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I JUST WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO TELL YOU A LITTLE ABOUT MYSELF AND
THE ROAD THAT I TRAVELED TO GET WHERE I AM TODAY.
OWNING A SMALL TOWN
BAIT SHOP HAS A LOT OF BENEFITS, BUT NOTHING IS MORE GRATIFYING TO ME THEN WHEN
SOME LOCAL KIDS BRING IN THEIR “CATCH OF THE DAY” AND SAY “JIM, LOOK WHAT WE
CAUGHT!” THEY MAYBE ONLY HOLDING SOME BULLHEADS, BUT THE GRINS ON THEIR FACES
ARE PRICELESS.
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TWO YEARS AGO I HAD ONE OF THOSE “PRICELESS MOMENTS” WITH
MY, THEN TWO YEAR OLD GRANDSON, SHANE ON HIS FIRST FISHING TRIP. THAT WILL BE A
DAY I WILL NEVER FORGET FOR AS LONG AS I LIVE, WATCHING HIM NOT BEING ABLE TO
LEAVE HIS LINE IN THE WATER BECAUSE “GRANDPA, I HAVE TO WHINED IT UP.” THAT DAY,
HIS LINE BARELY STAYED WET. AS THE PICTURE PORTRAYS, IT WAS AN INTENSE DAY FOR
HIM. MY GRANDSON IS OLDER NOW BUT HE STILL REMEMBERS THAT DAY, AND SO DO I.
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I HAVE WORKED MANY JOBS IN MY LIFE BUT I WAS NEVER SELF SATISFIED AND I
ALWAYS WANTED TO OWN A RETAIL BUSINESS. THAT CHANCE CAME TO ME BACK IN THE
SUMMER OF 2001, IN PARKER, SD. I PURCHASED AN EXISTING BUSINESS THAT CONSISTED
OF SELLING DOG FOOD, LIVESTOCK FEED, LAWN CARE PRODUCTS AND ETC. IN NOVEMBER OF
2002, I PURCHASED THE INVENTORY FROM A BAIT AND TACKLE SHOP FROM SIOUX FALLS, SD
AND FROM THERE ON I HAVE ATTENDED SIX SPORTING GOODS SHOWS A YEAR,
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DISPLAYING MY
TACKLE DURING THE WINTER MONTHS. I TRULY ENJOY TALKING WITH PEOPLE AND HAVING
THEM SHARE THEIR HUNTING AND FISHING EXPERIENCES, WITH ME.
THANKS FOR CHECKING OUT MY WEBSITE AND SHARE ALL YOUR STORIES WITH ME AND IF THERE IS
ANYTHING I CAN DO FOR YOU, PLEASE SEND ME AN E-MAIL. I’LL DO WHATEVER I CAN TO
HELP YOU OUT.
JIM
P.S. TAKE A KID FISHING IT WILL BE ONE OF THE
BEST TIMES OF YOUR LIFE.
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