An interview I’ll never forget 

By: Glynn Harris

As an outdoor writer, I have been blessed to get to interview some famous folks and others, not so famous who have impressed me the most. Twenty-plus years ago, I had the privilege of interviewing a bass angler who was born deaf and without the ability to speak. 

I was tournament director for an annual event held on Caney Lake each July 4th weekend when Gene Amons won the event. I wrote a column about my interview with him and here is a summary of that interview. 

Sometimes it’s just too noisy out there on the lake. Jet skis roaring by; wind whipping up waves that slap incessantly against your boat; the raspy cawing of a fish crow or the squawking of a heron. The din can cause an angler to lose his concentration while trying to entice a bass to bite.