techo Posted August 10, 2009 Posted August 10, 2009 Thanks Whack'em. All is well. Had my 6-months kidney cancer check-up and still cancer free. It was a very good report. Go back every 6 months for a few years. Made it into the CPAA championship again this year in the last tournament at the Rock. Had a very nice pro who is a local. Got quite the drop shot lesson and limited out in the last 30 minutes. Whew! Cutting it close. I'm so excited. I certainly didn't want to go to Bull Shoals just as Champ's bass caddy. lol Donna G I would be honored to be his bass caddy. Tim Carpenter
Bill P Posted August 10, 2009 Posted August 10, 2009 After reading this thread,I can't help but think,that some of those who try to get free advice, to make money, might not have that hard of a time 'cheating'. For some,when money is involved,character isn't an issue......sad.
bassman1308 Posted August 10, 2009 Posted August 10, 2009 In my opinon,' focused fishing dude' hit the bail on the head. If you've been involved in competive fishing very long, I'm sure you've all met the "pro want-a-be' who has caught a few good strings of bass, usually while prefishing, and tries to make a reputation on these strings. These guys are 'self promoters' and seldom last very long in the tourney fishing game b/c they do not love to fish or enjoy the outdoors, they only love to win to boast their ego. When they figure out they can't compete with the big boys, they quit. Fishing is a unique sport in that anyone, on a given day, is capable of winning a tourney. I think that's what attracks so many of these guys. They know they aren't willing to put in the time to be good at baseball, golf or whatever, but they will do anything to learn where a successful competer is catching fish. They justify that with words like, ' no one owns the fish, it's a public lake, I can fish where ever I want, etc. Ha, as you can guess, I've had a little experience with guys like this and for me, it has certainly taken away from the enjoyment of tourney fishing. But I still do it. I'm done now.......
Whack'emGood Posted August 13, 2009 Posted August 13, 2009 Thanks Whack'em. All is well. Had my 6-months kidney cancer check-up and still cancer free. It was a very good report. Go back every 6 months for a few years. Made it into the CPAA championship again this year in the last tournament at the Rock. Had a very nice pro who is a local. Got quite the drop shot lesson and limited out in the last 30 minutes. Whew! Cutting it close. I'm so excited. I certainly didn't want to go to Bull Shoals just as Champ's bass caddy. lol Donna G Great to hear that you are doing well Donna. I haven't had time to get on the forum very often lately, but have thought about you and your health often. Keep on keepin' on!! Good luck in the CPAA! Whack'em "Success builds confidence, and you have to learn to trust your instincts and forget about fishing the way a tournament is supposed to be won. I'm going to fish my style and make it work for me." -KEVIN VANDAM "Confidence is the best lure in your tackle box." -GERALD SWINDLE "A-Rig? Thanks, but no thanks. If I can't catch them on the conventional tackle that I already use, then I guess I just can't catch them." -LK (WHACK'EM)
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