SOMETHING FANS MAY NOT KNOW: I believe that I am in a special niche in the world of professional anglers.  A large percentage of pros fish full time, with no other job.  I always said that I never wanted to completely depend on weighing in fish I to “pay the light bill”. I feel blessed in that I am one of very few  “Pro- anglers” that has had and continues to have a successful career while owning and operating three other successful businesses, simultaneously. One of those is AST Storage Silo Tank Mfg., which has 100 employees. We manufacture (from raw steel) bolted steel tanks, up to 200′ feet in diameter and up to 100+ feet tall. These tanks hold water, waste water, and water for fire protection. They also can hold dry products, everything from frac-sand to poly pellets.   We ship these tanks nationwide, as well as worldwide. We also own and operate Circle R Construction Co. This is a sister company, which consists of three crews who travel and do the erection of the tanks at the various job sites.  Our third business is Circle R Farms Land & Cattle,  which is a cow-calf operation, with approximately 100 mama cows. We grow and bale the hay for all the cattle.  I realized several years ago that I’ve probably always been A.D.D. and was never diagnosed, so I need several jobs, at the same time. Ha Ha.  That doesn’t have to be a bad thing…if we can just channel it in a positive way!  I’m blessed in that most of our family (kids and grandkids) work in the businesses with us, and help in those successes.  One of my biggest blessings is that I wake up every single morning and say I’m happy to get to go to work (never “have to”), whether it’s fishing, going to the plant, going to build a tank, working cattle or baling hay. All of these things are made possible because of God’s blessings. I’m Blessed, indeed!