I grew up in a small town in South Dakota and enlisted in the U.S. Army after graduation. After my service, I headed to Washington state and ran a fishing charter, turning a lifelong passion into my day job. I later hung up the captain’s hat to build a life with my wife, and a few years after that we welcomed our son. The love of fishing never left, so I poured it into a new venture: crafting custom jigs. One passion, many chapters—and now, a business built on the water.