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I work with professional anglers in a variety of ways. Whether it's GPS coordinances over the phone or by email, or scheduling trips using the clients boat, or working from my boat, full or half days, prefishing in preparation for up coming tournaments, all are designed to give the pro tournament anger the edge when attempting to finish in the money.

Currently I work with several tournament anglers in accordance with their tournament schedules -- working the areas they don't have time to research before their tournament.

For this reason I do not compete in tournament anymore, each angler's research is totally confidential and not shared with any other angler. Obviously this means I only have so much time and ability to responsibly serve my tournament angler clients. It's best to call me in order to determine if I am able to provide you with what you have in mind, however, I will not work for you if your plans conflict with my current clients research already in progress.

Integrity is the name of the game when it comes to Professional Tournament Anglers

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Me working with GPS coordinances to position the boat in the exact position needed in order to work an under water structure combined with vegetation that has produced consistantly for the last three months. When I am not out with a client, this is how I spend my time -- charting out the migration routes of our favorite fish -- The Florida Largemouth Bass.

For the last four years I have been systematically charting coordinances of seasonal migrations on lakes in the Kissimmee Chain, Lake Walk-In-Water, Lake Istokpoga, and many other smaller lakes in Polk and Highlands counties. Since the five hurricanes of 2004-05 and combined with the 1 in 100 yr drought, Central Florida lakes changed significantly and angling techniques must change in accordance with those drastic and rare events. I have the time on the water to consistantly put my clients "On Fish" day in and day out.

Many tournament angler clients have requested to not be featured on my website, however some don't mind, of which I will present below. It should be noted that it is not unethical nor breaks the rules of touraments, to hire guides to acquire information and data a few weeks prior to tournament events.

A tournament angler client who has used my data and info to successfully compete on Central Florida lakes. Here he holds up a 10.2 lb Bass he caught in one of his tournaments on Lake Istokpoga.

This experienced angler doesn't participate in tournaments anymore, however hires me to make the transition from lakes in the northern USA to here in Florida. Learning shallow Florida lake angling requires a completely different rod and tackle set-up as well as a totally new approach to what to look for when searching for the "Home" of the Florida Largemouth Bass. Here is a 12.2 LB Bass caught way back in the Pencil Reeds of Lake Istokpoga -- The Crown Jewel of Highlands County, "The Center of The Bass Capitol of The World."

Here I am holding another 10.12 LB Bass for the professional tournament Bass angler who caught this "Big Bass" and opted to not have his identity revealed -- he's more comfortable behind the camera. This "Big Girl" was hooked in Lake Toho a week prior to a large tournament on the Kissimmee Chain of lakes.

This client fishes an occasional tournament and has teamed up with me for smaller local tournaments. Here he holds a 13 LB Bass he caught on a lake in Lake Placid while fishing with his family. He doesn't need my help to locate and catch fish like this one here on his regular lakes, however on less familiar lakes he employs me to speed things up to achieve his own personal goals -- Jim knows how to flat out fish, no doubt about it.