Hunting and Fishing
Smithville Lake, Missouri - 1990, Rick Dykstra
and I at Smithville while I was attending Combined Arms Services Staff School
(CAS3) at Ft. Leavenworth, KS. Smithville Lake was a new lake at that time with
a lot of 10 lb+ Largemouth Bass being caught. The best we could do was this one
at 6 lbs and some smaller bass.
Breakneck Lake, Ft. Riley, Kansas - 1982, caught
these on a buzzbait. The biggest was 5 lbs.
Moon Lake, Ft. Riley, Kansas - 1978, got them on
buzzbaits where the creek flows into Moon Lake during October.
Clinton Reservoir, Kansas - 1983, during a
Military Bass Angler's Assoc. (MBAA) tournament. Clinton Reservoir was built in
the mid 1970's.
Herington City Lake (new), Kansas - 1985, a
brand new small lake with some structure back then. Could catch a lot of bass
flipping plastic worms and pig & jigs in the old creek bed.
Herington City Lake (new), Kansas - 1985, just
some more bass action. You can see the timber in the background.
Farm pond outside of Columbia, South Carolina - 1989,
back when I was a Company Commander at Ft. Jackson. Went with my Company First
Sergeant, 1SG Paul Hensley and my brother, Senior Master Sergeant Kelly Ross
(Air Force). Kelly was stationed at Langley Air Force base at the time.
Smithville Lake, Missouri - 1990, we (Rick
Dykstra and myself) caught them on spinnerbaits that day.
Toledo Bend Reservoir, Texas - 1984, during the
Military Bass Angler's Assoc (MBAA) National Tournament. Three days of practice,
three days of tournament fishing and then had to drive back to Ft. Riley, KS.
Milford Lake, Kansas - 1985, there were always
some smallmouth bass on the face of the dam at Milford.
Milford Lake, Kansas - 1986, during a Military
Bass Angler's Assoc (MBAA) tournament. Three keeper (15 inch +) smallmouth bass.
That is Jack Warden in the background).
Downstream Pool, Milford Lake, Kansas - 1978, 5
lb Largemouth Bass on a buzzbait in the spring time. The winter prior I had went
out on the frozen lake and built a nice rock pile which produced some nice
structure when the ice melted. This nice bass came off that rockpile.
Geary County State Lake, Kansas - 1983, another
5 lb Largemouth Bass that was fooled by a pig & jig.
Milford Spillway, Kansas - 1979, could always
count on a mixed bag at the Spillway.
Downstream Pool, Milford Lake, Kansas - 1983,
caught these in March. Still cold outside. Throwing a Mepps spinner #2 while
wade fishing the banks. Lots of reed beds and logs.
Downstream Pool, Milford Lake, Kansas - 1982,
still throwing a Mepps #2 while wade fishing. A good mixed bag for the dinner
table.
My first bassboat, a 1982 Pro Craft Bassboat. I
won lots of bass tournamnets in the baby.
Milford Spillway, Kansas - 1982, a nice 12 pound
Channel Catfish.
Milford Spillway, Kansas - 1982, 28 pound
Flathead Catfish.
Milford Spillway, Kansas - 1981, some nice 10
pounders, Channel Catfish and Flathead Catfish.
Milford Lake, Kansas - 1979, 14 pound Flathead
Catfish
Milford Lake, Kansas - 1976, went pheasant
hunting with Kenny Sullivan. This was during our Senior year in high school.
Party on Friday and Saturday nights and went hunting on Saturdays and Sundays.
Milford Lake, Kansas - 1977, some of my high
school buddies and I duck hunting.
Milford Lake, Kansas - 1978, Steve Nelson, his
dad, and myself. Never got skunked duck hunting.
Near Langley AFB, Virginia - 1988, while I was
stationed at Ft. Jackson, SC I used to drive up to Langley, AFB where my brother
Kelly was stationed. Here is a Whitetail doe.
Ft. Jackson, South Carolina - 1989, went deer
hunting quite a bit, shot a few deer while there. Got this small buck with a
shotgun, #1 buck shot. Ft. Jackson did a lot of dog drives & man-drives.
Cochise County, Arizona - 1992, shot this
Javelina with a bow on January 1st, first day of the archery hunt just northeast
of Douglas, AZ. I was stationed at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University teaching
Army ROTC at the time. While I was in the U.S. Army I kept my Kansas vehicle
tags - "BASSBUM"
