John Payette

Summary

Ř       Professional bass fisherman, guide, outdoor writer and product representative with a strong background in sales and promotions.

Ř       Flexibility to attend tournaments, trade shows, demonstrations and special events.

Ř       Highly motivated with will to achieve.

Ř       Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Current Occupation

1991 – Present

SUPERIOR WRECKER SERVICE, Houston, Texas

Co-Owner/Operator

·        With wife, Euna Payette, increased business from one owner-operated truck to 10 trucks and 13 employees by personal sales calls, effective marketing and promotions.

·        Service 260 commercial accounts plus retail accounts.

Promotional Activity

 

2004

 

 

Columnist for Honey Hole Magazine, circulation 18,000, and beginning with January 2003 issue

Eangler.com, Weekly fishing reports beginning December 2003

Houston Boat and RV Show January 9-18, 2004
Barber Boats Skeeter/Yamaha, Motorguide

Houston Sportsman's Show, Reliant Center February 6-8 2004
Daiwa

Bass Pro Shops Spring Classic, Feb 13-15, 2004
Casting tank demonstrations, seminars, and product promotions at sponsors booths and respective aisles for Daiwa, Gambler-Bang, Leverage, TTI.

Academy Fishing Extravaganza, February 19-21, 2004
Meet the Pro for TTI, Gambler-Bang, P-Line, Castaway Rods.

Holders Fishing Show, Feb 25-29th, 2004
Castaway Rods

Katy Bassmasters Meeting BPS Katy Mills, March 24, 2004
Club Seminar featuring all of my sponsors products

Bass Pro Shops Boating and Camping Classic, April 18-25, 2004
Motorguide, Navionics, Cobra. Casting tank demonstrations for Gambler-Bang, TTI, Leverage, Castaway Rods, Rapala.

 

 

2003

 

Updated Map of Lake Livingston for Texas Fish & Game Magazine’s 2004 Lakes & Bay Maps Issue

Bass Pro Shops Katy TX December 13, 2003
Casting tank demonstrations and product promotions in respective aisles for Rapala, Storm, Daiichi, Gambler- Bang, Castaway Rods, Leverage, Navionics.

Skeeter Performance Fishing Boats Product Training 8 hours - December 4, 2003 Kilgore TX

Career Day Sartaria Middle School Sugarland Tx November 19, 2003
Displayed boat and spoke to students about careers in fishing and preparation for a career in fishing. Asked and answered questions for students and gave away products donated by Navionics, Yamaha & TTI.

Filming of Honey Hole TV Show Lake Livingston October 8, 2003

Bass Pro Shops Katy TX August 24, 2003
Casting tank demonstrations and product promotions in respective aisles for Rapala, Storm, Daiichi, Gambler- Bang, Castaway Rods, Leverage, Navionics.

Houston Summer Boat Show July 9-13, 2003
Barber Boats Skeeter/Yamaha

Houston Boat and RV Show, January 3-12, 2003
Barber Boats Skeeter/Yamaha, Castaway Rods, Daiwa, Action Optics, Lowrance and Navionics Electronic Charts.

Houston Hunting and Fishing Expo, January 31-2 March 2003
for Frontier Marketing and New Millennium Marketing.  Representing Daiwa, Triple Fish, Motorguide, Daiichi, X Point, Tru-Turn, and Plano.

Bass Pro Shops Spring Classic, March 20-23 2003
Casting tank demonstrations, seminars, and product promotions at sponsors booths and respective aisles for Rapala, Storm, Daiichi, X Point, Tru-Turn, Gambler- Bang and P-Line, Castaway Rods.

Bass Pro Shops, April 11-12 2003
Casting tank demonstrations and product promotions at respective aisles for Rapala, Storm, Daiichi, Gambler- Bang, Castaway Rods, Daiwa, Lowrance, Navionics. Rapala Days Casting tank demonstrations hourly and product promotions in Rapala aisles.

Bass Pro Shops, May 21, 2003
Product seminar for Katy Bassmasters featuring my sponsors products and took orders for Gambler-Bang products.

 

2002

 

Bass Pro Shops, Katy Mills TX, December 21-2002,
Casting tank demonstrations hourly and product promotions for Castaway Rods, Rapala and Storm. Demonstrated and promoted Navionics Electronic Charts and Lowrance Electronics between tank demonstrations.

