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New
Millennium
The
New Millennium year was a great year for bass fishing
and one I will always cherish and remember. The Lord
blessed me at every turn and I thank him every day.
Winning the BassMaster's Classic and Bass Eastern Angler
of the year title were two accomplishments I have been
so close to over the years but would always come up
second. Finally everything came together and it turned
out to be an unforgettable year.
I
am very fortunate to be associated with the best products
in the fishing industry. Nitro Boats, Bass Pro Shops
(rods, reels, sunglasses, rainsuits and crankbaits),
Hendrick Motorsports, Zoom Worms, Stren Line, Mustad
Hooks, FlowMaster Mufflers, Possum Lures, Jack's Juice,
Plano Tackleboxes, LedgeBuster Spinnerbaits, Stinger
Jigs, Lindy's No-Snagg weights, Mercury, Gatorgrip,
Raytheon, SOSpenders, CatchCam underwater cameras, Spike-It
Dyes, and Herbies Magic dust. Each one of these products
has played an important role in the great year I had
fishing in 2000.
I
look back at my Nitro and remember I always gotten there
quicker, smoother, and dryer than anyone else. My Bass
Pro Shop Extreme rods and reels have never failed me.
Stren line, first B.A.S.S. tournament ever won on 6
lb. test line and it just happened to be the BassMaster's
Classic! Jack's Juice has been my secret attractant
for years, but now the secret is out. Mustad hooks,
especially the Ultra Point, you just don't miss fish
using them. Plano tackleboxes, show me a better storage
system. FlowMaster mufflers get me there and back with
better fuel mileage. Hendrick Motor Sports and City
Chevrolet with their service and smiles, there is just
no one better. Lindy's No-Snagg weights has been a real
secret of mine this past year. The No-Snagg rattlin
weight for Carolina rigging has virtually eliminated
hanging up. I don't know how much time my competitors
spent retying this year while I just kept on fishing.
GatorGrip has always made the best handles and Measuring
boards period.
SOSpenders
a very classy life vest that allows you to fish in comfort
and safety all day, a great life and time savior. Zoom
plastics makes me always think of one of the famous
wrestlers on TV who used to say, he was the best, is
the best, and always will be the best and that's the
way I feel about their plastics. I'm so happy they
came up with the tube lure - my Classic winning bait.
LedgeBuster spinnerbaits and Stinger jigs a winning
combination. Possum lures is another secret bait that
has helped me tremendously over the past three years.
Skipping these lifelike looking lures under boat docks
has produced some big fish. Spike-It dye, when I'm smallmouth
fishing, I like to dye everything chartreuse including
the tail of my Zoom tube during the Classic. Starflash
skirts have added so much lifelikeness to my lures and
have made the difference in fish or no fish. Herbies
Magic dust I use to paint all my slip sinkers to match
my Zoom baits and this has helped tremendously over
the years especially on finicky fish. Georgia boots,
if they make a pair of boots any warmer, drier or comfortable
right out of the box I don't know where it is. Raytheon
Electronics, finally a depth finder that's easy as pie
to use. Staying at Ramada Inn and letting them pamper
you with a good nights sleep, means a lot when you are
tired after a long day of fishing.
Mercury
motors are not only quiet and fast, but the gas mileage
is awesome, CatchCam is the best underwater camera on
the market and is a great structure locating tool. Reel
Saver is the only reel oil to use for smoother and longer
casting reels.
All
the products, I have mentioned above are all important
to me. I use them everyday on the water or in my
travels. The companies I work for are important to me.
But even more so, are the people who work for the companies,
who make these fine products, because after many years
of using them I can tell they take pride in their work.
Thanks guys and gals!
Good
luck in your fishing this coming year and if you attend
a show I'm working please come up and introduce yourself.
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