Time for a new year with new challenges!!!\u00a0 I’m very excited about this year, and so far, it’s shaping up to be what is bound to be one of the most memorable years of my life.\u00a0 What lies ahead?\u00a0 Well, here’s what I’m looking at:<\/p>\n
Fishing<\/strong><\/p>\n I’m headed into this year with probably the most confidence that I’ve ever had going into a tournament season.\u00a0 I finished off 2013\u00a0 with some really strong tournament stats.\u00a0 In 2013, I won a little over 22% of the tournaments that I entered.\u00a0 On average, that means I was winning nearly 1 in 4 tournaments that I fished!\u00a0 BOOM BABY!\u00a0 2013 gave me the shot of\u00a0 confidence I needed to know that I can win any tournament I enter.\u00a0 Occasionally, I used to be intimidated by some of the local pros in the area who are fantastically good fisherman.\u00a0 I don’t feel that anymore… and it feels good.\u00a0 Every tournament I enter now, I go in with FULL confidence knowing that I have a good shot at winning.\u00a0 Don’t get me wrong, I still respect the skill and knowledge of much the rest of the field, but it just doesn’t intimidate me anymore.<\/p>\n This year I’ll be competing in the Media Bass Austin Individuals Division once again.\u00a0 I had a great record in the Media Bass events I fished last year, and I’m ready to do it again this year.\u00a0 The team trail I’ve chosen to fish this year is the Texas Tournament Zone Team Trail.\u00a0 TTZ has quickly become one of the most popular and best paying team trails in Central Texas.\u00a0 Last year I fished the Bass Champs Trail, but simply put, I didn’t like their wacky 3-fish format, and I just wasn’t impressed by or had a good experience with Bass Champs.\u00a0 I’m looking forward to TTZ.\u00a0 TTZ has attracted the biggest local names in tournament fishing and some of the best anglers.\u00a0 It will be some fierce competition, but I’m ready to face them.\u00a0 I’m also really excited about my team partner this year, Stephen Malina.\u00a0 Stephen has got an intense passion for fishing as well and is dedicated to performing well in TTZ this year.\u00a0 He’s got a fantastic track record and as long as I’ve known him the last few years, he’s been a top contender in any tournament he fishes.<\/p>\n Personal<\/strong><\/p>\n (Said with an Arnold Schwarzenegger voice) – I’M HAVING A BABY!!!\u00a0 Yup, that’s right.\u00a0 My wife is pregnant with our first child and I’m as excited and pumped as ever.\u00a0 We’ve been married for nearly 7 years, and it’s about time we got that ball rolling.\u00a0 We found out over Christmas break while we were with our family in Utah and got to celebrate in finding out with them before we left.\u00a0 That was a very special experience and we’re excited for the experiences that are ahead of us.\u00a0 With that in mind, a co-worker told me, “Having a kid will drive you more than anything you could imagine, and it will drive you in every aspect of your life.”\u00a0 I’m already feeling that coming on, and I’ve already started feeling the drive to be a better me… in everything.\u00a0 Fishing will be no different.\u00a0 My first two tournaments so far this season, the thought of my wife being pregnant with our first child has been in the back of my head, and it has driven me to fish HARD all day long until the very last minutes… in some unbelievably cold weather might I add.\u00a0 Har!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n With two tournaments under my belt so far this season, and one check already in the bank from the TTZ tournament,\u00a0bring it on,\u00a02014.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Time for a new year with new challenges!!!\u00a0 I’m very excited about this year, and so far, it’s shaping up to be what is bound to be one of the most memorable years of my life.\u00a0 What lies ahead?\u00a0 Well, here’s what I’m looking at: Fishing I’m headed into this year with probably the most 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