Arrgh! More bad news. I need to get through this year and forget it ever happened. As much as I try and stay positive, I'm constantly faced with more challenges. I just got the call today from Berkley letting me know that they've cut their FLW pro staff almost completely, including me. All Co-anglers were cut and because I didn't know if I would have someone to sponsor me on the Pro side for the trail next season, I had to be cut. It's a big business thing I guess. Things don't look good for next season. At least I still have the Stren Championship to look forward to. My new gps arrived earlier today, so my drive to Alabama will be a little easier. As of right now I'll be sleeping in my truck down there. I don't have a wireless card, so I don't know how often I'll get to post. I guess the fishing has been really good the last few months. I'm going to concentrate my efforts on the Western end of the lake; that's the far end about 55 miles from where we launch. Supposedly that's where the majority of the grass is and that's where most of the top 10 usually catch their fish. I'm looking forward to this tournament; maybe this will finally be the one. $115,000 sounds really good to me right now!