Alabama man catches fish with his hands, reeling in viral fame and timeless stories
Robert Earl Woodard 맥스카지노 a retired physical education teacher, lifelong fisherman and accidental viral sensation 맥스카지노 is reeling in attention without ever casting a line.
Woodard does not use a fishing pole. There are no hooks, bait or nets.
Instead, he fishes with his hands.
맥스카지노Most people won맥스카지노t try it,맥스카지노 Woodard said with a laugh. 맥스카지노As far as I know, zero caught by other people.맥스카지노
Born in 1951, just across the road from the pond he now fishes, Woodard grew up between dirt fields, the classroom and the water. He spent nearly four decades teaching physical education to Alabama children.
맥스카지노I may hold the record for the most students ever taught in Alabama,맥스카지노 he said. 맥스카지노I had an average about 500 students a day.맥스카지노
After retiring, the pond became his classroom, and the bass became his pupils.
맥스카지노These fish are like our pets,맥스카지노 Woodard said. 맥스카지노We relate to them. We know some of them by name.맥스카지노
He once hand-caught a fish big enough to break a state record, but let it go to preserve its life.
맥스카지노My wife said, 맥스카지노It맥스카지노s just another big fish. Let her live.맥스카지노 So I did,맥스카지노 he said. 맥스카지노That was worth more to me than any state record.맥스카지노
Woodard never sought recognition. He was not even online until his son posted a video of him catching a bass by hand. It went viral.
맥스카지노Dad, your video has gone viral,맥스카지노 his son told him.
Woodard맥스카지노s response? 맥스카지노What does that mean?맥스카지노
Despite the attention, not much has changed. 맥스카지노I don맥스카지노t look at myself as being famous,맥스카지노 he said. 맥스카지노I맥스카지노m just a average guy, blessed by the good Lord.맥스카지노
Woodard맥스카지노s storytelling extends beyond the pond. One day, he sat down at his computer and began typing. He ended up writing 37 stories for his children.
맥스카지노I wanted it exactly in the words that I have. If there's a mistake in there, I will own it,맥스카지노 he said. 맥스카지노And I wanted young people, after reading the book, to have a feel of the way it was back then, before modern conveniences and technology.맥스카지노
Those stories 맥스카지노 a tribute to his family, faith and the land that shaped him.
맥스카지노I hope younger folks get a feel for how it used to be. And for the older folks, it맥스카지노s a chance to remember,맥스카지노 he said.
Woodard does not just catch fish. He catches stories and releases them for the next generation.