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Old 01-24-09, 06:35 PM   #1
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well i am back from the huntsville boat show. and to tell you the truth....it was a big BUST. i mean there were some very nice boats there. not many dealers though. and only 2, count em, TWO vendors there. and when i say vendors....i mean fishing vendors. yes i did manage to buy some things. but nothing to really brag on.
and YES i did meet ROLAND MARTIN himself. listened to him speak. and listen, i know most of you here don't like his sell whatever you have ways. he talked about fishing. the wheres, whats, and how tos. and he was very nice off stage as well. i did have a pic made, or should i say TRIED to get someone to take it for me. but my little wally world "clerance" camera did not work, and there were 15 people waiting to do the same. i do have an autographed pic of him too. but he and i were talking about where i live and fish. and before i could say "jones cove", he said it first. he remembered fishing the underground stream in it and to the left of the cliff. told me he caught alot of quality fish there. and that it was just one of his favorite areas to fish on guntersville lake. then he proceded to tell me of another spot. now get this, he said to launch at south sauty. go straight across and go up to the end of THAT cove, fishing the laydowns along the way. and what with? you guessed it, zoom lizard, or a jig.
ow i have grown up fishing these 2 areas as a kid. but it did impress me that he remembers these areas specifitly (spelling, i know). so i have to hand it to him, he KNOWS his fishing. love him or hate him...he is a very knowegable fisherman.
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Old 01-24-09, 06:51 PM   #2
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No doubt he is a great fisherman. He basically did to himself kinda what Ike is doing to himself now, alienated a whole bunch of people - but the guy knows his stuff.
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Old 01-24-09, 07:43 PM   #3
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dont feel like the lone ranger,i went to the louisville boat show and it was nothing to talk about either.kevin wirth give a seminar for about a hr that was worth the 1 1/2 drive,also made the trip fron show to bps and bought nothing.on the brite side im heading over to a local guys garage tomorrow afternoon to buy some spinnerbaits,he makes em custom and they are very nice.
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Old 01-24-09, 10:20 PM   #4
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Hey bama sorry the boat show was a bust. Thats how our shows are too, Never hardly any vendors but a lot of high priced boats. Glad you got to meet ole Roland, I like him and hope to meet him one day, Maybe he"ll tell me where to get em on ross barnett.
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Old 01-25-09, 02:30 AM   #5
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i always make a little fun of roland martin and bill dance because of their shameless plugs and their willingness to advertise anything but the bottom line is that those guys can fish. and given the chance any of us who make fun of them would still like to meet and talk fishing with them (whether we admit it or not) very cool that you got to meet him bama.
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Old 01-25-09, 07:11 AM   #6
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I have one thing to say to Bill Dance:

"Twenty-nine to Nine"
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Old 01-25-09, 10:38 AM   #7
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hahaha wtl. yep if ol bill wuz there i would have reminded him of that i promise. and we ALL make fun of these two guys. but, as i said and ya'll agree with me. they DO know fishing. and it was nice to talk to roland one on one.
and i was just thinking that it would be a lot of fun and a learning experience to have roland in the boat with me for a day. even ol bill or hank parker or heck,....any of them.
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Old 01-25-09, 11:54 AM   #8
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we have a boat show comming up but its Salt Water . I will prolly go just to kill a day if its not nice out b/c "ID RATHER BE FISHING"
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Old 01-25-09, 12:46 PM   #9
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hahaha wtl. yep if ol bill wuz there i would have reminded him of that i promise. and we ALL make fun of these two guys. but, as i said and ya'll agree with me. they DO know fishing. and it was nice to talk to roland one on one.
and i was just thinking that it would be a lot of fun and a learning experience to have roland in the boat with me for a day. even ol bill or hank parker or heck,....any of them.
i have a lot of respect for all of those guys. but i probably have more respect for hank parker than the rest of them combined. he doesn't try to sell every little gadget that comes along, if he is advertising for something you can bet he believes in it and it is quality. plus the guy is a great angler and just seems like a great guy to shoot the bull with.
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Old 01-25-09, 12:54 PM   #10
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hey bama


I can makeup a pic of you and roland standing together if it makes ya feel better
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Old 01-25-09, 01:15 PM   #11
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I can makeup a pic of you and roland standing together if it makes ya feel better
lmao.........go for it jb hahahahaha
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Old 01-25-09, 01:24 PM   #12
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had a pic made with him, but my stupid little wally world camera didn't work.
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Old 01-25-09, 01:36 PM   #13
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had a pic made with him, but my stupid little wally world camera didn't work.
yeah that sucks bama............but i bet ol' jb can whip you up something almost as good hahahaha
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Old 01-25-09, 05:52 PM   #14
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skeered of jb's pics, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!
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Old 01-25-09, 07:42 PM   #15
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Glad you got to meet RM John. I've always liked him. The fact is Bass Fishing is a billion dollar business. All the pros look like walking billboards. Can't blame them. Heck, if I had the chance, I'd do it in a heartbeat. Plus, you get to do a heck of a lot of fishing. I've been around a few pros and they all seemed to be pretty good guys. C-rig, I like Hank too.
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Old 01-25-09, 09:23 PM   #16
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yeah that sucks bama............but i bet ol' jb can whip you up something almost as good hahahaha
hmmm...thinkin *ya smell wood burning don't ya*
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Old 01-25-09, 09:52 PM   #17
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though i don't like the "salesman" he has become there is no one who says he sucks as a fisherman..you have to be VERY good to fish at his level..

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Old 01-25-09, 09:54 PM   #18
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Ut--oh look out bama
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Old 01-25-09, 09:56 PM   #19
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: D looking...........out,hehehe.
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Old 01-25-09, 09:58 PM   #20
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Hey Bama,

I was able to get two pictures out of your memory card, this


must be you and Roland in front of gary yamamoto's stuff......








Then I found this one, I guessin' roland took ya out to Ray Scotts Ranch
for a good time?





Does he really say "son!" all the time bama? rofl


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LMAO -- thats great -- Johnny and Roland
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HAHAHAHAHAHA, SON!!!!!! hahahahahahaha, that's a great one there jb.



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Old 01-26-09, 02:01 AM   #23
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oh my God!!! that is awesome jb hahahahahaha!!!!
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Man, that's awesome, JB. Beautiful, I tell ya, beautiful!
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Old 01-26-09, 10:10 AM   #25
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Thanks, I 've got several new pics in my album too that havent been posted on the forums...check them out
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