FAQ

How did this company get its Name?

The idea for Bubblin Wells began many years ago growing up in Deep East Texas.....and here's the story. If you really know Texas, then you know Deep East Texas is an area all its own. Basically, it's located in-between Sam Rayburn and Toledo Bend, and fishing is a fact of life for most. While growing up there I helped my late grandpa (who's picture dons all of our packaging) catfish commercially (Yep, that was a thing). Armed with a flasher and eventually an old eagle brand 2d depth chart, that I gave him after I upgraded on my boat. We would head out in that custom built tank of an aluminum boat he had. No cushy seats or glittery paint job. Hell, the steering wheel was just bolted to a scrap piece of plywood, and he connected the cables backwards so when you turned the wheel to the right, the boat went left. There have been many times that I have jumped in that boat to had to do a complete 360 because I forgot about that damn steering wheel. We would be on the water before the break of dawn, and we would usually get back around the same time the sun was setting on the Texas side of Toledo Bend. At some point during the day we would all need to eat, and he would make sure that we had our choice between bologna sandwiches or potted meat with saltine crackers (a delicacy among catfishermen). When we got back to land, we would clean fish until well after nightfall. We couldn't leave them in crates because "That damn otter would get them". Looking back, it was a lot of hard work, but I wouldn't trade those memories or experiences for anything in this world. By the time I was 15 years old, I had netted an 83 pound flat-head and seen hundreds of catfish between 20-98 pounds and I had seen more 2+ pound crappie/Sacalait/White perch than most grown men in the area. My grandpa could put you on fish anytime of the year and if you didn't catch them, then they weren't gonna bite that day. He knew every stick, stob, stump, hump and hole on the North end of Toledo Bend. See before the lake was impounded in 1969 my grandpa used to hunt the land around the river. So, when the area was flooded and the lake was built, he already knew the land beneath the surface. Now with that he taught us all of the recognized and unique names for his fishing spots and navigational landmarks. Here's just a few; Green Point, Seven Sisters, Doyle English, The Old Oil Rig, Bar Creek Loop (Which was a little piece down Converse Boat Lane), Something that we called The Hole (It was some kind of drop-off that was abnormally deep for the North End, 55-60 ft if memory serves) and of course Bubblin Wells. According to my grandpa and other local Toledo Bend-ians; Bubblin Wells was an old artesian well located in someone's backyard before the lake was impounded. So, if you know where to look, you can ease out on the lake in the dog-days of summer on a slick, calm day and find a trail of small bubbles emanating from deep below the surface. Some of the best fishing happens on the hottest days as that cool fresh water races its way to the surface. There are days that the congregation of fish that surrounds those magical bubbles is truly legendary. Bubblin Wells will always be a special place to me but now I get to share a little bit of my passion for fishing with you in the form of our fishing lures!