Bass Fever Hits Central Florida
Danny Travis
Issue date: 9/24/07 Section: Sports
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Last weekend, the Bassmaster Elite Series stormed into Central Florida for the Sunshine Showdown held on Lake Toho, the last event of the 2007 Season.
Lake Toho is about a 20 minute drive down I-4, so the only thing that seemed right for me to do was manufacture myself a Sandspur press pass, fire up my digital camera, and
follow my heart to the most incredible journalistic journey imaginable.
To say that I am obsessed with bass fishing might be an understatement. As a member of the Bass Anglers Sportsman Society, I was invited to attend the Meet the Anglers session at the Orlando Sun Resort on the Wednesday before the tournament began, a dream come true. These are men that I follow, idolize, and emulate in my everyday life.
Upon arriving at the hotel, I saw all of the Anglers' boats lined up around the parking lot. Each angler was hanging around his boat, chatting with his fans, and indulging in some sort of tobacco product.
The angler I ran into was Terry Scroggins,
the Central Florida hometown favorite from San Mateo. Since Terry knows Lake Toho like
the back of his tackle box, he is known to use half truths and subterfuge in interviews relating to the lake and its current state.
He claimed that it would take a total of about 15 lbs. to make the 50 angler cut after day two. While some translated this as an attempt to make the bite seem terribly slow and difficult, his estimate was right on the money.
When I met Terry, it was clear to see that this man is truly a piscatory genius. He utilizes all of his senses on the lake,
virtually becoming the fish.
After meeting Preston Clark (fat and jolly, the two go hand-in-hand), Dean Rojas (famous frog-using fisherman), and Gerald Swindle (sponsored by Fronduti's Hair Products), I
found the object of my childhood Saturday morning television viewing, Shaw Grigsby.
Shaw, host of One More Cast, is sadly somewhat past his prime. I actually didn't find him, he found me, for he was subjugated to handing out pens promoting Trolling Thunder, a marine battery company. I tried
Lake Toho is about a 20 minute drive down I-4, so the only thing that seemed right for me to do was manufacture myself a Sandspur press pass, fire up my digital camera, and
follow my heart to the most incredible journalistic journey imaginable.
To say that I am obsessed with bass fishing might be an understatement. As a member of the Bass Anglers Sportsman Society, I was invited to attend the Meet the Anglers session at the Orlando Sun Resort on the Wednesday before the tournament began, a dream come true. These are men that I follow, idolize, and emulate in my everyday life.
Upon arriving at the hotel, I saw all of the Anglers' boats lined up around the parking lot. Each angler was hanging around his boat, chatting with his fans, and indulging in some sort of tobacco product.
The angler I ran into was Terry Scroggins,
the Central Florida hometown favorite from San Mateo. Since Terry knows Lake Toho like
the back of his tackle box, he is known to use half truths and subterfuge in interviews relating to the lake and its current state.
He claimed that it would take a total of about 15 lbs. to make the 50 angler cut after day two. While some translated this as an attempt to make the bite seem terribly slow and difficult, his estimate was right on the money.
When I met Terry, it was clear to see that this man is truly a piscatory genius. He utilizes all of his senses on the lake,
virtually becoming the fish.
After meeting Preston Clark (fat and jolly, the two go hand-in-hand), Dean Rojas (famous frog-using fisherman), and Gerald Swindle (sponsored by Fronduti's Hair Products), I
found the object of my childhood Saturday morning television viewing, Shaw Grigsby.
Shaw, host of One More Cast, is sadly somewhat past his prime. I actually didn't find him, he found me, for he was subjugated to handing out pens promoting Trolling Thunder, a marine battery company. I tried
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