Thanks Jeremy for making an attempt at my vindication. I feel that SLee has a jaded perspective of me that will be forever tarnished. There’s not much more I can say about that.
I apologize to everone for how far this thread has gone off topic. In the many years I’ve been here, I’ve never seen a thread do what this one has. Am I to blame? To some degree yes. That being said, this is the last post I’ll make in this thread.
To Mr. Lee
I’ve afforded you as much patience & courtesy as I can stand. Not sure where the need to hurl insults came from and why you find it necessary to call me names. I’m a big man, stuff like that is is like water off a duck’s back. If I need to put it another way, the thickness of my skin goes for miles. If you wish to challenge the depths of my resolution, I welcome you to try. It’ll only prove fruitless.
I’m sorry you live in a world that is so 2 dimensional by which you have to base your opinions of people and their talents on how well they do in a tournament(s). I choose not to fish tournaments. I choose not to chase the carrot in the BFL. If that makes me a poor angler in your eyes, then so be it. I can only guess that every morning you wake up and take the blue pill so you don’t have to face reality. The reality is, there’s lots of great anglers like myself who choose to not follow the (tournament)road you feel they should. If that makes them poor anglers in your eyes then shame on you.
Again, you are welcome to continue the flurry of insults and you are welcome to call me whatever you see fit. Your comments won’t make me any less of a man nor any less of an angler.
I wish you a great day and an even better weekend.
Thomas E. Donaldson
“Blue Fleck”