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Well from the last time I wrote in this space
many things have happened. As most of you all ready know I
am no longing competing on the Bassmaster Elite Series.
As a matter of fact I am not competing at all. I am
still however staying very much involved in the bass
fishing sport and it's growth.
Before I get into the actual reasons for this, I
want to personally thank each of my sponsors for
their continued support. My Fans wow! what a great
bunch of people you are. I am so thankful for the
career I have had and for my fans. There were many
times I wasn't sure if I could keep going and a fan
would come up and ask for an autograph, or just a
kind word would be said and that was all it took to
re boost me.
To all my loyal fans THANKS from the bottom of my heart.
Now on to a little explanation of what is going on for all of you. First, I
am working real hard in the industry promoting, marketing and increasing many
anglers and companies exposure level. Nevertheless, this, I will get into a bit later in
this letter. I have had a rough year. My health has not been great. I have been
battling a severe case of anxiety and depression and have been under doctor’s
care for this. I am excited though to be able to write this letter to all of you
now. Less than six months ago, there would have been no way I could have gathered myself
together enough to do this. Actually at that time my depression was so bad I
wanted to end my life. Hard to believe, I was on top of the world as one of the
nations top competitors and fishing was my life. I guess that was one of the
things I was doing wrong. God and my family should have been my life.
Sometimes it is so hard to figure what you are supposed to do. I thank
God that all this has happened. I do not know if it got worse
because I was not competing or if that would have happened even if I were out on
the tour. I do know this, if it would have happened while out on the tour there
is no telling how bad I would have gotten. However, thanks be onto God I am much
better now.
Well, through my entire career I have built a reputation around my many God
given talents in design, marketing and promotion. I have always been on the
leading edge. This leads to where I am now and what I am doing with myself.
First, I have begun a much closer walk with the lord and am trying to help
others do same. I have launched a website ministry
www.eyesonjesus.com. This is purely an
inspirational site to bring prayer and praise to our lord and savior Jesus
Christ.
Second, I am working very hard to continue to bring the latest and hottest
fishing information to all my fans and anglers across the world. I am doing this
through our well-received Fishin Factors™ on
ProAnglers.com. I am so excited
about this site and the support all of you have given to it. We are as of this
writing approaching 10,000 registered members. Remember membership is FREE.
Finally, I am focusing on my Graphic design, promotional and web development
skills. The lord has blessed me with these talents and many times while I was
competing, I would find myself working on these items in the evening to relax
and get my head straight. I have worked with branding and design imaging for
many anglers and companies alike. This was a true blessing for me after
realizing I would not be competing in the Elites this year. I am now taking this
direction from God and putting these talents to work for many. I have
consolidated all my graphic design, wraps, uniforms, autograph cards, business
and angler branding along with my web development services into
www.007DesignSeries.com.
We have been doing boat and vehicle wrap designs, uniforms and internet
marketing for anglers and companies for years. I guess in short, I am feeling
great, the lord is blessing me beyond measures and I am ok with taking some time
away from competition (for now) knowing I will still be here and involved in
growing the sport of competitive angling which I am so passionate for.
May god Bless You,
Sincerely your friend
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