D. Hite scores with limited tackle
Tuesday, May 4, 2021 (Editor s note: This short feature comes from Alan McGuckin of Dynamic Sponsorships.)
When Bass Fishing Hall of Famer Davy Hite left home in South Carolina in early April, he thought he was headed for back-to-back weeks of Elite Series coverage at Orange, Texas and Lake Fork.
So with an all-work-and-no-play mentality, Hite headed west with only three rods and reels in his Yamaha-powered Phoenix for the perceived two -week road trip. However, as Hite wrapped up his work as on-air commentator in Orange, he realized there was actually an off week between the Sabine River and Lake Fork.
Catches of the week
Stacy Preston, of Artesia, caught a 6.8-pound, 22.5-inch largemouth bass at Brantley Lake using a Storm Largo Shad on Feb. 25.
Crystal Garcia, of Albuquerque, caught a 22-inch brown trout on the Chama River below El Vado Lake using a minnow imitation swimbait Feb. 27.
Alonso Ordaz, 13, caught and released a 55-pound blue catfish at Elephant Butte Lake using cut bait shad on a Santee Cooper Rig with a Muddy River Catfishing Demon Dragon Feb. 22. Keith Rogers, of Silver City, caught 16 white bass in the 2 to 2.5-pound range trolling white/silver shad-color deep-diving crankbaits Feb. 27.
Jusiah Estrada, 11, of Las Vegas, caught and released a 17-inch cuttbow trout at Morphy Lake using a brown and gold Joe’s Fly on March 1.