Bryon Shepherd

I was not trying at all to imply that I was better than anything or anyone, just that I spent most of my 59 years being Hyper competitive and now prefer to play the game with Mother Nature rather than fellow humans......

I fish because it's what I do . I do not necessarily enjoy fishing around a tournament crowd. I have fished since I was very young and I won awards and tackle galore . as I got older I traveled as a professional musician therefore having the opportunity to fish all over the country . when I settled down , I played in the amature team billiard championships in Vegas twice and qualified for and ran in the Boston Marathon eight times . all of that info is online if you care to doubt me. I don't have the desire to compete with youngsters and technology. I prefer to fish out of the way and work on the puzzle myself. I have issues with tournament anglers thinking that their fishing is more important than mine . No mal intent here just stating how I feel .

I have gone away from it . the thought of what is considered " Ned rig " and the original point of Midwest Finesse has been skewered .

I said most!

Most of you have not read Ned for thirty years . Most of you throw the media contrived version of the 2 oz " ned rig " on 100 lb test braid.... Show me someone who actually knows Neds ways !!!!!

To me ( and I am not being rude just making a statement ) Why did you stop ? Ice and lightning are the only things that stop me . I despise the word fishing season because ? I fish year round as long as I can get in the water and I am not gonna get my hair curled.