Prior to takeoff I hopped in the boat with T-Roy Broussard. The idea was shooting a BASSCam. I got that and much more.
T-Roy’s co-angler was late getting to the ramp. While loading his gear into the boat the humbled co-angler snagged the hooks of a topwater in his shorts. Not to worry. T-Roy grabbed a pair of pliers and ripped the lure out.
Next came the launch. Someone helping T-Roy forgot to unhook the transom tie-down straps. We didn’t find that out until the boat wouldn’t drift off the trailer. Boat came back out, straps unhooked and things fell into place.
To say T-Roy was fired up was an understatement. I asked him about doing the BASSCam when we finally arrived at the dock to pick up his co-angler, returning with truck keys to head out.
T-Roy asked me to wait. He turned around and embraced his wife and young daughter. They prayed.
T-Roy looks tough on the outside but the man is a humble, Christian with a lot of pride and gratitude for what got him where he is in life. He’s in his element now, even after two hours of sleep.