.” I didn't want to tell it. I'm going to tell you—people came to me in droves, saying: “No one knows. I've never told anybody. I've got a great job. I've got a good income,”—or whatever is going on in their life—“but I, too, dropped out of school.” God opened the floodgates that night. Most every time I give my testimony or do a wild game dinner, I clarify, from the beginning: “I am nobody. I am nothing. I am the son of a drunk that God used. Even though I had no education, He gave me hope. 7:00 I realized, if the King of kings / the Creator of this universe loved me enough to die for me, I'm a pretty special guy. All this time that I felt like a dummy and a failure, the Lord of lords gave His life for me. [Emotion in voice] So, I'm a pretty special guy. I started believing in myself, not because of me, but because of Him. I started thinking about: “Let's don't worry about the past. There is no future in the past. The past is history. You can't go back and rewrite it. So what do we do now that we are where we are in our life? What do we do to improve our life?” From that point on, I thought: “My dad used to tell me, ‘We all cannot be everything we want to be; but we can all be faithful, and we can all be honest.' So let's start with that. Let's start with a basic foundation: “Here you are—a dishonest person. 8:00 “You're the biggest liar that ever exists—you're a crook / you have a horrible attitude. Let's fix all of that. Let's set our priorities straight. Let's start living our life and trying to become the Christian that God would like us to be to be a faithful witness.” From that point forward, it all just fell into place. It was not as if I got some great revelation and I decided, “Okay; here's my business plan for my life.” It was none of that at all—it was taking one day at a time with no earthly idea what I was doing. It was just being led by my conscience, which I later learned was the Holy Spirit that we receive with salvation. I started changing my life. I didn't set down with a plan: “Hey; I'm going to get saved and change my life.” The Bible says, “Old things are passed away. All things become new,”—that was total reality in my life. 9:00 Dennis: [Emotion in voice] Hank, I wept as you told that story; because we live in a culture that makes education sacred, like you're worth more. That is exactly the opposite of how you felt. You said you felt like you were a dummy—you were worthless/ didn't have value. I just thought: “Isn't that really fascinating how God takes us to our lowest point and that's where He redeems us? He takes us from that, and He can make you a new creature.” Jesus Christ defeated death—He's alive today. What He did for you, as a 16-year-old young man, he can do for a listener, right now, who is listening to you, going, “You know, I have my own set of pride problems, my own deficiencies, and my own past that's lurking back there.” But people just need to hear what you just said, because He's alive—He redeems people / He forgives people who have failed. It's not some story out of some fantasy land. This is more real than this planet we're living on. 10:00 Hank: I think, when you're willing—and the Holy Spirit forced me to be willing / I didn't volunteer—I was drafted to tell my story. [Laughter] I think once you put that robe of humility on, people will come to you that have all sorts of problems. I've heard lots and lots of problems. I'm sure there's millions and millions of problems, but there's one answer—that's what's cool. Bob: So, a 16-year-old dyslexic dropout, son of an alcoholic father and a mom who is on antidepressants hears the gospel. What were the circumstances around which you heard the gospel? Hank: My grandfather, on my mother's side, was what we would call wealthy. He was lower middle class; but we were so dirt poor, he was very wealthy to us. My grandfather had sent my dad to rehab, after rehab, after rehab. My dad was named Mo. 11:00 I heard my grandfather say that ”Mo Parker will go to rehab, stay three weeks, be home two days, and be drunk again. He is absolutely hopeless. He's going to live a drunk, and he's going to die a drunk.” My dad, when I was 16 years old—my mom and dad were separated—I was in our home with my dad when a guy came by to see us one Saturday. He said, “Mo, I wanted to talk to you; but I see you have Hank here with you. I'm not going to bother your father/son time; but Mo, I want to leave you with one thought: ‘If you died today, where would you spend eternity?'” My dad was about half drunk. It was about 11:00 in the morning—my dad was about half drunk. I heard him say later that he had drunk the rest of the bottle of alcohol that he had in the house and opened another one and could not get drunk enough to get that thought off his mind. The next day was Sunday. He called the same man that came by our home and asked for a ride to church. He left our home about 11:00 one Sunday morning, a drunk. 12:00 He came back in, about 1:00 to 1:30, a saint. My dad started talking to me about Jesus, and giving me the gospel, and giving me a gospel tract every time I moved. He desperately wanted his boys—my brother and I—to be saved more than anything in the world. That was his whole desire in his life was that his two boys would be saved. Bob: Do you remember that Sunday afternoon at 1:30 when your dad comes back in the house and says, “Something happened this morning”? Hank: Well, yes; I do. I remember him saying, “Boys, I got saved.” I had no clue on the face of this earth what that meant. I thought: “Okay; he's found religion. There have been times that he's gone to these rehab centers and focus groups and he's come home and stayed sober for a whole week. So maybe he'll set the record this time. Maybe he'll stay sober two or three weeks—he's found religion.” I didn't know what that meant. It took time for me watching him to see that this transformation, that was so unbelievable, was real. 13:00 He turned our whole little community upside down—hundreds of people. There was revival like you would not believe. I'm not saying it was all because of his salvation. There was a church—people would pull over on the side of the road and get saved in the parking lot. I mean, it was just crazy—I mean, not even on a worship day / it was just so dramatic. After a period of time, my mom came home. She cleaned up her life for a period of time. I mean, it was a whole different world. It was very obvious, in a short period of time: “This thing is for real. My dad is for real.” I loved my dad—I thought it was great that he was saved, and it changed his life. He needed a dramatic salvation experience. I'm now beyond my breaking in stores. I've stepped it up—I'm now focused on fishing—so all of that bad stuff is in my rearview mirror / I'm now a good guy. 14:00 I don't need a dramatic salvation experience, and it's irritating me that my dad keeps insisting that I do. So, I had now got—in a very short period of time / probably six or seven months—I'm on defense now instead of rejoicing. Dennis: He just kept coming after you. Hank: He turned up the heat. Dennis: He prayed for you—he prayed for you every day, and he told you he was doing that too. Hank: Oh, yes; all the time, he would put gospel tracts in my socks. He would put them in my dry storage. He'd roll them up in my rain suit in my boat. He'd put them in my tackle box. He'd have them on the dash of my car. Any creative place you could find to put a gospel tract—he had one. [Laughter] Dennis: So share with our listeners what it took to get your attention, because this is one amazing story. Hank: My dad—he stayed consistent, and it broke all fellowship. I wouldn't hang around him very long at all. We didn't go fishing together any more—it just got too intense. I had gotten to the point that he drew that line in the sand and we could not have fellowship unless I would receive Christ. 15:00 So, we were pretty alienated. He was devastated by it—I didn't realize how devastated—but he was devastated by the decision that both my brother and I had made that we just weren't going to hang around our dad. We avoided him at all costs. He went with a group of men from New Life Baptist Church in Lincolnton, North Carolina, to White City, Kansas, to build a youth home in 1975 over the 4th of July holiday. My dad got saved in 1970—so this is five years later. My dad loved to cut up—he had a sense of humor like you would not believe—he was one funny guy. When they got to White City, Kansas, all the deacons and all the men there from the church—my dad was always an entertainer—he wasn't entertaining / he was in a different mood. The preacher had stayed back home and preached on Sunday—so he didn't get there until Monday. All the men told the preacher immediately— 16:00 —they said: “There's something wrong with brother Mo. I don't know what it is, but I've never seen him in this mood. I don't know if he's sick / I don't know what's going on, but something's wrong.” Well, my dad and his pastor had become best friends in the five years my dad had been saved—so they roomed together. That night, his pastor asked him, “Mo, what in the world is wrong with you?” He said, “You know, pastor, my boys have just—they ignore the gospel.” He said: “I've prayed for them. I've witnessed to then. I've given then gospel tracts. I've done everything I know to do.” My dad was so smart with me—he would never argue with me. I can never remember my dad arguing. I'd always want to argue the Scripture, and he would let me talk. I would say certain things—he would say, “Well, son, let's go back and see what the Bible says about that.” And he would refer to Scripture—so he had me arguing with God—so it was very uncomfortable. He said: “I have tried every way / everything I know.” He said, “I don't know what to do.” His pastor said, “Well, Mo, let's just keep praying.” 17:00 So that night, before they turned the lights out, my dad said, “You know, pastor, I would gladly give my life if my boys would be saved.” That was the last thing he said that night. When they loaded up to come back, there were seven men in a van. There was an accident—one man was killed, and it was my dad. He had left a note in his Bible. The pastor was just reading the footnotes, and flipping through the Bible, and he found a note my dad had written—it said: “Pastor if you find this note before I am buried, I have one final request and it is—instead of you preaching a traditional funeral service at my funeral—that you would preach the gospel. I have two boys that are lost and that may be the last time, this side of eternity, they hear the gospel.” I got saved at my dad's funeral. [Emotion in voice] My brother did too. [Laughter] All has been different—the sky has never been so blue, the air has never smelt so fresh, and I never knew what it was like to be set free. 18:00 I'd never ever in my whole life measured up. I'd never been good enough for anything. All of a sudden, I'm free—I didn't know what that was like—it was so incredible. It's more incredible, 40 years later, than it was when it happened. Amazing what God can do! Dennis: And to the person, who is listening right now, who goes, “That's me!” Tell them what he needs to do—or her. Hank: Bury it all—give it to Him—He's there, waiting. No matter who you've been, how bad you've been, what you've been through—I said earlier there's a million problems, but there's one answer. I can't believe, with all the bondage and the pit that I was in, in just a matter of opening my heart and allowing the Holy Spirit to guide me to accept Jesus Christ— 19:00 —I cannot imagine how all of that bondage to chains was broken in just the blink of an eye. People said: “Well, you're emotional. It was your father's funeral. You're making an irrational decision based on bereavement and circumstances. It won't last.” That was in 1975, and it is greater today than it was then. Dennis: And you use every opportunity you have to tell others about that Savior. Hank: I'd like to say that, from the very moment I got saved, I hit the path and all I did was preach the gospel. But I lived a very selfish period of my life, and I did a lot of things. About 15 years ago or so—I circled the wagons, and I realized what is truly important in this world. I've made friends / I've won world championships. 20:00 I've made lots of money that I never thought—beyond what I ever dreamt could happen in my life. The realization came to me, through a set of circumstances, that it's not what you have—it's not outside / it's not circumstances—it's in your heart / it's the peace. I've served Jesus for a lot of years, kind of because I did it the way I thought you were supposed to do it. The last 15 years, I've served him out of pure love—I know how much He loves me. I'm telling you—there's no hope outside of Jesus Christ. People say,” Well, this world's corrupt / this worlds fallen down.” It doesn't matter what condition the world's in—it's been this way—and that's why Jesus came to the earth. Dennis: We're going to talk more about that; but he may be a world champion bass fisherman, Bob—he won that twice—but he's more of an evangelist than anything else. 21:00 That was clear after spending a couple of days with Hank as we went fishing together a little over a year ago. Bob: I hope our listeners get a chance to see the video. I know it's running on the Outdoor Channel, off and on. If folks would like more information about Hank, and his fishing, and what he's doing, we have a link to his website at FamilyLifeToday.com. You can find out more about where you're speaking in different locations and just about what you're up to these days. You know, as we've talked about the family dynamic and your dad's impact in your life, I was thinking about dads I've talked to who have taken time to get together with their sons—and maybe other dads and sons—and all of them go through the Stepping Up® video series together. A lot of the dads I have talked to, who have done that, have come back and just said it was a great study to go through together—father and son—just being honest with each other / transparent with what's going on in your life— 22:00 —the challenges you face, as a man—helping initiate your sons into adulthood / into manhood. I hope that we've got listeners who, this summer, will make that a priority—some father/son time—maybe with other fathers and sons—go through the Stepping Up video series. There's information about the series on our website at FamilyLifeToday.com. You can order the videos and the workbooks from us; or if you have any questions, give us a call at 1-800-FL-TODAY. We have a team of folks who would love to answer any questions you have and help you get set up to have a father/son Stepping Up group during the summer months. You know, listening to your story today, Hank, I'm reminded that all of us have deficits in our background—all of us look back with regret on some of the events of our lives. The good news of the gospel is that God provides forgiveness and redemption. 23:00 He transforms our lives so that we can be trophies of His grace. Our goal, here, at FamilyLife is to make sure that that message is loud and clear—to every mom/dad, husband/wife—everyone, who looks at their family situation and says, “There was a lot of brokenness here.”That's God's specialty—to step in and fix the brokenness through the power of the gospel. You know, we are grateful for listeners who share our burden to see every home become a godly home. Those of you who support the ministry of FamilyLife Today with donations, we are so thankful for your participation in this ministry. As you give, you make it possible for more people to hear God's good news about marriage and family every day. 