NO "I" in team!

I started fishing team tournaments when I was fifteen years old. Throughout the years I have been very fortunate to have some great partners. To this day I still have three guys I regularly fish with. My brother Lee, my cousin Jason, and my good friend Josh (Chopper) Jackson. I would not be as successful as I am without the help of those guys.
In April Chopper and I went down to Kentucky Lake to fish the USA Bassin Classic. I have fished that lake for years and I had a pretty good idea what we would be doing. We ended up finding some good fish and catching them in the tournament. We won the event which is both Chopper and I biggest win.
Fishing team tournaments requires both partners. Even if one guy catches all of the fish there is still help from his partner. That is why it is called team events.
All week long down at Kentucky Lake Chopper kept a positive attitude. When you have both guys keeping each other in a good mind frame it helps your fishing. If he or I lost one, we would just let it go and try to catch the next one. “It is just fishing.” Chopper would say. Every day we just went out and had fun and that is what it is all about.
Chopper caught one giant bass each day of the event. If it wasn’t for those two, we would not have won. I can’t thank him enough for never giving up and staying positive throughout the event. Again, there is no “I” in team.