AFTER HOURS/YOUR GUIDE

SO WHAT DOES YOUR GUIDE DO WHEN HE'S NOT GUIDING???

1. SERVE THE LORD OUR GOD. THE LORD IS A CENTER PIECE IN MY FAMILY'S LIFE. ITS NOT A RELIGION WE PRACTICE, BUT A WAY OF LIFE WE TRY TO LIVE. I WANT THOSE WHO FISH WITH ME TO KNOW THAT THE LIFE OF A CHRISTIAN IS NOT RULES, DO'S AND DON'TS, BUT LIVING FREE IN THE LORD. I DON'T PUSH MY BELIEFS ON ANYONE, BUT WILL BE GLAD TO SHARE THE GOOD NEWS WHEN ASKED.

2. FAMILY LIFE. I HAVE BEEN BLESSED WITH A WONDERFUL AND SUPPORTIVE WIFE, AMANDA. SHE HAS LOGGED COUNTLESS HOURS CLIMBING UP AND OVER AND THRU THE ROUGHEST COUNTRY AROUND TO PHOTOGRAPH AND FILM OUR "ADVENTURES" IN WNC. WE REALLY ENJOY EXPLORING NEW PLACES.

OUR CHILDREN. THE NEWEST MEMBER IS OUR DAUGHTER MINDA!!! BORN A WHOPPING 4 LB 2 OZ., THATS BARELY A KEEPER!!! BORN IN OCT. THE ELDER CHILDREN, OUR 2 BEAGLES, THE OLDER, NAMED BEAGLE, AND THE YOUNGER NAMED BOMBER.

3. WELL, TO BE TRUTHFUL, ALOT OF FISHING. FISHING HAS BEEN A PASSION OF MINE FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER. I ENJOY FISHING FOR MANY TYPES OF FISH FROM SMALL WILD TROUT, TO THE TASTY BREAM AND BLUEGILL, ALL THE WAY UP TO THE TOP FRESHWATER PREDATOR... THE MUSKIE. MY FAVORITE FISH OF ALL TIME THOUGH IS THE SMALLMOUTH. THE SMALLMOUTH HAS A STYLE AND WAY ALL HIS OWN. THE FISH OF MANY MOODS, HE CAN GO FROM BONE JARRING STRIKES ONE DAY, TO "WONT BITE DYNAMITE" THE NEXT! THERE IS A SENSE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT WHEN A SMALLMOUTH OF ANY SIZE COMES IN THE BOAT.

4. PHOTOGRAPHY. THE PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER CAN TELL I HAVE HAD NO TRAINING, BUT ITS SOMETHING I TRULY ENJOY. THERE IS SOMETHING AMAZING WHEN YOU CAPTURE, JUST THE RIGHT SHOT.

5. WRITE. I HAVE RECENTLY STARTED A COLUMN IN THE TRYON DAILY BULLETIN TITLED "LIFE OUTSIDE FOUR WALLS". I ENJOY WRITING ABOUT THE LIFE I GET TO LIVE.

6. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I'M 100% AMERICAN. THE GOOD OLE RED, WHITE, AND BLUE!!! I FEEL ME AND MY FAMILY HAVE BEEN BLESSED TO CALL THE UNITED STATES HOME. I'M NOT ASHAMED OF IT AND HOPE YOU ARE NOT EITHER. AND THANKS TO THOSE WHO HAVE FOUGHT, BLED, AND DIED TO KEEP US SAFE!!!