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Gone Fishing With Hank Parker (Part 1) - Hank ParkerGone Fishing With Hank Parker (Part 2) - Hank ParkerGone Fishing With Hank Parker (Part 3) - Hank Parker FamilyLife Today® Radio Transcript References to conferences, resources, or other special promotions may be obsolete. A Legacy of Faith Guest: Hank Parker From the series: Gone Fishing with Hank Parker (Day 2 of 3) Bob: Hank Parker is an award-winning, world champion fisherman. In the process of chasing that dream, Hank looks back and realizes he neglected something even more important. Hank: I was not the husband that God called me to be and the result was total devastation. The Bible says you love your wife as Christ loved the church and died for it. It is not contingent—God tells the wife what to do, and God tells the husband what to do. So my behavior is not contingent on how well she does her job, and God showed me that clearly. Bob: This is FamilyLife Today for Thursday, June 8th. Our host is the President of FamilyLife®, Dennis Rainey, and I'm Bob Lepine. It is easy in the pursuit of our dreams to neglect what's really important in our lives. Hank Parker talks about that with us today. Stay tuned. 1:00 And welcome to FamilyLife Today. Thanks for joining us. I have been inspired this week. I think I can do it—I think I can become a world class bass fisherman. [Laughter] I mean— Dennis: Bob— Bob: Yes? Dennis: Bob, I've seen you fish. Bob: Well— Dennis: Bob, tell the audience what kind of fishing pole I gave you. Bob: We have been fishing together up on the—what was it? Dennis: The White River. Bob: It's in Arkansas. They're—what are the fish called? They're trout? Dennis: That's what they are called. They have fins. Bob: Right Dennis: They live in water. Bob: Right. Dennis: That is correct. Bob: And there was a nice man in the boat who took those fish off that hook for me—I appreciated him a lot! Dennis: But tell them about the pole I gave you. It was a kiddie pole— Bob: It was a Zebco®. Dennis: —a little pink kiddie pole, that was about two feet long and— Bob: We're going to post on our website, at FamilyLifeToday.com, a picture of the fish I caught with that big fishing pole— Dennis: I was—that was where I was going. Bob: —because I caught a pretty good-sized fish. Dennis: I wanted to tell— 2:00 Bob: It was the big fish of the day. Dennis: It was the big fish of the trip! I got to introduce Hank Parker. Welcome back to Bob Lepine's Outdoor Program. [Laughter] Hank: The big-fish man caught it on a kid's rod and reel, and it was two feet long!I've never done that—that's pretty special. [Laughter] Dennis: Hank is a world champion bass fisherman. He has a TV program called Hank Parker's Outdoors—also has a hunting program with your sons. Share with our listeners about that broadcast. Hank: Okay. My fishing show is Hank Parker's Outdoor Magazine, been running for 34 years. Then, for 10 years now, I've been doing a show with my two older sons called Hank Parker's Flesh and Blood. It's a hunting show over on the Outdoor Channel. We've had a lot of fun with that. Bob: So, I can look at myself in the mirror and know that I can't make it in the NBA—[Laughter]—okay? I'm not tall enough / I can't jump that high. I can look at myself in the mirror and know the NFL is out for me. Can anybody be a world class fisherman? 3:00 Hank: Absolutely! And that is what is so cool about our sport. I was talking earlier with some folks about the growth of high school fishing. These kids that are not athletic / these kids that don't necessarily qualify for any type of team sport—the water is level. Whether you're a little girl, a little boy, whether you're tall—it doesn't make any difference. You know, the water's level; and fish are not partial to anybody—they're non-discriminate. Bob: Well, the guy that we went fishing with that day, who was in the boat—who took the fish off the hook for me? [Laughter] I saw what Dennis paid him at the end of the day. He's making a good living doing that. He's doing alright; you know? Dennis: There are a lot of days when you don't go to work though, Bob. Bob: Okay! Dennis: Alright. I want you to talk to our listeners—we've got other stories that I want you to tell—but I just—for a moment, talk to moms and dads about doing something like fishing or hunting with your son / with your daughter; because it really is a great way— 4:00 Bob is kind of kidding about this—but it really is a great way to bond and build relationships with your kids. Hank: I have the opportunity—when I do fishing seminars, people will ask questions from time to time. I take every opportunity that I can to spread the word that fishing will break down a lot of barriers. In my life, it was everything. But almost every kid that you will ever see catch a fish—whether they are 2 years old or 80 years old / old kids— everybody catches a fish smiles / it's fun. But you know, we all are guilty—I'm guilty of driving the kids to school—the bell is going to ring at 8:15, and we've got to hurry and hurry. You kind of force feed a conversation when the mood's wrong. Man, you can take your kid out on a riverbank—or in the boat and sit on the pond—just let him or her just open up. Let the conversation flow. 5:00 The quality of the conversation you can have in the right atmosphere breaks so many barriers that we try to force on our kids. Communicating is not just talking. To be able to really reach your children, you've got to work to create an environment. Fishing will help you do that. I promise you—it will help you get that. Bob: Have you thought about why that is? What is it about fishing that causes people to just to relax and have conversations that they might not otherwise have? Hank: I just think it calms your nerves. It is very soothing / it is no pressure—you don't have to make a hoop / you don't have to be physically gifted to get it done. Man, you just throw a bobber out there. Fishing can be really sophisticated and complicated—a lot of electronic equipment we use and some of the stuff in techniques and methods. But that's really not what fishing is all about. That's just a specialized technique for a very limited number of the people that participate in the sport. 6:00 Fishing is about families / fishing is about good times. Fishing is about sharing—fishing is about being with someone / interacting—you want to be with. And that's really what fishing is all about—to take your kid and be able to put your arm around him or her—just breaks those barriers. They're under no pressure. You know, our kids today—the academic demands are so hard on them. If you don't fit in to play team sports you get made fun of. So they're under pressure—they're constantly being critiqued because they can't do this. I know how that feels. All of a sudden, you put them in an environment where there is none of that—no pressure at all. Here we are, just having a good time. I think it just breaks down those barriers that allow them to open up. Boy, if you can ever get them to open up, then you can really start to communicate. 7:00 Dennis: One of my favorite moments, here, on FamilyLifeToday—Bob will know when it was before I finish saying the name—but it was a tribute given by RV Brown. R V Brown gave his father, who was—lived to be in his nineties, I think—didn't he, Bob? Bob: Yes. Dennis: And R V was one of 18 kids? Bob: Right. Dennis: He gave his dad a tribute. You know what he reflected on as he spoke to his dad in that tribute? Hank: No. Dennis: He said, “You took me fishing,”—Willy Fish? Bob: He called his dad Willy Fish Brown. Hank: How ‘bout that! Bob: Yes! Dennis: Did you go fishing with your dad? Hank: I did! Early on, before my dad got so consumed, we fished. It was so special—it was incredible. If I can, I'll tell a really quick story. I've had all these goals in my life. I was the first angler to ever win the Bassmaster Classic and the B.A.S.S. Angler of the Year—I was the first guy to ever win the Grand Slam. I've had some pretty good achievements. 8:00 A lot of times, people ask me a question about: “What is your greatest moment in the outdoors?” The greatest moment for me in the outdoors—my youngest son, Timmy, who loves the turkey hunt. I'm a big-time turkey hunter; so I've got all these rules: “We do not talk in the turkey woods. You can break a limb and maybe you're an animal; but if you talk, you are a dead give-away.” We were sitting on the riverbank on the Broad River in South Carolina. This big gobbler was gobbling. Every time a bird—if you are not familiar with turkey hunting—in the morning, when they wake up, in the spring of the year, they gobble. He's up in the tree and he's gobbling. Every breath / every little tweety bird that makes a sound—he is trying to out-gobble. Timmy pulls up on my shirt—he just tugs my shirt. God had painted one of those incredible sunrises, and there was steam coming off the water. He was so overwhelmed with that—he had to tell me. He pulled on my shirt. I looked down; and he said, “Daddy, I love you.” 9:00 I was about to cry and the turkey was. It was just so special. But his little heart was so full of gratitude and just overwhelmed with being in that environment. That was my greatest moment in the outdoors Dennis: When you do go fishing or hunting with your kids—well, it requires that you be all there. There is no competition with a screen or with the phone. It's just a relationship between a father and a son, or father and a daughter, or for that matter, a mother and her son. Bob: Now wait, are you telling me you have to leave your phone in the car?—or you can't take it into the woods? Dennis: I promise you, you wouldn't go turkey hunting with Hank Parker if you brought your cell phone on you. Bob: I was thinking about the similarities between the two of you, because you're both turkey hunters. I think one of the differences is you've actually shot a turkey; haven't you, Hank? [Laughter] Hank: Self defense. Bob: Because, Dennis goes out every year; and every year, the turkeys have been safe. [Laughter] Have you ever shot a turkey? Dennis: I have, Bob. But in recent years, they've not been in danger. [Laughter] No; there's no doubt about it. 10:00 You've had quite a career—winning all these accolades / inducted into the Bass Fishing Hall of Fame and so many things that have come your way. You indicated that there was a bit of a drift in your life—even after you came to faith in Christ—that began to change at some point. Would you kind of bring us up to date on what took place in those years that led you up to that? And then, how did that change occur? Hank: There was a tremendous revival when my dad got saved. Then, I got saved; and I became very legalistic. I went through the motions and I did what I felt was expected of me. I worked bus routes to go seek kids to bring them to Sunday school, out of duty, not out of my heart. I was pretty tough on my family. I was so legalistic, at some points in time, in my life—I was just bogged down in it. 11:00 I was married to a wonderful lady, and we had five children. I had gone to California on a little fishing trip; and I met her in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where we were buying a house. She tells me she wanted a divorce. It rocked my world beyond—I didn't see it coming—should have. I was a part-time husband, at best. I, of course, blamed it all on her. It was completely her fault, in my mind; until one day, when I was shaving, God said: “Look in the mirror, and you'll see whose fault it is.” Dennis: Had you let career so dominate your life? I mean, because—to be really good at something, whether it's basketball, golf, or fishing—you've got to be all there / to be focused. Hank: I didn't even know—to be totally honest, I did not know how consumed I was with competitive bass fishing—I had no idea. I promised my kids—my kids were growing up—and their mom was an awesome mom. She was just great to those kids, and she worked hard at it. 12:00 But those kids had gotten to be 12 years old / 10 years old. They wanted to go race golf carts and go-carts, and they wanted to go climb trees, and deer hunt and squirrel hunt—do things that moms are not normally willing to do. Some moms are good at that, but their mom—that didn't interest her—so they needed their dad. So I promised them—I said, “If I ever win the World Championship again, I'll retire”; and I did. In 1989, I won the World Championship the second time; and I retired. I was 36 years old. But it wasn't until I retired that I realized how consumed I was. My every waking thought was about the next lake / my next strategies—what I am going to do. All of a sudden, the thing that hit me the hardest when I retired is: “Man, my mind's cleared; because I'm not thinking about the next tournament.” It wasn't until then that I realized how consumed I was; but as far as my marriage was concerned, it was pretty much too late. 13:00 I came home to try to fix things—in which I didn't know there was a problem in the marriage—I knew there was a problem in my parenting / that I wasn't there enough. My kids would stand at the door every time I'd leave and cry. You know: “I've got to quit doing this.” So, when I retired, I did realize how consumed I was with the sport. Dennis: Would people in your church, where you attended, would they have said: “Yes; Hank and his wife are doing fine. He's very successful.” Hank: Absolutely! No one in the entire world would have thought—my children didn't see anything—no one knew anything. My wife had just grown so frustrated with my being gone constantly and had no confidence that I would ever change. She had just resolved in her heart that I would never be there for her—so she was moving on. She had got to that point and wasn't any changing her mind. For four years, we tried—for four years, we tried. 14:00 Dennis: —tried to push back against divorce. Hank: Tried to fight it. But I look back—you know, I would blame her in my heart, but God showed me clearly it wasn't her—it was me. Had my priorities—you know, people—I hear it all the time—when the Bible says you love your wife as Christ loved the church and died for it; and then wives submit to your husbands. It's not contingent—God told the wife what to do, and God tells the husband what to do. My behavior is not contingent on how well she does her job. God showed me that clearly. So I can't blame anything on her. I have to take the blame, because I was not the husband that God called me to be; and the result was total devastation. Bob: I want to ask you a really hard question: “If I could take you back ten years before your wife said, ‘I want a divorce,' and I could put a path in front of you, and I could say: ‘This one leads to bass championships and world recognition—the Hall of Fame. 15:00 “'This one—you'll make a living for your family, doing what you enjoy doing. You won't get the endorsements / you won't be in the Hall of Fame, but you'll live it out and things will stay intact.'” Could you pick? Hank: I could pick in a heartbeat. There's no doubt I would have chose to take the job to make a living and keep my family intact—no doubt. Dennis: It was devastating to you. Hank: You know, I don't tell this very often—I don't know that I've ever really told it—but I walked away / I didn't take anything. I didn't take part of the home—I walked away—I didn't have a place to live. I lived with my son in an apartment for a year, because I wasn't capable of making payments. I left everything. I had about two million dollars worth of debt—that's all I left with—I didn't have anything. But I wasn't able—people: “Why didn't you fight for what your fair share was?” I wasn't able to fight—I was devastated / I didn't want to live. 16:00 I had gotten to the point where the papers—when I got those papers, I cannot tell you what that did to me. But they're on my desk—and the first time in my whole life I was afraid of my own self. I wasn't thinking clear. I went to shut the door of my office. I have a trophy shelf there with all my trophies. I looked down at the bottom, and I saw all my kids in a picture. I fell on my face in my office and I said: “God, You've got to give me something I don't have. I'm at the lowest point I've ever been of my life.” Now, through this whole four years of fighting and trying to save my marriage, I was so angry with God. I didn't pray—so I'm the Prodigal Son now—I've been gone / I've been in the hog pen. I fell down on that floor and the Father came. The Holy Spirit put His arm around me and said: “I'm here. I've been waiting on you.” It was a revelation that I had never experienced before or since. 