The People Who Inspire our Adventures
Through fishing we have met some unforgettable characters, and we want you to know them, too.
Carl Jocumsen's Intro to Fishing Australia
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.
Rick Barry is Making Up for Lost Time -- Alaska and Beyond
Rick Barry is a basketball legend, not only a Hall of Famer, but a member of the 1996 list of the top 50 players of all time. Casual fans might recall him for his unorthodox underhanded free throw shooting (and resulting .900 free throw percentage), but his accolades and achievements go much deeper than that – the 6’7” Barry was the NBA Rookie of the Year, the 1975 NBA Finals MVP, an eight-time NBA All Star, a four-time ABA All-Star and the only player to lead the NCAA, ABA and NBA in scoring. Perhaps just as impressively, all five of his sons played or play professional basketball, including Scooter who won and NCAA title at Kansas in 1988 and Brent who not only won NBA championships with the Spurs, but also won the Slam Dunk contest in 1996.
Tattoo Tuesday – DeRose By Any Other Name
We’ll run a full slate of smallmouth tattoos at some point in the future, but this one from our friend JP DeRose deserves a post all its own. It’s highly-detailed, visually captivating, and shows off his gearhead nature.