Lake Mead Tournament - Day 1

So yesterday at partner pairings the cool FLW lady (Barbara actually - VERY nice) asked me if I could help out at the tournament this week and check the anglers in at weigh ins. Of course I said yes and then went on about my business. - - - Fast forward a few hours - - - RING RING (that's Barbara calling Duane's phone for me) Poor Barbara, (I honestly felt bad for her) she was given the responsibility of calling me and telling me about the "dress code", it seems that certain FLW employees were concerned about my clothing choices. She told me I needed to wear pants (NO shorts - I even asked twice just to make sure) and a shirt the covered everything completely! REALLY???? It's in the 90's here. Oh well, I was hot for a few hours, but it was fine! Two more days! The funny part of it is a couple of the older FLW gentlemen reminded me that they were paying me $25 a day for "help". HAHAHA

**OH YA - Duane is in 10th place!! WOOHOO!!!

Rental Car

They first offered me the standard "red mustang convertible" the classic cool rental car, when I said NO they offered me a SUV, when I said NO they offered by a full size car, when I said NO they pointed me to the way back row, across traffic lanes compact car line. So I obviously made a very wise decision and picked the GOLD Ford Focus!

Gracie is such a good little swimmer...at least she'll sleep good tonight! (Can you even see her head?)

Free Boat

Anyone can have it!

Song Number 2 on the Play List Below, Right...

Dupree went to Austin and he got more than a f-ing t shirt.

Can The Fish See People?

I don't get the people that think the fish can see you...if they could wouldn't you wear blue, to match the sky, instead of camo? I told Duane if he ever made me dress like this to go fishing I would punch him in the wiener.

We Didn't Use This Launch Ramp

When we're in Lake Shasta we usually "camp" by the dam and have easy access to the launch ramp. Sometimes when the water is low the ramp is out on an island and sometimes it's the normal concrete one. We are always very happy about the ease of the dam area. Well the dam people just planted trout so every yahoo was out there trying to catch them and the recent storm has pushed all the logs and crap right to the bottom of the ramp. There was NO way we were going to be part of this jumble, so off we went to the other launch ramp 10 miles away!

Skinny People Only

We stopped at Red Robin (one of my favs!!) for dinner. I went into the bathroom and I could barely fit in the stall, my shoulder was pressed against the toilet paper holder. I have no idea how anyone larger than myself would be able to pee! Still on of my favorite restaurants though.

Chamber of Commerce

Anyone that knows me knows I LOVE PLAQUES!!! I love all kinds of plaques. I joined the Reno-Sparks Chamber of Commerce because I thought it would increase my business. Their main selling point was that they shopped from within the chamber. They preached supporting local businesses, but emphasized hiring from within the chamber first...well what they meant was we will shop local, or within the chamber first unless the someone outside the Chamber is free...Well I could have afforded to be free if I didn't pay my $260 chamber membership. Last time I checked free is not business it's charity.

Good Neighborhood or Bad Neighborhood?

You know you're in a less than desirable neighborhood when the dumpsters have locks on them. Why? Is it to stop illegal dumping? Is it to stop people looking for cans, plastic and bottles? Or is it so people don't sleep in them? I guess we'll never know.

Snack

Gracie always finds a snack! The tastiest snacks always seem to be hiding!

Collagen Face Mask!!

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Collecting a Pay Check

Today I left Las Vegas to go home to Reno. I went through the Vegas airport, checked my bags and proceeded to security. I couldn't believe the line at the C gate area, it wrapped around the whole twisty, turny thing and then some. I assumed that the line was due to the ending of two major conventions in town and it was just crowded. Well I guess I made an ass out of u and me, because it wasn't that. It was the fact that on the last day of two huge conventions in town TSA (homeland security as the sign said) only had 1 person checking IDs and 1 x-ray machine open. REALLY???? Come on. It took almost a hour to get through security, unbelievable. (The best part of this whole thing was there were 2 guys waiting in line at security and when they got to the front they were turned away, they had their boarding passes and everything, I couldn't believe it and then was the moment I wished my camera was out... they each had two HUGE suitcases they were trying to carry on. Not just over sized carry ons, two actual full sized suitcases each. I think I need to start wearing my camera around my neck, I cannot miss any more moments like that!)

