John Wilson

Gray, GA, United States

Kayak bass angler from Gray, Ga.

29 Aug 08:01

Thanks Destiny... I almost took it down, wasn't sure if I should be opening myself up like that... but it is my past, and I'm excited about my future...Thanks..!

28 Aug 18:49

Thanks Tom..I'm a believe now..!

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28 Aug 08:26

I've made it to the big time...

Nathan Skinner of Festive Water Paddlesports in Atlanta, Ga reached out to me and officially inviting me to join their Fishing team.. I couldn't be more proud. Just 3 years ago, my life was going nowhere, was addicted to drugs since 12 years old..(63 now), nothing excited me and I was miserable.. People avoided me, friends only wanted something from me..only to stab me in the back.. Every morning when I woke up, I was just mad at the world ... rehab didn't work, jail didn't work, nothing .. I discovered kayak bass fishing and my whole life turned around. I'm on my 3rd kayak now and am saving up for a nicer, newer one more suited for me.. Now, I've been clean 3 years.. and will never, EVER go back to being that person.. I've got too much to lose.. Sounds cheesy, but it's true.. Now, I have the best of friends, all of which are religious which is awesome for me.. I get excited and love waking up everyday.. Turns out I'm pretty good at Kayak bass angling.. my whole family is proud of me.(I've got 6 brothers & sisters plus I can't even count how many offspring of theirs..plus my 2 children and 4 grandchildren).. And just the fact that a huge name in kayak bass fishing like Nathan Skinner has noticed me and actually wants me on board with Festive Water Paddlesports makes me so proud and happy I tear up just telling someone about it.. it's my therapy, my rehab, my piece of mind, my joy, my retreat.. my PASSION...my everything.. My only regret us that I didn't discover this at an earlier age... Thanks for taking the time to read this.. and please check out this link...

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1ADXYAUva8/

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24 Aug 20:36

I stay in the rivers in the summertime ..!! Fish bite better and it's easier to cool off.!!

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24 Aug 20:34

I see you knocked me down into 7th place...! Long as I stay in top 10 we cool.. ha ha.. just kidding, awesome job man..!!

It's a small pond near the oconee river.. actually, the huge gator *there's a small one there also) that lives there goes back and forth between the river and a pond, thru a creek.. I'm supposed to keep quiet about the pond, but I've never been a good gatekeeper..last year I caught a 23.50" and several 21 and 22's... if u go, and run into anyone just don't tell them I told u..lol... it's public tho.. called Georgia pond number 9..right across from central state boatramp..

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23 Aug 14:54

Thanks guys.. and yes, it was an awesome find.. It looked like to me, cause three of them in one tree were all tangled up together.. looks like they got one hung up, then we're casting the other ones trying to free it.. lol. Just my guess, but on a big tree, with no way to get to it unless you were in a kayak and they obviously weren't.. maybe that happened.. but yeah, I even tied the popping frog on and 5 casts later caught a 3.38lb bass..lol

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22 Aug 22:21

I've never seen a lure that you can hook a fluke onto like that.. cool idea..!

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22 Aug 22:17

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Check out the baits I found in 2 trees today at a public pond I fish at sometimes.. a 6th sense swimbait worth $40, a chatterbait, and 2 frogs.. and all were brand new, not a bit of rust on them... you know somebody had a bad day..

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Brian Latimer ha ha.. that's a hell of a reference... I remember that fool out there getting blown around by that hurricane when it happened..that's too funny . !!

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