Harold ensley s tiny tots jigs helped introduce and popularize ultralight spinning tackle for crappie and panfish. The top state of residence is georgia, followed by north carolina. Harold ensley started the tv show the sportsmans friend, in the early 1950s on a kansas city. The 2nd year i bow hunted a guy loaned me gene and barrys first book. I was born july 2, 1941to two from the greatest generation, roberta and woodrow gaba. The bass fishing history books also note that the great bass fisherman and inventor of the reaper tail, harold ensley won the world series of sport fishing in. Mark eori, a tennis player from southwest baptist, and sarah wuertz, a track and field performer from emporia state, are the. Known as the sportsmans friend, harold ensleys television show was nationally syndicated for over 60 years. Harold ensley, virgil ward and dardevles ed eppinger wanted their bait to be the name behind the recordbreaking trophies in.
Some listeners had strong responses both positive and negative to our hurricane katrina coverage. Harold edward ensley november 20, 1912 august 24, 2005 was an american radio and television personality best known for his television program the sportsmans friend november 20, 1912 august 24, 2005 was an american radio and television personality best known for his television program the sportsmans friend. In the 1950s he invented the reaper lure, which played a seminal role in the growth of jig. It was designed by harold ensley of kansas city in the late 1950s and early 1960s. In the 1950s he invented the reaper lure, which played a seminal role in the. Gloria ensley obituary kansas city, mo kansas city star. Harold edward ensley was an american radio and television personality best known for his television program the sportsmans friend. My dad later brought a bunch of harold ensley s reapers back from arkansas, adding those to the arsenal. Language packs themes reaper stash sws reaper extension reapack package manager the unofficial reaper blog. I read it doing the summer and it was interesting but i had no clue what they were talking about. Carthage press, carthage, missouri, entertainment newspaper clipping from sep 20, 1973 58863. Lic regn lic dist lic cnty lic type lic xprdte lic seqn license. Pal, dick bought the company from me and a business partner back many years ago. Herbie did a good job designing the cobra, and jacks jigs had several good ones.
This read was a fun reminiscence to the past, and besides i like to fish, thanks harold ensley. I remember being up at the walmart in butler, missouri with dad and harold ensley was there in sporting goods peddling his filet knives. Ice fishing season is coming updo you have any secret advice for newbie ice fishers. Republic of texas units paradox interactive forums. Click download or read online button to the white reaper book pdf for free now.
Buy a spud bar, ice cleats for your boots and ice picks around your neck before investing in any ice fishing. Download pdf the white reaper free online new books in. In 1975 harold s show was the first television outdoor show to be syndicated across america coast to coast and would remain on the air for the next twenty seven years. Ned rig need a source for head with cable guard page 6. The primary anglers were chuck woods, ray fincke, harold ensley, ted green, virgil ward, bill ward, drew reese, dwight keefer and guido hibdon. The average richard ensley is around 68 years of age with around 50% falling in to the age group of 4160.
His tv show was one of the first nationally to feature fishing, and it lasted 48 years a testament to its popularity. All designs by my dad, jimmy cairnes and me except the 6 reaper, that was harold ensley. For a total of forty eight years harold ensley has brought hunting and fishing to the sportsmen of this great country with guests such as the king of the cowboys roy rodgers. Muskiefirst jig fishing what style of critter works. The winds of chance illustrates his journey through his career, seeking his dreams. Gone fishing menu cards, instant download, lauren ha. Uncover where james ensley lives along with previous home addresses, cell phone numbers, email addresses, background report, criminal check, professional history and more. World champion of freshwater sport fishing by winning the world series of freshwater sport fishing, the. Slabsauce crappie attractant come join the best family orientated fishing website on the internet.
In more recent times, serious bass anglers both casual and professional have kept the success of jig and worms a. Insights, highlights and hoohahs from your favorite sports authorities. It was 1935 and a new hunting and fishing frontier was just opening up in north america. The name reaper was trade marked and all the hand pour makers had to change the name. It was manufactured by ted greens mar lynn lure company. In more recent times, serious bass anglers both casual and professional have kept the success of jig and worms a tight lipped secret. Hunting shows back in the dayyou all remember when. Ammoland feed interview chummy plummer at the sci convention posted in ammoland feed. Fishing lure manufacturers like lucky strike, harold ensley, virgil. My sauce is half franks, half louisianna wing saucegordons. The reaper was a precursor to modern softplastic lure forms commonly used worldwide today.
