Some people know how to take a summer vacation.

Pastor Mike Toby of First Baptist Church of Woodway is preparing for his third summer fishing trip to Alaska’s Rainbow River Lodge on the Copper River from July 23-30.

But Toby doesn’t go alone. He’s one of 12 who will make the trip to the pristine Alaskan wilderness for world-class salmon and trout fishing, and he says five slots are still available.

“It’s a great opportunity for some area folks to make a trip of a lifetime together,” Toby said, “fishing with a dozen people who share not only a love of the outdoors, but also a love for the Lord.”

The regular rate for a week’s stay is $7,100, but the lodge’s managing partner, Chad Hewitt, offers Toby’s group a discounted rate of $5,000, which includes exclusive use of the lodge for the week, outstanding meals, guided fishing trips and fly-out float plane trips each of the six days. Airfare and gratuities are not included.

For more information, go to www.rainbowriverlodge .com or email Toby at mike_toby@fbcwoodway.org.

Guinness record holder

Jeff Kolodzinski has the ultimate bragging rights when it comes to fishing.

The Wisconsin angler and Frabill marketing director — who goes by “Kolo” for short — is the proud Guinness World Record holder for catching the most fish in a single day.

Last summer, Kolo dotted all the I’s and crossed all the T’s — including gathering the right number of observers and fish counters, arranging for video verification and meeting a host of other Guinness requirements — and set his sights on the record.

Then, he took a seat on the dock of Maynard’s Restaurant on Minnesota’s Lake Minnetonka and engaged the stopwatch.

The majority of the fish that day were sunfish and crappie, but the occasional largemouth and northern pike also found themselves at the end of the line. At the final buzzer, Kolo’s catch totaled 2,143 fish.

Kolo plans to do it all again this summer, trying to beat the record as well as raise funds and awareness for Fishing for Life — a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving youth through organized fishing programs that collect unwanted fishing gear to use at events, coordinate lure-making and fish habitat workshops and support groups that work with urban youth.

Great bass fishing

Keith Rodriguez, Chris Beatty and Tyrone Settlers have been catching white bass by the boatload on Lake Waco, including a recent trip that netted 75 chunky whites in about an hour.

Mornings are best, Rodriguez said, and they’re catching fish using shad in 15 feet of water. He cautions anglers to pay close attention to the bigger fish they catch, as it’s difficult to distinguish between white bass and hybrids, which have different size and bag limits.

Hybrids must be at least 18 inches in length, and there’s a daily limit of five per person. Whites have to be a minimum of 10 inches long with a limit of 25 per day per person.

Pulling in a hammerhead

Chance Cook, a 16-year-old sophomore at Robinson, caught a 600-pound, 11-foot hammerhead shark while fishing in the Atlantic Ocean off the Palm Beach Inlet over spring break.

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