Bass Pro Shops, Katy Mills TX, November 29-30 2002
Demonstrated and promoted Castaway Rods, Rapala, Storm and various baits on store aquarium hourly. Navionics Electronic Charts, Lowrance Electronics and Castaway Rods in their respective sections between tank demonstrations.

Houston Summer Boat Show, July 10-14, 2002
Barber Boats Skeeter/Yamaha

Academy Sports and Outdoors, February 28, March 1-2, 2002
Meet the Pro Castaway Graphite Rods

Houston Boat & RV Show, January 4-13, 2002
Barber Boats Skeeter/Yamaha

 

1999 - 2001

 

Carter’s Cycle & Marine Skeeter/Yamaha Boat Shows, Bryan, TX
In-store promotions - Boat Demonstration Rides - Transferring boats

Professional Tournament Experience

 

2004

 

BASS Federation
January 24, 2004 Lake Sam Rayburn
February 28, 2004 Lake Livingston
March 27, 2004 Lake Conroe
April 17, 2004 Lake Limestone
May 15, 2004 Toledo Bend

 

American Rodsmiths Big Bass March 13-14, 2004 Lake Conroe

 

Anglers Quest Saturday Series
January 3, 2004 Lake Livingston
January 18, 2004 Lake Houston
February 8, 2004 Lake Livingston

 

BASS Centrals Opens
Ohio, Cumberland & Tennessee Rivers, August 12-14 Paducah, KY
Lake Sam Rayburn September 16-18 Jasper, TX
Atchafalaya River Basin October 21-23 Morgan City, LA

 

2003

2nd Place

Anglers Quest Saturday Series Championship November 22-23, 2003. Photo and stories on Fishingworld.com, Dfwfishingnews.com, Lakecaster Magazine & Texas Sports Guide

 

Skeeter TEAM Jamboree October 23-25, 2003 Lake Fork, TX

Charity event

2003 Kids Unlimited Annual Bass Tournament Fayette Co. October 18, 2003

6th place

8th place

Anglers Quest Saturday Series
June 7th Lake Livingston
June 22nd Lake Houston
July 12th Lake Livingston
July 19th Lake Houston
August 2nd Lake Livingston
August 16th Lake Houston
September 20th Lake Houston
October 4th Lake Livingston

 

2003 B.A.S.S Tour, Toledo Bend, February 20-22, 2003

2003 Conroe ISD P.A.L Big Bass, Lake Conroe, March 1-2, 2003

2003 American Rodsmiths Big Bass, Lake Conroe, March 8-9, 2003

2003 Wal-Mart BFL, Lake Livingston, April 26, 2003

2003 B.A.S.S Federation
Lake Livingston, May 3 2003
Toledo Bend, June 14, 2003

 

2002

 

2002 Bass-N-Bucks Team, Lake Sam Rayburn, December 8, 2002

3rd place

2002 Anglers Quest Twin Lake Saturday Championship
Lake Houston, November 9, 2002
Lake Livingston, November 10, 2002. Photo's and story in Fishingworld.com, Dfwfishingnews.com, December Livingston Lakecaster Magazine and Texas Sportsguide

 

2002 B.A.S.S Central Opens
Lake Sam Rayburn, October 30-November 2, 2002
Lake Ouachita, AR, September 25-28, 2002
Red River LA, August 22-24, 2002

Charity event

2002 Kids Unlimited Annual Bass Tournament Fayette Co. October 26, 2002

4th Place

2002 Anglers Quest Pro-Am Championship, Lake Livingston, October 3-6, 2002. Photos and story in November Livingston Lakecaster Magazine, Fishingworld.com, Dfwfishingnews.com and Texas Sportsguide

 

2002 Wal-Mart BFL
Lake Sam Rayburn, September 28-29, 2002
Toledo Bend, June 29, 2002
Lake Livingston, May 18, 2002
Lake Sam Rayburn, March 16, 2002
Toledo Bend, February 16, 2002

 

2002 Skeeter Jamboree, Red River, LA, September 5-7, 2002

 

2002 Anglers Quest Pro-Am, Lake Livingston, August 15-18, 2002

7th Place

2002 Anglers Quest Saturday Team
Lake Livingston, August 10, 2002
Lake Houston, July 27, 2002
Lake Livingston April 15, 2002

14th Place

2002 Anglers Quest Pro-Ams, Lake Palestine, June 20-23, 2002

 

2002 Everstart Red River, LA, June 12-15, 2002

 

2002 Skeeter Owners Tournament, Lake Fork, June 8-9, 2002

 

