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So I got a call a couple of days ago from the Sportsman Show guys. He wanted to know if I could do the seminar's again and also asked about Ron Hobb's and Marc Marcantonio's availability.

So my question is what would you guys like to hear from us. I planned on doing 2 seminar's. One on winter bass fishing on Washington / Sammamish and one on finesse rigs. Neko, Zip, Flick shake etc. Are their other topic's that the guys want to hear about this year?

Mark

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Permalink Reply by Marc Marcantonio on December 8, 2010 at 6:05pm

All I can suggest Kimihiko is to keep trying; you will know you got it right when you land a beautiful Italian girl that knows how to cook; just ask Pat.

ciao,
Marc

Kimihiko Nakamura said:

Marc you are right. We can always count on you to find a pattern within a pattern. I read about that in FLW mag once.

You are Italian. Any good tip for making a play for the girl?????

Marc Marcantonio said:
You got it right, but you left out the part of the pattern where Kimihiko makes a play for the girl...ha ha!

ciao,
Marc

Kimihiko Nakamura said:
In bass fishing everyone always talk about the pattern. Well I notice a pattern on this site!!!!

Someone post a topic. Then there are two or three serious answer. Next there come a troll to do hijacking of the thread or how Pat say stir the pot. Usually the pot stirring for some reason bring good post out of the woodworking, like Marc or Ron or Don. Then everyone agree with them because they make many valid point. Then Parnicky make a very LOOOONG but good post. Then Sparky and Phil make back and forth gay joke for a page or two.

That my friend is the pattern!!!!!

Permalink Reply by Pat on December 8, 2010 at 6:22pm

he doesnt cook

Marc Marcantonio said:

All I can suggest Kimihiko is to keep trying; you will know you got it right when you land a beautiful Italian girl that knows how to cook; just ask Pat.

ciao,
Marc

Kimihiko Nakamura said:
Marc you are right. We can always count on you to find a pattern within a pattern. I read about that in FLW mag once.

You are Italian. Any good tip for making a play for the girl?????

Marc Marcantonio said:
You got it right, but you left out the part of the pattern where Kimihiko makes a play for the girl...ha ha!

ciao,
Marc

Kimihiko Nakamura said:
In bass fishing everyone always talk about the pattern. Well I notice a pattern on this site!!!!

Someone post a topic. Then there are two or three serious answer. Next there come a troll to do hijacking of the thread or how Pat say stir the pot. Usually the pot stirring for some reason bring good post out of the woodworking, like Marc or Ron or Don. Then everyone agree with them because they make many valid point. Then Parnicky make a very LOOOONG but good post. Then Sparky and Phil make back and forth gay joke for a page or two.

That my friend is the pattern!!!!!

Permalink Reply by Marc Marcantonio on December 8, 2010 at 6:35pm

That explains a lot; is that why you refer to her as "he"?

ciao,
Marc

Pat said:

he doesnt cook

Marc Marcantonio said:
All I can suggest Kimihiko is to keep trying; you will know you got it right when you land a beautiful Italian girl that knows how to cook; just ask Pat.

ciao,
Marc

Kimihiko Nakamura said:
Marc you are right. We can always count on you to find a pattern within a pattern. I read about that in FLW mag once.

You are Italian. Any good tip for making a play for the girl?????

Marc Marcantonio said:
You got it right, but you left out the part of the pattern where Kimihiko makes a play for the girl...ha ha!

ciao,
Marc

Kimihiko Nakamura said:
In bass fishing everyone always talk about the pattern. Well I notice a pattern on this site!!!!

Someone post a topic. Then there are two or three serious answer. Next there come a troll to do hijacking of the thread or how Pat say stir the pot. Usually the pot stirring for some reason bring good post out of the woodworking, like Marc or Ron or Don. Then everyone agree with them because they make many valid point. Then Parnicky make a very LOOOONG but good post. Then Sparky and Phil make back and forth gay joke for a page or two.

That my friend is the pattern!!!!!

Permalink Reply by Dan Johnson on December 10, 2010 at 9:47am

Kimihiko you suck at math ! maybe add 2 big bottle of tequila to the eekwasion in this case

Kimihiko Nakamura said:

Jake that is why God make beer for situation like this!!!!!! Observe this tried and true mathematical equation. Everyone know Japanese is good at math!!!!!

Jake "The Snake" Anderson said:
I don't know Kimihiko...I'd only offer a couple swimmers. Plus you may wanna bring a little rice wine to "warm up" before the show. I snuck a peak at Nicks pictures, and found ol Jessica to look a bit less refined. The friend has to be a peach.

