Y'all ever have one of those dry spells on the water where the fish just
aren't biting every time you go out? Maybe the wind's kicked up, the tide's
too low, too much rain has made the saltwater too fresh, not enough rain has
made the salinity level go sky high, moon phase was wrong time . . . you
name it, it went wrong? Well, it feels like we've been proving ourselves to
Mother Nature all season long and working extra hard for our dinner every
shoot. We went out to shoot episodes more than a couple time this season and
came home without a show. Here's one for ya, I had Bass Legend, Bill Dance
on my boat again this year and the conditions and wind were so rough that we
just couldn't put Bill through the abuse and called it an early shoot. We
caught a shark and then went in for lunch and interviewed Bill about getting
"Skunked". We didn't get enough footage for an entire episode, but still had
fun.
Also went out to fish one of the most incredible lakes in Florida, Lake X
with Skeeter Pro, Chuck Pippin and it was supposed to be like fishing in a
barrel. Nope! The bass had shut down because we were fishing on the wrong
moon phase and not many of them wanted to "smile for the camera." Another
trip that had the hopes of making an epic episode that never came to
be.
Went up to Destin for a week-long shoot, thinking we would come home with
at least 2 episodes. Nope! The rain moved in just as we arrived and never
stopped. Too much fresh water in the places we were fishing and our targeted
species moved out. The complete opposite happened in Corpus Christi earlier
in the year when we traveled out there to shoot an episode . . . not enough
rain for weeks had caused too much evaporation and the salinity level was
sky high. Our fish moved out to cleaner water.
This week's episode is a look at all of those shoots. We had at least one
fish from each shoot that Mr. Producerman could piece together into one
episode. I explain to you at the beginning of each segment what challenge we
were up against and what we did to try to make it happen.
Yes, even on television we get "Skunked!" Tune in tomorrow, Friday, August 1st at 10:30 a.m. ET on Fox SunSports. Check the AF website for replay times on Sunday and Wednesday.
Until next week . . . tight lines,
Blair
Yes, even on television we get "Skunked!" Tune in tomorrow, Friday, August 1st at 10:30 a.m. ET on Fox SunSports. Check the AF website for replay times on Sunday and Wednesday.
Until next week . . . tight lines,
Blair
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