Denny brauer fishing tackle

Today&#;s Throwback Thursday historical photo takes us back to , and a local news story documenting the rise of Denny Brauer.

In the story, Denny mentions how he got set straight in the early s after fishing an early event and doing well.

Per the article, he said, &#;I got humbled in a hurry.

Denny brauer fishing tackle

I went to Toledo Bend and was scared to put my boat in the water. I didn&#;t know which stump I would hit first. Roland Martin won that tournament with something like 80 pounds, and I had seven or eight pounds for the three days.

I found out I had a lot to learn.&#;

Of course, he got over any &#;fears&#; pretty quickly. By the time of this story, they were crediting as his &#;breakthrough year.&#;  He had won the Texas Invitational ($28,) on Sam Rayburn; Fished his third Classic; Won the made-for-television, eight-man Match Play tournament the previous fall; won the Tennessee Invitational at Chattanooga in May ($28,); Should have won an Invitational on Truman and another $45, if not for