Kimihiko Nakamura said:
I'll trade you 6 rare Japanese swimbait for a date with one of Jessica beautiful friend!!!

Permalink Reply by NickBarrFishing.com on December 10, 2010 at 10:35pm

Hey Jake, Don't know what ya'll are talking about, but my Girlfriend is HOT!!!!! There is no equation for that, just the plain truth, and I know I'm lucky.

Now I just need to hook up Kimihiko with a hot american girl, no liqour needed.

No need to jump on your favorite porn site to find a picture to post of your high school sweetheart..haha

Permalink Reply by Jake Anderson on December 11, 2010 at 12:30pm

I'm sure she is Nick. I was just messin around, trying to derail a previously derailed thread. Sometimes if you Jar a thread hard enough, you can actually bump it back on track. Although on this site, this takes an incredible jarring particullarly with pat roaming around.

NickBarrFishing.com said:

Hey Jake, Don't know what ya'll are talking about, but my Girlfriend is HOT!!!!! There is no equation for that, just the plain truth, and I know I'm lucky.

Now I just need to hook up Kimihiko with a hot american girl, no liqour needed.

No need to jump on your favorite porn site to find a picture to post of your high school sweetheart..haha

Permalink Reply by Mike Stahlman on December 12, 2010 at 8:26am

Hobbit your a mean SOB. Not even the girls get a break on this site :-)

I must admit it makes for good reading though.

Ronald Hobbs, Jr. said:

I am sorry, it is Craigs opinion and my opinion that Nick is not a proffessional fisherman. No disrespect to Nick he tries hard, and he is a very nice young man, but he is not a pro, he is an amateur writer, and an amateur fisherman.

He writes mostly for Bass Anglers Guide which publishes just about anything, and doesn't pay most of the writers. I have never seen Nick fishing any Proffessional Level tournaments, and have not seen him win or come close to winning any local money events. Nick is a good young man, but in order for me to think of him as a pro or to even consider it, he must prove himself as a fisherman just not a promoter. Credibilty is earned and not given.

Anyone can have a fishing business, a business license is easy to come buy, Its just a couple clicks of a mouse. This does not qualify you as a Pro, it qualifies you as a business owner, maybe of a failing business, maybe a thriving one.

Jessica.... your probably right I am a little jealous of Nick as well, but at his age I had already won a Federation State Qualifier (Amateur Event) an Angler of the Year award for American Bass Assoc. and probably a few more tournament wins other than just for a small club. On second thought why would I be jealous?

I was just wondering are you Nick's Mother? If you are, good for you to come on her to protect your son, I have much respect for that. If not his mother are you his girlfriend?

Jessica Lynn Townshend said:
Excuse me? Is someone else jealous, too?

Do YOU have a bass business? I think not.

Nick does. Get some.

Craig Taylor said:
If you mean "pro"... No he's not

Spencer Durand said:
I believe you are talking about Nick Barr, and he is a bro fisherman as well.

Pat said:
i attended some of these last year and remember most of them were just regurgetations of articles that i have read in Bassmaster
I don't remember names but do remember a few items that seemed off. One was there was a kid no more than 20 who spoke as if he had 50 years of experiience, which was not credible to me.
the other was someone was talking about using a swivel on a dropshot rig, however, Aaron Martens (who practically introdued this technique to the US) never uses a swivel on the video he released about dropshotting, and i have never seen a swivel on Bassmasters or FLW shows either.
I'm just not sure these seminars are providing sound techniques or just someone's opinion.
How do I tell the differnce between the two?

Permalink Reply by Mike Stahlman on December 12, 2010 at 8:30am

Great post Tag.

Tag Watson said:

Great post, Nick. You are a class act, my man. Good luck in all your future endeavors.

NickBarrFishing.com said:
Amen Kimihiko...haha
Behind or beside every strong man is a strong woman.

Ron, sorry if you interpeted it wrong, Jessica was in no way talking about you. I actually have talked about you before to her.

She was however talking about a fellow I'd rather not talk about (but i'm going to have to) who has always been negative towards me since I started. I have been nothing but positive to everyone I have met in the Bass Fishing community yet I always have one person who is negative, does it bother me? Not one bit. I am proud of what I have done in and for the PNW bass fishing community and stuck my neck out there for us bass anglers to grow our sport. I work my ass off constantly whether its actual fishing, promoting our sport, to running the EWU Fishing n Hunting Club. I love this sport and will continue to strive towards it as a full time career choice. We were quite similar actually, we both had articles written in the Olympian about us when we were younger (those were some toad smallies out of Offut Lake there CT), our parents actually work together. I do commend him on making it to the Stren Championship. He even took me golfing when I was little. I won't allow myself to go into anything negative because even though i'm only 19 years old, I still believe in staying civil and acting your age, along with staying positive.

