Overview: Pro Web Live offers a non-traditional, cutting-edge concept coming soon to living rooms and banquet halls around the world. PWL combines a seminar, TV show, social media platform, and an online retailer into one compact interactive production that is sure to change the way you look at professional outdoor seminars forever…and it’s all live!
The all-star lineup includes Bassfan’s current #1 World Ranked Angler and four-time tour winner Jason Christie, Host of “One More Cast” and nine-time BASS winner Shaw Grigsby, 2006 FWC Champion and eight-time FLW winner Brent Ehrler, 2011 BASS Rookie of the Year and All-Star Event Champion Ott DeFoe, 2009 TTBC World Champion and five-time FLW winner Dave Lefebre, Host of Jimmy Houston Outdoors and Chevy Pro Jimmy Houston, six-time BASS Tour winner and 12-time Classic Qualifier Edwin Evers, 2013 Classic runner-up and two-time BASS tour winner Brandon Palaniuk, 2013 BASS Angler of the Year and six-time BASS tour winner Aaron Martens, and six-time FLW winner and Wal-Mart pro Mark Rose.
Pro Web Live asked fishing fans from across the country a couple of admittedly leading, but telling questions…
Would you rather put gas in your truck, fight downtown traffic all the way to the outdoor expo, pay to park, walk a half mile while being solicited twice, stand in line, buy a ticket, pay for a flat drink and a stale snack, fight the large crowds, sit behind the tall loud guy on a little rock-hard fold up chair in the back of an over-sized room, all to listen to someone you’ve never heard of before talk about how to tie a palomar knot…only to return to your dark home late on a work night, while finally spreading the flu virus to your entire family?
…Or, would you rather come home from work, eat dinner with your family, invite a few friends over, flip open your laptop and enjoy interacting with your favorite fishing pro as he educates you in your own setting?
“Basically, this deal is a win-win for everyone”, says Jason Christie, who finished the 2013 season as the #1 angler in the World. “Like everyone else in the PWL speaker line up, I am a very busy person. I’m traveling all the time, not just to tournaments, but also to various other appearances. What Pro Web Live is doing not only makes perfect sense to the fans, but also assists someone in my situation, and I’m excited about the possibilities of engaging with more of those fishing fans because of it.”
Kellogg’s FLW Tour pro Dave Lefebre adds, “The on-line presence of the fishing industry has never been greater, and it’s no coincidence that on-line shopping is more popular now than ever before. Pro Web Live basically combines a seminar, social media, “how to” videos, and an on-line retailer into a single jam-packed, live television-like event. PWL seminar attendees get the best possible view of the newest lures, techniques, and products being discussed, along with real time links to on-line retailers where they can literally buy Brandon Palaniuk’s favorite winning Arashi crankbait as he’s talking about it. Can you imagine watching “One More Cast” and being able to ask Shaw a question as he’s talking? No other single medium (that I’m aware of) can claim these same unique and convenient opportunities. This is definitely the future!”
Pro Web Live events will include numerous guest interactive features, Power Point presentations, videos, commercials, multiple prize giveaways, special guest appearances, Q&A, and much, much more. Events will begin at 8:00 pm (Eastern Standard Time) and will require the purchase of virtual event ticket. Tickets cost $49.99 each. To attend, guests simply prepay by Credit Card, then receive a ticket through email allowing them to enter the Pro Web Live virtual seminar room, which will open an hour prior to showtime. PWL and its speakers will be providing special offers in the days leading up to their events through promotions and contests on their respective social media outlets and websites. Proweblive.com also offers subscription opportunities with exclusive member advantages, and will archive past recorded shows for resale as they become available.
Pro Web Live emphasizes the fact that each ticket belongs to a computer, not necessarily a single person. Large groups are more than welcome to purchase a single ticket to display PWL Live events on a big screen to their guests. Pro Web Live welcomes groups of all sizes, right down to the guy inviting a few buddies over to watch and interact with a pro in his garage or man cave!
Boasting an impressive all-star line-up of fishing’s top pro anglers, PWL will offer a total twenty-four 90 to 120-minute, fully interactive, limited seating, on-line LIVE events this season. Live events tickets are on sale now! To view the complete 2014 Pro Web Live schedule and seminar topics, take advantage of PWL subscriptions and opportunities, and to purchase live event tickets, please visit www.Proweblive.com!