Fishing Necessities

After spending a really long time following Duane around a local sporting store I realized there were so many products out there that I had NEVER seen before. I was shocked at these products. They are amazing inventions that I cant believe actually make money. There is BUTT JUICE, some sort of smelly liquid you put on baits and the fish supposedly LOVE it. You also have your Portable Jon, and don't forget the Jon Adaptor, seriously you're out in the middle of a lake, no one is around and who can figure out that contraption anyway, guys pee of the side of the boat and girls either go in the live well or in the water, unless they dehydrate themselves so they don't have to pee all day (very silly, not safe or recommended, its just like how Ethiopians don't eat, but totally different because they would really like to eat, it's just not their choice). And my favorite product (I actually wanted this - more for comic relief during a tournament than anything else but still...) the tackle box with all the knots on it, sort of like a cheat sheet! Amazing inventions!!!

He Won

Duane won... not the tournament. He won a reel cleaning kit and a gift card that he bought a swim bait with! Good Job!!

Lake Shasta Weigh Ins

I am SOO lucky that I ended up not fishing at Lake Shasta it POURED with rain on Day 1, so much so that Gracie didn't come to weigh ins (a first) and I didn't take any photos! This sign, NO SHIT, everything is slippery, it's super rainy - and a super LONG walk! Here is a photo of Duane weighing in his fish on Day 2. He ended up 40th out of 45th. I think that was his worst finish ever...hey but I'm still here cheering him on like a good girlfriend!

WOO HOO!!!

Look at this!!! I am in 12th place over all in the WON Bass tournament circuit...looks like I am well on my way to the TOC (for those that don't know the fishing lingo that's the Tournament Of Champions!)

Lake Shasta Pre- Fish

We spent 2 days pre-fishing with a broken motor, AGAIN. It was cold and we couldn't really go anywhere because of the broken motor so it pretty much sucked. The boat sucked, the weather was freezing and Duane was pissed the entire time, but on the bright side I finished 2 books, a few magazines and Gracie ate a ton of treats! Well the boat is now fixed...let's just call it repaired. Duane pre-fished the last day by himself and Gracie and I went on a fantastic hike. We went through the woods and around by the dam and it was great! There were also a bunch of trout released at the dam launch ramp so there were yahoos everywhere trying catch them. It was quite the spectacle, I wish I had popcorn to eat while I watched it. (Now if that isn't positive about a town I don't know what else I can do, short of buying a Shasta Lake sweatshirt and wearing in a blog post!)

There Are No Roads

How did the fame of this car get here? The terrain is steep and there are no roads? It wasn't a four-wheelin' car so how did it get here?

Delta

While we were pre-fishing the Delta for the WCB tournament we went into this shallow, little pond...this is what we caught!

People Who Live In Glass Houses...

People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

For those of you who feel the need to not defend people who are right shame on you. For those of you who feel it's okay to listen to other people who are spreading lies and rumors about your "friends" and not correct them shame on you! If you feel it is okay to think hanging out with me is bad for your reputation because of what I do for a living (modeling, stunt work, business owner, national sales rep...) shame on you. If you think you are truly doing the right thing when you are breaking the law everyday shame on you. For those of you with "secrets" that you don't want people to know but are willing to tell other people's "secrets" shame on you.

Remember people who live in glass houses shouldn't through stones...

My Favorite Quote

"Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets. So, love the people that treat you right, forgive the ones that don't and believe everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said it would be easy, they just promised it would be worth it" ~unknown

**I still love Jack Handy though!!

VOTE!!!

So my friend Brittany entered a bunch of her family pictures in a contest. Please follow the directions below and vote 5 stars on all of her pictures!! She is really cool and you would all really like her! (Also is anyone can figure out how we can vote more than once please let us know, we are not above doing that)


This is what she sent me!!! VOTE! VOTE! VOTE!

This is for a Lays potato chip contest for People Magazine

Please give us good ratings!

www.happiness.lays.com

So above is the link then.

1 )on the upper right frame click people's

2) then click on see photos, in the middle of the page.

3) scroll few a few photos when you one of me click it

4) then you will see in red SEE ALL click that.

5) then click on a few photos and above select the stars!

Her id name is wenernet, that's how you'll know what photos are hers!

