Everybody knows Big Jim and what he has done as an ambassador for fishing. The countless selfless hours dedicated to educating the fishing public, kids and old alike.

The all new Berkley PowerBait 5" Hollow Belly swim bait has been field tested and tweaked by the top Berkley Pro's in order to give themselves a significant competitive advantage on this year's tour.

I ended my last column by telling you about a little bout of food poisoning I got on a trip down to Cuba. Well, there was a positive that came out of that - I ended up losing about six-pounds.