KNOW YOUR PARTNER

I was flattered when I heard I was to partnered up with a Professional catfishing guide. He is from South Carolina so I got his phone number. When I got ahold of him the first time, he was out on the lake fishing with some friends. He had to hang up before I got to ask some questions for they had a big fish on one of the rods. The next time I called I asked about what all I needed to bring. He said just bring myself and some hooks and sinkers everything else was being provided. The boat, bait, and everthing we needed was covered. He kept on saying just show up and we will be in the money for sure. A couple weeks later I called to find out where he was staying so we could stay at the same motel. That is when he said he was staying a friend's house that had the boat for us. I then asked about pre-fishing, his reply "was no need for that, he knew the spot to fish already".

I called my partner's cell phone a number of times the week of the tournament. I got a message the number was out of service. Then the night before I was leaving I got an e-mail saying call tounament phone number in Detroit. My parnter was alrady up there but lost my phone number. He then gave his NEW cell phone number. That is when He told me we needed a hitch for the boat. I have a hitch but need a different size ball for the boat up there. Told him I would get on before the seminars . He then said bring a dip net and 2 rods to fish with. Then he informed me I will have to be his EYEs for he had a vision problem that hampered seeing at a distance. Gave him my cell phone # and told him I would call him when I got checked in at the motel.

Big problem was we had little time to actually talk things over as we should have done. He did not have use of the internet to send or recieve e-mails. Since he was the Pro I really did not push the questions as I usually would have done. He was assured the spot we were to fish was a HONEY HOLE and we would be in the MONEY! The assurance of winning money was the reason he drove all the way from South Carolina.

Tight line and lots of action.

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UPDATED 06-08-04

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