2002 Honey Hole Team, Lake Conroe, March 24, 2002

4th Place

American Rodsmiths Big Bass, Lake Conroe, March 10, 2002

 

2002 Sealy Open Team
Toledo Bend, February 17, 2002
Sam Rayburn, March 17, 2002

 

2002 Texas Tournament Trail
Lake Sam Rayburn, March 9, 2002
Lake Texoma, April 27, 2002
Toledo Bend, May 11, 2002

 

Police Activity League Big Bass, Lake Conroe, March 3, 2002

 

2002 Everstart, Lake Sam Rayburn, February 6–9, 2002

7th Place & 1st Pl., Big Bass

2002 Anglers Quest Saturday Team, Lake Livingston, February 2, 2002 Photos and story in March Lakecaster Magazine, fishingworld.com and dfwfishingnews.com

 

2001

 

Skeeter Team Jamboree, Lake Sam Rayburn, September 6–8, 2001

19th Place

2001 Anglers Quest Championship, Red River LA. October 13-14, 2001

 

2001 Anglers Quest Pro-Ams
Lake Livingston, May 19-20, 2001
Lake Palestine, June 23–24, 2001
Lake Livingston, July 28–29, 2001

36th Place

2001 B.A.S.S. TOP 150 Amateur, Toledo Bend Res., February 21-23, 2001

13th Place

2001 Anglers Quest Pro-Am, Sam Rayburn, January. 20–21, 2001

 

2001 Texas Tournament Trail, Sam Rayburn, February 3, 2001

 

2001 Anglers Choice Pro-Am, Sam Rayburn, February 10-11, 2001

 

2001 B.A.S.S. Central Invitational, Sam Rayburn, March 1-3, 2001

 

2001 Honey Hole Team
Sam Rayburn, January 14, 2001
Lake Conroe, February 18, 2001
Richland Chambers, March 18, 2001

 

2001 Wal-Mart BFL
Sam Rayburn, March. 24, 2001
Lake Palestine, April 28, 2001
Lake Sam Rayburn, May 19, 2001
Toledo Bend, June 16, 2001
Lake Sam Rayburn, September 29-30, 2001

 

2001 Castaway Big Bass, Lake Conroe, March 31-April 1, 2001

 

2001 Bass-N-Bucks
Toledo Bend, December 3, 2000
Sam Rayburn, February 4, 2001
Sam Rayburn, March 11, 2001

 

2001 Everstart, Sam Rayburn, April 4-7, 2001

 

 

2000

3rd Place

2000 Anglers Quest Pro-Am, Lake Conroe, May 27-28, 2000

6th Place

2000 Anglers Quest Pro-Am, Lake Livingston, July 29-30, 2000

8th Place

2000 Anglers Quest Pro-Am, Toledo Bend, February 26-27, 2000

20th Place

2000 Redman Super Tournament, Sam Rayburn, September 9-10, 2000

 

2000 Redman
Sam Rayburn, February 5, 2000
Toledo Bend, March 4, 2000
Lake Palestine, April 1, 2000
Red River, June 10, 2000
Regional Wild Card, Grand Lake, OK, November 3-4, 2000

 

2000 Anglers Choice Pro-Am
Lake Texoma, April 15-16, 2000
Red River, June 3-4, 2000
Lake Livingston, July 8-9, 2000
Toledo Bend, August 19-20, 2000

 

2000 B.A.S.S. Central Invitational, Red River, October 12-14, 2000

AFFILIATIONS/MEMBERSHIPS

TEAM Skeeter

B.A.S.S. Federation

Association of Bass Professionals

B.A.S.S.

Honey Hole Magazine and TV Show

Operation Bass

Anglers Choice

Bass-n-Bucks

American Bass Anglers

Katy Bassmasters

Texas Black Bass Unlimited

 

SPONSORS

Castaway Graphite Rods, Montgomery, TX,
936-582-1677

Skeeter Boats and Yamaha Outboards, Kilgore, TX,
903-984-0541

Navionics Inc. Wareham, MA
508-291-6000.

TTI Products, Wetumpka, Al
334-567-2011

Barber Boats, Spring, TX
281-651-9300

Frontier Sales & Marketing, Katy TX
281-345-4650

Rapala, Storm, Blue Fox
Minnetonka, MN

Gambler-Bang, Pompano Beach FL
954-969-1772

New Millennium Marketing, Woodlands TX
281-296-7134