The Future of Fishing

Jun 02 2009

Welcome to The Future of Fishing with Keith and Cody

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Our show airs Saturdays on channel 47 KWHB Tulsa, at 4:30 pm. We are still in need of sponsors and your support. Our focus is about kids and family. Our plan is to get every child involved in the sport of fishing through family values. Read more »

Feb 24 2010

Flipping Trick

Yea, he’s only five years old…

Cody and I were playing at this years Tackle Show and this is what he learned. Great way to build trust with your kids. We are still having fun. If you have any tricks that you would like to see him try, shoot me an email. We are working on a few more.

Oct 22 2009

2009 Highlights

Here is a four minute highlight reel from our 2009 season. Thanks for all of your support. Keep the suggestions coming and send those entries in to Go Fishing with Cody. Crappie George we’re ready when you are. Our next stop is the Hero’s tournament at grand this weekend.

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Oct 07 2009

Paralyzed Veterans of America

It does the soul good to help a fellow soldier out. It was my extreme pleasure to participate in the Paralyzed Veterans of America fishing tournament, held on Keystone Lake this past September 25th – 27th. I cannot stress the amount of effort the tournament director and volunteers put into such a fantastic tournament. The cost is minimal and the rewards are great.

Here is just a small example of what the PVA does for you in this tournament. The day started with me pulling my boat in line to wait for my paralyzed angler to arrive. All I had to do is show my number and pull up to the designated spot, turn over my keys to one of the volunteers who also helped my partner into my boat and go fish. These guys load your boat with food and water for the day, back your boat into the lake and park your truck for you. At the end of the day they radio for a volunteer to bring your truck and trailer to the ramp and drive you to the weigh-in. Never have I been treated so well at any tournament I have fished. Read more »

Sep 12 2009

Go Fishing With Cody – Megan Robinson

Cody and I took our first female entry winner, Megan Robinson of Claremore, on a bass fishing trip at Ft. Gibson Lake. My plan was to start early by throwing fast moving baits in search of those elusive green fish. It just so happens that a crank bait is also Megan’s favorite bait to throw as well. Of course I would always check the flooded timber and then move out to deeper water to try our hand at Carolina rigging later in the afternoon, which is one of my favorite ways to fish.

We packed up all the gear along with the camera and headed straight to one of my favorite spots, that has always produced a fish or two. Megan didn’t take long to impress me with her skills as an angler by matching me cast for cast with her favorite crank bait. She was throwing, what looked to me, to be the old trusty zebco. As with most kids she did try to catch a few fish out of the trees but we retrieved all of the errant casts with little or no problems. Read more »

Aug 20 2009

Sand Bass

Hello fellow anglers. Sorry but I had to take some time off from writing to complete my tasks of editing new shows. Now I didn’t say I took any time off from fishing. That is my true passion and is a necessity for a true addict like me.

It just so happens that Cody and I had a chance to go sand bass fishing on Ft. Gibson with a few other future addicted anglers. I had received a few emails from Dan Martin of Kwick Strike Guide Service, asking if we would like to join him for a day on the lake. Of course we could not refuse an offer like that, so I called a few nominee members of our ATFA club (Addicted to Fishing Anonymous) and asked if they would like to join us for a day of sand bass fishing with Dan. Joining us for the day was Justin Martin and his Dad Mike, Easton Rampy and his Dad David. Read more »

Aug 02 2009

Summertime Trout

My favorite spot to go fishing to beat the heat of those hot summer days is the Lower Illinois river in Gore Oklahoma. That is exactly where I took Cody and our second winner, Mason Mooneyham of Sallisaw, in our monthly “Take a Kid Fishing” contest.

Mason was elated to hear that he had won our contest and told me that he had never been trout fishing. I knew that trout had been biting really well and with the summer heat it would be a perfect trip for the kids. Read more »

Jul 13 2009

Go Fishing With Cody – Fisher Patterson

Where do you take a kid fishing with all this heat? My answer is Ft. Gibson. Not only is it close to home but as the summer sun heats up the lake it also heats up the fishing.

Cody and I took our first qualifier in our monthly “take a kid fishing” contest. Fisher Patterson of Owasso was our first winner. Fisher, who is four and his Dad (Chris) had seen us at the annual Fishing Pal’s tournament on Grand Lake and decided to email us with his entry. Not only did Chris send in the information that we require, but also sent a rather compelling story about Fisher and how he and his son loved watching our show. When we drew for winner I sat down and read his email.

Our show has been struggling to make ends meet and I was close to calling it quits until I read his letter. Chris told me of how he nearly lost his son and how much it means to parents everywhere what we are doing on the “Future of Fishing” show. His story touched me deeply and gave me the extra boost I needed to continue with our show in hopes of changing children’s lives everywhere.

So I set up the time for Fisher and his Dad to meet us and we headed down to good ole Ft. Gibson Lake. This lake is slowly becoming one of my favorite lakes here in Oklahoma. I have seen huge amounts of fish caught, with bass tournaments taking over 20 lbs of weight to win. Just the week before, Cody and I were fishing at Ft. Gibson and got onto a fantastic swim bait bite. We had caught so many bass that we quit early because I was just tired of catching and releasing fish.

On this day we just wanted to put some fish on the end of the line so the kids could have some fun, and fun they had. We started on the rip rap by hwy 51 where I lost a nice 4 lb fish and then decided to move into the shallow water where the wind was blowing into the bushes. We were flipping a blue fleck Xcite extreme stix and flap jack into shaded trees and brush catching quite a few small 12 to 14 inch fish. At one point I was giving Fisher a lesson on how to pitch into the cover when I turned him loose he nearly flipped himself and the pole into the water. With a quick reaction I was able to catch him and it never fazed him. Without hesitation he stood up and continued pitching as if it was a normal thing. I found it amusing watching Chris flip with a zebco 33 because he didn’t want to get his pole from the back of the boat. Chris is an avid fisherman and watching him tangle with the small rig was just funny.

Both Cody and Fisher became hot, so we tied a throw cushion to the end of a rope, secured it to the boat and let the kids swim. They both enjoyed themselves and we ended up the day with the two kids doubling up on some nice fish. It couldn’t have ended better even if we had planed it.

We had filmed the entire day and will air the show in one of our upcoming episodes on the “Future of Fishing” on KWHB-47 Saturdays at 4:30 pm. You can log onto our web site at www.keithandcody.com to enter your son or daughter for a chance to be on our show and read more about how we want to make difference in a child’s life. We want to help get kids involved in this wonderful sport and change our world one smile at a time.

So remember; take a kid fishing and instill a memory that will last a lifetime.

Where do you take a kid fishing with all this heat? My answer is Ft. Gibson. Not only is it close to home but as the summer sun heats up the lake it also heats up the fishing.

Cody and I took our first qualifier in our monthly “take a kid fishing” contest. Fisher Patterson of Owasso was our first winner. Fisher, who is four and his Dad (Chris) had seen us at the annual Fishing Pal’s tournament on Grand Lake and decided to email us with his entry. Not only did Chris send in the information that we require, but also sent a rather compelling story about Fisher and how he and his son loved watching our show. When we drew for winner I sat down and read his email. Read more »

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