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You read the current, and the lakes were different you had to read depthfinders, and there were no maps back then.Īnd then I found out about fishing tournaments, and that really excited me because I'm very competitive and if I can compete at something I love to do, it's like "this doesn't get any better." Because you have no idea where the fish are, and when you fish the river for years, you know where they're at. The transition to lake fishing from river fishing is really hard. After fishing rivers from shore most of your life, was it difficult to make the transition to fishing lakes in a boat?Ī. I really liked golf, but I just like fishing so much better. I golfed before that when I bought the boat, the golf ended.Ī. I didn't have a boat, and then I came to Minnesota and started working in St.

Before, you'd never have anybody to teach you you're learning it all on your own, and all of a sudden now you see people doing different things, and you see what works.Īfter that, I went out and finished my medical education out in Oregon, and I fished the creeks there, and we'd go to the side channels of the Columbia River and catch crappies, catch sturgeon in the river and then you'd go catch steelhead and salmon. You'd learn a lot about fishing the river because if you go below the dam, the guys that are really good can't hide what they're doing. I fished the Red River, and catfish was my favorite, but I'd also fish for sauger and walleye. When I went to school at Grand Forks, I was there for six years. I remember once a friend of my dad's took me to Park River to fish for bullheads on Homme Dam, and that was really exciting for me. They get pretty big, you know, for a kid we didn't know the difference. My first fishing experiences were fishing on the Tongue River catching suckers, creek chubs and river shiners, and I used to do that all summer because that was all there was to fish. Talk about your earliest fishing experiences.Ī. I don't know what to make of it yet, but it's just a nice honor that people think you deserve it. What are your thoughts on being named to the Fishing Hall of Fame of Minnesota?Ī. Here's an edited transcript of that conversation:

With his induction into Minnesota's Fishing Hall of Fame on the horizon, Samson talked fishing and electronics with Herald outdoors editor Brad Dokken.
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Samson-known as "Doctor Sonar" for his efforts to teach anglers how to use sonar and other high-tech fishing electronics-now lives in Osakis, Minn., and says his passion for fishing burns strong as ever.
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In 2002, he landed a check for $300,000 by winning the RCL-which stands for "Ranger, Crestliner, Lund"-Walleye Championship on the Mississippi River in Red Wing, Minn., and also won two Professional Walleye Trail tournaments on Devils Lake.
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March 27-Walleye pro and fishing electronics authority Bruce "Doc" Samson will be inducted into the Minnesota Fishing Hall of Fame on Friday along with renowned photographer Bill Lindner and longtime fishing guide and educator Royal Karels.Ī Cavalier, N.D., native and UND alumnus, Samson, 67, retired from a career as a family practice physician in 2003 to concentrate full-time on tournament fishing and education.
