04-29-2006, 01:49 AM
Hello Fellow Big Fishers!
I thought I would give you all an update as to my first stop on the WBT trail on Lake Neely Henry in Gadsden, AL last week.
Believe it or not, I camped (in a tent) by the river for the tournament. I love camping much more than staying in a hotel. Unfortunately, there were thunderstorms all weekend!
There were large storm cells producing hail and a lot of rain throughout the tournament. My boater and I were in and out of rain gear all day!
I had crazy technical problems both days. The second day was the worst. Get this, I can go fishing at home with one rod and never have any problems. When I have 4 to choose from, crazy things happen! I had a screw from my new spinning reel pop off and fall in to the lake and for some unknown reason, a full reel of line on my other spinning reel popped off at once and proceeded to fly into the lake along with my favorite lure! I ended up fishing with two bait casters the entire day in the wind!
My boater and I were fortunate enough to weigh in a fish at the very first WBT stop. There were many "Pro" and "AM" anglers that didn't weigh in a single fish. I fished the co-angling position for this stop.
I told my crazy stories on the weigh in stage and gave everyone a good laugh though!
Out of 206 women, I was also fortunate enough to be shown first two different times on the ESPN commercials for the WBT! I may not have won it all but I had an incredible time. The TV coverage was pretty cool too! Look for me this Saturday- I'm the one with the pink cowboy hat, pink shirt and long blonde pigtails!
There were also two different photography boats for ESPN and Bassmaster that stayed with us for 30-45 minutes. Hopefully I'll show up in some print articles too. I am so excited to have Big Fish Tackle in my corner and am utilizing every bit of exposure I get to promote the site. The more people we have, the more fun it will be right?
You can check out some pictures from the WBT by going to my page here at BFT under "Jen Carroll".
Thank you BFT members and Big Fish Tackle for all of your support and encouragement. I'll be hittin' em' hard on my home lake in Lewisville, TX May 18th-20th don't miss it!!!
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I thought I would give you all an update as to my first stop on the WBT trail on Lake Neely Henry in Gadsden, AL last week.
Believe it or not, I camped (in a tent) by the river for the tournament. I love camping much more than staying in a hotel. Unfortunately, there were thunderstorms all weekend!
There were large storm cells producing hail and a lot of rain throughout the tournament. My boater and I were in and out of rain gear all day!
I had crazy technical problems both days. The second day was the worst. Get this, I can go fishing at home with one rod and never have any problems. When I have 4 to choose from, crazy things happen! I had a screw from my new spinning reel pop off and fall in to the lake and for some unknown reason, a full reel of line on my other spinning reel popped off at once and proceeded to fly into the lake along with my favorite lure! I ended up fishing with two bait casters the entire day in the wind!
My boater and I were fortunate enough to weigh in a fish at the very first WBT stop. There were many "Pro" and "AM" anglers that didn't weigh in a single fish. I fished the co-angling position for this stop.
I told my crazy stories on the weigh in stage and gave everyone a good laugh though!
Out of 206 women, I was also fortunate enough to be shown first two different times on the ESPN commercials for the WBT! I may not have won it all but I had an incredible time. The TV coverage was pretty cool too! Look for me this Saturday- I'm the one with the pink cowboy hat, pink shirt and long blonde pigtails!
There were also two different photography boats for ESPN and Bassmaster that stayed with us for 30-45 minutes. Hopefully I'll show up in some print articles too. I am so excited to have Big Fish Tackle in my corner and am utilizing every bit of exposure I get to promote the site. The more people we have, the more fun it will be right?
You can check out some pictures from the WBT by going to my page here at BFT under "Jen Carroll".
Thank you BFT members and Big Fish Tackle for all of your support and encouragement. I'll be hittin' em' hard on my home lake in Lewisville, TX May 18th-20th don't miss it!!!
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