THE BEST PART OF THIS FUN EXPERIENCE IS THE WHITE WATER RAFTING PHOTO - CHECK OUT THE GUY'S MUSTACHE NEXT TO HER! HAHAHA!!!!!

Thanks so much!

How I Pay The Bills....

These are some of the jobs I have done....

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Lake Havasu Tournament - Day 2

You know your off to a bad start when....
Your pro (the boater your fishing with) tells you to be at the gas station at 6 am on the dot, 5 times. So you pull in at 5:58 am and no one is there so you go inside the gas station where the clock clearly reads 5:59 am and ask "Exuse me, was there a guy in here that ordered an egg salad sandwich" (he told me this particular gas station makes the BEST egg salad sandwiches ever) and the clerk replies "Ya he already left". What? It's not 6 am yet. So I get back in the car and drive to the launch ramp - the original place Duane told me to meet him, but NNNOOOO egg salad eater, had to meet at the gas station. So I get to the launch ramp and I do not see he white truck and boat waiting any where near the entrance. So Duane gets out and starts looking for him because I am heated - at this point I am ready to call it a day. Duane can't find him so I get all my stuff and start walking to the launch ramp. I get to the check in area and ask the guys if they have seen Egg Salad eater, they need to know his last name...A**hole I say, that's all I can think off, and it did make a lot of people laugh! Anyways he's down by the launching area waiting for me. We exchange a few words and he says that his friends (no idea who) told him I left the gas station, whatever. So we launch the boat and all he starts talking about is how fast his boat is, are you scared he keeps asking me, NO I'm not...This goes on through out the day. Really? I have been in boast going over 90 I'm not "scared of the speed" as he called it. So the fishing day starts...We go and through spinner baits for about 20 minutes and then he wants to bed fish...He asked me not to fish, just to watch the fish, WTF? So thinking it will only be a few minutes I put my rod down and "watch" the fish. This was 6:45 am. So after running around the lake all day he decided we were going up the river at 1:45 pm. Once we got there I got to fish again. So I fished a drop shot for about a hour and then the day was over. He only caught 3 fish all day...I could have helped, but NNNOOOO! So I get the truck and bring it down and he starts talking about how hot I look driving his truck. Really? So I run and grab a bag to put our fish in, fill it with water and then I carry the bag all the way to weigh-ins, along the way hearing how big my guns are and how hot I am, but hotter when I drive his truck. Seriously, I weigh the fish in and then I have to carry them all the way to the release boat, this guy is a real gem. I then made the executive decision not to give him any gas money, I didn't get to fish why should I? It was funny though when I had packed all my stuff into our car another fisherman came up and asked if all Egg Salad talked about was how fast his boat was. HAHAHA

Lake Havasu Tournamnet - Day 1

Oh my goodness, it was windy. It was blowing around 30 miles a hour with gusts in the 50 mile a hour range today. (Back in day Sirens would have been canceled with that sort of wind, nevermind just hold the pyro!) I drew a great partner Wes Carey. He was great, he did his best to keep us out of the wind but it was impossible. We ended up only weighing 3 fish in (I caught 2 of them!!!!) I weighed in 2 but I had 4 on, on slipped off right at the boat - net issues, and the other one slipped off in the water - tangled lines and poles issues! It was great day and I had a ton of fun...There was 1 casualty - one of the eyes on my rod broke off! Good thing Duane was there to take care of it!

Pre-Fish Only Day - Lake Havasu

AKA - Spring Break, Boy has spring break change, look at this picture the average age is like 60!! Just Kidding these are the people being shipped into the Indian Casino! But for spring break, it's pretty slow! Good for us not as many boats on the water. So today was my only day to pre-fish because I was busy working in Las Vegas all week so I went out and only caught 2 fish all day! There are 2 reasons for that 1- Duane didn't want me catching the bed fish (when fish are mating and have layed eggs they hang out on their nests to keep predators from eating the eggs - they're called bed fish) he needed for the tournament 2 - he wanted to catch all of them...Bed Hog! So instead I took a photo for Dupree...Dream Catcher Parking Only!!! (His "Indian" name is Dream Catcher 33 - no joke it's on his car and his boat - this is obviously something that he has called himself for a long time because his mom made him shirts and hats with Dream Catcher 33 on them!)

Really?

Look at both signs...really?

Getting Ready

This is what I look like when I'm getting ready...I LOVE my rollers!