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Homage to My Internet Fishing Friends
Everywhere I go on the internet it seems I meet new people and become friends over time. The common interest is of course fishing. Not only do I meet new people while I guide, or while walking the banks of rivers or lakes, I meet them while surfing the internet. For me it is so cool to talk to them and ask them why they love the sport of fishing as much as I do. Some of them fish for the sport and release the fish they catch, some of them as a means of sustenance, some do it as their business and primary source of income, and some do it as a means of relaxation and meditation. Personally I do it just for the fun.
Awhile back I signed up to a huge fishing internet site that was just kicking off. It was a new concept which enabled all anglers to tournament fish from their favourite fishing holes they know well. They did not need to travel to the next town, province or state to enter these tournaments. They could fish from wherever the wanted to, whenever they wanted to. The catch is the species of the week. If the specific species they like to fish for is slotted for that week, then they enter an online tournament and compete against anglers from all over the world to take that week’s first place prize.
Here is an example; September 14-19 is Walleye week. The angler enters the tournament before the slotted week begins, they go out to their local fishing destination and try for the longest Walleye they can catch, and they take two pictures and submit these pictures before the week ends. If they happen to be the lucky angler who catches the longest Walleye they win the cash prize that is stated for that week. There are a few anglers on this site who have made more than 20,000 fishing in this tournament.
I was submitting my stories to this site and made many new friends here. Some were from the United States and some from Canada. After sending in several stories to Bounty Fishing I quickly made friends from all over the world and Ari Vineberg sent me many welcome messages and always was quick to encourage me to “keep up the good work”. I have also learned how to become a better writer by studying Ari’s work closely. His stories can be found on Bounty Fishing’s Weblog and on his YouTube channel as well. Ari is now creating his own fishing show titled “The Fishing Life”.
He will travel all over the world and feature many different personalities in the fishing community. Please watch his first few episodes of the show via his YouTube channel. I have included a video in this post for you to watch which shows him interviewing Richard Shafter who is the founder and CEO of Bountyfishing.com. Please leave him feedback on his channel and feel free to connect with him on Bounty Fishing’s website. His handle name is Dragon Slayer on Bounty’s website. Hopefully one day soon he will be here in Alberta and fishing with me on the Bow River. Thanks Ari for making our fishing community a better place to visit.
If you would like to join Bounty Fishing’s website than click the Bounty link on the right hand side of the Blog and sign up. You could be the next winner of a large amount of cash.


