NitroBoy88

I'm only 19 and I've been asked that same exact question a 100 times before. I've been through the BASS Youth ranks and fished the JWC and all that good stuff and a few years ago i talked to a big tall bald guy at a fishing show by the name of Marty Stone ;D. We talked for a while and one thing i'll never forget that he told me is that you shouldn't approach companies trying to gain a sponsorships but that you should rather let them come to you. Because in the marketing portion of this sport he said that a lot of these under age kids approach these companies just looking for free gear and what not. Rather then approaching the companies he told me that you know your valuable when the companies come to you. By no means do i feel i know everything about the marketing side of the fishing industry but over the years while talking to various people i've come to really see how it works. I know for a fact that 90% of these kids 18 and under don't know the first thing about promoting a companies products. I bet if you asked a select number of these kids trying to get sponsors they wouldn't even know what "Pro" in "Pro Staff is short for. They would probably say Proffesional Staff when it is actually Promotional Staff. By no means do you have to be a Proffesional to be on a companies Pro Staff. I also find it funny how many of these kids ( I really shouldnt be talking because im only 19 myself ) email companies and have never used their products. How do they know the stuff is any good if they've never used it? The way i see it is that the only reason these kids are doing it is for 1: Free Product and 2: Because they want to be cool around their friends ( Trust me i feel cool too being sponsored, Just kidding ;D ) Just my 2 make it 3 cents.

Buy yourself some Octopus hooks ( drop shot hooks ) and buy a pack of any 4" senkos and rig it wacky ( striaght through the middle ) and just toss it out on a spinning rod and let it sink. Half the time your line with start pulling out while its sinking and all you have to do is reel up and set the hook. PM me and ill help you out some more if you'd like. I started out fishing ponds but now ive gotten away from it cause i got my own boat

rondef: Send me an email and ill help you out with navigation and ill give you some spots that will just about always hold fish. Adrew246@aim.com NEVER pass up oxon cove which is north of the spoils under the small bridge and south of blue plains. Ive caught my biggest bass out of there this year on the potomac ( just over 6lbs ) back in february and theres always fish in there esspecially this time of year. I wouldnt waste my time with the spoils. That place is always packed with boats, unless its a week day i wouldnt bother because your chances of getting bit out of there are slim. Be SUPER careful running this river just about everywhere as there is usually floating logs and some SUPER shallow water even in the middle of the river heading south near the WW bridge. But like i said, send me an email and ill hook you up as best i can. Adrew246@aim.com

4 Mile Run Is REALLY good. Its super shallow getting back there but its definitely deep enough to get back there even with a big rig i would just idle the whole way back. Its esspecially good during winter months because there is a discharge in the very back. Ive caught smallies back there as well. When you get to the first over pass ( bridge ) stay to the left because its deeper. The water for the most part is super clear. If you wanna know more send me an email and ill help you out. The sailboat marina in there is good as well at times. Adrew246@aim.com