Thread: What makes a Pro

I see often people refer to some of the more successful fisherman as pro's. i personally am flattered by it but the truth is I am not a pro. Whether the others feel like a pro is another story. The people often referred to as pro's to me are the ones who have taken a lot of time to learn the waters they fish. Taking the time to drop structure and or learn other structure on there lakes. They learn the creek channels and bends in them that hold fish, where the flats are located and where the bait fish are at all times of the year. Some of the guys network a lot with friends to stay on an active bite at different lakes too. Taking all the above into consideration does that make them a pro? I personally don't. I think that a pro can go to any lake and within a few days at any given time produce fish. Now with that being said the pro's do fish some of the same lakes every year but they still have to adapt to the present conditions. Sometimes a pro will have a home lake they fish on a tournament trail and give them home advantage. However, looking at the bass trail very few anglers i have seen win on their home lake. I personally spend a little time each trip sonaring the place i am fishing learning it more intimately. Just my two cents. Fish every chance you can, learn different techniques and choose a home lake to learn thoroughly and you too can be a crappie.com pro!!

Look up the definition of the word professional..

Doctors, Nurses etc... White Collars


The word gets thrown around loosely..

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Pro's are not just Doctors and other white collar workers, they are the individuals that put the time into whatever their professioan is to make the 1 step above the "average" in their league@

Originally Posted by walker733

Pro's are not just Doctors and other white collar workers, they are the individuals that put the time into whatever their professioan is to make the 1 step above the "average" in their league@

All I am asking is look up the definition... I was corrected the other day.

hey jw, capps and coleman has been fishing their home lake which is reelfoot and up until year before last i believe finally won the crappiemasters! i dont agree with home lake advantage, any pro can go anywhere and win! in fact people think just because we fish washington alot means home field advantage, we won a few there but also left with out tails tucked before. anyone that can prefish a day before and never been there vs someone who knows the lake and doesnt get to prefish has the advantage, it was proven last weekend!!

In sports, a professional is someone who receives monetary compensation for participating.

To me the guys who are considered "Pros" are the one's that make a substantial percentage of their income from Crappie fishing. They do this either by providing an active and successful guiding service or/and follow a major tournament trail (CrappieMasters, Crappie USA, Magnolia CC, ect.) and having enough success to place in the money consistently. Most of the "Pros" I know can go to any given lake and catch fish immediately to within a few hours of being on the water....they can almost smell a crappie, LOL. Crappie fishing rises to another level when there is money on the line. I would refer to someone like you said who drops structure and or learns other structure on their lakes, learns the creek channels and bends in them that hold fish, where the flats are located and where the bait fish are at all times of the year as a "serious" or "dedicated" Crappie fisherman....or maybe even a "Crappie Fanatic". BTW, I like to think of myself as a "Crappie Fisherman", LOL!!!

When I hear "professional," I think means of making a living. But "pro" is, to me, a looser term and could simply mean that someone has perfected their art, paid or not, but could probably make a decent living at it if they chose to do so.


C.J.

Originally Posted by mickey

in sports, a professional is someone who receives monetary compensation for participating.

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My wife say I'm a pro.. because I wash the dishes with not her askingBut I don't thing I'm a pro in anything else.