What do you do?

[Denny Welch]

This thread was started in June 2011.  It has grown to 13 pages and has been read over 11,000 times.  It's fun to go back and see who it is that we're communicating with daily.  I mean, whoever would have thought that Tom used to be a circus clown, or that Mo worked his way through college as a male stripper.  We are approaching 1,500 members on the forum and, as you will see, we come from all different walks of life.  Join in the fray and let us know...What do you do?

[ctom]

At least Tom made them laugh. Mo? He generally made guys feel good about what they had swingin, so I guess he made them laugh too.

[Denny Welch]

At least Tom made them laugh. Mo? He generally made guys feel good about what they had swingin, so I guess he made them laugh too.

Hahahahaha

[efishnc]

... or that Mo worked his way through college as a male stripper. 

It seems this might have been the inspiration for his "magic" bait... shot in extra soft?     

[Denny Welch]

Again...Hahahahaha

[Denny Welch]

This thread was started in mid-2011 and has over 22,000 hits and 13 pages of responses.  It was started by Jason Barnes, owner of Caney Creek Molds, and carried on by Do-It.  This thread is a hoot and one of my favorites.  We communicate with each other daily, yet don't really know much about one another.  We're approaching 2,000 members in the forum, many of you new.  Take a look at the older pages.  You may be surprised at how much we have in common.  When you're done kick it up a notch and "let us know what you do". 

[Carolina Fisher]

I was a residential electrician for 12 years, a family business and I grew up in it . I used to help in the summers in highschool and went to work and started trade school the day after I graduated . The recession hit our area hard and with kids and a mortgage I had to look elsewhere.

 I started work at Snap-On 6 years ago. I started off in shipping , moved to receiving, then was promoted on to manage the raw materials in our machine shop. Our machine shop is the size of a Walmart .We run 3 shifts 24 hours a day 6 days a week. I am responsible for the bar stock steel, housings , components and other items needed for our machinists to run. We make all of our metal components for our tools in house as well as heat treat, and powder coat our housings. Our Snap-On plant makes cordless and pnuematic tools. Truly a blessing to work for a family oriented company that has given Americans jobs for 95 years now.  It helps that they have great pay and benefits.

[andrewlamberson]

After 35 years in Marketing and Sales (most of it in thermoplastics)  I  "retired" to teaching at Winona State University. It's a lot harder than I thought...but I get 4 months off over the summer to fish!

[superharmonix]

I think I answered this about 5 years ago or so, but things have changed, so here is mine to keep it going- I spent 17 years in middle management in a very large financial services firm which will remain unnamed , and then the Lord called me out to learn how to make soft plastics and jigs!  ...which really was the path that lead me into ministry.  I have spent the last 4 years as one of the pastors at my local church, and beginning October 31, 2016 I am getting ready to move from Oregon to Louisiana.  For now, back to the custom bait biz, and the future is wiiiiide open.  (if those last 6 words reminded you of and then made you start singing a song, then thankfully I am not the only one.)

Let's keep this going!

[Denny Welch]

After 35 years in Marketing and Sales (most of it in thermoplastics)  I  "retired" to teaching at Winona State University. It's a lot harder than I thought...but I get 4 months off over the summer to fish!

Hey Andy,

When did Minnesota get a University?   

[Do-It Corp.]

Good update fellas.

[unknown angler]

I work as a Tool & Die Maker, been at it for 42 yrs. I live just south of the Quad Cities on the Illinois, Iowa border. 

[Lines]

I was a hog buyer for 18 years. Worked in about 5 states throughout the midwest. In 1995 I accepted a job as livestock manager of a packing plant in Southeast Iowa. About 11 years later I decided to open my own hunting and fishing store. It was a good business, but many, many long days. 10 years later I sold the business. I still do alot of tackle building. Used to build custom rods until my eyesight just got too weak to do quality work. I am a counter sales person for a hog equipment business at this time. It's a good job and allows me more time for family and fishing. Plus the insurance is good. Always been building lures, rods, or something fishing related since I was a young kid. Life has been good to me.

[Justin9j]

I still work at the family business. Car repair shop and we have tow trucks.

[Rwall89]

I coach college football. Enjoy everyday of my life not working. I do miss out on a lot of good fishing weather though.