Matt Jones Resume (how does it look?)

[mattj06]

Matt Jones

Email- mattj06@sbcglobal.net

Dear Sponsor X,

My name is Matt Jones, I am 22 years old, and aiming to fish professionally for a career.  I consider myself lucky that I have a supportive family, understanding my pursuit in competitive fishing.  They have given me the freedom to follow my dream, and i am determined to do so.  Since reading my first Bassmaster magazine at the age of 11, I knew that fishing was going to be a life long pursuit.  With the recent boom in tournament popularity, I have decided that 2006 will be the official year to start my fishing career.  I am confident that I will succeed, and will NEVER give up.

Currently:

Full time student at Blinn College, College Station, Tx.

GPA: 3.6

Major: Statistics and Fisheries Biology

Future Goals:

- Write and publish a statistical view on bass fishing.

- Graduate with Statistics and Fisheries Biology degrees

- Fish at least 2 professional level tournaments per month

- Supply an innovative way to guide anglers in bass fishing success

Sponsor Goals:

- Represent and promote my sponsors in the most professional manner

- Help design and customize products

- Increase market share by:

     - displaying company logos on car, tournament shirts, and web site

     - attending public events

     - handing out promotional information to peers

     

Retail Experience

St. Bernard Sports

www.stbernardsports.com

2000 - Present

Sales:

Ski/Snowboard equipment and apparel

2005- Ski buyer

Skills acquired:

- Salesmanship

- View of retail advertisement

- How to increase product sales

- Merchandising

- Ordering product from wholesaler

- Customer care/service

- Aspect on private business process

Bass Pro Shops- White River Fly Shop

www.basspro.com

summer 2005

Skills acquired:

- Salesmanship

- View of retail advertisement

- Development of detailed product knowledge

- Merchandising

- Customer care/service

- Aspect on corporate business process

Network Marketing Experience

Advocare- Health Industry

www.advocare.com

2004 - Present

Global Travel Trends- Travel Industry

www.gttrends.net

2005 - Present

Synergy Worldwide- Health Industry

2004 - 2005

Skills Acquired through Network Marketing:

- Self promotion

- Approaching cold market prospects

- Approaching warm market prospects

- Producing advertisements through Adobe Photoshop

- Speaking skills

Valuable Personal Attributes

- Inventive thinker

- Organized

- Respectful

- Ambitious

- Fun

- Professional

- Creative

- Reliable

[tbird]

Matt , as a proffesional businessman I think your marketing skills will be a huge asset to you. I would add your tournament experiences as well. I do not know from your resume how much experience you have but if you have limited tournament experience a bass club in your area would be a good place to start as most larger clubs are very competitive. Fact of life : if you can't dominate your local club you have no business going pro it will be a sad experience. Once you have done well in that move on to larger open tournaments.

           Good luck,    hopes this helps

[mattj06]

Well, I have fished in some club tournaments but the thing is, I really didnt learn much, and I never had a knowledgable boat partner.  I will still fish tournaments sponsor, or no sponsor.  I want to learn as much as I can, and I do feel confident that I will catch fish.  

[tbird]

In the larger clubs (50 to 100 members) you will learn something if not from your fishing partner from the members themselves. You will notice a definite pattern of who is the better fisherman in the club and can gain valuable info . I know I did. Just trying to help

[mattj06]

I cant seem to find one in the DFW area that is that large.  I have seen plenty of club sites but none seem to be that large.

[tbird]

Try asking around at the local tackle shops ,if they exist here in central Tx there has to be some in the Dallas area.

[kauf2938]

Matt- Go talk to Sam Fling at Fling Jewelers in Bryan. He is a member of The Bryan Bass Club. I was a member when I lived in CS and got a lot of Tournament experience with the club. They fish mostly local lakes and most of the time you can fish in the back of another members boat and learn different techniques as well as become familier with different lakes. The entry fees are low and everybody is friendly.

Chris

[Riggin-n-Stickin]

TBIRD, hey sorry to jump this off to another subject, but I'm currently deployed in Iraq and will be returning home to Ft. Hood in December. I am just curious as to what club your refering to. I presently well presumably belong to a club out of Taylor. I was just wondering what club if any are closer to that area. A email would be much appreciated

mikwgarr@yahoo.com

[FIN-S-R]

Heres what a few guys have told me who either make their living exclusively or partially by fishing.

#1 important thing is how often do you finish in the top 10-20% of the feild in tourneys over 30 boats (Documented), and how many "titles" or boats/ championships/ Charity events youve won.

This relates directly to time in the spotlight which relates directly to sponser exposure which is what your being "sponsered" to do being a pro staffer= promotional staff not proffessional staff

#2 how many different venues can you exhibit these percentages

#3 How long have you been exhibiting these statitstics

#4 a well defined and detailed list of your fishing strengths and weaknesses and how that relates to the success you will have in the future

#5 What you will persue in the future

I tend to finish top 10% about 1/4 of the time (never won an event w/ more than 30 boats)

I tend to finish top 20% about 60% of the time

I cannot dominate on waters I dont know

I only have about a 5yr history to support these statistics

I am a solid deep finnesse guy but suck at power fishin

I hope to supplement my income with fishing within the next 2 years...not just break even

Im not near good enough to go pro...Evaluate your performance not your expectations

[Banor]

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