3 years ago I made a 20 minute video that should have been… I dunno… 4?
Yikes.
I was thinking about this yesterday, after working on some Popular Bass Fishing Presentations for EVERY Feeding Strategy. Figured what the heck, I’ll pull that ‘ol boy up and see what I was doing on video.
Oh Mylanta – this is cringe-city! Lord… I was also like 15 pounds heavier. At least.
You can tell in these older videos that I was completely depressed. Quite literally sad, as my business and home life were both on the rocks. There are a few jokes & smirks, but you can actually feel the anxiety and stress bubbling under the surface. Fishing was something I was trying to focus on to keep busy, to learn more about, to help me lay off the bottle.
So I post this today with two hopes:
- I hope that my inexperience and funny mistakes will inspire you to create. We’ve talked about how Motivation is Worthless, and Developing a Drive is Necessary, but being willing to suck and look like an idiot in public – for a long time – is also necessary. I still have a lot to learn, but just remember: if you don’t thicken your skin you’ll never create anything. That would be a shame.
- The Pop ShadZ have been a staple in my Base Box for almost 3 years now. With that in mind, it’s worth watching this video to glean the tidbits that make it such an interesting largemouth bass bait.
Even though it’s a bit older, if you have any feedback, I’m all ears.
Hope you fellas get some fishing in this weekend.
Tight Lines & Godspeed, Patriots.
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One word. Dragonflies!!!! If the dragonflies are flying put on a Pop Shadz and get ready. I know, it doesn’t look like a dragonfly but, oh Baby, does it work.
Seriously?! Holy smokes I’ve never even thought of this… we’ve had a few afternoons here in Illinois where we’ve had thick clouds of dragonflies in the backyard. I mean hundreds if not thousands. I need to be a bit more keyed into this from now on – thanks man!