Doing The Best We Can With What We Have

Doing The Best We Can With What We Have

Mission Statement

With the expanded use of social media today, it is easy to look at others' lives and wish you were them. There are a handful of fortunate individuals who get to hunt and fish for a living. There are others who's circumstances allow them to spend more time in the outdoors than most. The truth is.. the majority of us are average people. Average men and women who do the best we can with what we have. For us, every hunt is public land. Every hunt is DIY. We will most likely never own a Yeti, our Igloos will have to do. Never look down range through the lens of a Swarovski or wear anything adorned with the Sitka logo. We will never have a hunting magazine, never be the stars of our own hunting show, become prostaff members, or receive free gear. We have a limited number of days off each year, and limited funds to spend. This does not however crush our spirit or curb our enthusiasm for the great outdoors. We will take every opportunity we get to enjoy the Streams, Lakes and Mountains.

We do not criticize those more fortunate than us. Our hope is to appeal to hunters just like us. Those with limited time, limited assets, limited resources, marginal gear, yet, 100% passion.

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Our First Client

So... I am glad to see that at least one of us is having fun this summer. I do, however have something to report. Last month, SLAM Outdoors was pleased to welcome Ray from Henderson, Nevada out on Doug for an enjoyable day of fishing on the world renowned Sand Hollow Reservoir.


I picked him up at his hotel in St. George bright and early just before 6 a.m. He was ready in the lobby with his gear and  few treats. Here's a sneak peak:





We had the chance to get to know each other as we drove out. Ray recently retired. He worked in the hotel industry for several years in Vegas. He managed all of the mechanical stuff for large hotels. He was enjoying his retirement so far and had always wanted to fish Sand Hollow.

We met another staff member at the gas station. Mike came along for this trip as well.


Well, we didn't catch 817 Fish but we DID catch our first ever black crappie at Sand Hollow. It was real windy that day. We did the best we could to get Ray on the fish but it just didn't happen. Mike caught one or two and I did as well but it didn't happen for Ray. Mike and I felt bad we couldn't quite deliver for him.
 (yes, that is a short sleeve jacket)

Matt met up with us for the last few minutes of fishing. This is as we are leaving the lake for the day. We didn't have much success but as they say, "A bad day of fishing beats a good day of anything else." Also, it never hurts to get somebody new out on the water fishing with SLAM Outdoors. You'll have to come back again Ray, and we'll try it again!




Posted by Quinn at 5:56 PM
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  1. NickJuly 11, 2012 at 6:54 PM

    I hate that I missed the chance to meet Ray. Seems like a solid first customer. I didn't know that Sand Hollow had crappie!

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