I’ve increasingly learned to really appreciate our great and diverse group of traveling angler friends. Accordingly, as I look back on my days on the water during 2023, I’m fortunate that I have a lot of great memories on the water with friends to remember. Here are four friends’ catches that stand out.

The third member of the Half Past First Cast team takes lots of blame and gets few perks. Rooster doesn’t get to go to Mexico or Alaska or Guatemala, but he does get to go to camp. Then again, why would he need to take a vacation – he’s on PERMANENT vacation.