I am twelve and what is this?
Name: Jim
Occupation: Many things... I'm a semi professional kayak fisherman. I'm sponsored by two national teams and two kayak companies. I fish a lot of tournaments. I'm in a kayak at least 80-100 days a year fishing. I'm a US Coast Guard licensed Master Captain, I run passenger boats, mostly yachts and pleasure boats for rich people. I have owned charter boats in the past but I sold them. I drive an 18 wheeler 3-4 days a week for the US Postal Service. It's an easy job and it leaves my afternoons and weekends free, the downside is I get up at 230am.
Age: 36
Location: The Jersey Shore (for anyone that doesnt think jersey people are like The Jersey Shore people, you are dillusional. The jersey shore is EXACTLY like those meatheads and guidos.)
Other favorite games: BF3, World of Warcraft (6 years ugh!)
Interesting Fact(s) about you: I have 2 kids, 5 and 2, and a wife who lets me do whatever I want within reason. I'm gone a lot for my fishing career but I try to take them with me. I help run a charity in the area for veterans. We take wounded veterans kayak fishing, free of charge, to help them heal their wounds, visible or not. We take a vet, sometimes from the VA hospital, generally suffering from PTSD or traumatic brain injury, put them in a kayak, give them a fishing rod, pair them with a guide, and take them fishing. Its cool.
some photos of me:
me in my eddyline caribbean 14 fishing for tautog under a bridge
http://i.imgur.com/m5F84O0.jpg
me and my 5 year old at a tournament this fall:
http://i.imgur.com/4r23T0q.jpg
me fishing at a charity event, the vet I'm guiding is out of frame:
http://i.imgur.com/Caj8A9B.jpg
I met Jeans Cruz last year at a trade show. He is the man who captured Saddam Hussein. he's the man that crawled into the spider hole and dragged a stinking, decrepit old man out of his hideout below ground. He said Saddam smelled like shit and piss, hadnt bathed in months. Jeans suffers now from severe PTSD.
http://i.imgur.com/iWdtNZM.jpg