Good Bye MN

[Smallie]

I got itch that you can't scratch enough, so packing it up and moving down to Sprinfield, MO. Am not going to wait for the ice to leave any more am going right to the heartland of bass fishing and most of all open water all year around.

For those of you who have had the opportunity to get to know me through tournaments, I just want to say thanks to all of you. I had met some genuine people through MN fishing tournaments... Last year I fished the Gander MT. Pro/Am and had the best time of my life, I met some very great people through the course of the season, who I take my hat off for.. Lots of respect for these individuals who some have become very close friends...

I also would say we have some of the most elite competion in the country, because we have all these lakes to test our skills on and learn from.

Anyways am following my dream of doing what I have wanted to do my whole life and obviously that's to fish and make a career out of it. Am going down there boatless for the first time in my life "I don't have a boat" I will get one is soon as I get my roots set in and comfortable to do so.

I have learned alot of valuable lessons in my life and am still learning them which will never quit, but the only risks that I regret are the ones a guy didn't take!!!!! The sky is limit you want something so bad you will make sure you put a 110 percent to make sure you get it. Some times the cards don't always go to your hand and you fold but you do it again anyway!!!!

You guys go and beat up on these big bronzies around here and soremouth some green ones why your at it.

[Daze Off]

Good luck go with you! You'll love the area - hard to get used to every pick-up having a bass boat attached....LOL

Have to confess to a bit of envy too --- I have to wait until my daughter graduates HS (2 more years) to move south where they have never heard of a fishing "season"...

Daze Off

[Esoxmn]

good luck to you.

[panolo]

Good luck to you Cory and take care!

[Finns]

Welcome to Mo.!

[Kevin Turner]

Good luck in your quest. My story is the opposite. I need to get one more thru hi school, then I'm MN bound. My work keeps me busy Jan thru July, so I don't even buy a MO fishn' tag (otherwise I would be fishn' instead of workn').

[Jig Master]

I know how you feel man. I have barely kept my sanity this winter. I don't know how anyone thinks that this "ice fishing" can even come close to being out on the open water chasin' em. If you do, you're lying to yourself. The only reason I've managed to stay in this state another year is because I took a 5 day fishing trip to Texas and have another trip to Arkansas coming in about two weeks. After that I'll be able to get out on the river. The only other reason I'm sticking around is to finish off this years tournament circuits and then I'm moving down to Texas to take a crack at my dreams. I wouldn't be able to do another november/december/january/february/march in this state. Best of luck to ya Cory, tear up a few Missouri bronzebacks for me and show those southern boys what a yankee can do in a tournament.