17:00 God loved on me and gave me something inside, and this suicidal idea that I had left me. I don't say I didn't ever have struggles after that; but I never, ever got to that low, low point ever again. I realized how much He loved me and all those legalistic years were now behind me. I served God because I thought this is what I needed to do for a lot of years. But the last 16 years, I have served Him out of pure love. I realize how much God loves me and that it all changed in just a second. Bob: Hank, if there's a guy listening and he's thinking: “If we can just gut this out for five years / if I can just stay focused on the business and get this thing, I can be at the top of the game. And then I'll turn back around; and we can have it all, as a family”—what would you say to him? 18:00 Hank: “It doesn't work!” This is what I did wrong, and I know this. My wife did not know how much I loved her—I never conveyed—I never put my arms around her and said: “Baby, let's work this together. Here's my schedule; is this okay? Can we do this? I love you. I want to make this for you.” I never did those things—“I'm the big tough guy / I'm the world champ—I'm the man. You're going to do it my way.” You can't say: “I'm going go off and fish these next five years and, then, I'm going to come home and fix it,”—I thought that—it didn't work. Dennis: And what did work—was finally emptying yourself. It's the only way a marriage can work—is with a husband and a wife who decide to surrender to Jesus Christ and to what He has for them to do. And there are some duties we have to do that mean we can't outrun our wives and our children at home to accomplish something out in the world. 19:00 Early in our ministry, I had to decide: “Was I going to outrun my wife, Barbara?” I don't know, Hank, why I could see something at that point that you couldn't see in bass fishing; because I could have made the very same decision, because the ministry can be intoxicating—people telling you how you've encouraged them / you've ministered to them. But something spoke to me and said: “If you attempt to go do those things, and leave your wife and your children in the dust, it's not going to be good—the outcome was going to be bad.” I've made a lot of wrong decisions in my marriage / in raising our family. But in that one situation, I saw clearly that: “If you are going to make whatever it is an idol, in place of Jesus Christ—not surrendered to Him—and take care of Job One, which begins at home, you're headed for big time trouble.” 20:00 Hank: You know, I think, with me, I never really thought about anything. I just went at it so hard that I did not stop and think about the partnership of marriage. I didn't ever think I was doing anything wrong. I thought: “Man, I'm being a great provider—I'm giving them all these things.” I never really felt that I was doing anything wrong. That's part of my problem—was not reading the Bible / staying in the Bible and allowing God to talk to me. You know: “I'm going to help God. I'm going to show Him how I can do things,”—it did not work for me. I'm not an authority, but I can just tell you—in my life, I messed it up because it was about me. Had I been in the Scriptures and had I been getting daily lessons—and treated my marriage as a partnership, where I die to self and take half of her and she half of me—we wouldn't have a divorce. 21:00 I want to tell you—I would rather die than I had to go through a divorce. It was the most devastating, painful failure that I'd ever been through in my life. Dennis: So to that person, who is listening right now, who is maybe on the precipice of jumping, you'd say, “Don't do it!” Hank: Absolutely! “Do not do it! At all costs / at all costs, save your marriage.” Bob: If we can help, that's what we're here for. Our goal, here, at FamilyLife is to provide help and hope for marriages and families. I'm thinking, Dennis, of our Weekend to Remember ® getaways—and the couples who have come, who have lost hope; but who hear a message at the Weekend to Remember that God uses to turn their marriage around. It doesn't always happen—there are some couples who come and the breakthrough doesn't happen. 22:00 But for a lot of couples, the Weekend to Remember getaway is the turning point for a marriage that has been headed in the wrong direction for a long time. They get rerouted and they find themselves in a new place on a new path. They have a fresh hope for their marriage. I just encourage our listeners—if you've not attended a Weekend to Remember marriage getaway, go to our website at FamilyLifeToday.com to get more information. We still have a handful of these getaways happening this summer. Tomorrow in Texas—in Austin and in Houston—we've got getaways kicking off; and then continuing through the summer—in Arizona / Las Vegas—other getaways taking place. 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Gone Fishing With Hank Parker (Part 1) - Hank ParkerGone Fishing With Hank Parker (Part 2) - Hank ParkerGone Fishing With Hank Parker (Part 3) - Hank ParkerFamilyLife Today® Radio Transcript References to conferences, resources, or other special promotions may be obsolete. Life's Next Chapter Guest: Hank Parker From the series: Gone Fishing with Hank Parker (Day 3 of 3)______________________________________________________________________________ Bob: When Hank Parker's marriage dissolved, he was hurting. When we're hurting, we can do or say things we wish later we hadn't done or said. Hank remembers getting some very wise counsel. Hank: I had a great Christian friend that came to me. I was living with Hank, Jr. When you're hurting, you tend to vent. This man came up to me and put his arm around me; and he said: “I know you're hurting, and I know you're living with Hank, Jr. I'm not accusing you of anything, but I just want to tell you—if you are venting anything about your marriage to your son, that's his mom; and you're making a horrible mistake.” Bob: This is FamilyLife Today for Friday, June 9th. Our host is the President of FamilyLife®, Dennis Rainey, and I'm Bob Lepine. We'll talk today to world champion fisherman, Hank Parker, and hear some of the lessons life has taught him as he has learned to walk with Jesus. 1:00 Stay with us. And welcome to FamilyLife Today. Thanks for joining us. You know, we have some listeners who have been tuned in—and we've been talking about hunting and fishing this week—and really talking about family and— Dennis: Yes; I have to say, Bob, there have been some pretty gritty conversations with Hank Parker. Bob: It has been, but I know we have listeners, who are going: “I'm just not an outdoor fish-and-hunt kind of guy, and I've just never been into that kind of thing. Can a guy just go do it by himself?” They're wondering whether this is something they ought to give a whirl to; and if they should, how do they do it? Dennis: Well, they just need to find someone who can mentor them a little bit, because no one just walks in the woods and becomes a hunter. And frankly, being a fisherman as well—it helps to find somebody who knows how to do it. Would you agree, Hank? Hank: Well, we live in a unique time. It is incredible how much information is on the Internet—so you can get it all. 2:00 You can go to any of the archery companies: “How to,” “Where do I start?” “What do I need?” Any of the boat companies can tell you how to get started fishing. You can go to the game and fish sites, and they can tell you where all public fishing is at. It's all out there; so it's so easy to find if you're an Internet searcher. That doesn't fit me very well, but for most people they go for that. [Laughter] Bob: But if a guy's a novice—he's never done any of this before—and he's thinking: “Well, maybe this weekend we should go do something. Maybe I should take my sons fishing.” Hank: Absolutely, without a doubt. You could go and you could hit your local fish and game website. They tell you where there's public fishing / where there's public access to launch boats—anything you want to know, it's all there. Bob: Well, if anybody should know, the guy we're talking to this week should know; right? Dennis: No doubt about it. 3:00 He's won the national championship of B.A.S.S. fishing twice / in the Hall of Fame of bass fishing as well—and has his own outdoor show called Hank Parker's Outdoor Magazine. Hank: That's it. Dennis: I've had a chance to be a guest on his show. Bob: In fact, how could people watch the episode of you and Dennis? Is there some way they could see that? Hank: You know, I don't know—that will air on Pursuit Network next year / it aired this year on the Outdoor Channel—so I'm really not positive. You can go to our website, HankParker.com, and you can get information on where that show will air or how to obtain a copy of that show. Bob: Okay. Dennis: Yes; there you go / there you go. So here's my question for you, Hank—and by the way, Hank Parker's married to Martha, has four sons and a daughter, eleven grandchildren. I saw them all on Hank Parker's Outdoor Magazine—he took them fishing together. It looked like a man in an anthill with all those kids fishing. 4:00 Hank: I have to clarify also—Martha has a wonderful daughter and two sons—so we're a blended family. I have five and she has three; collectively, we have eleven grandkids—how awesome is that? Dennis: Oh, that's great. I'm glad you did correct me there. So, if I said to you: “Hank, you had one place to go fishing. Conditions were going to be perfect—you could go anywhere in the world—where would you go and why?” Hank: Oh, man, that is so tough. I have those decisions that I have to make each year. [Laughter] Dennis: —because you can go wherever you want to go! Hank: I do; I literally do. This year, I chose my favorite place to fish in the whole wide world—is Venice, Louisiana, on the Gulf of Mexico. You guys went on a cruise and left from the port of Louisiana. You went right by my fishing hole at the southwest path, where the Mississippi river meets the Gulf of Mexico. Dennis: So are you fishing for red fish? Hank: Big, giant red fish on bass tackle—it is unbelievable. Dennis: I think I've seen one of those shows. 5:00 Hank: Oh, it's so much fun. Dennis: You caught a lot of fish doing that. Hank: Oh, we caught 200 on top water one year. I took a group of guys from the FCA down there—Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Man, we had so much fun catching fish. We caught over 200 in the group. Dennis: Unbelievable. Well, let's talk about family for a moment. You've kind of broken your life into three chapters: One, the family you grew up in—where you had a dad who struggled with alcoholism / had a dramatic conversion to Christ—which ultimately led to your conversion, as a young man, later on. And then, you began a career in fishing. Ultimately, your success cost you your marriage. You turned a corner, though, upon that point and headed toward the third chapter in your life, which you've said has been remarkable—15 years of walking with Christ, and serving Him, and seeing Him at work in your marriage and your family. 6:00 Take us back to that turning point, the divorce; and help us kind of find our way through this third chapter in your life. Hank: Well, you know, I learned, early on, when I went through all those hard times, I had a great, great Christian friend that came to me. I was living with Hank, Jr. When you're hurting, you tend to vent. This man came up to me and put his arm around me; and he said: “I know you're hurting, and I know you're living with Hank, Jr. I'm not accusing you of anything, but I just want to tell you—if you are venting anything about your marriage to your son, that's his mom; and you're making a horrible mistake. You need not lean on him, as a friend; because he is not your friend—he is your son. He still needs a dad. He needs a strong father figure—he needs a man that has respect for his mother. You need to be on your game to be able to have an influence that will be positive on that young man.” 7:00 It was some of the best advice I've ever gotten. It was at a very low point in my life, and I was guilty of what he was assuming I may be doing. It changed everything about the way I started behaving and prioritizing—trying to be the dad I needed to be—even though things were not the best in my life at that period of time. I just started trying to be the godly father that I needed to be, in spite of my condition. Dennis: You shared with me about your sons and your daughter—and just how well they seem to be doing and walking with Christ. You know, there are a lot of things we, as parents, can do in terms of our failures; but in the end, if they're doing well, all is well with us. Hank: Yes. 8:00 Dennis: You agree? Hank: Yes; that is absolutely true. Hank, Jr., has always been the model kid. He and I raced together—we were best friends / he's my firstborn son, and we just had this incredible relationship. Spiritually, I watched him grow. I have five children, and every relationship I have is completely different—it's amazing. But Billy—you know, we got into racing. I was good buddies with Dale Earnhardt. We were down at the farm one weekend, and the following Monday, I had to go pick up a race car that Earnhardt [sold] to Hank, Jr., that belonged to Dale, Jr. So, we got involved in the racing business. We started out—we just started racing Late Model at the little local track right out of Charlotte, North Carolina. Then, that grew to NASCAR® and NASCAR's All Pro Division. That went from NASCAR's All Pro Division to NASCAR's Grand National Division. Hank, Jr., ran a couple of events; but primarily, raced in what was called the Nationwide Series last year. I'm not sure what it is this year—the [Xfinity] Series, I think. 9:00 Dennis: But there was a moment you described in your son's life, where he had a chance to go big-time. I remember just sitting on the edge of my seat, listening, as you—as a dad—shared about a choice that your son made. I think, in order to share the story, you need to share a little bit more of the context for your family and kind of why this choice was heroic. Hank: Well, I'll kind of try to disguise—keep the names of the innocent out of it—to keep from discriminating against the race owner. Billy was just an incredible NASCAR All Pro driver and Late Model driver. He built his own cars. One of the NASCAR former heroes of the sport had a son that was racing. He went to several of the races and saw Billy run. He was starting a Grand National team of his own, and he asked Billy to be his driver. 10:00 It was just a dream come true. Everything was just unbelievable for Billy, and he was excited. He loved racing and was very talented at it—very, very talented. Dennis: This was one of the top racing companies on— Hank: It was one of the top racing personalities who started a brand new team. But he worked with one of the top four of all NASCAR teams—the driver did. He took Billy—and this is funny / I'll have to tell this story really quickly—Billy asked me, before he was going into the meeting with him—he said: “Dad, I think he may offer me the job to drive the car. How much should I ask for?” I said: “Well, don't ask for anything. Let him make an offer.” He said, “Well, what do you think?” I said, “Well, I wouldn't drive, Billy, for less than $50,000.” “Ah, I don't know if he'll pay me that.” I said, “I would demand $50,000 if I have to win it.” “Ah, I don't know, Dad.” I said: “Billy, don't say anything. Let him make the offer.” 