Harold fobes obituary nampa, id idaho press tribune. Harold ensley started the tv show the sportsmans friend, in the early 1950s on a kansas city television station. Harold edward ensley november 20, 1912 august 24, 2005 was an american radio and. Article featuring bob carnes, founder of arkie lures inc.
Harold had just done very well in a bass tournament with his new lure, a soft plastic leech like 5 tail now known as the reaper. A true sportsmans friend passes away the host and creator of a fishing institution has died. Katrina, aggression, and a fishing host robert siegel reads from listeners email. Ensley recalls heyday of his popular fishing show news. The bass fishing history books also note that the great bass fisherman and inventor of the reaper tail, harold ensley won the world series of sport fishing in 1960 on a jig and worm combo. The reaper was and is a total muskie triggering tail. He attended the cleveland conservatory of music and began his career performing with bands led by bull moose jackson and scatman crothers. Harold ensley obituary palm springs, ca the desert sun. In the early 1960s my father took a bass fishing trip to arkansas where my grandparents lived at the time, meeting harold ensley there. He was born april 11, 1923, in cheyenne, wyoming, the son of ensley. We all experience change in our lives, whether one attributes these changes as by chance or by divine direction. Harold ensley project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. If you are working remotely andor social distancing and would like to use reaper at home, you can download a temporary reaper license.
Muskiefirst violent strike extractor and extractor tails. I couldnt have been but 4 or 5 years old, 1984 or 1985. The white reaper download the white reaper ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi format. In the early 1960s my father took a bass fishing trip to arkansas where my grandparents lived at the time, meeting harold ensley. His innovative, nationally syndicated program was one of the first to feature fishing and hunting, ran nonstop for 48 years. The top city of residence is fayetteville, followed by arden. Jim cairnes and my fathers original swimmer head is still the best 1 to 1. Ensley designed it for catching lake trout in canada, but as green made them in various sizes, it became a popular multispecies lure. Then along came two annoying, little kids, who turned out to be two of my best. Birthday drinks, first birthday parties, boy birthday, party drinks, birthday party themes, fish cake birthday, hunting birthday, lake water, ocean water drink. Pages in category american members of the churches of christ the following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 210 total. History and tips on creature fishing for muskie bass pro. Imdbs advanced search allows you to run extremely powerful queries over all people and titles in the database. He was born ernest harold bailey in cleveland, ohio, on august, 1925.
Last month while sitting outside the west mineral eagles club, harold ensley did something he has never done publicly. The original stand up jig was developed for a plastic worm from the squirm n jig model. Insights, highlights and hoohahs from your favorite sports authorities fox, gene on. Saranac lake adirondack daily enterprise, feb 14, 1975, p. He graduated from cal poly san luis obispo with a degree in field crop production in 1950. Harold ensley, who brought the outdoors to life for millions of television viewers through his show, the sportsmans friend, died wednesday at his home.
Harold ensley fobes, age 84, of nampa, died thursday, march 6, 2008, in the trinity mission care and rehab of holly, nampa. Register and i will offer you a free decal plus a lot less ads too. Read saranac lake adirondack daily enterprise, feb 14, 1975, p. There is a company down in arkansas down by bull shoals that makesmade them. The reaper from the west coast was introduced by western plastics, a hand poured 3 grub that has a 2 12 long flat tail about a 12 wide tapering to 38 with a round end. Old harold ensley the fishermans friend made those famous when i was a kid. Dave, i shake damp wings in flour with buffalo wing seasoning added gordon foods. By mike pound globe staff writer west mineral, kan. If you have trouble finding them let me know and ill stop by next time im down that way. The average james ensley is around 51 years of age with around 47% falling in to the age group of 5160. She worked at southwestern child development until her retirement in 1977 as a child care worker. In essence, it is a northeastern kansas and a northcentral and northwestern missouri phenomenon, but across the years, we have discovered that it works at other waterways across the u. After high school, he joined the navy fighting in both wwii and the korean war. I think harold ensley was from around kc, i have no idea about virgil ward harold went to my church in raytown when i was growing up.
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