Carl and Kayla Jocumsen hail from opposite ends of the globe — Idaho and Australia — and yet their bass tour love story (and the resulting family) seems like pure destiny.

One of the highlights of my 2023 Bassmaster Classic experience was the opportunity to meet, interview and film the Australian fans who came to cheer for Carl Jocumsen. One of their ringleaders was Steve Morgan, the Director of the Australian Bass Tournaments and one of Carl’s long-term supporters. Steve was kind enough to quickly and thoroughly answer my first round of questions about the tournaments back home.

After a highly-decorated career fishing tournaments in his home country of Australia, Carl Jocumsen pitched everything he knew and traveled to America to try to qualify for and conquer the Bassmaster Elite Series. The Queensland native has fished with B.A.S.S. and FLW since 2011, and last year he celebrated his birthday by winning an Elite Series event on Oklahoma’s Lake Tenkiller.