Brad: Business Update &​ Lure Construction

Brad was suffering a bit of a slump when the IP team met with him in mid-February.  He had already been accepted to several colleges, so he felt eager to leave Kildonan and embark upon the next stage of his educational career.  But he was - and is - not yet done.  The IP team and his tutor joined forces to ask, "What do you feel like you still need to accomplish while here? How do you want to leave?"

Since this conversation, Brad has refined his plan and his business proposal.  He desires to improve his academic research skills as he writes a book review on bass fishing and a paper examining the history of charter fishing.  Using the ecological and economic factors affecting the fishing industry, he also hopes to plan a three-day fishing trip during which he studies the striped bass more closely.  Finally, he wishes to learn more about surfcasting, and he hopes to solidify a T-shirt design as well as a logo for his company.

Brad is impressing the IP team with his initiative and multi-tasking.  He has ordered and already completed half of Striper Pursuit:  Surf Fishing Beyond the Basics, by John Skinner, a work that he will examine for his book review.  He has also approached academic writing with gusto, for he is steadily examining citations and footnoting with his tutor.  He will soon be subscribing to Surfcaster's Journal (@SurfcastersJRNL) in order to learn about the process from a distance.  In addition to drafting more logo and design possibilities, Brad has also decided that he would like to explore lure construction.  He would like to create his own plugs and sell them at local tackleshops.  He has begun this work by forming collaborative relationships with his peers and inquiring after Maintenance's lathe, but he has also been experimenting with colors and otherwise designing the plugs throughout spring break.

Moving forward, Brad has many promising projects to follow.  His challenge will be not so much finding something that inspires him but sticking to his resolve.  Indeed, he will need to sort through his exciting prospects and choose those he would like to achieve in the two months remaining this year.

What do you think of Brad's work? Do you have a question or recommendation? Please post in the comments section below.

Description of 1st image:  A smorgasbord of fishing lures.  Picture located at www.mikejacksonoutdoors.net.  Kildonan and its IP program claim no ownership over the photo above.