I went up to Reelfoot Lake Tuesday for the annual Writers Conference hosted by Strike King Lure Company and Blue Bank Resort.

Some of the biggest names in pro fishing were there - and they were all cooped up inside because of the awful weather.

It rained all day, and the 25 mph winds made me feel like a Weather Channel reporter covering a hurricane down on the coast.

It was my first chance to see Arkansas angler Mark Rose since his $125,000 victory in the FLW Series bass tournament on Pickwick a couple of weeks ago.

He really didn’t look richer. But then, I didn’t expect him to.

Mark is just Mark, whether his pockets are half full or overflowing.