Chris can't drive 75!!!!!

[jbsoonerfan]

This happened to us Friday night and it got me to thinking about these pro anglers. We were headed back from a softball tourney in OKC on Friday night and we were south bound on I-35 just outside of the city area. Had the cruise set at about 75 and in the right hand lane. From out of nowhere a truck passes us in the left lane like we were sitting there. There was no doubt who it was. That camo truck with matching boat and the huge Megabass and Trokar logos. I wasn't sure where he was coming from or even where he lived but I Googled it and saw he had been fishing in Michigan and headed home to Ft Worth. I got to talking to my wife about all the driving they have to do and I think it would be miserable. I bet there are a lot of things we don't think about when we think how great it would be to do something like fish for a living. I would need to be successful enough that I could have my wife go with me everywhere or hire a private driver lol. 

[billmac]

I was bummed out that I couldn't serve as a boater for my local college group yesterday during an in-club tournament.  When I went outside in the morning and it was about 28 degrees, I wasn't quite so bummed.  I think I would love to fish for a living, but fishing only when you want to has its perks too.

[scaleface]

Maybe he is getting tired of coming in second .?

[dickenscpa]

I couldn't do it. If there's one thing I HATE it's driving. The only thing I hate more is being somewhere riding with someone else and can't come and go as I please - so I wind up driving.

 

I LOVE bowhunting and target archery, but I can at least fly and shoot if I want to. Or, switch up with my wife since no trailer to worry about. Kinda hard flying a boat out to places and my wife ain't pulling a trailer with a boat on it. I'd have to make good money fishing because I'd have to hire a driver to handle my boat and fly everywhere else. Of course I'd be a nervous wreck wondering if my boat was gonna make it safe and on time. No win for me.

 

I've got a close friend with four daughters he adores. We live in TN and he has one daughter at Georgia Tech, one at Purdue, one at UCLA and one is at home senior in high school. He loves driving and at the drop of a hat will just drive to eat dinner with a daughter and drive home.

 

He stopped by my office Saturday to sign his tax return and just stated, "I think me and the baby girl will drive to FL tonight since Disney is not crowded at this time." That's at least a 12-14 hr drive for where we live, I couldn't imagine that.

[Sam]

It's rough to be a professional bass fisherman.

 

I know the people who operate the local Zoom warehouse and distribution center outside of Richmond and they have the pros call them up when they are fishing tournaments on the Historic James River, etc., to make sure they can go by and get the plastics they will be throwing. 

 

Sleeping in motel rooms; worrying about your boat, motor and tackle; eating fast food; getting food and drinks plus ice ready for the boat the night before the tournament; making sure the batteries are charged; getting oil and gas; watching the weather for cold fronts, wind, and rain; and lots of other things you have to do to get ready for a tournament and it is a lot of hard work.

 

And then to be outsmarted by those little green monsters adds to the stress.

 

When I fish tournaments it takes me almost a day to get the boat ready and the tackle organized, with the hope that I got the baits right.

 

I used to fly up and down the east coast on business until one day I realized that flying is not fun. It is a pain and I am so happy I cut it out of my life. Same with being a pro. The come and go with the tournament stress guiding them and their futures.

 

 

 

 

[Oregon Native]

Used to love traveling and fishing out west.  Back when you could fish the Invitationals and some others.  Did it for about four years.  Used campgrounds for sleeping at and it was awesome.  But times change...glad for the experience and adventure.