I want to give a shout out to Josh Hooks and Jamie Fajardo. Most have heard and many have said a prayer of thanksgiving that this team would not be a regulars on the tournament trail scene moving forward. In full disclosure both of these guys are personal friends. I coached Josh’s brother and his dad was my bench coach. Jamie and I first met fishing jerk baits on Harris. These two local boys combined the what they learned from fresh water and salt water fishing early, worked hard to develop their individual skills then coupled to put together the strongest bass fishing team this area has seen in a decade. I personal believe they surpassed the elite NC team statues of Mike Dinterman/ Dennis Reedy and Rick Olson/ Donald L?astname. You couldn’t beat them on Harris for the last couple of years then the winning spree grew to include Jordan, Falls and even Kerr. These guys were the best because they knew how to fish for large bags and did their homework. I’ve seen both of these guys out in their separate boats on the same day, for several days before tournaments prefishing. My hat is off to them. They were simply the best overall bass fishing team in this area. When people from an entire region know you by your first name only you have made a statement. The best example I can give you of their success is when they didn’t win or happened to not be high on the leader board was to hear teams say, “We beat Jamie and Josh!”; which as we all know was not very often! Kudos Boys!!!
Bill Manning
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Originally Posted by Borderman
