Holding The Line Guide Service
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Holding The Line Guide Service is a blog written by Bob Maindelle. In this blog, he writes about his various fishing experiences, his fishing trips with his father, the number of fish caught, and much more.
Holding The Line Guide Service
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CLIENTS: This morning, Wednesday, March 19, I fished with three generations aboard as the Texas public school Spring Break season continues. Joining me was Dr. Jim Wood, his daughter, Allison Bailey, and her two kids, Jack, age 15, and Charlotte, age 13. Jim, a surgeon and wound care specialist is retired and resides in McGregor, Texas ..read more
Holding The Line Guide Service
3d ago
CLIENTS: This morning, Monday, March 17, part two of Texas Spring Break 2025 began. I welcomed aboard Dimitri Hammond and his 12-year-old son Vaylen. The two had limited prior fishing experience, so, we reviewed the basics of using spinning gear for casting before we left the dock. Both picked up the fundamentals quickly, and we ..read more
Holding The Line Guide Service
3d ago
CLIENTS: On the afternoon of Thursday, March 13, I fished with brothers Joe and Jack Oliver. The Oliver clan, over the years, have proven to be my most frequent clients. Originally, this trip was intended by Joe to be an opportunity for him to bring three or four of his football coaching coworkers from Temple ..read more
Holding The Line Guide Service
3d ago
CLIENTS: This past Thursday morning, March 13, I fished with long-time clients and friends, Tommy and Sylvia Maedgen. Both are retired and fish several times per month. They are both fans of the MAL Lure and the Bladed Hazy Eye Slab, hence, there was no learning curve whatsoever as we got down to catching fish ..read more
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CLIENTS: On Wednesday evening, March 12, I conducted a “Kids Fish, Too!“ Trip for 13 year old Fisher Eary and his buddy, 12-year-old Branson Tomastik. The boys live a few minutes from one another in the town of Academy, Texas, where Fisher is involved in FFA raising pigs. This trip was a gift to Fisher ..read more
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CLIENTS: On the morning of Wednesday, March 12, I fished with the father and son team of Corey and Hunter Hargrove of Academy, Texas. Hunter participates in FFA where he raises rabbits and is involved with mechanical restoration. He is a senior in high school want to be admitted to Texas A&M. Corey, an A&M grad ..read more
Holding The Line Guide Service
3d ago
CLIENTS: This past Tuesday morning, March 11, I welcomed aboard Bob Keith and his 13-year-old grandson, Zach Freeman. I’d previously fished with Bob and Zach’s brothers. Zach was keenly aware of his brothers’ results, and wanted badly to catch more on his trip than then did on theirs. Here is how he accomplished that goal ..read more
Holding The Line Guide Service
3d ago
CLIENTS: This past Monday afternoon, March 10, I fished with three generations of Covington‘s – – grandma Terri Covington, her son, Dave, and Dave’s son, Andy. This trip was in celebration of Andy‘s forthcoming 12th birthday at the end of March. All three have fished with me previously on multiple occasions. DATE: Monday, 10 March ..read more
Holding The Line Guide Service
1w ago
CLIENTS: This past Monday morning, March 10, I fished the first of a string of spring break trips. Joining me were Tim Worden and Murray Springer. I recently met both fellows while attending the Woods and Water family fellowship, which meets monthly at the Cedar knob Baptist Church west of Salado. DATE: Monday, 10 ..read more
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CLIENTS: On Saturday, March 8, I fished with a great, energetic, comical, coachable crew from Symmetry Health Chiropractic Center in Round Rock, TX. Dr. Patrick Lin brought with him Dr. Taylor Bowker, Julissa Gomez, Season Anderson, and Dr. Lindsey Merritt. We faced weather other than that which was forecast, and that is always a tough curveball to ..read more