Years ago Rick Clunn was shunned by some anglers for his intense study of Zen. His objective was learning more about himself while using the meditation to put him in a higher state of mental being with his fishing. He’s proven it many times.
James Overstreet just relayed one of those moments. A bass broke the surface to Clunn’s stern and, while he didn’t see it happen, the instinct kicked in. Clunn immediately spun the boat around and with a quick cast landed the topwater where the fish broke, even after the surface rings had disappeared.
“He’s the most intuitive angler I’ve ever seen,” is what Overstreet relayed to me over the phone.
I agree. As an awestruck teenager I fished with Clunn many times. His intuition and skills were uncanny then, and that was 36 years ago. That’s when I fished with him for the first time.
