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Andrew G.
Andrew Grosswald
I am 17 years old and live in Deltona Florida. Bass fishing is what I do and I spend every free moment on the water or adding onto my boat. I've always fished but I became avid about bass fishing when I was about sixteen years of age. To me respect, friends, and my family are at the top of the list of my priorities. As a child I was always involved in fishing, but never really enjoyed it till about sixteen years of age. You'd see me shoot off to the playground all of a sudden, with my dad watching over my fishing pole. I have grown close to fishing and see as a way to keep my grades up in school as well as stay out of trouble. From the day I picked up a fishing pole I had an inclination that I had a natural talent when it came to bass fishing. Participating in this club that got me into tournament fishing and gave me friends was the best thing for fishing I could have come across. I have since enjoyed it and never had a problem catching a bass no matter the conditions. This continues for many years to come and I have become better and better at fishing and everything that had to go along with the sport .When I was 15 I got a 15 ft. v hull with a 25 h.p. Johnson tiller. I built a casting deck on the front and made a trolling motor mount for the front making it look like the front deck of the pros. I got my fish finder and foot control trolling motor, and thought that I was at the top of the world. The area I've grown up in has many different lakes around when I can't get a ride to the lake I ride my bike and have a good time just so I could go fishing. I did this almost every other day during the summer of 2006. I'm in high school now, and as things come you begin to think about your future and what you are going to with your life. I plan on going to the coast guard as an officer and getting my degree in law enforcement and enrolling in college fishing when I'm there. After my service is up at the coast guard I plan to fish in opens and get into BASSMASTER or FLW.
Strengths
There is no doubt about it, fishing is a sport, and in every sport, all players have strong points. Cranking, Flipping, Pitching are my strengths and as well succeed using Jerk bait, Site fishing, Spinner Bait fishing. My favorite ways of fishing would have to be flipping and crank bait fishing. Nothing tops pitching a worm up in rip rap in the pursuit of that one tournament winner. I love to locate banks with Kissimmee grass or Lilly pads searching around with a crank bait to find the edges and brush then flip around a Texas rigged worm or spinner bait and hold on tight for that one extra bite.
Education
Pine Ridge High School - Class of 2011
College- in the process of
Experience
Even though my bass fishing drive began at a young age, it never turned into a true passion until the day I fished my first real tournament and saw a bunch of trucks towing bass boats go by. Immediately my interest grew and it wasn't long before I was fishing many more tournaments. I first started out in teen sport fishing association, and that got me big into bass fishing. I will never forget the night I fell asleep before my first tournament. Which beats me I got 6th place for that tournament without any intentions of winning.
Recent Tournaments and Accomplishments
4 years of bass fishing tournaments
Fishing since I was born with my dad.
Fishing is something I will enjoy for the rest of my life.
Plan on joining Bass Masters when I have enough money to compete.
I want to join PAA as an co-angler or BFL
I Fish in a club called teensportfishingasscoiation.com
Highlights:
I Placed 2nd on johns lake Florida my first year of competition. 2006(10.05lbs.)
And 4th my second year in the club(tsa). 2007(5.76lbs.)
In the event at white hair bridge on the St. johns this past December,3,2009 I placed 6th with (4.09lbs.)
I placed 6th place the following weekend in a tournament on Lake Monroe with
6. 94
I received 3rd at white hair bridge with 11. 56 and big fish of 8.89
I placed 4th at Harris Chain in February(2008) and I had a total weight of 6.02
I fished the county tournament at (St. johns river Astor) and placed 9th with 5.09 lbs.
Made it to state due to placing top 10 in the county and placed 12th at state for a 2 day tournament. With a 2 day total of 11.34 which made me really upset.
I placed 1st (MARCH 2009) at lake Monroe with 13.00 lbs. even
I placed 3rd (MARCH 2009) at lake Monroe with 9.34 lbs.
Fish Deltona small boat club event 9/17/08 and won first tournament of the year out of Cameron Wright boat ramp on St. johns river with 9.67
I fished a tournament on blue lake 11/25/09 and weighed in with a weight of 8.78
and gaining 3rd place.
As well fishing a small tournament my friend hosted on his lake and got 2nd with a weight of 13.21 on 11/29/09
Butler chain Fl. tournament 12/6/09 placing 2nd with 8.31
Lake Monroe Fl. Tournament 1/24/2010 placing _ with _
Conflicting dates will be fished in importance of standings in that series, as well as, exposure potential to sponsors.
The Fishing Industry
The fishing industry has probably been the most growing industry and has recently exploded for the anglers among this nation. I know that since I've been in fishing I have spent at least 15,000 dollars combined money from working, parents, gifts, etc. That is a lot of money to have spent in 3 years from a teenager without a job. To get the ethics you can get the idea of how much weekend anglers and tournament fisherman spend across the nation each year. I have seen many people and know many people that are sponsored but they have to spend money somewhere.
What I can I do for you?
With a great local reputation for fishing, and code of conduct, I can promote by word of mouth and also through good demonstrations through the day with the people I meet from day to day on the water. Also by fishing as many tournaments a year in the Florida area . By living in Florida I get to fish many of the known lakes and anglers that put pressure on me to succeed and get better with each and every day on the water. It would allow me to promote and prove your companies products to a region and fishermen who might otherwise have never fished them or heard of your companies product. With the addition of your name to my truck and eventually a wrap, would be a very worth a wild investment. A truck wrap would be very cost effective at 3000 dollars (est. cost) for a wrap. By adding your company's logo to my truck wrap. The amount of exposure per person if you figured I know people have to see a bright colored logo and names as I'm cruising down the road. As for the a boat wrap to help promote your product.