Posted By: Gary Dobyns
Josh Jones Fishing - 12/19/21 04:22 AM
Here's a bit on Josh, and I'll admit right off that I call him a good friend. I've seen him spend countless amounts of time with kids, fans, and fishermen wanting a tip or help setting up their electronics. I'll finish my breakfast and then wait for him to finish his because he's taking the time to talk with anyone that approaches and wants a few words. He's a heck of an angler with and without the electronics, but without them he's at least somewhat normal smile . He doesn't always catch fish either. Just because you can find them doesn't mean you'll catch them. I've seen him struggle horribly just like the rest of us. One day last May on Ivey was one of those days. We could find them with electronics but catching sucked. He boated one 3 pound fish and after hours of chasing them around he says "this isn't going to work, what are we going to do"? I said it's May and post spawn we're going to topwater them and I'm going to kick your [censored]!!! smile smile We caught them pretty well too. No giants but fish to 5 pounds and we had a blast. But, I got to see Josh make pinpoint casts and have to really fish for them. This day is the day I realized he's really a special angler. He has struggle days just like all of us but he keeps at it and keeps trying different structures, different baits and techniques, and if it's a bad day, he says I'll get them tomorrow. Josh is really just a great outdoorsman. He loves noodling big cats, chasing pheasants and deer, and is an archery nutcase. He has some amazing whitetails taken with a bow. He does charge an insane $1000 a day for guide trips but it's far more of a teaching lesson with electronics than anything else. Catching a few fish is a bonus, the knowledge you step off that boat with stays with you forever. Now If i could get him in a barber shop that would really be something smile smile THX to all for reading this long post and Merry Christmas to ALL!!!