Mark Nelsen

Highby was out of the office Wednesday and had not yet seen the letter, said Cabela's spokesman Mark Nelsen.
...
The Post and Courier faxed a copy of the letter to the company, but Nelsen declined to comment.
...
Nelsen said his company has not committed to building a store in North Charleston and he does not know how seriously it is considering a Palmetto State presence.

Highby was out of the office Wednesday and had not yet seen the letter, said Cabela's spokesman Mark Nelsen.
...
The Post and Courier faxed a copy of the letter to the company, but Nelsen declined to comment.
...
Nelsen said his company has not committed to building a store in North Charleston and he does not know how seriously it is considering a Palmetto State presence.

Mark Nelsen

A native Nebraskan, Mark Nelsen is the Cabela's Internet Communications Manager and part-time, freelance outdoor writer.Nelsen enjoys hunting big game, upland birds and waterfowl, but is partial to muzzleloaders and bows for hunting big game, and sitting in a duck blind with his yellow lab.He is at home on the water, as well, preferring a fly rod to any other method.

- Mark Nelsen, Cabela's Internet Communications Manager

Author: Mark Nelsen
...
A born and bred Cornhusker, Mark Nelsen has spent most of his life outdoors.Forsaking his urban upbringing, Nelsen spent much of his youth on farms and ranches of relatives and friends, exploring pheasant coverts and probing the depths of bass and panfish ponds.From an early age, he knew he wanted to talk and write about the outdoors for a living.Nelsen has worked in television, radio and print journalism and is currently the Internet Communications Manager for Cabelaýýýs.Heýýýs an avid bowhunter, black-powder hunter, bird hunter and fly caster.

For working a Texasor Carolinarigged worm through relatively deep water -- a common summer largemouth approach -- Mark Nelsen recommends a rod with enough backbone to deliver a quick hookset and the sensitivity to detect light bites.

"There are a lot of rods sold for nearly every type of fishing," said Nelsen, a spokesman for the Nebraska-based hunting and fishing retailer Cabela's Inc."And it can get a little confusing.But I think a 6 1/2 or 7-foot medium/heavy action baitcasting rod with a fairly fast tip would be a good choice.

"I'm a baitcasting guy, and I like a single-piece rod.But you can get the same action in a spinning rod."

...
Whether using spinning or baitcasting tackle, Nelsen recommends a model with a good drag and ballbearing system.

"I've probably fussed more over reels than rods," he said."If you get on the water and you have a reel that the drag won't work properly or you're having problems with backlash and you're always fooling with your reel, then you're not going to have much fun."

Nelsen said a quality baitcasting rod and reel will run around $200, although good bass-catching outfits are available at a much lower cost.

"You can get into rods for $40 to $60," he said."For a decent reel you're looking at a minimum of $50."

Subscribe!Click here to get the C-J delivered to your door each morning.

Here is a great article by Mark Nelsen from Cabela's Outfitter Journal Television.

Author: Mark Nelsen
...
A born and bred Cornhusker, Mark Nelsen has spent most of his life outdoors.Forsaking his urban upbringing, Nelsen spent much of his youth on farms and ranches of relatives and friends, exploring pheasant coverts and probing the depths of bass and panfish ponds.From an early age, he knew he wanted to talk and write about the outdoors for a living.Nelsen has worked in television, radio and print journalism and is currently the Internet Communications Manager for Cabela's.He's an avid bowhunter, black-powder hunter, bird hunter and fly caster.

Cabela's communications specialist Mark Nelsen with his Kansas black powder Cabela's communications specialist Mark Nelsen with his Kansas black powder