A review of the year 2009!

What a year we've had on Whitney. First I have been blessed with a sponsorship with Uncle Gus marina http://www.unclegus.com/ and a New Polar 220 Bay powered with a 4 stroke Yamaha F250, 101lb 36 volt trolling motor and state of the art electronics. Loving this ride!!! Fishing has been absolutely awesome all year with limits coming most trips. Big fish to 16#'s this year and expecting an awesome spring with some 20 pound fish thrown in the mix in 2010. We (Team Redneck) have won the Texas Striper association tournament on Lake Whitney the last 3 years running and are looking forward to a repeat in 2010. At the time of this writing we are in a winter pattern, dead sticking soft plastics and strolling swim baits. I prefer using a sensetive rod to detect these sometimes subtle winter bites such as the 7' MH Kistler Carbon Steel, check these out at http://www.kistlerrods.com/ Cold weather and hot action! I am currently doing weekly radio show with Luke Clayton Outdoors talking fishing on Lake Whitney and giving up to date reports on Stripers and Catfishing on Lake Whitney and these can be heard on line at http://www.catfishradio.com/. We are currently working on a guest page for you to be able to log into to let us know how well you enjoyed your fishing experiance on lake Whitney with Team Redneck. May God Bless you and yours in 2010 and as always hope to, " C Ya on the Water!"

The winter bite is on!

The water temps are dropping and the bait fish are being forced from the shallows and are ganging up in a safety in numbers type deal. The Stripers and Sand Bass are merging into larger schools, chasing and trapping the shad (bait fish) to either the surface or into cuts and coves along the shore and are gorging on them. When this happens the Sea Gulls will start diving and feeding on the bait that is being pushed to the surface. A good pair of optics come in handy at this time of year.

I am using either slabs or soft plastic to target these schooling fish and am catching limits of fish on every trip. The larger Stripers are starting to show up, most are averaging between 20 to

22 inches with a few 5 to 7 LB and larger fish thrown in the mix. I also like to put down some Danny Kings punch bait on rod and reel while catching the Stripers and Sandies as big Blue Cats will move in under the schooling fish and feed on what they drop. To learn more about these fishing techniques, give me a call and come to Lake Whitney.

We are offering gift certificates just in time for Christmas.

May God Bless you and yours and I hope to,

"C Ya on the water."

Randy Routh

Team Redneck goes Hollywood???

What a year we have experienced at Lake Whitney, the rains and floods brought a new look to the lake this year in 2007. At one point we where 23' high and rising. All the ramps and parks where closed and the lake looked like a ghost town. I found a place where I was able to launch my boat and meet clients and be able to fish. The Egrets had made a rookery of sorts out on an island and when the flood waters rose up in the trees it created a natural chum line that drew in the Catfish.

This had to be one of the, if the not the absolute best rod and reel Catfish bites ever experienced. I called a friend of mine, outdoor journalist Luke Clayton, and told him, "Luke,you had better come get ya some."

Wasn't long before Luke and some folks from Catfish Gold magazine and Danny King's punch bait found there way to Lake Whitney. What a day on the water, one of those days you dream about. The bite was on and we had a blast, catching doubles and triples of Channel Cats and Blues, all on Danny Kings punch bait. The scenery with all the birds in the flooded trees was something many people would travel the world to see, it was a tropical setting in Texas, and a memory I will never forget.

My Team Redneck Guide Service ended up being spotlighted in over 58 newspapers, 2 magazines, and a TV show with Fox Four's anchor, Richard Ray. Also a made for TV commercial with the Catfish Gold Girls for Catfish Gold Magazine and Danny Kings punch bait was shot. A big thank you goes out to Melvin Bush with Pro-Striper Guide service for furnishing the chase boat for the camera crew. You can see these from my website, http://www.teamredneck.net/, just click on the links.

I will be doing 2 more TV shows this March with the fine folks from Ark-La-Tx Sportsman Outdoors show and one more with Fox Four's Richard Ray.

And as always, may God Bless you and hope to,

C Ya on the water.

Pro Guide,

Randy Routh

Gift Certificates.

Just in time for Christmas, or any occaision.
Team Redneck Guide Service is now offering gift certificates for that fisherman or lady in your family or business. We are offering a 10% discount if purchased in December prior to Christmas, just a way of saying thanks for fishing Lake Whitney with Team Redneck.

We wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and as always may God Bless you and we hope to,
C Ya on the water!
Pro Guide
Randy Routh 817-822-5539

Friends and Family Reunion 2007

We are getting ready for our annual Friends and Family reunion this coming June 8th through the 10th. We are combining this years reunion with the Texas Hunting Forum get togather. www.texashuntingforum.com There will be tons of entertainment (live bands) wild game cooked, different hunts and fishing trips will be raffled off and all the proceeds will go to a charitable organization, we are leaning toward donating the funds raised this year to go toward the Family of the Texas Parks and Wildlife officer that was killed in the line of duty. Send me an e-mail at teamredneck01@hotmail.com for more info or go to www.texashuntingforum.com and look in the OFF TOPIC area for more info. Hope to see ya there.

Whitney Blues.

Man O man the cats are biting at Whitney. I took Andy Loyd of Laguna Park out Catfishing and we anchored up after setting out several jug lines. Could not stay on anchor due to the Blue Ctas nailing the baited Juglines and having to go chase them. They are up shallow and gorging on Shad, if you have never caught big Catfish shallow you should try it. Not only is it a lot of fun but puts some great table fare on the dinner table. For more info call 817-822-5539

Hog Wild

Just to let everyone know I am now conducting Wild Hog hunts. They are 75.00 per person per day with a 2 person or 150.00 minimum and 4 person max, no limit, no kill fee, no trophy fee. You kill it you clean it. I have blinds and feeders and plenty of Hogs. The hunts are conducted on a 1300 acre Ranch near Glenrose Texas. No accommodations at the Ranch, there is a motel or Hotel about 15 minutes away. Call 817-822-5539 for more info. I will add a Hog Wild page to my web site soon.

Looking forward to a great New Season on Whitney.

Things are looking great in 2007 on Lake Whitney. The Lake has come up to within 5' of pool and the fishing had been great. Many catches of Striper and Blue Cats caught under the birds. I am anxiously awaiting for the spring patterns this March, April and May. The Lake is Full of Shad and the fish are gorging on them and we should see some very healthy fish caught this spring along with multiple limits being caught. I am working with Uncle Gus' Marina on a new sponsorship with Polar Boats and Yamaha outboards and am getting near to being in a new Polar model 2310 Bay Boat. I recently recieved all new custom KISTLER rods and they are awesome. The phone is ringing and I am starting to book spring trips now. Be sure and come experiance Lake Whitney and all it has to offer. Hope to see ya on the water.
Pro Guide Randy Routh. 817-822-5539

Johnson County Kids.

I was blessed this past summer by being invited by Johnson County Juvenile services to work with their first time offendors and try to help turn some young lives around. We took them out to a Ranch I manage and take care in south central Texas. It sprawls across 2 counties and is full of Texas history. We started the day with me showing them around, started with a log cabin that Charles Goodnight helped build, took them down through the woods and creeks and showed them wildlife sign and tracks. Up to a hill we call School Tree where many years ago they use to actually hold school under a group of Oak trees that grow out of one root sysytem. We wrapped up the day fishing the stock tanks and creeks and had a lunch break under a stand of Oaks. I can only hope that in some small way I made a difference in there lives. If we helped one then it was all worth while.

Team Redneck in the news.

Just took Luke Clayton with Texas Outdoors journal out for a story on Lake Aquilla that will be featured in the Texas Outdoors journal in June, 2006. The wind was up but still had a very productive day. Also I will be featured in Catfish angler, a new publication that just started this year. I will be in the June issue of it as well talking Catfishing on Lake Whitney. Take care and hope to, C Ya on the water.

Texas Striper Association Tournament at Tawakoni

April 8, 2006 Team Redneck was back to Lake Tawakoni for another Striper tournament. ( Texas Striper Association) Got up the morning of the tournament and the wind was howling with 25 mph sustained winds and gust over 30 mph. With extreme caution we pulled out I quickly realized my abilities as a Captain far exceeded the limits of my vessel, I made a hard turn into the waves and finally made it into a semi protected creek/cove, found an old roadbed that I have not fished in quite some time and set up a drift. It paid off and we took first place again at Tawakoni. We will return to Tawakoni again this year on Sept. 23rd then back again on Oct. 21 for the Texas State Championship. So far we have won the 2005 Pro Division Texas Striper Association on LakeTawakoni and 2006 as well. My goal is to win all 3 tournaments they are hosting at Tawakoni this year. I'll keep ya posted. For more info on the Texas Striper Association go to www.texasstriper.com Good fishing and remember. Kids take your parents and parents take your kids....Fishing.