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I vividly remember the day in the summer of 1986 that I went to Jerry & Deb Dean's house on Dennis Avenue to pitch Honey Hole TV Magazine to them. Jerry told me "Bud, with this magazine, I barely have time to go fishing as it is right now." I replied, "well if you host a weekly bass fishing show, you'll have to go fishing every week." He smiled and said, "what's on your mind?"
The rest as they say is history. As the guy who conceived the original concept and outline of the show, I want to state how proud I am, and have been, of my little ol' TV fishing show. It was my privilege to be cameraman, editor and all around flunky for the first 190 episodes. It was a magnificent ride. We went from a magazine and tv show to include HH Radio, HH Tournaments, and owners of Fliptail lures. The early years it was Jerry, Deb, myself and my wife. We had a lot of bricks on our loads. I treasure those memories and Jerry Dean and I were like brothers. We had so many great experiences together.
After I left in 1990, I saw the show continue to grow and when Jerry finally retired and passed the rod and reel to Bill Wilcox, I knew the show was in good hands. I want to say Thank You to all of you who ever subscribed to the magazine and watched the show. Also Thank you to Randall Boyd and Mark Jones for seeing that the show had value. Also thanks to Kent Dakour who stepped in and became producer after I left as well as Dirk Hardy who spent the last 20+ years as producer. In the 37 years of HHTV, only 3 guys have been producer/cameraman and only 2 have been the host. Not many TV shows last 37 years.
I still have my original episodes (the first 190) on dvd and will watch one sometimes. I still smile when I reflect on that time. With the advent of technology, the show has continued to get better every year and if Jerry were still alive, I know he would be just as proud as I am at what we started together. Bill, Dirk and Mark have done a tremendous job on the production of the show. It takes a LOT of hard work to get it right. You don't simply turn on the camera and say "okay Bill, catch a fish." The show has been better these past 20 years than it ever was.
I want to wish Dirk a well earned retirement. And knowing Bill like I do, he won't ever retire.
I still have a lot of original HH memorabilia that I cherish and to those who may ask, sorry but I can't provide any copies of those first 190 episodes. Maybe one day I can upload them to YouTube. Thanks for reading this long post and Thank You to everyone who was a part of the HHTV ride these past 37 years. GOD Bless!