Outdoor humorist.  Indoor humorist.  But doorways might be his forte. 


This outdoor humor writer has been featured in Outdoor Oklahoma, Oklahoma Today, and Pennsylvania Angler and Boater.


Thought for the day:
On Rod Tips--

Avoid car doors. Broken rod halves can be stored for later use as cat toys, cat whackers, or for reaching stuff that has rolled under the fridge.

Since May 2011, he has been the Tuesday post for http://www.takemefishing.org/  

 

http://twitter.com/andywhitcomb
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/profile.php?id=1371017960

                 
His column from 2011 Oklahoma Today: http://www.oklahomatoday.com

Jan/Feb... "Fish Bouquet." (p. 76)

http://digital.library.okstate.edu/oktoday/2010s/2011/Oktdv61n1.pdf

March/April..."Watershed Moments." (p. 94)

http://digital.library.okstate.edu/oktoday/2010s/2011/Oktdv61n2.pdf

May/June... "King of the Road." (p.64)

http://digital.library.okstate.edu/oktoday/2010s/2011/Oktdv61n3.pdf

July/August... "Tournament of Champions" (p.80)

http://digital.library.okstate.edu/oktoday/2010s/2011/Oktdv61n4.pdf

Sept/Oct... "Pickin' and a Grinin."

Nov/Dec... "Life Lines."




www.TakeMeFishing.org

(Updated: 5-15-12)

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From Pro Anglers Journal  www.proanglersjournal.com
Crawdad Mouse 
http://proanglersjournal.com/2011/04/02/crawdad-mouse/#more-3104

Bullheaded 

http://proanglersjournal.com/2011/03/01/bullheaded/#more-3060

Square 

http://proanglersjournal.com/2011/02/17/square/#more-3026 

The Reel Roaster(tm) Review 

http://proanglersjournal.com/2011/02/01/the-reel-roaster%e2%84%a2/#more-2992

      (Which got a nice mention on Dave Mercer's Facts of Fishing site) 
      http://www.factsoffishing.com/blog/just-plain-weird/fishing-for-marshmallows/

 The Other Side of 3:00 a.m. 

http://proanglersjournal.com/2011/01/08/the-other-side-of-300-a-m/ 

Road Sage

http://proanglersjournal.com/2010/10/29/road-sage/#more-2765

A Little Bite

http://proanglersjournal.com/2010/10/01/a-little-bite/#more-2680

Expo-Sure 2010 
http://proanglersjournal.com/2010/09/08/expo-sure-2010/#more-2589 

Soaking it 

 http://proanglersjournal.com/2010/08/13/soaking-it/#more-2519

Coping with Lure Separation Anxiety 
http://proanglersjournal.com/2010/07/02/coping-with-lure-separation-anxiety-part-1/#more-2344

Three Beautiful Words
http://proanglersjournal.com/2010/06/04/3-beautiful-words/ 

 Plan B 

http://proanglersjournal.com/2010/05/12/plan-b/#more-2199

Top Angler 

http://proanglersjournal.com/2010/04/27/top-angler/#more-2153
   

Muddy and Muddier 

http://proanglersjournal.com/2010/04/15/muddy-and-muddier/#more-2088

River Dinosaur Roundup   

http://proanglersjournal.com/2010/04/02/river-dinosaur-roundup/#more-1974

 "No, not the martial arts guy."
http://proanglersjournal.com/2010/03/07/%e2%80%9cno-not-the-martial-arts-guy-%e2%80%9d/

"Packing for a Classic Roadtrip"
http://proanglersjournal.com/2010/02/16/packing-for-a-classic-roadtrip/

"Tulsa Trippin'" 
http://proanglersjournal.com/2010/02/01/tulsa-trippin/

"One Stubborn Guide"
http://proanglersjournal.com/2010/01/08/one-stubborn-guide/

"The Downside of Ample Parking" 
http://proanglersjournal.com/2009/12/03/the-downside-of-ample-parking/

"A Birthday Beating"
http://proanglersjournal.com/2009/11/04/a-birthday-beating/

"Playing the Arbuckle Slots" 
http://proanglersjournal.com/2009/10/28/playing-the-arbuckle-slots/

                                                         
From ESPNOutdoors.com 
(Which closed their doors on Jan. 1, 2011.  Sorry to see them go. Links are gone.) 
http://search.espn.go.com/andy-whitcomb/past-years/22
 
                                                      

"A Hawg by Any Other Name"   "Chocolate Bobbers"     "Meet Steve Hanson" 

"Meet Mr. H"    "El Pondo"    "The Bait Talk"  "Do you want to go fishing?"


"The Big Unit"     "Missing the Cut"     “Analyze This”    “Preparation H”

 

“Going Green”    “The Last Grasshopper”     "O Christmas Reef" 


"Quickfire Interview" with the Outdoor Blogger Network

http://www.outdoorbloggernetwork.com/2011/12/09/quick-fire-outdoor-blogger-interview/

 
Photo by James Overstreet at the 2010 Classic media day
http://a.espncdn.com//winnercomm/outdoors/bassmaster/classic/2010/mediaday/MRK38580.jpg

Perhaps is signature piece, "Bass Thumb, the Finer Points" in 2007 Outdoor Oklahoma

http://www.wildlifedepartment.com/facts_maps/archives/AG/2007anglerguide.pdf

His interview by Chase Rheam of the Stillwater NewsPress:
http://www.stwnewspress.com/local/x1221299187/Andy-Whitcomb-shares-humor-knowledge-in-statewide-magazine   


Interviewing anglers at the 2010 Bassmaster Classic, behind Skeet Reese at the end of this commercial:

http://www.worldfishingnetwork.com/videos/channels/wfn-world-fishing-network/great-day-for-fishing-competition-pt-1-17388.aspx

Recognized as an influential outdoor writer, he was invited to speak on story-telling at the 100th meeting of the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies.

April 4, 2012, presented "The Caste System" to a graduate fisheries class at Oklahoma State University about his perspective of fishing evolution.

"Just keep reeling" was a line uttered by a shirtless deckhand during his first saltwater adventure.  For the full story, "Crotching Shark, Hidden Fulcrum"  can be found under "Articles".

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