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Clay's June Newsletter
TEAM DYER NEWSLETTER
Jeremiah 29:11
June, 2006
Message from Clay
This year has been very special as I have been blessed with
the opportunity to make new friends, compete on the FLW
Tour, and to speak to many different groups. I wish to
express my appreciation to all of you and to my sponsors
who are helping me live my dream.
Clay
2006 Highlights
This year is off to an unbelievable start for Clay. In
February, BassFan signed on to be Clay’s primary sponsor
for 2006 and Strike King extended and expanded their
relationship with Clay. On March 1st, Clay made his FLW
Tour debut on his home lake (Pickwick). He finished ahead
of reigning BassMaster Classic Champion Luke Claussen and
reigning FLW Tour Champion George Cochran. Way to go Clay!
A special thanks goes out to Lowrance Electronics, Strike
King, and Bass Fan for making it possible for Clay to take
his fishing to the next level.
Clay has received remarkable media coverage so far this
year. He has appeared on Fox Sports Net (FLW Tour
Coverage) and CNN’s Headline News. He has also been
featured on ESPN’s BassCenter and Fox Sports Net’s FLW Tour
Coverage. In addition to the television coverage, Clay has
been featured in USA Today, Sports Spectrum Magazine, the
Baptist Standard, and numerous newspaper articles.
May’s Recap
May was a busy month for Clay. He started the month
preparing for the FLW Tour stop on Kentucky Lake. He left
that weekend for a speaking engagement at Trinity Heights
Baptist Church in Shreveport, Louisiana. Clay returned
from Shreveport to Kentucky Lake to fish in the FLW Tour
event there. Clay had a few technical difficulties on the
first day of the event which limited his fishing time.
While Clay caught numerous fish, he couldn’t locate the
quality fish he needed to be competitive and finished a
disappointing 189. Immediately following his Kentucky Lake
Tournament, Clay traveled to Clewiston, Florida to speak to
the Fishers of Men Group there. After a couple of days
off, Clay traveled to the Pine Grove Baptist Church in
Lugoff, South Carolina for a wild game dinner speaking
engagement. Clay left the next morning to travel to Ft.
Hood, Texas where he spoke at Fishin’ for Freedom II. Clay
was joined on the program by Tracy Lawrence among others.
The next day, Clay joined two soldiers who have now been
deployed to Iraq, to fish on Lake Belton. While there,
Clay also had the opportunity to visit with the Sergeant
Major of the Army. Immediately following the tournament,
Clay flew to Ormond Beach, Florida where he spoke at a
church service the next morning. Clay stayed over until
Monday so he could also speak to a community outreach
event. Whew! What a month. Thanks to all of you who
assisted Clay in making this hectic schedule work.
June’s Outlook
Clay will begin the month by speaking to the Faith Baptist
Church in Moulton, Alabama on June 4. He will then leave
for Henderson, North Carolina to practice for the FLW Stren
Series event there. Clay will take a break in his practice
to make a speaking engagement in Myrtle Beach on June 11th.
Clay will then return to Henderson to compete in the Stren
Series event there. Immediately upon the conclusion of the
Stren Series event, Clay will travel to Plattsburgh, New
York to practice for the FLW Tour event there. Clay will
compete in that event on June 21-24. As you can see, June
is shaping up to be another month full of travel, fishing,
speaking, and new experiences.
Question and Answer with Clay
Q: I am a pretty good spring fisherman, but I struggle
once the fish leave the shallows. Can you give me any
suggestions for how I can catch fish in the summer?
A: Once the spring season is over, try fishing under boat
docks on deep channel banks with soft plastics or
jig/crawfish imitations. Another option is to go to deeper
points with brush piles or rock and try finesse plastics or
deep diving crankbaits. Good luck and I hope this helps you
put more fish in the boat!
Q: How do you drive a boat?
A: I start by positioning my body in the driver seat,
putting my life vest on and attaching my emergency stop
lanyard (kill switch) to my life vest, I then crank my
Evinrude, push the throttle down to my desired position and
simply apply strong pressure with my arm and partial finger
to the steering wheel to steer the boat.
Q: You always seem to have such a positive attitude. Does
anything get you down? If so, how do you deal with it?
A: If anything gets me down it’s trying to figure out how
to catch fish under tough conditions. In that case I just
have faith and continue to believe I will figure the fish
out and keep on working until I do…
Q: Do you have a girlfriend?
A: Yes, I’ve received a wonderful blessing to be in a
relationship with a truly supportive and amazingly
remarkable lady!
If you have a question for Clay, please email it to
qnawithclay@smgoutdoors.com and we will make sure it gets
submitted to Clay. Needless to say, he will not be able to
answer every question. He will, however, attempt to answer
3 or 4 representative questions each month.
Clay’s Inspiration from May
Clay was blessed with the opportunity to participate in an
event called “Fishin for Freedom” in May, in Fort Hood,
Texas. During this event he had the opportunity to fish
with two soldiers from the U.S. Armed Forces and also share
his testimony with the people in attendance. He would
like to take this opportunity to express his appreciation
for the sacrifices the men and women are enduring to enable
him to safely pursue and live his life-long dream of being
a Professional Fisherman. As Clay probably stated best in
his own words, “Every time I think about their sacrifices
which enables me to live my dream, it greatly inspires me
to do my best because I know our soldiers are giving their
all….”
Clay’s Challenge for June
Please continue to pray for Clay’s safe travels and that he
would continue to be a positive inspiration and role model
for all with whom he comes into contact.
Thanks again for your support of Clay and your assistance
in helping him to live his dream. Until next month….
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