11:00 Man, I was on pins and needles waiting for that meeting. To make a long story short, when it was over, I think he paid him a $150,000 plus half the winnings, you know. Of course, the driver volunteered that. That was a big deal. You know, you come from working in the garage, and eating bologna on white bread, and all of a sudden, you're making enough money to eat filet mignon. It was a big deal for Billy. We were all excited for him, knowing that he was going to really make his mark at NASCAR. Hadn't been racing very long and this driver said: “I'm going to take you over and introduce you to the big boss. We're going to have a little meeting.” Well, when they get there, they're in a room that looks like a galley of a billion-dollar yacht—all teak wood and gigantic office. They have this sheet over something in the center of the room. 12:00 They pull the sheet off of the easel that it was covered with the photograph—or the drawing—of Billy getting the [word muffled] handed to him by the other driver, and it was an alcoholic beverage. Billy said, “I can't accept this.” They said: “Well, you know, we'll give you time to think about it. We didn't mean to spring this on you.” He said: “No; I don't need time to think about it. My grandfather was a drunk; and my dad is very much against alcohol, and he's taught me,” and he said, “I just—I'm not comfortable doing this, and I never will be. So it's not about time. It would be unfair to you guys to say, ‘Well, give me a day or two,' because I don't need any time.” Billy didn't volunteer all that to me, and I may not have it exactly the way it all went down; but from what I got from the meeting was—of course, it ended his career—and I later did talk to him, one on one, on the phone and I said: “Billy, I can't believe that this has happened to you. 13:00 “It's unfair that you're going to get pushed out because you—” He said: “Dad. Dad, Dad, wait. It's not unfair, and it's not anything to do with the race team. It's not anything to do with the alcoholic company. It's a God-thing. I have a decision to make, and I'm going to make the right one. It doesn't have anything to do with anybody but me and the Lord.” He said: “I know what I'm going to do, and I'm not sad about it. I'm going to move on.” That was pretty much the end of his racing career. He did have a wreck two weeks or three weeks after that occurred, and that ended him for sure; but he was doomed by rejecting that. And of course, he knew he would be when he did it; but he did it because it was, in his heart, the right thing to do. Dennis: One of the top sponsors in NASCAR— Hank: —one of the top teams. Dennis: Yes. 14:00 He walked away and walked out of the meeting, where there was the ultimate, in my opinion, in peer pressure. Hank: No doubt about that. He is the one son that I would not have expected that from. I would not have been surprised—Hank, Jr., had had a similar circumstance and had already stood tall; but I didn't really know Billy would be that strong. It just—I cannot tell you, as a dad, how proud I was of his decision. Bob: Have you had to face similar situations? I mean, when I think of B.A.S.S. fishing, you take a cooler out when you go B.A.S.S. fishing; don't you? Hank: All these B.A.S.S. fishermen face this. Just several years ago, when ESPN bought B.A.S.S., you had to wear a beer sticker on your jersey; and you had to put one on the windshield of your boat. There were several guys—Jimmy Houston for one, and I'll give Jimmy a shout-out—Jimmy refused it. 15:00 But he had sponsorships to fish the tournament. So, he fished the tournament without the patch and without the sticker and didn't get points. But he had made a commitment to his sponsors that he would be there, so he participated even though he got no points for the Classic. Dennis: Wow. What would you say would be the thing you did to contribute to your son's character to making a courageous decision like that, Hank? Hank: That is the most flattering part of all of it—is I think that my son knew my heart. He cared enough about my convictions / that he respected them enough that it became his convictions. I've always tried to be transparent with my kids. I never, ever wanted to be a fake. My kids know my good, my bad, and my ugly—they know I'm real. They know I'm real, and that was the most flattering part; because I wasn't sure— 16:00 —he's a young man with a lot of ambition, and a lot of crossroads, and you're eager to make a mark in life, and you love the sport so much—I just wasn't sure that he was there in maturity, and I wasn't sure that he had those respects. I think, if it's all said and done, I think all I was with him was real; and he saw that. Dennis: Well Hank, I've really enjoyed our conversation we've had this week with you. There's been one other assignment that I've been wanting to give you. It's something you've done a good job of as you've told your stories about your mom and your dad—it's the fifth commandment—that we are to honor our mother and our father. A number of years ago, God placed a burden on my heart with my parents that I needed to write a tribute to them. I waited too late with my dad; he died suddenly at the age of 66; but I didn't wait too long with my mom. 17:00 I wrote my mom a tribute. The only mistake I made was not taking it to her and reading to her, face to face. But I think what I'd like to do is—if I had the ability to seat your dad, right now, across the table from you—and I said: “Hank, I want you to turn to your dad, right now, and give him a tribute—not for the years that were wasted—but for how he redeemed, ultimately, what he was given when he placed his faith in Christ and turned away from alcoholism—and not being much of a father, or a husband, or a citizen—he became God's man.” Could you give him a tribute? Hank: I could. I sure could. 18:00 I would say to my dad: Dad, I know you were bogged down with and shackled by an addiction that you didn't want to be; and when you had the chance, you accepted Jesus Christ and you turned your life around. You cared more about my soul than you cared about anything else, me and my brother. I'm so grateful to you that you prioritized our salvation above yourself / above anything that you wanted in this whole world. And I thank you so much for living the life, those five years, for living the life—having the attitude, the spirit, and being patient with me. I thank you that you loved me enough. You prayed for me, you were patient, and you were so incredibly persistent. You never let up; and I'm so grateful, Dad. 19:00 I would not be the man I am and I would have no hope. I was destined for hell—I had a bad attitude. You knew it all, Dad; but you loved me enough, you stuck with me. I have two great fathers that I'll spend eternity with. I thank you, and I love you; and you're awesome. Dennis: I don't know if folks in heaven can hear things; but I have a feeling, if they can, your dad has a big grin on his face right now. I'm confident, Hank—just on the amount of time you and I have spent over the past year together—there are a lot of reasons for him to be proud of you. You're about the King's business, representing Christ and proclaiming Him. I really admire your heart for introducing other people to Jesus Christ—the person, the Redeemer, the God-Man—who died for you and your father and who made a difference in your dad's life and yours as well. I'm grateful to God for you and the man you are. Thanks for joining us on the broadcast. 20:00 Hank: Man, I just appreciate the opportunity to be here. What an awesome program you have and what a beautiful facility. If people have never seen this before, they need to come to Little Rock to tour. This is awesome. Dennis: They sure do. I hope you'll come back and bring Martha next time. I'll treat you to my blackened salmon out on my deck. Hank: I may just hold you to that. [Laughter] Bob: It's worth a trip—I'll vouch for it; okay? 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Matt Arey: Young guns in the house. Intro: Growing up on the water with fishing in their blood, Matt Arey and Bryan Thrift has spent the last 10 years competing against the biggest names in professional bass fishing. Their success is labeled in the top anglers in the world. If you're looking to become a better angler, then this show has all the answers. Join us and follow along to get actionable tips, tactics, and tried and true techniques directly from the pros. Welcome to Let's Talk Fish. Matt Arey: Hi guys, we're back and thanks for joining. We had a 130 some viewers already tonight and we have a couple very special guests. We have 2018 Rookie of the Year, BASS Rookie of the Year Jake Whitaker in the house. Jake, thanks for being here. Jake Whitaker: Thank you for having me. Matt Arey: We got Shane Lehew aka Elite Series Rookie that I just found out because I didn't know the actual rules until Jake clarified those for me. Shane Lehew: I think so. Matt Arey: Anybody that thinks Shane shouldn't be a rookie, let us know, maybe we can get that changed because I don't think he qualifies to be a rookie. Apparently it's based on earnings. Right? Jake Whitaker: I believe so. Matt Arey: It's based on accumulative earnings and if you surpassed a certain point then you don't qualify as a rookie. If I gotta pick to win rookie of the year this year, since we can't pick Jake since he won it last year, he's no longer a rookie, I think I'm going to put my money on Lehew. Jake Whitaker: Definitely. Matt Arey: Yeah, so I'm going to put my money on Lehew. Jeff Walsh: Right, because he doubles a PBA pro bowler. Shane Lehew: And rodeo clown. Matt Arey: And rodeo clown, yeah. Shane Lehew: Jack of all trades. Matt Arey: Real quick we have to give a shout out to Smoke, he's still driving, I think. He better still be driving if not he was lying to me. Jeff Walsh: He actually was trying to make it back which is insane. Matt Arey: Not for the show. Jeff Walsh: He thought about it. Guaranteed. Matt Arey: Well, I talked to him this morning, it was like 9:00, 10:00 and he was in Mississippi so, I knew that was a no go for the show tonight. We wanna to give a shout out to Thrift on his third place finish at San Rayburn and to Terry Bolton on the win because Terry and Shane knows him. Do you know Terry Jake? Jake Whitaker: Just being around. Matt Arey: A little bit. Jake Whitaker: Yeah. Matt Arey: And Terry has been at this game for I wanna say about 25 years. He started fishing FLW since its inception I believe in 1996. He's one off the good guys, Terry's just as nice of guy you've ever met in your life. I told Bryan I wouldn't pull against you, I'm always pulling for my buddies. I said but to see Terry win, and I don't get emotional very often watching somebody else win, I got emotional when I won but watching somebody else win, but I got emotional when I saw Terry get the trophy onstage because I knew how long he'd been at it. Matt Arey: He actually considered retiring this year and then he came back not out of retirement but, he decided to come back with some influence from his wife and a pretty good decision. Pretty good decision to [crosstalk 00:02:54]. Shane Lehew: That's usually when it happens. Matt Arey: Or you have a baby or something like that. Guys that have babies on tour man, they're destined to win. I'm telling you. They're going to be dangerous but, all right. A little housekeeping real quick. Gotta announce a new partnership that we're very excited about with Let's Talk Fish, we've got a partnership for 2019 with Angler's Choice Marine which is where I get my boats through, Thrift gets his boats through, Jake also gets his boats through. Jake Whitaker: Yep, just this year. Matt Arey: And if you see some signage in the background, we got a hoodie hanging up, we got a special giveaway at the end of the show tonight. We're going to give away one of Angler's Choice high performance hoodies, one of their nice fitted 25th anniversary hats, I didn't mention that, it's their 25th anniversary so, they've been in business for 25 years. Congrats to Angler's Choice and they got open houses coming up Jeff's going to pop it up on the screen while I talk about it here. Yay, it worked. That a boy. Jeff is the man. If y'all didn't already know, Jeff's the man. The open houses, Jeff you wanna go over the dates since I can't see the picture? Jeff Walsh: January 25th, 26th in Martinsville. Matt Arey: In Martinsville, okay, so that ... I'm going to stop you there real quick because that is one that Jake and I will both be present at. I'm assuming we'll both be doing seminars there and we hope to see everybody at that one. Hank Parker, Denny Brower's on the list. Keith Combs in on the list I believe. Jeff Walsh: [crosstalk 00:04:11] Pearson, yep. Matt Arey: So there's a lot of big names are going to be at that open house. All right, okay, I've got it now so February 1st and second at the Spindale location and February 9th is at the Lexington North Carolina location. They have three locations, Martinville Virginia, Spindale North Carolina and Lexington North Carolina. Matt Arey: Awesome people, awesome products and if you need a boat, have you been in the facility in Martinsville? Jake Whitaker: A long time ago. Matt Arey: Okay, if it's been a long time ago ... Jake Whitaker: Yeah, so I haven't. Matt Arey: Wait till you see it at the open house. Jake Whitaker: Okay. Matt Arey: It is unbelievable, it's a ... they have all their boats inside. Jake Whitaker: Yeah. Matt Arey: It looks like a Bass Pro Shops in the back but, it's nothing but Ranger boats and Triton boats and everything all the way down both sides. It's pretty unbelievable. Anyway, Matt Hicks at Go Anglers, they are great people and they are. They'll get you hooked up. Justin Jones, that's right Terry Bolton did truly deserve it. He said he got emotional when he won too. I'm not the only one I might've shed a little tear when I was watching the weigh in. All right. Jake, congrats man, rookie of the year of 2018, first year on tour, how was it? I know your goals ... what were your goals going in 2018? Was it to win rookie of the year? Jake Whitaker: Definitely one of my goals was to win rookie of the year but, being realistic, I'm a pretty realistic person, you're going to have struggles first year and you're going to have highs and you're going to have lows. My goal was to mitigate the lows and make sure my highs were, could shine. Matt Arey: Right, right. Jake Whitaker: But, yeah, definitely one of my goals was definitely to win rookie of the year, cash some checks, and just set myself up for the future. Matt Arey: Right. I think you did that pretty darn well. Rookie of the year title, all five of the classics, correct? Jake Whitaker: Yeah. Matt Arey: Which is coming up pretty soon in March. Which we'll have a booth at by the way. That has been solidified, I didn't even tell Jeff. Let's Talk Fish will officially have a booth at the Bass Master Classic in 2019. Jake Whitaker: Cool. Matt Arey: Hopefully you're fishing the last day but if not hopefully we drop in. Jake Whitaker: Yeah, hopefully. Matt Arey: Shane you'll be there working right? Shane Lehew: Yes, I'll be there. Matt Arey: You're not going to be like Thrift, when I ask you a question you're like what? I wasn't listening to you. He never pays attention to me when I'm talking. Shane Lehew: Somebody called me, I was trying to get this thing ... Matt Arey: I gotcha, all right, we'll use that excuse. Guys, if you got any questions for Jake or for Shane, we got Shane Lehew in the house, I'm talking about Jake, sorry Shane. Shane Lehew: That's okay, I'll sit over her in the corner by myself. Matt Arey: I'm going to give Shane the mic just for a second because Shane's got something pretty cool that him and his family has started up there. It's a new tackle store at Lake Norman and I'm sure a lot of your local viewers have already been in. I dropped in for the first time the other day, I was up at Norman messing around with a buddy of mine and got some good stuff man. But, tell us about the new store and where it is and how they can get in touch with you. Shane Lehew: It's on 7938 Unity Church Road and it's, actually if you guys are going towards Betty's Ford Landing, a lot of guys from Lake Norman area know where that is. We took it over from it used to be Tackle, Dustin