There is your next cover picture! Nice job Shane!

It's hard to believe how much this story has been going around on the web.

One of the editiors from Field & Stream Magazine got ahold of it and contacted me on Friday. We eventually worked out a deal to get my story published on the Field & Stream website.


http://www.fieldandstream.com/photos/gal...emouth-bass-liv


I think it turned out pretty good even after F&S put their own spin on it and used some additional photos that I sent.

The article says that you released the snake. Having a hook through the top of the head didn't kill it?

The head was still intact at the time I put it back in the water.

so i showed this picture to a friend and the first thing he said was "He is wearing a Tag Heuer formula one watch".

The Tag F1 was a gift from my wife on my 40th b-day a few years ago.

I never take it off and it gets put through hell on a routine basis.

Love that watch!

Great article Shane! If y'all haven't feeshed with Shane Davies, then you haven't feeshed! Great guide and a great dude!

Some great pictures..... Well done on that bass...

Great story!

But a 10 lber?? Really?

Thanks, Fish Killer

I told the F&S interviewer that the bass was a little over 23" long and there was no weight taken.

Like I said above, they put their own spin on it, unfortunately.

Thanks, Tracy!

The pleasure was mine, man. You guys were crackin' me up the whole time.

Btw, I got your text and email.

Thanks for that cool video!

I'll try and get the pictures out today.

yeah he said he had the same one..he likes it...he thinks he is a watch expert...the watch looks good. i just thought it was funny. i was showing him this awesome story about a fish caught on a rattlesnake and there he goes all he noticed was your watch. haha

by the way, im not an expert on the brazos, i just know PK. what part of the river do you fish. what is a close town?

Sound's good Shane. As soon as I sell my motorcycle (2004 Honda 599) I'm buying a yak or yaks for the whole family!

not me im buying rattlesnakes for everyone!!!

shane, you should create a website for river run guide service with trip updates, pics, rates, fishing tips, etc... I think it would get a lot of hits.

Hey Shane, got to see this story again on FOXSport Southwest Outdoors report this morning! Nice catch and congrats!

Barry said "Shane is either very crazy or the most creative angler I've heard of." errrrrr.....yup LOL

What's next? Great post!!

What an awesome story.

thats freakin awesome

What an Idea! The only problem is if I had done that, my fishing buddies woulda looked like God walking on water! Especially when the snake was in the boat! Saw some artificials at BPS and thought about the concept. I may go back and buy a plastic and try! Atleast I wont be alone in the boat! LOL

You are right craigo.

I've got one that is in the works.

Thanks, Markk.


Barry was being kind. He's known me long enough to know it's a 50/50 split.

That is a very good question.

I won't really know until an opportunity presents itself again.