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发帖数: 9137 | 1 BASS 杂志上一篇不错的文章。
I‘m going to ask you a question but I don’t want you to flip when you read
it
. Actually, I will answer the question by the end of this article.
So are you ready? Here goes.
How could anybody possibly be crazy enough to want to become an Elite Series
bass fishing pro? What could you be thinking? Are you nuts? How could you
high school kids be wearing a Skeet Reese jersey with your sights set on
being just like him in a few years?
And you college students are a little older, and supposedly smarter, than a
high schooler, but you’re already lining up your events that help you
qualify for the very top of the heap, the Elite Series angler.
And how about a guy who, when his qualifying events are going well, quit his
job to “go for it.” I even knew a bass fisherman who came out of
retirement when the opportunity to compete with the best jumped in his face.
Being a professional bass fisherman is sometimes not as easy as it seems.
Every angler out there, like Steve Kennedy, is always trying to figure it
out. James OverstreetBeing a professional bass fisherman is sometimes not as
easy as it seems. Every angler out there, like Steve Kennedy, is always
trying to figure it out.
Yes, there are a lot of bass anglers out there who would do anything to
compete in the Elite Series, where there are very few spots available. But I
say good. Let someone else make the mistake of becoming eligible, then
signing up. Don’t let it be you. You’d have to be totally out of touch
with reality if you’re bagging everything to go in that direction.
Let’s let someone else go to a Florida event where he doesn’t have much
experience. After having a tough practice, let that person miss the cut by
16 pounds. Let that guy hold a 3 1/2-pound bag as he stands next to Chris
Lane and his 22-pounder at the weigh-in tank. Let that guy say under his
breath, “What the hell am I doing here?”
You don’t want to be that guy. Be thinking that as he tackles the Elite
Series, or the qualifying Opens, while you can be home, sleeping in your own
bed, eating home cooked meals, and holding down a good job. All the time
your “Mister, I want to be a professional bass fisherman,” will be facing
these situations … Rain, snow, wind, temperature changes, bad temperature
changes, heat and clear skies.
Over time you’ll have many equipment problems, a flat tire on your boat
trailer, dead batteries, and once a month you will break off a bass that
would have changed that event in your favor. Your family will question your
career choice. Your credit card will go bad, and you’ll wonder if you’ve
gone too far to turn around. Please realize that every professional angler
has been down this stretch, but that doesn’t stop me from saying “Why
would you do this?”
OK, time to change gears. Now most folks on the outside would never
understand “Why?” They would never get the “I’m going for it.”
Well, I’m not on the outside, I’m the guy writing these words, pointing
out all the negatives, and I absolutely know the answer to “What was I
thinking?”
Let me take a shot at it and start by saying that I am 76 years old, and if
rules didn’t stand in my way, I would be the first one in line for the
Bassmaster Opens registrations. I would plan on fishing these Opens for
enough years to finally qualify for the Elites then fish them until I made
the Bassmaster Classic. That would be my plan. I have been everywhere and
done everything, but I still dream of walking across the stage at the
Bassmaster Classic, and if it were possible, I would go through all the snow
, dead batteries and busted credit cards you could throw at me.
You see, there comes a time in every bass fisherman’s life that he wants to
know how good he is. I’m here to tell you that bass striking a lure, any
lure, is a wonderful thing. When you experience it, you never forget it, and
you work hard to get better at it. You try to repeat it over and over again
. The rush this bass strike gives you doubles when you catch a fish during
any kind of contest where you’re trying to find out how good you are.
Back in the 70s, I thought I could make a go of it, but I failed. Wish I had
another chance.B.A.S.S. Back in the 70s, I thought I could make a go of it,
but I failed. Wish I had another chance.
The further you take the competitive part of this and the higher up the
ladder you go, the bigger the rush is. You can finally get to the point
where just knowing you might catch a bass pushes you through the most
negative times. Of course the more you do all this, the more you want to
learn. If you in fact do learn more, the better you become and suddenly you
think you can whip Skeet Reese and Edwin Evers, and you want to prove it.
You are now becoming not just a good bass fisherman, but a good competitive
bass fisherman, and you are hooked. Catching bass better than the next guy
on waters you have never been to before is addictive. Finding bass where no
one else has looked and knowing you can catch them when you need to is
addictive.
The roadblocks for becoming a professional bass fisherman, that I reeled out
earlier, are not good reasons for backing off of taking a crack at this. I
encourage you to attack these roadblocks. Overcome them and become
successful in the most unique sport out there.
You have so much control of how good you become. Work hard, learn everything
you possibly can, practice, and did I mention work hard? Do all these
things religiously, and you got a shot. I hope I’ve answered part of the
question of “Why would you do this?” The big answer though is this. “Man,
bass fishing is a great sport.” | z*********n
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: BASS 杂志上一篇不错的文章。
: I‘m going to ask you a question but I don’t want you to flip when you read
: it
: . Actually, I will answer the question by the end of this article.
: So are you ready? Here goes.
: How could anybody possibly be crazy enough to want to become an Elite Series
: bass fishing pro? What could you be thinking? Are you nuts? How could you
: high school kids be wearing a Skeet Reese jersey with your sights set on
: being just like him in a few years?
: And you college students are a little older, and supposedly smarter, than a
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