Bass Gypsies: On the Road With Brandon and Brianna Palaniuk, Pt. 2
After his Cinderella performance in the 2011 Bassmaster Classic, the road gets tough for pro angler Brandon Palaniuk.
Editor's Note: In part 2 of this feature, we follow 23-year-old professional angler Brandon Palaniuk and his 21-year-old sister Brianna through the grind of competitive bass fishing. After his Cinderella performance in the 2011 Bassmaster Classic, Brandon has a disappointing finish in the 2012 Classic, but the hurdles don't deter him or Brianna. See part 1 here. The game of tournament bass fishing at its highest level is played out on a rotating lineup of roughly 20 to 30 fisheries in Louisiana, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Arkansas, Mississippi, South Carolina and Oklahoma that changes rarely in both its timing and frequency. The majority of the big-time BASS and FLW touring pros also happen to hail from the Southeast; consequently, most of the veterans that Elite Series rookie Brandon Palaniuk of Rathdrum, Idaho fished against in 2011 had spent thousands of hours on places like Toledo Bend, Lake Murray, Wheeler Lake and the Arkansas River. They figured out that bream imitations and topwater baits kill on Toledo Bend in April, and that their encyclopedias of waypoints will produce fish after fish, year after year on the Arkansas River in May and June. Palaniuk, though? Not so much. AdvertisementRelated PhotosSUBMIT YOUR PHOTOSADVERTISEMENTAdvertisement |
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This was a great story. Thanks for putting it out there for us.
More reality story hype. Get famous no matter how dumb you look.
Maybe this is backed by Hooters to get people to eat more wings. Kind of like summer fishing babes stuff. Makes me want to eat wings.
Brianna, keep your finger off the trigger unless you're going to shoot
Brandon, what a great article. It clearly defines Idaho. We struggle, alot ! Yet, its not the struggle that wins. Its our relationship to our families, and who we are ! You have alot of people behind you. Something people may not understand,is were not your fans. We are all family. When one family needs wood cut and stacked, we all pitch in and get it done. You never know, when your going to need to call your neighbor, and ask for help. Im not your brother in relation, but you know any one of us would help you stack and cut wood for you anyday ! Just get it done Brandon, and enjoy today for tomarow is never promised as you show in your journey Bass Fishing.
Any chance I could get Brianna's phone number??
Nice post. Looking forward to seeing how does does in the tournament starting on the 15th.
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Nice post. Looking forward to seeing how does does in the tournament starting on the 15th.
Brandon, what a great article. It clearly defines Idaho. We struggle, alot ! Yet, its not the struggle that wins. Its our relationship to our families, and who we are ! You have alot of people behind you. Something people may not understand,is were not your fans. We are all family. When one family needs wood cut and stacked, we all pitch in and get it done. You never know, when your going to need to call your neighbor, and ask for help. Im not your brother in relation, but you know any one of us would help you stack and cut wood for you anyday ! Just get it done Brandon, and enjoy today for tomarow is never promised as you show in your journey Bass Fishing.
Brianna, keep your finger off the trigger unless you're going to shoot
Any chance I could get Brianna's phone number??
This was a great story. Thanks for putting it out there for us.
More reality story hype. Get famous no matter how dumb you look.
Maybe this is backed by Hooters to get people to eat more wings. Kind of like summer fishing babes stuff. Makes me want to eat wings.
Post a Comment (200 characters or less)