When two-time Bassmaster Classic champion Hank Parker is your casting coach, you know you've arrived in the fishing world. That was the situation for Jerry Brandon, 36, of Haughton, La., as he was selected to participate in the Berkley Havoc Cast for Cash contest in the arena at the Bassmaster Classic bass fishing championship

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This highlights the importance of learning how to pitch and flip correctly. Not only will you catch more fish but you never know when you might have to do it for 100k!

I would love to get picked for something like that! I took a baitcaster with me on my last Iraq deployment. I wasn't able to do any actual fishing, but I had to do something to feed my addiction, so I spent countless hours casting, flipping, and pitching to various targets around the FOB in my free time. I may not be able to catch a fish once my lure hits the water, but accuracy is definately one of my strengths.