Thursday, January 30, 2014

Dawn of a New Season

The time has come.  A new year, a new season and the promise of another day.  Every season starts full of hopes, full of dreams, full of promise.  Mine is no different, but I want to start with a dedication. 

I am dedicating this year, my effort, my preparation to the loving memory of my mother and father.  We lost two precious people to cancer, my father in 2003 and my mother in 2012.  Both were proud supporters of my dream.  A parents love for their child is unending and a child's love remains, perseveres, in memory and reflection.  I miss you both.

The 2014 season begins with a bang.  I have spent countless hours researching, analyzing, planning.  Amistad is the land of giants, a new journey, a new friend.  I have prepared a solid game plan and am ready to start.  This year I will represent Moman Lures, McKinney Custom Tackle and Okuma Fishing.  Additionally, I will be adding video segments to the blog.  These will include on the water action from each event in practice and competition.  I hope to bring a little of the excitement back to share. 


I will provide updates during the next 10 days, hopefully including some video.  I doubt I'll have a lot of time to edit, so the clips will be fairly raw.  After the event I'll include the tournament recap along with my pre-recorded thoughts.  I doubt they'll agree, but as long as the final adjustment is successful, I'll be happy.

So for now, wish me luck, say a prayer and I'll report back soon.

God Bless and Good Fishing!
 

Monday, January 6, 2014

Updates Coming Soon

It's 2014 and the year is starting off with a bang.  I am trying to finalize my agreements for next year and will get the list up soon.  I am looking for a video blog title, so if anyone has suggestions, please respond. 

I am hoping to have the first installment of the video series up by next week.  It will be a season preview of the venues I will be visiting this year.  My plan is to offer something not usually seen, by creating planning entries to be posted after each event.  The planning clips will cover my thoughts about how I prepared for each event.  This will give everyone (including myself) an opportunity to compare my pre-tournament strategies with post-tournament results.  Each post-tournament video will include on the water footage, techniques from the top finishers (from a competitors perspective) and a breakdown of the lake.

Additionally, I will be posting reviews of equipment I am using during practice and the tournament.  First in line is the all new Tournament ZX rods from Cabela's paired with Tournament ZX and Okuma Krios reels.  The rods have a ton of potential and I have had several questions and comments about them already.  I have everything from flipping, jigging, swimbait, drop shot and cranking rods and Amistad should provide plenty of opportunities to get a good feel with each.

So stay tuned and check back soon.

God bless and see you on the water!