Read my Journal .... life as a professional fisherman and journalist, it's not always smooth-sailing nor as glamorous as you might imagine, but never dull and definitely worth every ounce of effort it takes to survive on the road. Two years of fishing the Women's Bassmaster Tour in the United States - the only tour of it's kind in the world - has shown me life on the other side and now I know.....this is who I am and this is what I want to do. So join me, Christie Thomas, in my quest for the Sports Visa I need to return to fish in the United States, my South African life in the interim and my fishing travels across the country as I search for journalistic inspiration.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!!

I firmly believe in the saying “A change is as good as a holiday” and at the time of this writing everybody around me is experiencing that festive season ‘holiday feeling’, including me. I decided “Diary of a Pro’ needed a holiday and would now like to introduce you to ‘The Bass Angler’s Notebook’. Each month the ‘Notebook’ will cover a range of different topics, all aimed at the bass angler - novice, social, competitive or experienced. Read my newest addition