just decided to let it go and we were fortunate enough to get it so, Dustin's a good friend of ours and we appreciate him helping us out on everything. We've taken it over and we've got a ton of new products in. Constantly getting new stuff. Matt Arey: Y'all got some good stuff and some hard to find stuff too. Shane Lehew: Yeah, we've got some off the wall stuff. Some custom crank baits, stuff like that. We're trying to get some Tater Hog baits but, that never works. Matt Arey: Yeah you gotta watch him. Shane Lehew: Yeah. Matt Arey: What does he do? Does he just fish every ... Jeff Walsh: As a matter of fact he left his hat here. Shane Lehew: Yeah. Matt Arey: He did, he actually left his hat here so. Somebody said a minute ago Whitaker needs to wear a flat bill if he's going to sit in Thrift's chair. Jeff actually had a, I don't know if you saw the show. Jake Whitaker: I did, I watched that. Matt Arey: He had a flat bill on. Jake Whitaker: Yeah I did. Matt Arey: I mean Thrift in a flat bill, that was enough for me. Jake Whitaker: I will not be wearing a flat bill. Matt Arey: I'd rather have Tater Hog back wearing that. That wig. Shane Lehew: He needs to wear a flat bill. Matt Arey: Who? Shane Lehew: Thrift on tour. Matt Arey: Oh Thrift? I agree. Look what he did, he wore it on the show and then he went and placed third. Jake Whitaker: Yeah. Matt Arey: Of course third I mean, third's okay but, for Thrift, it's about average. Shane Lehew: If he was wearing a flat bill, probably first. Matt Arey: Yeah, that's right. Shane Lehew: Block out all the haters. Matt Arey: Kyle Hill had a question. He said do y'all ship? Shane Lehew: Yes. Matt Arey: Can they order anything online from your tackle store or anything like that? Shane Lehew: Currently we don't have an online store right now. Matt Arey: Okay. Shane Lehew: We're working on that obviously. Matt Arey: Okay. Shane Lehew: Taking over a store is ... it takes a while to get it going. Get everything right. Matt Arey: A bunch of people are already asking do you have a website? Sounds to me like you better get you a website. Shane Lehew: Yeah, we're working on that. If you guys do call in, we're nice enough, we'll ship you some stuff obviously. Matt Arey: You had some pretty good looking swim baits in the ... that's some Tater Hog stuff in there wasn't there? Shane Lehew: No, we don't have any, no. Matt Arey: You can't get him to make any can you? Shane Lehew: We don't have any Hog swag yet as he would like to say. Matt Arey: You can't get him to make any. I asked him how long it would take to make me the smaller, not the Uncle Ronny. Shane Lehew: He'll tell you a couple months. Matt Arey: Yeah, he was like a couple months. Shane Lehew: Yeah, half a year. Matt Arey: If you fish seven days a week, it's hard to make a swim bait isn't? Jake Whitaker: Yeah. Matt Arey: So we're at 226 viewers. Y'all, we've got some young guns in the house. Jake Whitaker and Shane Lehew tonight so, be sure to share the show. I hadn't said that in a while. Bryan gets mad, somebody got mad at me one time for telling everybody to share the show. Remember that? Jeff Walsh: Yeah I do. Matt Arey: Well, share the show. I don't know who that was but, I'm going to tell them like 10 times a night. Kevin Franklin said Jake Whitaker owes me a fishing trip. Jake Whitaker: I probably owe a lot of people fishing trips. Matt Arey: Well, while you owe me one too. All right. Anthony Randal said can I get a chance to win Hog's hat? They wanna win that Donald King. Shane Lehew: You might as well raffle it off. Matt Arey: We can't give that away man. Jeff Walsh: Is it replaceable? Matt Arey: I don't know, without his permission we can't give it away. Shane Lehew: I would anyway. Jake Whitaker: Silent auction. Matt Arey: Shane Lehew can give it away, we can't Jeff. Shane Lehew: Yeah, here, give it me, we'll give it away. Matt Arey: We can do a giveaway tonight so, we'll have two giveaways at the end of the show. We've got the Angler's Choice high performance hoodie with an Angler's choice hat and we've got our regular membership giveaway. We're going to do ... I didn't know this but, do I need to trivia questions? Are we going to do two separate giveaways or are we just going to combine it all into one? What do you think? What do y'all think? Give them two opportunities? Two winners or one winner? Shane Lehew: Two sounds better. Matt Arey: Okay. Jeff Walsh: Two winners, yeah. Matt Arey: Great, now I gotta come up with another trivia question. I had one all set up and all ready and I was all excited about it. I got another one right here I think somewhere. I'll just scribble scrabble. All right. We will get ... somebody asked earlier what day I'll be at the Martinsville Angler's Choice open house, I'll be there both days Friday and Saturday. You be there both days? Jake Whitaker: Friday and Saturday. Matt Arey: All right, cool. Jeff Walsh: I got the question. Matt Arey: What? Jeff Walsh: I'll handle the second question. Matt Arey: You'll handle the second trivia question? Jeff Walsh: I got it. Matt Arey: Okay, I'm going to do the one that I've already got, I'll do the Angler's Choice giveaway and then the second will be for the ... Jeff Walsh: I got the Angler's Choice giveaway, you have the trivia. Matt Arey: But, really? You're going to argue about that? You're going to fight me over that? Jeff Walsh: Just trust me. Matt Arey: Okay, all right. All right, I'll trust you. First time for everything. Lucky hat, Jimmy Barns, you'll probably never see me in a flat bill. I can about guarantee that. Hank's win at Norman, I hate to mention Hank Jerry's win at Norman, Hank's not here but we can talk about Hank when he's not here. He cracked almost 19 pounds in the tournament. What tournament? Was that the Winter Trail tournament? Shane Lehew: Yeah, I think that was Sunday. Matt Arey: Yeah, second place was 18 wasn't? Shane Lehew: Mm-hmm (affirmative). Jake Whitaker: Yeah, it wasn't far off. Matt Arey: So they crushed them. Shane Lehew: I think Craig Chambers finished second. Matt Arey: I get that was bitter sweet. Him and Hank used to fish together. Shane Lehew: Yeah. Matt Arey: Yeah. We've got Guy Aker watching. We have a legend watching. Y'all don't get nervous or anything but [crosstalk 00:12:04]. Jeff Walsh: He just popped on. Matt Arey: Yeah, I saw that. What's up Guy? All right, we're going to start taking some questions. Jeff Walsh: Trey Dotson is already answering the trivia question. Matt Arey: I like that Trey. You know what? Trey actually sent me a message the other day, he didn't know about the free decal deal. Jeff Walsh: I got you. Matt Arey: Trey, send us a message with your address and I'll ... this doesn't apply to everybody. Let me tell you why it only applies to Trey, Trey ... go ahead Jeff. Jeff Walsh: Trey, let me put Jake back up here. If you look over Jake's head there in the vintage Pennzoil uniform, Matt has yet to wear. Matt Arey: I will wear that on the show one night. I promise Trey. Jeff Walsh: Shirt and pants, that came from Trey. Our basket of Christmas nuts ... Matt Arey: I'm glad you said Christmas nuts. Jeff Walsh: Also came from Trey. We didn't know it at the time. We did the whole sticker giveaway as a [crosstalk 00:13:03]. Matt Arey: That's right. Jeff Walsh: We didn't know at the time. And of all people that need a decal. Matt Arey: Yep. Jeff Walsh: It needs to be Trey. Matt Arey: And in Trey's defense, he didn't know where the link was in the closed group. Jeff Walsh: Absolutely send us your address and we'll get you something that's going to be more than a decal, how about that? Matt Arey: There you go. All right, they asked where the mouse was to feed Mr. Wilson. Jeff Walsh: I couldn't fit it past the 64 fish. Matt Arey: He ate 60 some goldfish earlier today. Jeff Walsh: 64. Matt Arey: Or feeder fish, sorry goldfish might not be politically correct. I don't know if I'm supposed to call them gold fish or not. Anyway, next week, can we do some ice next week? Thrift's going to be back on the show. Jeff Walsh: You're serious? Matt Arey: Yeah, I'm serious. Why? That's not a joking matter. All right, next week, even if I have to get them, they do have those in stock right? Fins and Critters? Jeff Walsh: Yes, I'm sure. Matt Arey: Okay. How many you think you can eat? Jeff Walsh: All of them. Matt Arey: All right, next week, and I'm going to guarantee this, only if we get the 300 viewers today. We're at 245. Okay, go ahead Jeff. Jeff Walsh: Let me update the decals. Jeremy asked where his decals, he's been looking for them. Everybody's getting their decals with holidays, Matt's schedule, Thrift's schedule, it was a little tough because it's not only a decal coming, we got a little special gift in there for everybody. That is pretty cool so, we had to align everyone's schedule. Literally Thrift will be back tomorrow to finish his part and the envelope's already addressed, stamped, ready to roll. Matt Arey: All the envelopes are addressed and stamped guys. Jeff Walsh: It'll be worth it. Matt Arey: It's not just a decal coming your way. We added a little special gift in that envelope and we just have to wait for Thrift to get back and finish [crosstalk 00:14:53]. Jeff Walsh: [crosstalk 00:14:53] had to finish third so, it took him a little while to get back. Matt Arey: Yeah. That's right and then they delayed it an extra day. All right. I saw some questions on here earlier but, I'll wait a little bit. I lost my train of thought. What was I talking about before you ... Jeff Walsh: Mice. Matt Arey: Mice. That's right. If y'all share the show tonight, and get us to 300 viewers, I guarantee there'll be mice next for Mr. Wilson, for your viewing pleasure. If that's not an awesome guarantee, I don't know what is. Come dude, who doesn't wanna watch a bass eat live mice. Jeff Walsh: He'll eat it. Matt Arey: It's going to be crazy. Jake Whitaker: Have we ever done frogs or anything like that? Matt Arey: I haven't done frogs. I mean the problem is that the frogs that you buy at a pet store are designer frog. Jeff Walsh: It's 40 dollars. Matt Arey: Yeah. The little pac-man frogs, the real fat ones where all you see is their eyeballs. Jake Whitaker: Yeah. Matt Arey: They're like 25 bucks and stuff. Jeff Walsh: Eight dollars every [crosstalk 00:15:42]. Matt Arey: I'm pretty sure you can get a feeder mouse for a dollar. Feeder mice coming up. I already see us jumping up to almost 260 just like that. Share the show, you're going to get feeder mice for Mr. Wilson next week. All right. Matt Arey: I saw a question here earlier, a lot of guys said they saw you at the Raleigh show this week. Jake Whitaker: Yes, I had an awesome time there. Matt Arey: Up there working for ALS Rods? Jake Whitaker: Yep. And True South. Matt Arey: And True South, yeah. True South makes some good stuff. Jake Whitaker: Yeah. Matt Arey: They got some pretty slick stuff too. Justin Jones is asking about the Alabama rig Shane, Shane's baits has a website they can order the Alabama rigs. Shane Lehew: Yeah, we do. Matt Arey: Is that shanesbaits.com? Shane Lehew: It is. Matt Arey: Shanesbaits.com is where you can get the custom best Alabama rig on the market which they've been biting that pretty much all over the place lately. Shane Lehew: We're having trouble keeping them in stock right now. Matt Arey: There you go. Shane Lehew: They must be biting them about everywhere. Matt Arey: I know what Shane will be doing when he leaves here. He'll be going home to make more Alabama rigs. Shane Lehew: Yeah. Matt Arey: Anthony if you heard that, we will have mice if we get the 300 viewers, we'll have mice next week for Mr. Wilson. All right. I'm going to catch up to everybody, see, that's awesome Bryant Clair said you all are the best, we appreciate that. What day can I come meet Shane Lehew to show him some tricks Brandon [Shilders 00:16:57] asked that. Is that one of your buddies? Shane Lehew: Yeah. Matt Arey: Okay. Shane Lehew: He needs to be shown some tricks that's for sure. Matt Arey: All right, here we go. First questions coming for Shane. If the water is under 60 degrees, do you Carolina rig off of ledges or in hollows of the creeks? Now the hallows I'm assuming he's talking about the ditches and things like that. Under 60 degrees. Honestly, I don't throw a Carolina rig enough to really even answer that question. I'm not even qualified to answer that question. What about y'all? Carolina rigging, come on, y'all Carolina riggers. You're from the Carolinas. Jake Whitaker: Yeah, points are big. Hartwell is a big place where I fish. Before the move up to spawn, they move up shallow on the points. Matt Arey: Right. Jake Whitaker: It doesn't necessarily have to be out on the ledges or even in the ditches or whatever. Matt Arey: That's what ... I don't like a lot of vertical. If I am throwing a Carolina rig, I don't like it to be real vertical. Jake Whitaker: Yeah. Matt Arey: I don't like bluff ins and things like that. I'd rather have a gradual slope than anything that drops off super fast. If it drops off really fast, I'm usually going to something like Shaky Head or Jig or something like that. Jake Whitaker: Yeah. Matt Arey: You? Shane Lehew: I'm on the same page, yeah. Matt Arey: All right let's see. Shane Lehew: I don't Carolina rig a whole lot. Matt Arey: Yeah. I watch those guys at Rayburn and FLW and they're like, all of them are throwing a rig. I don't know if I'm jealous of rig throwing or not. Shane Lehew: In short grass, right? Matt Arey: yeah, that's right. Little hard spots in the grass and things like that. Congrats to Gina, she said she caught her first bass on Lake Linear today. Jack Hyles says Shane's A rigs are the best. I have to agree. Smoke was throwing a Carolina rig this week. Shane Lehew: He was. Matt Arey: Y'all better write that down because it's rare that he slows down. All this stuff about him, we can talk about him all we want because he ain't here. All this talk about him jumping around and running and gunning and things like that, that son of a gun sat on the same spot for four days. He spent ... what's eight times four Jeff? Jake Whitaker: 32. Jeff Walsh: 19. Matt Arey: He spent 19 days, no he spent 32 hours basically on the same spot the entire tournament. Bryan's good enough to where when he knows he has to slow down, he slows down. Jeff Walsh: He's done it before. Matt Arey: Oh yeah, absolutely. Jeff Walsh: Not a lot. Matt Arey: He done it at Kentucky Lake. Some of the ledge tournaments and stuff like that and grass lakes are big. They said when they found them at Rayburn and I talked to him this morning on the phone while he was driving, he said when you found them, it wasn't easy to find them but, when you found them, it was every cast. I watched Bolton live on Monday. Yesterday morning dude, the first spot that he pulls up to, he might not have caught one every cast but, he had a bite every cast for 40 casts. It was a lot of fund to watch. Jeff Davis said he was there and he pounded them. Matt Arey: One of y'all text Hog and see if y'all can give his hat away. Man they want that hat. Jeff Walsh: That would be epic. Matt Arey: They want that hat. Jeff Walsh: That would be awesome. Matt Arey: Hey Shane, you wanna shoot him a text and see if we can ... Shane Lehew: I'll shoot him a text. Matt Arey: See if we can give his hat away. he'll know what it is. Shane Lehew: He needs to be watching. Jeff Walsh: Autographed hair. Matt Arey: Autographed, he didn't sign it. Jeff Walsh: Y'all can all sign it. Matt Arey: Oh yeah. We're going to sign a wig that was on Matt McBee's head. Jeff Walsh: Absolutely. Who wants that? Give us a thumbs up in the feed if you want it. Matt Arey: Oh Jay Mack, that's an interesting question. I'm not real sure, he said give your perspective on the loons that poach Thrift's fish. Y'all know what he's talking about. That might have been something on live or something. Shane Lehew: Yeah, I missed ... I saw some loons in the background.. Jeff Walsh: equals third. Matt Arey: I like it. Thank you Mike Harris, I hope