I fell in love with fishing when my grandfather took me for the first time at age 8. As I was growing up, fishing was always in my mind and I went as much as I could. Even before I had a boat I would go to any pond I could find. If they had organized College Fishing when attended college I would have surely been on the team. I started tournament fishing in my twenties and have been at it on and off ever since. When we had our awesome kids I chose to take a break from fishing for a while so I could spend more quality time with them as they grew up. Now that they are almost grown I am looking forward to taking my game to the next level. Fishing is an awesome sport and I am grateful for the FLW organization, the staff, and the Tour. I would like to encourage everyone that reads this with the following: If you have a dream in your heart to do something great never give up on it – just give it time. Its there for a reason! God Bless!