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         Continued from previous page............              poles, and jigs. Dan is not new to the fish-
         I started                                                                                 ing scene. He
       writing after                                                                               bass-fished for
       the Crappie                                                                                 years. Dan is
       Masters win,                                                                                familiar with
       I started it                                                                                developing a
       again after                                                                                 fishing game
       the ACT win,                                                                                plan. He
       then finally                                                                                keeps Hayden
       the Crappie                                                                                 grounded and
       Expo win.                                                                                   focused. If
       I’m sure                                                                                    Hayden drops
       glad there’s                                                                                on a fish and
       not another                                                                                 the fish ig-
       champion-                                                                                   nores his bait,
       ship to win.                                                                                Dan is right
                                                                                                   there with an-
         When
       Hayden is                                                                                   other pole and
       in his element, he’s like nothing else around                                               lure in hand.
       him matters; he’s got the mental part locked            That’s called efficiency.
       down. He’s focused, determined, motivated,                You could put Hayden and Dan on any lake
       and dedicat-                                                                                  in the coun-
       ed. Hayden                                                                                    try, and the
       is always                                                                                     results would
       under control                                                                                 be the same.
       and efficient.                                                                                At 22 years
       He doesn’t                                                                                    old, I can
       waste time.                                                                                   see Hayden
       Every minute                                                                                  being around
       counts.                                                                                       for a long
                                                                                                     time. I can’t
         Dan
       summed                                                                                        wait till he
       it up in his                                                                                  decides to
       interview with                                                                                chase bass
       Wally Mar-                                                                                    and make
       shal, “When                                                                                   huge pay-
                                                                                                     checks. The
       Hayden de-
       cides to do something, he puts 120% into                                                      checks are
       whatever he wants to accomplish.” Dan is one            not too shabby based on the last few weeks’
       proud father. I’m happy for the entire Jeffries         paydays. Can you imagine their trophy room?
       family. The Jeffries has become a household             It will require a new addition or another
                                                               house; I forgot they have a lake house.
       name in the crappie fishing industry.
                                                                 Bernard
         Dan is a special type of guy; he’s as essen-
       tial to Hayden’s success as his boat, motor,

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