Bass Fishing Career Paper

Being a BassMaster.

Fishing and money. Bass Fishing professionals get both! The job of a professional BassMaster can pay off, literally "pay off". In his first year as a BassMaster Greg Bohannan earned $130,000 by just catching fish! Not everyone is blessed enough for that though. (“Interview with Professional Bass Fisherman Greg Bohannan”). Being a BassMaster requires specific knowledge, the right equipment, and experience that is learned on the job. Becoming a BassMaster requires the right equipment and knowledge. To succeed in this career a college degree in marketing is highly suggested but not required. Stats are involved in tournament bass fishing, which means that BassMasters need to know what they are doing when it comes down to math and marketing. Greg Bohannan has a degree in marketing and states that it does come in handy. (“Interview with Professional Bass Fisherman Greg Bohannan”). The right equipment is a huge part of bass fishing. Rods, reels, a boat, truck, and trailer are all of the main things needed for a career in the BassMasters. Beside the main …show more content…
Training for this career goes along with knowledge needed. In the seconded paragraph it is mentioned that a college degree in marketing is highly suggested. Only so much that can be learned from college. Training for a BassMaster is simply being outdoors. The more time spent outdoors the better. Traveling the country is something that being a BassMaster requires. "My family gets to go with me about half the time. I’m away from home some. So I don’t like being away from my wife and my little boy. But on the other part of that, I get a lot of quality time, two and three weeks at a time solid with them so it probably evens out. But I hate being away from home."(“Interview with Professional Bass Fisherman Greg Bohannan”). A requirement of a BassMaster is having the time and money to travel. If traveling is a problem then a career as a BassMaster is not going to work