Those of us that love spending time in the outdoors have learned that catching a big fish, bagging a trophy buck, shooting a limit of squirrels or capturing that perfect image on our camera doesn’t happen on every outing. Most of the time just having the privilege to breathe the fresh air and indulge ourselves in the natural world is reward enough.
But occasionally we experience those days when everything goes perfectly as planned. As any experienced outdoors person knows, we have to plan for success. Things might not unfold as scripted but if we aren’t prepared, we’re probably not going to be successful. If the stripers are biting on chartreuse slabs and once on the water we discover all we have onboard is plastic worms, we might be out of luck. Thinking ahead and preparation is the key to a successful outing.
This past week, I enjoyed a great day with a wonderful friend of the past forty years, Bill Carey who with his son Chris owns Striper Express on Lake Texoma. I detailed in a recent column how I hoped this turkey hunt with Bill would go which included a mid day pond fishing trip and shore lunch. From early morning when a Jake (year old gobbler) sounded off nearby with the shutting of the truck door to the harvest of one of the heaviest gobblers I’ve taken, the day will be forever etched into my memory bank. Let me tell you all about it!
