We lost a good one from the west side... RIP Steve Holtman

Found out this morning, still in shock.... Steve was one of the most stand up all around great guys I've met in the fishing world. Anytime I was camera boat with Janel Mae we would always find Steve and Tony, no matter what lake or what conditions they were like a magnet for the camera. I always enjoyed talking with Steve and trying to get him to come off that secret jig that he whooped so many of our rears with over the years. The world is a little less bright today, please say a prayer for his wife and 2 kids as they deal with this tragic loss. RIP my friend.

RIP that is terrible news


He looks very young, was there an accident??

I was so sad to hear the news of Steve's passing. RIP my friend. Prayers for your family.

Very sad news. One of the good guys for sure. Prayers to family and friends.

Prayers up for his family, Matt he looks real young. Tragic loss at such a young age...

Horrible news. RiP

I am simply stunned and at a loss for words! Steve always had that smile on his face when he saw you and that will be how I will remember Steve! Our community lost a very good man and he will be missed, but never forgotten.

Prayers for the family and friends.

I will miss him greatly!
I even got him to tell me about that secret jig he loved so much at the Media Solo Championship on Fork in 2015. He passed on some great tips about jig fishing that night but When he told me how he fishes it my jaw dropped.
He ended up beating me with it for the championship title the next day.

I'm even going miss The tournament director confusing Steve and I because we were both Short, really tan and have the same Goatee!

Prayers sent to all family and friends. May God be with Steve as he makes the final journey.

Man. Hate to hear this. Prayers to his family!

Prayers for his family!!

Prayers for the family and friends.

Sounds like heaven got one of the good ones... prayers for all.

Hated to hear this news this morning

Steve was a great fisherman and friend to many of us

He will be greatly missed

How sad to hear. I pray his family will be fine without him. It is a loss to the fishing community.

Another fish that fell victim to the Holtman Super Secret jig..... I know Janel Mae has lots of pics, mabey she will come on here and share some too.

Condolences to the family. Very sad to hear. The fishing community lost a great one. RIP

Man. This sucks. RIP Steve!

Prayers he was a great guy!!!

Hard to believe it's true still in shock. He was a great fishing partner and friend.Learned a lot from Steve.He will be missed for sure. RIP buddy. Prayers sent for his wife Audrey and two kids.

Thinkin about you too Tony... hang in there bud.

So sorry to hear this Tony.

For anyone interested in helping the family of Steve Holtman, Fun N Sun is accepting donations at their tackle counter and TTO will be accepting donations at their tournament on Lewisville this weekend. If you knew Steve you knew that he'd give you the shirt off his back and never expect anything in return. That's the kind of guy he was. Steve's wife and 2 little girls could use some help getting past the expenses they face in the wake of this tragedy. If you can, please do. Thank you.

Matt Lee

God be with the family through all this and RIP Steve.

Crazy. Guy was so young. Such a tragedy. Heart attack?

Hard to believe. Steve was a great guy, proud to have known him.
Prayers for his family.

One of the nicest of them all. To be a girl shooting pics in a guy's world..he was one of the first to befriend me and tell me what a great job I did. Our fishing family lost a good one for sure and to say he'll be missed is an understatement.

Is there a GoFundMe account? I didn't know him but I'd certainly donate. Sad deal

I bet you could mail a donation to TTO or Fun n sun.

Best jig guy I know!. Convinced me to tie my own jigs. Actually looked for him at our Media Individual this past Sunday. Sad to hear. Really great guy.

Hang in there Tony. He will be missed. Prayers sent.

Tommie

He was a stand up guy and a hell of a stick. We lost a good one guys, Prayers for his family, and all of the men and women who knew him.

I have never met him but am quite certain he and I were fishing the same structure on Eagle MT a year or so ago, he caught several fish in front of me, I started doing what he was doing and it saved our day, he appeared to be a very good fisherman, prayers up for him and his family.

Sorry to hear of this. My prayers for his family and friends.

So young. Sounds like he was a great guy. My prayers for his family and loved ones.

Sorry to hear the news. Prayers for all family and friends for comfort and piece during this time of loss. Steve was as good of a guy as they come and always respectful of others. He will be missed by a lot folks because he had a lot of close friends.

We'll be accepting donations for the Holtman Family at the Lake Worth Workingmans tournaments as well. We go out of the 820 Ramp on Worth (Arrow S Park), donations will be accepted from 5pm-6pm and then 8:50pm - 9:30pm. If you cant get by Fun N Sun or to the TTO event this weekend to donate come on by the ramp at Worth this evening and lets help this family out during their time of need.

So no GoFundMe correct? Who has a PayPal I can send to? Someone that can donate it for me.

Jaret I can send you a pay pal invoice, just pm me your email and how much. As far as I Know there is not a go fund me.

Steve Holtman

Roberts Family Funeral Home
Azleland Cemetery
850 North Cardinal Rd.
Azle, Tx 76020
Visitation Sat 5/12 6 to 8pm

This is sad news indeed. Steve was an all-around great guy who was always willing to talk fishing and lend a hand. This is truly surprising indeed. Prayers to the family and may God's peace rest on everyone affected by this tragic event.

Guys and gals, I made this username just to be able to post here and tell y'all thank you. I worked with Steve, known him and Audra for over ten years. He got my husband and I into fishing and when we got into it we figured out it was our passion and he loved watching us light up at every catch. He was there to answer every question, give every piece of advice, and poke fun at me for refusing to try out a bait caster haha.

I found this post by accident, really, and it was so nice to read all these pages of people touched by this awesome man. He was a huge asset to our company, he loved his work and did it so meticulously well. We all knew how much of an amazing fisherman he was but he never bragged, he just smiled.

Man, we're gonna miss him. I know y'all are gonna miss him too. I do hope to see as many of y'all as possible there at the visitation.

I told his wife's sister about this thread and she asked me to print it out because Audra would love to have it. So I did.

Anyway, like I said, I just made this user name to be able to make this post. To thank each and every one of you for every condolence, donation, prayer, and sympathy offered. Swells my heart and breaks it all at the same time.

RIP Steve. We sure are going to miss seeing you at early morning meetings at the office and picking every dang bone in your brain about anything and everything to do about fishing. See you again one day, friend. Tight lines.

- Robyn Bradshaw

Pm sent

I’m sorry for your loss.

Such a Tragedy. Great friend to me. Can anyone tell us what happened, please?

Heart Attack.

A huge attaboy to Vince Repola... he won a little over $400 in the Lake Worth Wed night tournament last night and donated 100% of his winnings to the Holtman family. Thats good stuff right there folks! We'll keep the donation box open at the Wed night tournaments for 2 more weeks, and there is a benefit tournament in the beginning stages as well.

Thank you, buda. I wondered why we hadn't seen him at tournaments, must have felt bad all year.? Wait to here about Benefit Tourney, thanks to all who shall work to organize it.

Prayers for his family. Great friend. Great fisherman. He will be missed.

Sorry for everyone’s loss including mine I live in Atlanta and me and Steve talked trades gear all the time . I think I’m going through a lot of. My tackle I got from
Him
Over the years and keeping it wow just heart broken