Thrift's watching on his drive home. He might already be home but, Mike Harris said, Thrift needed an Ultrix on Rayburn. Thrift and argued, he hates change, okay? But when you're sitting there on an offshore spot and you're making such a specific cast, and he's having to run that trolling motor to get him back up. I know he's got GPS and he's got his line up and he's got his way points and all that stuff, that's great but, he's lying when he says Ultrix wouldn't have come in handy in a tournament like that. Like I said, he's not here so, I'm going to talk about him. He's come home with 40 grand in his pocket, I'm sure he's all right. He can take a little picking. All right, question for you Jake, this comes from Jack Hyle, he said how would he catch a better fish on Harrtwell right now? They've just been catching a lot of smaller spots. What would be your key on catching a better fish, a better quality fish, above average fish on Lake Hartwell right now? Jake Whitaker: I would probably have to say due to all the rain that we've been having, I would say that a lot of the creeks are stained. Matt Arey: I'm sure, yeah. Jake Whitaker: In the backs and if it were me trying to catch a better fish, I would be square billing, spinner baiting, chatter baiting, something like that. Dirty water. Matt Arey: All right, so there you go and that's always a good way to catch kicker large mouth down there. Do split rings affect jerk baits? This one's from Jeff Fox and crank baits, I've heard some take them off and some tie directly to the eye of the bait. I've always used split rings, for the most part do you y'all use split rings? I've seen guys take them off and use snaps too. I've seen guys even tie a loop knot in some of them. I don't like that because it grinds on the line when you're using light line, light flora carbon and things like that. Are y'all split ring guys? Shane Lehew: Yeah, definitely. Jake Whitaker: Yeah. Shane Lehew: For sure. Matt Arey: Okay, so Jeff, that's pretty unanimous. We all use split rings on our jerk baits and crank baits. I keep an eye on those split rings and if they get a little bent out of shape, or they get a little rusted or they get a rough spot in them, you don't wanna make your line ... I got to where, I don't know even know what they're called but, they're more of an oval than they are a circular. Jake Whitaker: Yes, yep. Matt Arey: I like those a lot better. It seems to me that it stays a little bit truer. It still can swing but, I don't know, I think it's personal preference I guess but, I got to where I use those a lot more than the regular circular split rings. Matt Arey: Perfect spinner bait rod. Some people want one, Logan Taylor was asking, with a little bit more backbone. I like a 7 2, 7 3 Jake, you're a pretty big guy, I'm a pretty tall guy, Shane's a little shorter but do you like a longer rod or shorter rod? I know what Thrift would say if he was here. Shane Lehew: 7 3, medium heavy, yeah. Matt Arey: So, we all on the same page. 7 3 medium heavy to me is about an ideal action for a good spinner bait rod. The same rod I use for chatter bait a lot too. Shane Lehew: Yeah. Matt Arey: Especially when I'm in grass and things like that. If y'all see a question that I miss and y'all wanna address it, y'all let me know. I hate going for a mullet Josh Calvin but, I'm getting close. Shane Lehew: You're getting close yeah. Matt Arey: Maybe I'll just shave the front of my head. Shane Lehew: Go Joe Dirt this year. Matt Arey: Go Joe Dirt on them this year. That's right. Oh, Trey Dawson said Thrift actually hooked a loon. Jake Whitaker: Oh Lord, I did not see that. Matt Arey: I didn't know that. Jake Whitaker: I did not see that. Matt Arey: That's interesting. I've never been a good enough to fool one but I guess Thrift is. Shane Lehew: Not only catches bass. Matt Arey: I'm still having a problem Jeff with seeing a complete comment. Jeff Walsh: Because you have an iPhone2. Matt Arey: It's not an iPhone2, it's a 6S. Jeff Walsh: That needs to be charged every 30 seconds. Matt Arey: Hey we almost hit 300 viewers by the way, I saw 297 so we're almost there. Chad E. Butler said we need to do a show on your favorite knot that you like to tie. As far as knots man, I'm a palmar knot, occasionally I'll use a loop knot. What'd we decided the name of the knot was that we tie our braided flora carbon? What do you use Jake braid flora? Jake Whitaker: Here lately I've been doing a double uni. Matt Arey: What about you Shane? Shane Lehew: FG. Jake Whitaker: Yeah that one too. Matt Arey: Which one's the FG, is that the one that we use? Is that the one that Bryan and I use? We don't even know what it's called. We make a loop in the flora carbon, take the braid through it and wrap it around ... Jake Whitaker: Yeah, yeah. Matt Arey: He's shaking his head you're shaking yes. Jake Whitaker: I don't know. Shane Lehew: That's not the FG. Matt Arey: Okay. That's not the FG, that's like a uni knot. Jake Whitaker: Yes. Matt Arey: Okay, yep. Gotcha. What's the FG? I've heard of it. Shane Lehew: It's complicated. Matt Arey: So why do you tie it? Jake Whitaker: It's the one that takes like 10 minutes to tie. Shane Lehew: No it doesn't take me that long to tie it. Matt Arey: That's good, that's 10 more minutes we have to fish while he's tying knots. Shane Lehew: I've honestly ... because I've broke the double uni. Jake Whitaker: Yeah, yeah. Shane Lehew: I've broke all of them. Jake Whitaker: Yeah. Shane Lehew: But that one, on guide trips and stuff [crosstalk 00:25:13]. Jeff Walsh: We just broke 300 by the way so you're going to buy mice. Matt Arey: All right, guaranteed mice for next Tuesday, I've got it. I promise unless for some reason Fins and Critters has run out of them Jeff Walsh: No you gotta catch them. Matt Arey: Then we'll ... catch them? Jeff Walsh: You live on a farm. Matt Arey: The way I catch them you can't feed them to him because they dead. Jeff Walsh: Just shake them. Matt Arey: And he likes stuff that's moving. Jeff Walsh: Just shake it. Matt Arey: Just shake it? Jeff Walsh: He'll eat it. Matt Arey: You're right, actually you're right. If he'll attack a 16 inch swim bait that Tater Hog made floating on top of the water in the aquarium, he probably would eat a dead mouse or whatever it is. Dustin Mowens, we are not coming to Lake Conra with MLF, we're all fishing the Bass Master Elite Series so we will not be present but, we will be in my opinion, at the best lake in Texas the first week of May for the TTTBC at Lake Fork. If you wanna see some big ones, whether one of us catches them or not, I guarantee you'll see some giants at Lake Fork in May. That's a guarantee. Keith Combs will be fishing in that tournament. Jake Whitaker: Yes. Matt Arey: He's probably be the one as usual but, we're going to do our best to knock him off his throne down there. I think he won ... I know the first TTTBC I fished at down there back when they let the FLW qualifiers fish it, he won that one by I don't know, it was three days. He like 110 pounds. Jake Whitaker: Oh yeah. Matt Arey: For three days. Jake Whitaker: Yeah. Matt Arey: No granted they were all off shore, we're there a little earlier so it could make it interesting. I think they'll be a lot of different interesting ways to catch them. But, they'll be a 10 pounder caught in that one. It will take a double digit fish to win that truck. Matt Arey: Brandon Childers said how bad did your grandpa beat you today? Did y'all go fishing? Shane Lehew: I did, yeah. Matt Arey: I thought you had a tackle store you had to work at? Shane Lehew: No, dad was around the tackle store. Matt Arey: Okay. Shane Lehew: I went fishing last night. Matt Arey: You and your Shane Lehew: Then I woke up as seven, went fishing again this morning. Matt Arey: I saw your post. Shane Lehew: Yeah, I only fished till like nine last night. Matt Arey: But you caught them though didn't ya? Shane Lehew: Yeah, it was pretty fun. Last night was fun, this morning was fun and then about nine O'clock I should've went home. Matt Arey: So you and your grandpa fished head-to-head? Shane Lehew: There's a little 5 dollar Tuesday tournament. Matt Arey: Five dollars Tuesday tournament like that. Shane Lehew: Yep. I jump in at about once every two months. Matt Arey: How many ... so my grandfather used to play in a weekly golf tournament and they would bet quarters. Jake Whitaker: Yeah. Shane Lehew: Sometimes there'll get like 30 boats on a Tuesday. Matt Arey: so there might be 150 dollars to win if I did my math right. Shane Lehew: Actually it's six dollars because it's a dollar big fish. Matt Arey: I hear yeah Jeff. It was how much? Shane Lehew: Six bucks. Matt Arey: So who won? Shane Lehew: Grandpa. Matt Arey: Oh, okay, he took all the money. Shane Lehew: Yeah. Matt Arey: How many boats? Shane Lehew: See, what he did, what he always does wherever we fished this past weekend, that's what he's going to run on Tuesday so, grandpa, I hope you're watching, I know you ran my juice. Matt Arey: You ran Lehew's juice, beat him at his own game. I like it. Shane Lehew: For a fact. Matt Arey: There's a question to you Jake from a John Martin, since Jake is a true south we'll throw in a couple pulse blades and buzz bates for the giveaway, so is John the owner of True South? Jake Whitaker: John is. Matt Arey: Okay. All right, so that's pretty awesome. Couple pulse blades and buzz baits for the giveaway. We can either throw that in the Angler's Choice giveaway or ... we'll throw it in the Angler's Choice giveaway because we'll have to get their name and address anyway and that's going to be dropped shipped from Angler's choice direct and he can drop ship that stuff from True South. Jake Whitaker: Yep. Matt Arey: Appreciate the donation. Jake Whitaker: That's awesome, appreciate it. Matt Arey: I'm glad I saw that, that's pretty cool, that was pretty cool. What's up Tom, Tom thanks for tuning in. Anthony Randal said the same thing, when we was talking about split rings, he said oval split ring crank baits. I don't get to see comments like that very often so I'm just going to read it. Anthony Randal said Matt is 100% right on oval split rings. If Thrift was here I ... Jeff Walsh: That is rare. Matt Arey: I would probably screenshot that and make him read it over and over and over and over again. Shane Lehew: He would probably disagree. Matt Arey: James Wiley, Jeff mentioned that earlier about the LTF decals. Yes we've got all the decals but we're adding something else in each and every one of you guys and gals that signed up for a free decal in the envelope so, we're giving you a special gift in there with it. That will be on its way hopefully within the next week or so we'll get those in the mail but, I promise they're coming, just be patient with us. Matt Arey: Allen Cole, thanks buddy. He said he's here so the party can start. Sorry he's late. Best contact rod. That's a good question Paul Jackson asks the best rod for contact. Scott Martin who I roomed with last year has completely changed my outlook on the right contact rod. I'll let you guys tell what your favorite setup is for throwing a contact, the model, the length, the action whatever brand rod you like to throw you can mention and ... Jake Whitaker: What size are we talking? Matt Arey: Well contacts I'm assuming Paul you're talking the three eighths, not the big giant like five eighths but, three threes, three eighths, things like that. The most common size that we all throw, I'm sure than anything. Jake Whitaker: Yeah. Matt Arey: Favorite contact rod. Action, length, go ahead Jake. Jake Whitaker: I'm going to give you two answers because, this year I threw a contact a lot and I threw it a lot on a spinning reel. Eighth ounce head, seven foot medium, the ALX Ico series, the Shake seven. Matt Arey: Shake seven? Jake Whitaker: Shake seven is what I threw it on this year. If you're throwing it on a bait caster, quarter ounce weight, whatever weight you're throwing it on, probably the ALZ Zolo Deputy. It's a seven foot one, it's a medium heavy rod but, I think it leans more toward the medium aspect of that. That's what I throw. Matt Arey: Okay, and a lot of rods out there but, you're around a seven, seven one for the most part. Jake Whitaker: Yeah. Matt Arey: What about you Shane? Shane Lehew: Same way, I'm a seven foot medium heavy Fantasy, it's got a little backbone if you get out on a long cast, usually I throw it on a three sixteenths or a quarter ounce head like Jake was talking. If I throw a three three or three sixteenths, or a three eight. It's got a pretty soft tip. Matt Arey: All right. Y'all are going to laugh at me because I'm so ... and I used to use pretty much the same rods that y'all just mentioned, I used to use a seven foot medium, it was a ... it was more like a medium heavy but it was labeled a medium. It had a decent backbone but a pretty soft tip. I always used around a seven foot rod and then Scott got me using a seven eleven now y'all might laugh about that but, when I'm fishing now, unless I'm skipping docks, it's different. I'm not skipping docks with a swim bait, this is fishing open water. Brush piles, things like that, shoals, offshore. Matt Arey: This seven eleven, it's loose, it's got a medium heavy crank and a seven eleven stick and I have to get you guys the model number, but that seven eleven, what it did for me and I'd use eight or ten pound line, and I'd use a six three to one reel, and I could absolutely launch that thing and it was a medium heavy crank bait rod. It wasn't designed for 10XDs and things like that, it was more like your 5XDs and your series six and your 10 to 15 foot divers. It's very similar cause it's so long, the fish will just, they hook themselves, they load up on it. It's got plenty of backbone, but it's got the length to where you can absolutely just bomb that bait. First I was like y'all, I was like seven eleven for throwing a contact, then when you do it, you're like this is the deal. Jake Whitaker: Why haven't I been doing it? Matt Arey: This is the deal. I'm telling you, you guys should try that. Try using a seven eleven when you're fishing the contact or a little paddle tail swim bait in open water. I was impressed and I won't go back to anything else. Matt Arey: Anthony said Matt spend some money and get an iPad for the show. How many iPads we got? One, two, three we got all kinds of iPads. That's how y'all see us. We have iPads. iPhone 6S, Andy, Andy Markel gave me the little iPhone 6. Jeff Walsh: His phone is horrible. Matt Arey: So my six is better than Andy's? Do you like the FG knot? Well I guess one of us at the table does. Shane uses the FG knot all the time. Shane Lehew: It is weird to tie. Matt Arey: Literally how long does it take you to tie? Shane Lehew: Not that long now. Matt Arey: If you're just learning. Shane Lehew: 20 seconds. Matt Arey: Forever. Jake Whitaker: If you're just learning, it's a good five, ten minute. Shane Lehew: I put the braid in my mouth, hold the braid with my teeth, then do the rest with [crosstalk 00:33:34]. Jake Whitaker: I think that is the hardest part of tying it is figuring out [crosstalk 00:33:37] what to hold, yeah. Matt Arey: Figuring how to hold it. Jake Whitaker: Yeah. Matt Arey: To me tying the line, the line tight knot, that's the biggest challenge is figuring out how to hold everything. Jake Whitaker: Yeah. Matt Arey: Once you figure that, get a method going, then it becomes a lot easier and more efficient. Shane Lehew: There's an easier way, I think Marty Robinson, Brandon Cobb told me about it but, he does some crazy [crosstalk 00:33:56] yeah, he does some crazy stuff with his hands and I have no idea so I just ... Jake Whitaker: So he actually showed you and you still didn't understand it. Shane Lehew: No he didn't show me, he showed Cobb and Cobb tried to figure it out and he couldn't. Jake Whitaker: Oh, you're talking about Marty does it. Shane Lehew: Yeah. Jake Whitaker: Okay. Shane Lehew: I found the knot online. I mean literally, I was just going through saltwater knots. Matt