Guide Mark Travis has his own way of going after bush crappie.Note: Pole holders that hold 16-poles fore and aft of this 20-foot fishing platform, loaded with electronic bottom finding equipment.Guide Travis and the first crappie of our day! Up and down with a weight, a bobber and a swimming minnow! Yep, crappie run out of their cover and bite!
AAPtravelnews-Gallatin, TN.-May 1st-Bob and Barb “On The Water Again.” Fishing with writer buddies, just behind Johnny Cash’s burned down home. Guide, Mark Travis fishes 4-crappie poles per angler and has some uniquely developed strategies to put crappie in his boat. GuideTravis says that the 1-ounce weight keep the line straight down, the bobber keeps the bait out of the brush-pile and crappie grab and run, so any movement on the bobber must be a quick response of lifting that rod straight up, most often with a hooked crappie in tow.
Get in touch with Mark for a fishing good time at www.crappieguideservice.com and call him at: 615-542-9888
Peace River Seafood & Crab Shack where writers who travel on their stomachs “know” they’ve gone to heaven!
American Press Travel News-Bob and Barb May 1st,–Punta Gorda, FL.--Lunch time and all was well with our world! We found the place to quench our fire-lust to go hard on soft-shelled crabs, chew on fresh, firm shrimp, eat a piece of fish that no one had to make excuses for, and slide some lobster bites past a very excited palate on the way to a happy belly! We had a Corona, good chat, appetizers of Calamari with aeoli, and really enjoyed our al fresco meal and beautiful servers, friendly attitudes, both men and women. Great place to “go seafood” all the way-no excuses-
Everything was perfect here!!!!!!!call em at: 941-505-8440
Shrimp Creole was a bit beyond great!Soft shell crabs when done correctly and are eminently fresh can’t be beat!Barb said, don’t worry if you forgot your wallet. There’s plenty of money hanging on the walls!Delicious lobster bites, best appetizer ever!
The Worden’s: Specialists in making things grow organically! Experts in making great friends and neighbors. Experts in feeding thousands with fresh, healthy produce!
APtravelnews-Punta Gorda, FL. April 22nd, Bob and Barb “Stopping to Smell the Roses, Sunflowers and gathering organic produce. It can really come together for the residents of a community, when truly dedicated, knowledgeable, people and earth caring folks move into their neighborhood. One of the high-benefits of being a travel communicator is that occasionally, you meet a person or a couple who really are deeply immersed into what they do, and do it “well.” The husband and wife team of Chris Worden, Ph.D and wife Eva Worden, Ph.D are the Co-Founders of the organic Worden Farm. Eva said she and her husband bought approximately, 80-acres in 2003 and put their education and training into the realm of reality through a community supported agriculture (CSA) farm membership program (we met several of the thousands of people that have been faithful students of the Worden’s at the weekly market for members, and there was a lot of love and respect in the air).
The workshops, farm tours, university courses, conferences and community greening projects within the United States and internationally, are hallmarks in the lives of the Worden’s, and the thousands who have learned how to create and respect their own agricultural organic plots, as well! The joy we felt, and the drive and engagement of the Worden’s and helpers, were able to be seen reflected in the faces of the many folks who came to pick out their vegetables for their part of their farm membership. Farmers markets and their (CSA) farm membership program, has become a healthy and integral part of the Punta Gorda and surrounding communities. Check the Worden Farm out at www.wordenfarm.com
AMERICAN PRESS TRAVEL NEWS, Saluda, N.C.-Bob Epstein, Correspondent—Enjoy a Dickens Dinner at The Orchard Inn–Barb and I love this Inn! We enjoyed the family feel of it and especially the cuisine. Breakfast was extraordinary! No, I will not describe it here. I want you to have the best surprise by going to this B&B Inn and experiencing it for yourself! The dinners; likewise!
“When it comes to modern times, we all love the conveniences that this age has afforded us, like new technologies, fast cars, and new ways of enjoying everyday things like amazing dinners. However, it is also fun to step back in time and spend an evening learning more about another way of life”, said the Inns owners.
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When Theodore Roosevelt was elected President in an another time and era in the American dream, he knew there was place for all Americans in the outdoors experience. Travelers to Saluda and through it and heading for the East, had to make the Saluda Grade. A very steep uphill run. The little town became famous as the place where the old trains such as this old timer had to puff a whole lot harder to make the grade!