Ron, You are one of my idols, and I wish I had half the talent you do, every day I work on getting better so I can be at the level you are at one day. I wish I had a mentor and progression you had by my age. Am I a pro compared to you or your level? Hell no i'm not.

Am I a Pro? Thats up for anyone to think, and for me to not care about, like Marc said, beating a dead horse on to what that really means. Do I care if you think I am pro or not? Nope. I consider myself Semi-Professional, I am a professional guide, in which I did actually run a successful, money making, guide business last year (somewhat to even my surprise) and look forward to this years season. Do I promote and represent some of the best fishing companies that I love and even get paid by a few, yes. I love what I do and someday wish to make it my only career option, whether its by fishing tournaments, guiding, being a marketing rep, running my own youth outdoors camp, tv show, or whatever. Do I wish I was a better tournament angler? Yes, and will always continue to work on it to the best of my ability.

About the credibility of seminars, Fishing is a sport where you can learn from anyone. Ask my friend Tommy, he has never owned a boat but fishes the montlake cut from shore, catching pigs, and teaches everyone a lesson. Some of you may know him. I am confident in what I am saying on stage and wouldnt be up there if I didnt. Lying or making up stuff period gets you nowhere in life, only lowers yourself as a human being.

If you think anything is regurgatated it is, from some of the best sticks in the NW. I would say most of my base knowledge comes from trying to pick Ron, Tag's and Marc's brains.

Most of the anglers in the NW are Salmon and Steelhead guys, so even a more toned down seminar is appropriate for up here. Its about GROWING our sport in Washington and slowly but surely luring over those Salmonid anglers. I can't tell you how many SS anglers come up to me while i'm working at OE asking to learn to bass fish. Whether its getting young kids involved or luring over other anglers, thats what the warmwater tank is all about.

By the way, they have a tough time filling all the seminar slots at the show because for the most part it is a volunteer Job, I can have them contact you Pat, but idk how you'd feel fishing in a tank talking to a bunch of beginner bass angler "coasties".

Permalink Reply by Ronald Hobbs, Jr. on December 12, 2010 at 9:51am

LOL

Mike Stahlman said:

Hobbit your a mean SOB. Not even the girls get a break on this site :-)

I must admit it makes for good reading though.

Ronald Hobbs, Jr. said:

I am sorry, it is Craigs opinion and my opinion that Nick is not a proffessional fisherman. No disrespect to Nick he tries hard, and he is a very nice young man, but he is not a pro, he is an amateur writer, and an amateur fisherman.

He writes mostly for Bass Anglers Guide which publishes just about anything, and doesn't pay most of the writers. I have never seen Nick fishing any Proffessional Level tournaments, and have not seen him win or come close to winning any local money events. Nick is a good young man, but in order for me to think of him as a pro or to even consider it, he must prove himself as a fisherman just not a promoter. Credibilty is earned and not given.

Anyone can have a fishing business, a business license is easy to come buy, Its just a couple clicks of a mouse. This does not qualify you as a Pro, it qualifies you as a business owner, maybe of a failing business, maybe a thriving one.

Jessica.... your probably right I am a little jealous of Nick as well, but at his age I had already won a Federation State Qualifier (Amateur Event) an Angler of the Year award for American Bass Assoc. and probably a few more tournament wins other than just for a small club. On second thought why would I be jealous?

I was just wondering are you Nick's Mother? If you are, good for you to come on her to protect your son, I have much respect for that. If not his mother are you his girlfriend?

Jessica Lynn Townshend said:
Excuse me? Is someone else jealous, too?

Do YOU have a bass business? I think not.

Nick does. Get some.

Craig Taylor said:
If you mean "pro"... No he's not

Spencer Durand said:
I believe you are talking about Nick Barr, and he is a bro fisherman as well.

Pat said:
i attended some of these last year and remember most of them were just regurgetations of articles that i have read in Bassmaster
I don't remember names but do remember a few items that seemed off. One was there was a kid no more than 20 who spoke as if he had 50 years of experiience, which was not credible to me.
the other was someone was talking about using a swivel on a dropshot rig, however, Aaron Martens (who practically introdued this technique to the US) never uses a swivel on the video he released about dropshotting, and i have never seen a swivel on Bassmasters or FLW shows either.
I'm just not sure these seminars are providing sound techniques or just someone's opinion.
How do I tell the differnce between the two?