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Topic: fishing for your living  (Read 24888 times)

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boxofrain

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How ya'll are!?
 From all of the posts I see here, I can tell we all fish for a living.
 I thought it might be interesting to find out how diverse we are in our means of employment, that is what pays the bills at your house?
I am a home inspector and do variuos things in between as well, such as finish carpentry, small concrete jobs, fences, etc... Not glamorous but I do have plenty of free time for fishing!
   


LCyak

  • Sand Dab
  • **
  • Location: Lake County
  • Date Registered: Mar 2006
  • Posts: 23
I own several companies, been in the point of sale industry for over 38 years (yep I'm an old fart).

For the last 7 years 99% of my income comes from my internet companies.

www.posink.com
www.westernretailsystems.com
www.xample.net
www.westrs.com

Plus I'm am eBay power seller.

Not very exciting but it pays the bills.


Action

  • Salmon
  • ***
  • Valley springs, Ca.
  • Location: Valley Springs, Ca.
  • Date Registered: Aug 2005
  • Posts: 184
I am a General Contractor and a Bee Keeper.
Jack


Rock Hopper

  • SonomaCoastSafetySquad
  • Global Moderator
  • A-Hull Muggle
  • Location: Santa Rosa
  • Date Registered: Apr 2005
  • Posts: 13357
I'm a Senior Engineer Technician at Medtronic Vascular.

We make stents and catheters. I'm currently working on the Pioneer catheter.

In Loving Memory of Mooch, Eelmaster, Shicken, and Cabeza De Martillo

I started kayak fishing to get away from most of you...


Bill

  • Sea Lion
  • ****
  • My Brother
  • WM Bayou Lures
  • Location: San Jose,CA
  • Date Registered: Dec 2004
  • Posts: 4326
I run the development team and do product management for a software startup.


mooch

  • 2006 Angler of the Year
  • Manatee
  • *****
  • Cancer Fighter
  • Location: Half Moon Bay
  • Date Registered: Dec 2004
  • Posts: 15809
I'm a professional poster for NCKA  :smt024 :smt001

....but to pay the bills, I HAVE TO work for Konica Minolta Business Solutions. I manage the Parts Dept. for the Western Region.

« Last Edit: July 06, 2008, 07:23:06 PM by Mooch »


bsteves

  • Fish Nerd; AOTY Architect
  • Sea Lion
  • ****
  • Better Fishing through Science!
  • Northwest Kayak Anglers
  • Location: Portland, OR
  • Date Registered: Jan 2005
  • Posts: 2267
I'm a Marine Ecologist for the Smithsonian (also a gov't employee) and a visiting researcher at the Bodega Marine Lab.
Elk I Champ
BAM II Champ


jmairey

  • Sea Lion
  • ****
  • 35" and ~25lbs of halibut
  • Location: mountain view
  • Date Registered: Jul 2005
  • Posts: 3797
john airey, Ph.D., Founder, CTO & VP Engineering, Hooked Wireless, Inc, http://www.hookedwireless.com

 :smt002
john m. airey


Bill

  • Sea Lion
  • ****
  • My Brother
  • WM Bayou Lures
  • Location: San Jose,CA
  • Date Registered: Dec 2004
  • Posts: 4326
Ahhh Ph. D. that explains a lot  :smt003


miyak

  • Salmon
  • ***
  • Location: El Cerrito
  • Date Registered: Feb 2005
  • Posts: 108
I'm retired and loving it. I was a C-5 Flight Engineer, and Civil servant. Now I repair fishing reels and I'm learning to wrap rods.


jmairey

  • Sea Lion
  • ****
  • 35" and ~25lbs of halibut
  • Location: mountain view
  • Date Registered: Jul 2005
  • Posts: 3797
careful Bill, or I won't let you ride in my jet.  :smt005

B.S == Bull Sh!t
M.S == More Sh!t
Ph.D. == Piled Higher and Deeper.

molbasser, probably mr. bsteves, my surf bud leo the rocket scientist Ph.D.,
what about scwafish?

there's a probably a few of us dummies paddling around. going to school when
we could have been raking it in. What did I know, I'm an immigrant!

actually those were a fun 4 years, I played a lot of golf. chapel hill had a nice course.

 :smt004
john m. airey


promethean_spark

  • Sea Lion
  • ****
  • Location: Sunol
  • Date Registered: Dec 2004
  • Posts: 2422
I have a MS in electrical engineering and work as an analog design engineer for Linear Technology.  I'm one of the guys who puts the silicon in silicon valley.   :brilsmurf:
The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down
Of the big lake they call Gitche Gumee
Superior, they said, never gives up her dead
When the gales of November come early.


LoletaEric

  • Gimme Shelter Annual Kayakfishing Tournament Director
  • Manatee
  • *****
  • The focus is achieving a state of mind.
  • LoletaEric.com
  • Location: Humboldt - Always OTW if there is an option.
  • Date Registered: Dec 2004
  • Posts: 19933
General contractor.  Degree in Anthropology...   :smt003
I am a licensed guide.  DFW Guide ID:  1000124.   Let's do a trip together.

Loleta Eric's Guide Service

[email protected] - call me up at (707) 845-0400

http://www.loletaeric.com

Being an honorable sportsman is way more important than what you catch.


KayakJames

  • Sea Lion
  • ****
  • Yes it is good
  • Location: hayward
  • Date Registered: Jan 2006
  • Posts: 1900
I got a P.H.D.(Plain High school Diploma)
  To be honest Im a double master certified mechanic and curently spining wrenches for FedEx
Where did he go george


Marc Mc

  • Sand Dab
  • **
  • Location: Dublin, CA
  • Date Registered: Jul 2005
  • Posts: 80
I am a marketing geek. I work in the commercial lighting market for a company called Finelite. We manufacture fluorescent indirect lighting for offices and schools. Keep dreaming about getting a job with a rod or reel manufacturer.

Marc Mc