Arey: Gotcha. Shane Lehew: I was playing around with it, but it holds up really well. Matt Arey: Gotcha. Mark Mason said the Alberta knot, Jmac said if you miss two strikes on a crank bait, do you change hooks? What do you all do? I usually just change colors before I start changing hooks. I always have new hooks on my crank baits. If you start missing fish on a crank bait, what do y'all do first? Shane Lehew: Color, yeah most of the time. If you're not catching a bunch of fish, obviously if you're catching like 20 fish on one bait, then you start losing them, then yeah, you probably worn out the hooks. Matt Arey: Right. Shane Lehew: Because you wear out the hooks a lot depending on what you're cranking, rock, stuff like that. Matt Arey: Yeah. While we're at it, what hooks do you y'all run ... let's just talk about shallow running cranks, square bills, and things like that. Not necessarily sizes because, it varies per bait. What are y'all's favorite hooks to run with crank bait? Just in general? Shane Lehew: Mine right now are the Berkley Fusion, they're round bends. Matt Arey: Okay. Shane Lehew: Those things are the sharpest hooks I've ever seen. I've had some hooks in that past like even starting straighten out a little bit or bend a little bit, they don't. Matt Arey: Yeah. Jake Whitaker: I've gotta agree. Matt Arey: You like that Berkley Fusion? Jake Whitaker: I do and I'll tell you where ... Matt Arey: I haven't used this hook. Jake Whitaker: Where I got turned on to it was on the second year I fished the opens. Matt Arey: Okay. Jake Whitaker: Top water, small mouth. Matt Arey: Yep. Jake Whitaker: They were eating it, they were crazy but, you would lose some of them. Believe it or not, the tackle store had no other treble hooks besides those. Bottom, never lost a fish. Matt Arey: It worked. Jake Whitaker: Yeah. Matt Arey: Yeah. That's the biggest thing like throwing a jerk bait up north a lot, and I've always used round bends, the bronze hooks and the downfall of that hook is they'll stick you if you look at them wrong but, they will bend on you. In throwing a jerk bait up north, and catching them small mouth and three and four pound small mouth jumping five feet out the water and stuff, about every fish or every other fish, you're going to either have to change the hook or you're going to have to straighten one back out. Jake Whitaker: Yep. Matt Arey: That's the only downfall. Are they great hooks? Absolutely, they're killer hooks. All right, I'm seeing everybody's comments that we hit over 300 viewers, we absolutely did, so we will have some mice to Mr. Wilson next week. I hope he is watching, they'll get a kick out that. 321, we actually hit, oh wow, we're at 325. This is pretty awesome. Blake Parish said Thrift and I are tying the Alberto know. I always thought it was the uni knot. Shane Lehew: I think that's what I used to tie. Matt Arey: We still don't know what we're tying. We've talked about that before. Any questions for Jake and Shane, be sure to shoot them over guys, Joel Fry, thanks for tuning in. He's tuning in from California. What time is it in California Jeff help me out here. I can't do math, remember? Four hours earlier right? Jeff Walsh: I'm not listening to you, what did you say? Matt Arey: You're just doing that because Thrift's not here. So, you're going to take his place and just pretend like you're not paying attention. Jeff Walsh: No, what did you say really? I had my earphones on. Matt Arey: Nothing, don't worry about it. Oh yeah Trey, that's interesting man. Did we hit a new record for viewers tonight? [crosstalk 00:37:19] we've been in the 300s several times but [crosstalk 00:37:22]. Jeff Walsh: I think we hit 350 one time because I think one of the first white ninja crawfish was a 350. Matt Arey: Oh yeah, was that a 350 with ... let's see, Tim Fredrick had your way this weekend. Oh, that's Lineburger telling Tim he's headed down there. I wonder what Lineburger's going there for. Lineburger fishing the coast of something? Jake Whitaker: Yes, he said he is. Matt Arey: Oh, okay. Jake Whitaker: He's fishing the coast for the open. Matt Arey: Oh, I didn't see Tim was on, what's up Tim, thanks for tuning in. Florida Hammer there and them boys will have fun down there so they're headed to the coast and that's at Okeechobee? Jake Whitaker: Yes. Matt Arey: That water is really low there. That should be an interesting tournament, or it was really low, I don't know if it still is. What's so funny Jeff? I missed it. Jeff Walsh: Anthony Renner said I'm acting like Smoke, I guess not listening to you. Matt Arey: Yeah that's right, exactly right. Randy McCudy said looking for a dual bow mount for my electronics, what do you guys recommend? Ranger Boat Randy, you need to call Van Foster at Bass Boat technologies, are you all in agreance with that? Jake Whitaker: Yes. Matt Arey: I know there's a couple different companies out there that make them but, I'll tell you Van was the very first one in the industry period to make any kid of single or dual mount for bass boats and I promise you, you won't be disappointed with Van's work. Look up Bass Boat technologies and give Van a call Randy and you won't be disappointed. Matt Arey: Let's see, Jake and Shane, this is from Vernon Kemp to both of you guys, do you guys feel like a spinning rod is better than a casting rod for a hard jerk bait? Probably know what both y'all are going to say but, go ahead either one of you. Who wants to answer first? Shane go ahead. Shane Lehew: I always throw my own bait caster. Now when you said the legend's watching, Guy Eaker, he throws his own spinning rods. Matt Arey: Guy throws a jerk bait on a spinner rod? Shane Lehew: Yeah. Matt Arey: Interesting. I didn't know that. Shane Lehew: Yeah and I think he throws braid a lot honestly. Matt Arey: Really? With a flora liter or ... Shane Lehew: I think just straight braid. Matt Arey: Straight braid. Shane Lehew: Yep, I usually throw mine on a six ten medium 10 pound flora carbon most of the time. Matt Arey: Okay. Now when you get to the bigger jerk baits, bigger, deeper diving, heavier jerk baits are you still on that six ten medium? Shane Lehew: I'll go to a seven foot medium most of the time. Matt Arey: Okay. Jake Whitaker: Yeah, pretty much the same way. LX actually has a KellyJ jerk bait rod. Matt Arey: Okay. How long is that rod? Jake Whitaker: It's six ten, seven foot. Matt Arey: Gotcha. Jake Whitaker: Typical jerk bait rod. Matt Arey: Yeah, and I'm the same way. I got to where I just like longer rods for about everything. I feel like I get a little bit more distance and leverage out of it but, I use seven footers and I'll use most of the time I'll use a medium action. If I go up to something super heavy, sometimes I'll go to a seven two medium. Jake Whitaker: Yeah. Matt Arey: Some seven two or seven three medium, medium heavy, some medium heavys are more like mediums, it's depends on the brand but, Louis has got a seven foot medium that I love. I actually was throwing it Friday up at Norman and it's funny we started fishing. We went to Norman the other day, Friday, and we caught a bunch of fish but, we never caught any big ones but the first stretch I pulled into and I guess it's because it was early and I picked up a little jerk bait and I picked up five in like six casts. Then I never had a bite on a jerk bait the rest of the day. Shane Lehew: They've been biting early. Matt Arey: Yeah I guess it was an early deal. There wasn't any wind either [crosstalk 00:40:18] day so, I think [crosstalk 00:40:20]. Jeff Walsh: Your roommate just joined us. Matt Arey: My roommate? My roommate is my wife. Jeff Walsh: Oh. Matt Arey: Hammerberry, is Hammerberry on? My roommate on the road. I got you. Hammerberry's on so that's cool. What's up Scott? Buddy Black's watching, what's up Buddy? Thanks for tuning in. Craig Chambers must've tuned in because Kylie Weston mentioned that he said the real deal [crosstalk 00:40:46]. The crap taking's already started. If y'all don't know what we're talking about, Craig finished second behind Hank Cherry and his tournament partner this past weekend. They both cracked a giant bag of fish. Anytime you crack 16 pounds on Norman, that's good but they both cracked over 18. Pretty awesome. How are the rest of the weights on the Winter Trail Tournament? Shane Lehew: I think Sunday they were really good. Matt Arey: Okay. Isn't that funny. Shane Lehew: I didn't fish this weekend so I don't really know. Matt Arey: So Hank's lucky that you just decided to sit out? Shane Lehew: No, no. I haven't caught 18 and a half pounds in I'm not sure. Last year. Matt Arey: Shane took me to Norman one time and we won a tournament. Thrift was fishing that tournament too, I just wanna throw that in there. Shane Lehew: We won by a couple pounds. Matt Arey: We won by a couple pounds, we had 18 something and you know that joker ain't invited me back to a fishing tournament with him since. Can you believe that Jake? Jake Whitaker: I believe it. Matt Arey: Do you believe it? Jake Whitaker: I can believe that. Shane Lehew: Grandpa won't let me fish with anybody anymore. Matt Arey: Oh, is that what it is? Shane Lehew: Yeah. I'm fine with it. I'm the net man now. Matt Arey: He'll beat you on your own juice. Shane Lehew: Yeah he will. Matt Arey: Gotcha. Shane Lehew: I just hold the dipper, that's it. Matt Arey: Kevin Clark said have you guys ever experimented with the single hooks to replace treble hooks? Absolutely 150% no. I don't say that being a smart butt but, if I could throw three hooks, I'll never throw a single hook. If I could put a treble hook on my jig, I'd probably do it but, keep it from getting hung up you know? That's not going to happen. What about y'all? Jake Whitaker: No. Matt Arey: I imagine if there's any bait in your box that has treble hooks on it, you're not going to switch it out to a single one. Jake Whitaker: It's going to keep trebles. Matt Arey: Yeah, it's going to keep trebles. Yeah Micheal Cate, that is a good rod, that seven eleven Losemount Crush all purpose six five to one. Awesome for jerk baits. Absolutely. Benjamin Ought's watching, appreciate it Benjamin. What reel and rod do you guys use for chatter bait setup? We're getting a lot of rod and reel setup questions tonight. Matt Arey: I'm a seven three medium heavy, similar to what my spinner bait setup was before. Now I do like ... because it's so hard for me to slow down sometimes and I get a lot more bites on a chatter bait when I tend to slow it down but, sometimes I have to go to a lower gear ratio reel so I'll go to a six eight one or six three one. That's what I'll throw mine on is a seven three medium heavy. What about y'all? Jake Whitaker: Seven two medium heavy. Matt Arey: Seven two? Jake Whitaker: Yeah. Matt Arey: So very similar. Shane Lehew: Yeah, seven three medium heavy or if I'm fishing heavy grass I'll go to a seven six medium heavy actually a lot now. Matt Arey: Okay. To pop it loose easier where you don't have to work as hard. Shane Lehew: Yeah, yep. Matt Arey: It makes sense. Jeff Mackey said to tell you to tell grandpa that the secret bait smoked him on Mountain Island on Sunday. It's out now, what's the secret bait? Shane Lehew: I don't even know. Matt Arey: Oh my gosh. Shane Lehew: Like I have no idea. Matt Arey: Can you believe this? Do you believe this? Shane Lehew: I think he came in the tackle store when grandpa was working, grandpa just let it all out. Just told everybody. Matt Arey: Probably something y'all sell huh? Shane Lehew: Yeah, something we got in the store. Matt Arey: Of course. Jake Whitaker: Just everybody knows ... Matt Arey: So you sell it but you won't tell us what it is? Shane Lehew: I really don't know, I don't know what Jeff bought. Jake Whitaker: I spent two years at UNC Charlotte with Shane and nothing's changed. Matt Arey: He's not Thrift status, but he's like a hybrid. He's got a little Thrift blood in him. A little tight lipped. Cobb's always ... he's just been straight up forward and honest and... Shane Lehew: Yeah, that's why we work well together. Matt Arey: Because he gives you everything and you give him nothing. That's a pretty good relationship for you because he's still ... he still catches them and then you catch them. Shane Lehew: Yeah, he figures them out in practice because I never do. Matt Arey: Yeah, if ain't broke. Jake Whitaker: Same. Matt Arey: Don't try to fix it right? What kind of braid do y'all use? Brian I use the P line TCB braid. I use the eight carrier for my spinning rods, I usually use 15 pound and one thing I do on braid with spinning rods is I'm always using something that's a vis color whether it's a chartreuse or white or whatever it is. What I use is a high vis yellow, it's kind of like a chartreuse color. That's because whether I'm wacky worming or even drop shot, it doesn't matter, I just always like to know exactly where my liter starts and know exactly where I can see my line and fishing a shaky head when there's a little bow in it, I can just pick up on it a lot easier. Maybe it's because I'm older than y'all too. I don't know, my eyesight's getting bad but, what about y'all? Jake Whitaker: I like the high vis but, I'm also just joined P line. Matt Arey: Awesome, well welcome aboard Jake and we know you're a Berkley guy but what size ... is that what he is? He just wanted to know what kind of braid. So you're using ... Shane Lehew: There's new braid coming out and honestly I used to be P line or PowerPro guy for braid. Matt Arey: Okay, yep. And PowerPro is good too. Shane Lehew: Yep. They've come out with a new braid that's very similar to those so I feel real comfortable with it. One's a slicker braid like what you talked about, it's called the X9 then there's more course braid kind of like PowerPro. Matt Arey: Yep. Shane Lehew: And that's what I tend to lean towards just for comfort is that X5. Matt Arey: But you like the slicker stuff on your spinning reels and things like that? Shane Lehew: I throw ... nope. Matt Arey: Really? Shane Lehew: X5. Matt Arey: You like the stiffer stuff? Shane Lehew: Yep. Matt Arey: Okay. Now why is that? Shane Lehew: I don't know, just have always been comfortable with it [crosstalk 00:45:59] and I throw 10 most of the time. Matt Arey: Yeah, I'll throw 10 a lot. Shane Lehew: So I don't lose casting that much. Matt Arey: The only reason I throw 15 is because a lot of times I'm using an eight pound liter and sometimes I'm using a 10 pound liter. I hate using a six pound liter I know guys on the west coast are big with lighter liters but, I always like ... my diameter of my line, the better that they match up I always feel like the better that knot cinches down. You know what I mean? Jake Whitaker: Mm-hmm (affirmative). Matt Arey: If you got a six pound flora and a 65 pound braid, you try to tie that knot, I just don't trust it. The closer you can get in the diameters of line, when you're tying a knot, I always think that that's better. Better for longevity and strength, both. Matt Arey: I saw a question about am I going to be down at fishing at Bass Open. From Steve Smith, said are you going to be fishing the Bass Open on the Harris chain next week? I'm not fishing in the Opens this year. Just the Elites. Jake you're not fishing the opens are you? Jake Whitaker: No, I'm not. Matt Arey: Okay. And I know you're not fishing in the opens, correct? Are y'all doing any Costas or anything other than the Elite series? Jake Whitaker: No. Matt Arey: Okay, all right. Favorite search bait. That's a good question from Casey Grimm. What y'all's faculty search bait just when you go out looking for a bite trying to find a group of fish? Favorite search bait? I mean there's a lot of them out there but if you could pick one Shane? Shane Lehew: Mine would be some type of crank bait or top water just depend on what time of year. Matt Arey: Okay, yeah. Jake Whitaker: Yeah. Matt Arey: Same? Jake Whitaker: This time of year jerk bait for me. Matt Arey: Yeah, jerk bait's always a good way just to get a bit whether it's from a