gardnerjigman

Happy birthday buddy!

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Having a great day so far. He has opened up a lot. Seems his dad committed suicide when he was a teenager... Had no clue. He said his wife doesn't even know. I feel terrible for him. On the bright side, he made an apt with his doctor and is going to talk to him about anxiety and depression. I'm very proud of him for that. Apt is Tuesday, and his wife is taking him. I think he has just bottled everything up since he was young and it's finally running over. I'll update after the appointment. Thanks for all the advice and prayers for him.

Thanks for the advice guys. I'm gonna take tomorrow off and spend the day with him. See if he will open up a bit more. I'm also going to call the counselor at our church, see if he can help or refer us to somebody. Do I try to just stay supportive and soft, or do I try to "snap" him out of it during this process?

Got a buddy of mine that I've been trying to dig out of a hole for awhile now. He has some good days, but seems if one thing goes wrong then everything will go wrong. Honestly scares me how low he gets. Never has talked or led me to think he has considered suicide. I'm turning to you guys for some input... As I'm unsure where else to go at the moment. He works a pretty high stress job, is married and has 3 kids, and honestly has everything he could ask for... When he gets down he stops caring about bills, relationships etc. Pushes his wife away, and pays little to know attention to the kids. He broke down to me this morning (showed up at my work) and said he doesn't know what is wrong with him. Said he can't brighten up or anything. Anyone have any experience. Does he go to a doc, get on anti depressants or what? He is honestly going to lose everything from family to possessions over this. Thanks all.

I agree with you to an extent, actually, I'll say I agree with you on sales of product. HOWEVER, he is trying to sell himself to these companies, and just asking isn't the answer. You have an endless supply of customers to push product towards, however, the companies to sponsor anglers are numbered...

Me+that peacock in your avatar = heart attack!

Good luck to you.

I'd say I'm more of a power fishing guy. I like to pound the banks and visible structure. I'm not afraid to go out and fish 30 fow though either.

Looks like he's got the "flick and dip" technique down pat! Before long he'll be pouring his own custom jigs and showing dad how it's done!

Filled up yesterday for $1.80/gal thanks to my price chopper card. Gas is $2.30 in KC area

Just because they scroll some adds on their youtube videos doesn't make them sponsored. I have a jersery (from BR) that has about 14 different companies on it, I'm sponsored by none of them. We aren't being negative, we are trying to give you constructive criticism. Understanding the difference between the two is very important. What we are saying is that (insert name here) company get's hundreds and possibly thousands of sponsorship letters, request, whatever you want to call it a year. You want to go in with your ducks in a row. You are trying to get into something that probably 95% of the other anglers are trying at as well... that's pretty prestigious... so far you aren't showing any more ambition than the kid down the street that works at Mcdonalds. You may be a great angler, you may be a wiz at marketing, and might even be able to brain wash thousands into buying product, BUT, you aren't showing that. Put something together, (exactly what you would send a company) outline what you can do for them and have evidence to back it up. Then come back for advice. Again, this isn't being negative, I truly hope you can make it, and at your age, you have a better shot than most of us by having the opportunity to go to a college with a fishing team and starting there.

This can be viewed as an ask... so just be careful how you word things so people don't get confused. I don't think this is happening...

X1000000000000 Read, think about it, re-read, think about it some more and finally read one last time... come up with a plan, and set it in action. Fish hard, work hard, be a good person, and let them get and interest in you (give them a reason).

Lol, little studs!

Huge bucket list item for me! As soon as my youngest starts school and I don't have to pay $13k in child care... It's getting checked off!

Find a good used champion or stratos. Great boats!

Exactly. A tournament isn't the best time to try something new that you aren't comfortable with.

See, you've always got bowling to go back to when your boys whoop you on the water! lol. That's awesome man! WAY better than I've ever bowled. I'd probably be lucky to get 300 combining a 3 game series...

70 degrees in Kansas City! Lol. Feels so freaking great!

Here ya go.. http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/151279-shhhh-bass-eat-rats/?hl=rats

I'm dying to get back out there. Like I said, between the kids and my wife's schedule it's going to be a miracle to fish anything other than weekends or the thursday nighters at olathe or gardner...

If we could get these dang night temps into the high 40's low 50's to match the 70 degree days we would really be golden! Still loving this extended forecast though!

Do things that keep your confidence up. HAVE FUN. Take all factors into account, wind, water temp, weather conditions etc and use that to determine high percentage areas to fish. HAVE FUN. Worry about a limit first, then find your big bite. HAVE FUN. Have your tackle organized so you can easily locate and rig up efficiently. HAVE FUN! Did I mention HAVE FUN!!!

Great fish!