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that ranking means nothing. the only realistic ranking is the one several anglers including my self did for college bass. the one on FLW had really nothing to do with fishing, it had to do with the ability to fish different lakes and many other things. on the one we did Va tech is 4th, LSU is not rank, but they were one of the first out.

one thing I do have to say for the LSU teams is they are fun to be around!

by the way, they were on cali 420 skinny dippers.

congrat, today was still windy incase any one was wondering. 15 to 20. I fished the south end of the monkey box, had 6 bites in 4 hours on skinny dippers. had 2 over 6, a 4, and 3 smaller keepers. then I went in the rim canal and caught some specks.

one thing I do have to say is as some one who fishes the collegiate tournament, I have never seen them at a tournament. I guess i could be wrong, but I dont think I am. i would just like to know what they fish?

I have been a non boater in my club for 6 year, now i have a boat but still go as a non boater some times. I have never felt any thing negitive from my boater and alot of clubs need non boaters.

chris lane http://www.chrislanefishing.com/pages/guide.html

find grass(here in florida that should not be tough) and use a swimming worm or top water

I have to 2nd the St johns or rodman, going to rodman has a better likely hood of you catching fish. just watch for logs.

I was backing up what you were saying.

THere is some good advise, I used a 1/4 oz red eye in sexy shad or chrome and blue 80% of the time. I do use 1/2 to 3/4 oz traps in the Fall when the shad get big in the same colors. but thats just me.

I would say invest in some either basstar or Mittatchii trebles. they are the best I have tried and tend to hook every thing that bites.

I was in the scout, in fact an eagle scout. I was never handed any thing, to get to that level you have to earn every thing, or at least we did. so i feel that is a very bad comparison, how ever being one of those "kid" you talk about, i know what you mean about people not putting the time in on the water, that is why I go out alot by my self because people wont or cant go with me, but I made darn sure i spend the time on the water. Sorry Im starting to rant but it bothers me how some people think just because we are younger we should not get the same chances as every one else, thats just my feeling i know many people dont agree with it.

My goal would be to beat last years of 11.1 pounds, but realistically I would say at least 10.5 pounds.

where is it

That is very good, I have begged my school to do that so that we can get some more good anglers, who cant afford to go to my school

i will be there, at the college fishing booth most the time.

Out of curiosity, how is that really different from the average person trying to balance a job, feeding and clothing their children, keeping a roof over their heads along with trying to enjoy the sport they love. I'm not trying to make it seem that college and being a collegiate athlete is easy. I've been there. You say "some people" don't get it. Well on the reverse side "some college kids" don't get it either. It's no easier in the real world. If something is that much of a pain to balance out, you need to rethink your reasons for doing it. Your right, but the reason i say it is I have heard many a time that we just go fish its fun, its easy, it does not take that much time. But It s not, really any different like you were saying, thats the point I was trying to make. The reason at least i do it is because i love it and im willing to take the time and effort it takes. you are stating exactly the point of what im saying, that for a college angler or even high schooler who want to be very compeditive itso not really any different than any other person or adult.

While that is legal, this is not I pulled this out of the florida times union in jacksonville FL. Officer Darryl Thornhill received a call about two men pulling their boat out of the Tomoka River at the Florida 40 Bridge in Ormond Beach. The informant said the two men had more than 50 snook in their boat. Officers found the men in possession of 74 snook, 55 outside the legal slot limit, and a 7-foot gaff with which they harvested the fish. Some of the snook were freshly dead and still bleeding from the gaff punctures. The men admitted to harvesting the snook with the gaff and knowingly violating the size and bag limits and seasonal closure. The two were charged with harvesting snook during the closed season, harvesting snook by illegal method, harvesting snook in violation of the slot limit and exceeding the daily bag limit of snook. The unlawfully harvested fish were donated to the St. Augustine Alligator Farm.

if you dont believe people should be paid to fish do you believe any professional athlete should get paid? fishing is a sport just like everything else there is an elite group of people that are considered "pros" and for that they should be rewarded. when you say a "cheap sport" it makes me think you have never seen a twenty dollar luckycraft jerkbait or a 300 dollar gloomis rod heck skeeter has a new boat now that i think is around $70,000 although i may be wrong on that exact number but this sport is not cheap at all especially if you want to compete on a higher level don't forget the $30-50k for a truck to haul the boat.. What i'm trying to say, as its on topic, is that sub 18-yo kids shouldn't be looking for handouts. I believe fishing is a fun leisure activity and if competition is your thing, enter them on your own dime. You'll get the recognition if you deserve it. Making a name for yourself isn't difficult on the local level. I feel marketability comes by making a name for yourself on a local level. If you deserve it, things will snowball. If you can't make a name for yourself and be in that network of people who know you locally, do you really deserve a sponsorship because of your resume? People also consider poker a sport. well as a college student that fishes on a college fishing team, sponsors help us get to these tournaments and compete. we are not looking for handout or someone to carry us but as you could imagine the average college student isnt rolling in the dough. im an 18 year old that loves to fish and compete especially on the collegiate level im not out there trying to get sponsors because i want a sixty pound bag of free gear but because our team NEEDS sponsors to compete against every other college. not every 18 year old wants sponsors just for the free stuff you have to put back some time and effort for your sponsors as well its not just a one way deal. they help us out we will help them out. I have said and thought that same thing many times, since I am in the same boat as you. Some people just dont get how hard it is for college angler and any college athlete, dealing with not just the sport but class, in many cases jobs, and so much more.

Got mine in 2008. i held every leadership possition at least one time and would have me a palm or 2 but i had to get a job.

also with gemini you have alot of options with different price ranges.

I have heard good and bad but more on the bad side

4 inch or 5 inch tru tungsten tru life swimbait. on a heavier rod with 15 pound flouro. its a good bet I had 6 fish on 3 cast with this set up today.

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