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03.Dec.2013 by Brett Carlson
Mark Rose has been one of the top competitors on the Walmart FLW Tour for the past decade – racking up four tour-level wins and earning the moniker “ledge master” for his prowess during summertime tournaments. But in 2012, Rose uncharacteristically missed qualifying for the Forrest Wood Cup.
The Walmart pro finished 40th in the points race that year. Missing the Cup bothered him, but instead of singing the blues, Rose used it as a wake-up call.
“You get kind of complacent, kind of used to doing good,” Rose explained. “That year I felt I was just a little off. I’d feel good going into the tournament and then end up with a pretty bad finish. Once you get used to doing good and expecting to make the championship and things like that, it’s hard to go back.
"I have a motto that I fish hard and leave the outcome in God’s hands. And I did that during each tournament that year. But maybe I didn’t do that in practice or in prepractice, or in the offseason. I might’ve let my guard down a bit. It’s kind of like being a smart kid that doesn’t study. You can get by for awhile but eventually you’re going to fail a test. I feel like I wasn’t working quite as hard and it cost me a berth in the Cup.”
For Rose, working harder meant he’d have to sacrifice time traditionally spent on his other two passions – hunting with his family and ministry-based speaking engagements.
“You can’t just show up and fish hard during practice and during the tournament (and expect to do well). These guys are good – real good and they’re out there to win. In today’s competitive fishing environment, you need to prepractice. I didn’t use to believe in that. But it helps and you need every bit of an advantage you can get.”
With a renewed focus, Rose finished 13th in the 2013 Angler of the Year race and easily qualified for his eighth Cup.
“I felt like this year was average. It’s not one I’m tickled to death with, but I made the Forrest Wood Cup and got back on track. I would really like to win a tournament each year, we all would, but it’s so hard to win. If you can continue to put yourself in the top 10, the wins come. Still, I don’t have to win to be happy with myself. I see winning as a platform for something I have an even greater passion about – reaching sportsmen with the love of Christ
Rose has minor regrets from the last two tournaments of the season. At Chickamauga, he found the winning school of fish and reached them first on day one. He doesn’t regret allowing eventual champion Casey Martin to join him on the mega-school, but he wishes he would’ve been more prepared.
“I will say this for Casey; he out-fished me on that spot. He took advantage of a bait or what have you that I really had no idea was out there. I don’t say that in a negative way either. He showed the fish something that I really had no idea existed. And on the second day, I kind of lost my way. It was so crowded I left after a few minutes and I should’ve stayed and grinded it out. That’s fishing and that’s the way it goes. You live and die by the decisions you make.”
At the Cup, Rose was on a solid two-pronged pattern where he’d flip near the takeoff area at Port Lake and then burn a shallow-running crankbait over sand flats further south in Pool 5.
“There was a 20-pound bag in those lily pads and I knew it. Looking back, I wish I would’ve gone in there. But I was catching a lot of fish on my patterns and I felt like I was slowly climbing the leaderboard. A chance to win the Cup doesn’t come along often, sometimes only once in a career. The Cup is something I covet. I should’ve gone for it and I didn’t.”
Looking Forward
Most fans can’t help but think the final third of the 2014 schedule is tailor-made for Rose and his offshore talents. The West Memphis, Ark., native admits to being excited about Kentucky Lake, but in general believes the offshore talent gap has closed considerably in the past few seasons.
“It’s humbling to be mentioned among the favorites, but I really took advantage of an era there when StructureScan first came along. Everybody is now doing what I’m doing. In all reality, that era is closing and I’m thinking of going back to the bank more. The fishermen are really good now and they’re spending some time learning the electronics like I did.”
Pickwick Lake has provided Rose two major wins, but he’s worried it could prove overly crowded.
“Pickwick is going to fish really small. I’m not looking forward to having boats on top of each other at all. I’m more eager for Kentucky Lake as there’s more of a chance of having something to yourself. Going into those two tournaments, I understand some things, but unless I find a bait or a school of fish everyone else hasn’t found I’ll just be grinding with the group.”
Notes
Rose doesn’t believe in annual goal setting. Instead, he maintains one overarching purpose at all times.
“I want to continue to have a passion for the sport – to be genuinely excited about it. I’m not one of those guys who say Angler of the Year or the Cup is the goal. I will do my best to be successful in order to do something that I have even more passion about. I feel truly blessed to have a great support staff – God, my family and my sponsors. Confidence breeds success and I have the utmost confidence in my support team.”
Rose was pleased to report he and both his daughters have filled their annual deer tags. With a full freezer, hunting season is now complete.
“Now the focus is back to fishing.
