Sometimes the fishin’ buddies seem to pick the most out of the way spots. But you know, there’s a reason they do choose the places they do.

Maybe they’ve been there before. Maybe as a kid, maybe last month, but they ‘know’ that there’ll be good fishin’ there as well as no crowds. Maybe the fishing hole was featured on one of the tv fishing shows, or showcased in a magazine, but most of the time, it’s just word of mouth. Someone’s uncle fished here once and caught ‘the’ big one.

There is nothing worse than Oklahoma red dirt and muddy bottom clay sticking to a new pair of white tennis shoes! The ‘person that does the laundry’ would have a stinkin’ fit! So instead of my ‘usual’ white tennis style shoes, this time I chose a new pair of Walking shoes, brown ones. Shoot, with a brown pair, you can just tap off most of the dirt and no one will ever know where you’ve been…

I broke these new walking shoes in walking around at Sams and the electronic store last week, as well as mowing the lawn. The reason being that you should always break in a new pair of shoes before you do any extended walking or hiking in them. You sure don’t want to get blisters when you’re out at the fishin’ hole – the guys would tease ya half to death!

What kind of shoes are they? Hawkshead. Nice manly name and they’re lightweight WITH waterproof construction. The outer parts are breathable suede and mesh upper made for keeping these feet dry and comfortable. Inside there’s a trail sole and absorba-sole insoles for durability & comfort.

As it was, the guys didn’t even notice my new walking (fishing) shoes, but my feet sure appreciated them!

Now, if the guys could just pick a fishing hole that’s NOT two miles off the road!