runt or a giant. Jake Whitaker: Yep. Matt Arey: And you can cover a lot of water with it. It'll work you a little harder than a crank bait sometimes but, I'm with Shane, I love throwing, certain times of year I like throwing a buzz bait or a plopper or something like that, that I could cover a lot of water with fast. Or sometimes a little old bandit 200 or something that you know will get a bite that you can cover a lot of water with very quickly. Matt Arey: Logan Taylor, I have not thrown the Fritz Lou's crank and stick yet but, I've got several of the ledge series rods that just came in from Lou's. Some of the Mark Row signature stuff. I haven't got a chance to throw them yet but, I'll be using them here soon. They feel good and I just got my reels on them and got them lined up. I'm excited to get out and test them. Matt Arey: Super cold water, Ron Montgomery said, this is a good question for you Shane. Super cold water, let's just say it's clear for argument sake, best retrieve for an Alabama rig, blades or no blades? Shane Lehew: I usually always go blades. Matt Arey: You always go blades no matter how clear the water is? Shane Lehew: Most of the time I do. Now if it's slick, calm, super clear, then yeah you can go no blades but, slower the better. I always feel like [crosstalk 00:48:41] especially with the cold, yeah. Matt Arey: Yeah, I agree. Are you an Alabama rigger Jake? Jake Whitaker: No. Matt Arey: Okay. Jake Whitaker: I don't like them. Matt Arey: I'm not either that's why directed that ... he didn't address Shane in particular but that's why I shot that question over to him. Baits, what baits do you guys throw on a five four to one reel when you go to a five four to one, what baits are you throwing on that gear ratio? Jake Whitaker: Crank baits but, I'm still ... Matt Arey: But mainly big stuff or all ... Jake Whitaker: Yeah, big stuff but I'm still a low sixes. I don't ... Matt Arey: Right. Jake Whitaker: The five four is great for the big, big 10XDs, that kind of stuff. But, for whatever reason, I'm still [crosstalk 00:49:24]. Matt Arey: That's the only time I've thrown a fiver four and I've got a couple of them, and it's for really only two or three baits out there. One is a big giant swim bait head like an ounce to an ounce and a half. Something that I'm wanting to crawl on the bottom. It forces me to keep it on the bottom as opposed to picking it up too quick in a 10XD. Or some of the giant crank baits like the old dirty 30 by Mann. [crosstalk 00:49:48]. That old dirty 30, the big giant crank baits but, other than that I'm like Jake, I'm a six to one guy. Shane Lehew: I'm the same, yeah. Matt Arey: Do you use any five to ones Shane? Shane Lehew: I've actually just got some wenches in, the five four to one and I played with it a little bit but, I think ... I feel like that six three or whatever for shallow diving crank bait and I haven't been deep cranking with one yet but ... Matt Arey: Right. Shane Lehew: But that's exactly what I think it will be good for. Matt Arey: Okay. Shane Lehew: Six and ten XD, stuff like that. Matt Arey: All right. Brad Williams said he's buying his first boat. What are the key things I should be looking for? Honestly, looking beyond obviously good price. Shane Lehew: Make sure it floats. Matt Arey: Yeah, make sure it floats. I don't know what you're in the market for Brad but, Angler's Choice, they're unmatched in my opinion with customer service and not just taking care of you before the sale but, having a good service department and people that you know are going to be there for you after the sale. That's one thing that Angler's Choice has always impressed me with is they'll take good care of you. They got good mechanics at all locations. That's the one thing that I take a lot of pride in is just knowing that I'm going to be well taken care of after I purchase a boat. You can buy the same boat at a lot of different locations but you won't get the same service and that's the deciding factor for me. What about y'all? Jake Whitaker: And I've got to go back on what you said about Angler's Choice, I just joined those guys this year and just the short time that I've dealt with them, they have been nothing but great to me and I have 100% confidence they'd do that for anybody else out there, not just us. Matt Arey: It's an awesome group of people man. I tell you. What time we getting to Jeff? Shane Lehew: 7:53. Matt Arey: 7:53. We do have two giveaways tonight. Did I do that right? Two giveaways tonight. We have two different questions. I don't even know what one of the questions is because Jeff came up with it and he pretty much gave me the look that don't you dare ask it because this is my deal. Jeff Walsh: No, it's a fishing question. It's not hard. Matt Arey: It's probably something making fun of me or something. That's why you won't tell me what it is. Jeff Walsh: I don't have to ask it. Matt Arey: All right. Anthony Randal said, will get to the questions here in about five minutes guys. Thanks for tuning in, we're up to 300 something viewers tonight which is awesome. Jake and Shane have been great guests. Keeps shooting your questions here we got time for a few more questions. Anthony said that's a huge liter, I like six and eight pound liter with an FG knot. Matt Arey: Very rarely do I go to six. I use eight a lot, very rarely do I go to six. Do y'all every use six pound liters much anymore? A lot of the places we go don't really dictate that we have to use stuff that small. Jake Whitaker: No. Shane Lehew: No, I use it some. I did at St. Clair actually on my drop shot and I think I was actually [crosstalk 00:52:35] visually seeing fish. Jake Whitaker: Yeah. Shane Lehew: Eating Mayflies and stuff and there was a ton of boats around me. Jake Whitaker: Yep. Shane Lehew: I think there was two keys. One was that new flat worm from Berkley actually Cobb was begging me for. I had 19 and a half pounds in like 13 minutes. He's like all right, that's it, just come bring me some now. Jake Whitaker: Give me some worms. Shane Lehew: Yeah. I think also it was the six pound liter that I got a few more bites than everybody else. You could see, it was slick calm that second day. Matt Arey: Yeah, and I could see that in super clear water and super high pressure situations, especially when there's a lot of money on the line. Last thing I wanna do is go down to six pound line when I'm dealing with four pound small mouth but ... Shane Lehew: It was testy but you just take your time. Matt Arey: You're not going to land them if you don't hook them. Shane Lehew: No. That's right. Matt Arey: That's a good way to look at. Go to confidence baits Elijah Brown said ... What was that? Shane Lehew: I think he's looking for the mouse already. Jake Whitaker: Yeah. Shane Lehew: He just ate something off the top. Matt Arey: We got to talking about mice. Shane Lehew: Look at him. Matt Arey: He does see something, it's the bubbles, he's trying to attack the bubbles from the aerator in there isn't he? Your confidence bait, Elijah Brown wants to know y'all's confidence bait. Number one confidence bait. Jake you first. Jake Whitaker: 100% after the bass get done spawning, it's a frog, 100%. Matt Arey: A frog? That your confidence bait, I like it. Jake Whitaker: 100%. Matt Arey: I like it. Shane? Shane Lehew: Mine's either going to be a jig or a shaky head. Matt Arey: I know what Bryan would say but, I'm not going to say it because this will be the first show in the history of us talking fish where that was not mentioned. So we're not going to mention it. [crosstalk 00:54:04] He can talk about it next week for an hour if he wants to, he'll be back. Shane Lehew: I know what he would say too. Matt Arey: Bryan will be back next week. We have a couple surprises for you guys in store. One is we'll have some mice to feed Mr. Wilson and two, we get to hear Thrift talk about his third place finishes in Rayburn and how they smashed them down there, and I mean smashed them like not just catching big ones, but catching tons of fish. It'll be a great show next Tuesday. Let's see, James Wiley, Mark Rose went to MFL, Ben answered your question for you. He was wondering where Rose went. Matt Arey: He did go to the BPT. Let's see, T.J. O'Connor, we got a couple references tonight for our Angler's Choice Marine guys, thanks for tuning in T.J. verified what Jake and I both said, buy from ACM and they do take good care of you after the sale. Keep on rolling. Kevin said Angler's Choice are excellent, they treated me great. Dell Phillips, I'm impressed with Angler's Choice, man we didn't have to say anything about Angler's Choice, all the viewers
JIMMY HOUSTON HAS GONE NUTS!!! Sorry to mislead you, folks! Jimmy hasn't lost his mind, he has gotten into pecan farming in a big way. Jimmy is with us just in time for you to place an order for some of his incredibly delicious pecans which are perfect for Christmas. His hilarious explanation of how to pronounce "pecan" is worth a listen, for sure. Also, it wouldn't be a visit with Mr. Houston if we didn't spend a little time talking about bass fishing too. Mark Gintert from the Future Fisherman Foundation tells us about the group's big Internet auction that includes days on the water with Hank Parker and "Mister Crappie" Wally Marshall. Dan Johnston from St. Croix visits to talk to us about using electronics to improve your ice fishing success.
Shruthi and Hank had clear intentions when they met: a relationship with someone that could result in a lifelong partnership. They just didn’t know they wanted it with each other. For the duration of Shruthi’s college mission trip to India, they shared stories, puns and the occasional deep conversation. After getting to know one another without the pressure of trying to impress a possible partner, they realized an authentic connection beyond friendship. For a first generation Indian American and a native Texan, recognizing and overcoming cultural differences became necessary and eventually second nature in their beginnings as a couple. This first year built the foundation on which their perspective on healthy conflict and resolution was built. After four years of partnership, Shruthi and Hank tied the knot and immediately moved to London where they began their married life together. The Parkers share with Sophie how their devotion to communication, harmony, and one another led to the realization of the life they’d imagined before they even met. You can keep up with the Parkers at thehonestshruth.com or @TheHonestShruth on Instagram. www.loveintently.com/blog/shruthi-and-hank-thehonestsruth
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Live as it happened, this is the full Hank Parker interview from day two at the 2018 Forrest Wood Cup. Please subscribe and leave a review- we'll love you for it!
Hank Parker holds a PhD in biological oceanography and is an adjunct professor at Georgetown University’s School of Medicine, where he teaches a course on biological threats to food and agriculture. He formerly served as a Senior Executive and Acting Director of Homeland Security for the Agricultural Research Service of USDA and has published and lectured on bio- and agro-terrorism. He lives in Vermont. http:Visit Tamara and Alistair at their websites. Alistair’s novel, THE ANGEL ALEJANDRO is available! Sign up HERE for Thorne & Cross book updates, special deals, upcoming guests on Haunted Nights LIVE! and more. This is a copyrighted, trademarked podcast owned solely by the Authors on the Air Global Radio
SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with bioterrorism expert Hank Parker to discuss current threats and Parker's new book Containment.
Hank Parker joins the fellas this week on the podcast to talk about his legendary career in the outdoors. Hank goes in depth on fishing, hunting, family, and Swhacker Broadheads. The guys hear about the highlights in his career, the passion that has driven his success, and of course his video game. The fellas were blessed this week with Hank's presence on the podcast; he has been in the outdoor world longer than the fellas have been alive. Obviously the guys were a little star struck and learned a thing or two. Hankparker.com Swhacker.com Workingclassbowhunter.com iTunes : Subscribe and rate us on iTunes! Click here!! WCB Stitcher WCB Tunein Have a comment or question? Want to be on the show? Or just have something random to say?? Perfect hit us up some way or another from the options below! Email:workingclassbowhunter@gmail.com twitter:@WCBOWHUNTER https://twitter.com/WCBOWHUNTERInstagram:@WORKINGCLASSBOWHUNTER SPONSORS: Badlands Packs Smith’s Custom Meats & Deer Processing, INC Creative Critters Taxidermy by Mark Riffe Clearshot Archery Elite Print Production
Did you know that you can learn from even mundane work experiences? My guest today loves to tell outdoor stories as a way to help people improve as hunters and to help people along their spiritual journey. Join me as Korby Taylor explains how we need to "suck the marrow" out of every opportunity, regardless of how mundane it is, while we are waiting for the "right" opportunity. ## Guest's Opening Quote: ## "If it is worth it to you. If you are passionate about it. If you know that you know that you know, it's what you are supposed to be doing, you'll do whatever it takes to get there. " ## More About My Guest: ## Korby is the host of a hunting podcast called "Wild Game Hunting Podcast" that has been available since 2011. Some of his past guests have been Harold Knight, Chris Parrish, Grant Woods, and Hank Parker. He also does some outdoor writing as a regular contributor to wildturkeyreport.com and he has had an article published in Turkey and Turkey Hunting Magazine. And last, but certainly not least, Korby has been a church pastor for 20 years in Texas, where he lives with his wife and two children.
Hank Parker Jr.
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The 2013 BassMaster Classic is this coming weekend! So we figured we'd better check in with one of the sports all time greats. You might recognize Hank Parker from his 27 years and counting as an outdoor television host, but Hank made his name in pro bass fishing - winning the Classic in '79 and [...]
The 2013 BassMaster Classic is this coming weekend! So we figured we'd better check in with one of the sports all time greats. You might recognize Hank Parker from his 27 years and counting as an outdoor television host, but Hank made his name in pro bass fishing - winning the Classic in '79 and [...]
Join Greg, Dan and Jerry as they talk with Hank Parker about whitetail deer hunting and his life spent in the woods. Hank Started out as a young hunter with a great love of the woods and water. Hank Parker is one of the best known Bass fishermen in the country. Winning the the national championship of the National Bass Association Tournament Circuit his first year out. Hank won the Bassmaster Classic in 1979 and in 1989. Hank was the first to win the Grand Slam of Bass fishing and was inducted into the Bass fishing Hall of Fame in 2003. And in 2006, Hank was inducted into the Legends of the Outdoors Hall of Fame, Wow! Hank has some really great products for the deer hunter and one of the best broadheads in the industry. (Swhacker broadheads,C'Mere Deer). Hank will introduce a new product for next year on this podcast. So set back and enjoy a hot steaming cup of Hemisphere Coffee Roaster's coffee and enjoy this page in the Hunt Fish Journal as Hank Parker goes over his many many years experience in pursuit of the greatest game in north America, the whitetail deer. Thank You Hank Parker for the time spent to do this show ! Remember our sponsors Hemisphere Coffee Roasters in Mechanicsburg, Ohio contact Paul or Grace at 937-834-3230 Danssportshop.com for all your hunting and fishing needs, Dan has thousands of products for the hunter or fisherman! Special thanks to Fisherman's Headquarters 142 South Keowee St. Dayton, Ohio. Thank you to our listeners
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