Background:
In 2003 I was invited to fish in the
Camp Confidence tournament with one of Minnesota’s best tournament
anglers, Paul Kielb. I had never fished for bass until that weekend.
I was hooked and within two weeks I had a bass boat. In 2003 and
2004 I fished only a couple of tournaments. I was mainly focused on
working on what I had learned from Paul and my goal was to fish 6 to
8 tournaments in 2005. My first year, I had some good moments and
some rough moments and learned quite a bit. You can read about how
my season turned around in an article I wrote for Classic Bass
called “Just Go Fishing!” 2006 was not a banner year in terms of
cashing checks, but I enjoyed myself and met some great people. 2007
I improved and 2008 was my best year to date.
2008 was an exciting season. The season started off being asked to
guide Jim Kleinsasser of the Minnesota Vikings in the governor’s
opener. I want to give a shout out to John Janousek, Dr. Ryan Buell
and Patty Buell for making it a great event. We went crappie fishing
with little black and white beetle spins and Jim caught over 40 fish
in 2 ½ hours. Jim and I had the privilege of a father and his 5th
grade daughter from Eagle View Elementary join us. She was chosen
for academic achievements. If her and her Dad weren’t looking at Jim
catching a fish, that’s because they had a fish of their own as they
caught about 30 panfish between the two of them.
Another highlight of 2008 was being part of the Camp Confidence
Fishing Classic. This is a 100% charity tournament. Subway of Nisswa
donated 280 box lunches for the participants. It is a very well run
tournament. To be involved in 2009, go to
www.campconfidence.com.
I will be there again and Subway of Nisswa will once again be
donating box lunches for all participants.
My final highlight was a trip to Kentucky Lake for the ABA/BASS
Regionals, which concluded my season.
With the support from Subway (Nisswa, Staples, Crosslake & Breezy
Point), Farm Island Marine,
Skeeter and
Yamaha I’m looking forward
to the 2009 season fishing in about 20 tournaments as a member of
Team Skeeter.
Tournament highlights:
2008:
BASS Series Regional Qualifier
2nd place Camp Confidence Classic
9th place BASS Series
9th place Team Excel
12th place Excel Bass
14th place AOY BASS Series
16th place Team Excel
20th place Excel Bass
22nd place BASS Series
2007:
1st place Camp Confidence Classic
5th place Extream Bass TOC
12th place BASS/Whitefish Chain
15th place Excel/Gull Lake
2006:
Two Top 20 Finishes
Excel Bass TOC Qualifier
2005:
4th place Excel Whitefish
6th place Excel Fall Classic
Articles:
Fishing
with Mickey Mouse
Bass Fishing Image
Buying Your First Bass Boat
Boat Sellers Beware!
Just Go Fishing!
What Line?
Help Save Tournament Fishing
Fishing For Charity
'Go To' Presentations Part
1
'Go To' Presentations Part 2
'Go To' Presentations Part 3
'Go To' Presentations Part 4
'Go To' Presentations Part 5
'Go To' Presentations Part 6
'Go To' Presentations Part 7
