I was born right here in
Orlando, Florida and grew up spending many weekends fishing with my
family on the St. Johns river, Lake Toho and Lake Kissimmee. When I
wasn't fishing with my family you could usually find me fishing the Econ
River or any pond that I could get to with my bike. But don't be
mistaken, just because I was fishing these amazing bodies of water it
didn't mean I was catching 10lb bass. Those early years are what taught
me to appreciate the outdoors and everything it offers. Eventually, the
athlete in me took over and fishing took a backseat for a time while I
played baseball, basketball, track and studied martial arts.
A couple of years out of high
school I joined the United States Marine Corps just before the 1st Gulf
War spending time in North Carolina and Iwakuni, Japan. The time spent
serving my Country as a U. S. Marine is one of my proudest achievements.
There is no doubt that the experience gained from the Military has a
huge influence on how I approach my responsibility as a Professional
Guide. As an ambassador to the sport I feel it is important to show
clients that you can become a better angler by using honor and integrity
in pursuit of big bass rather than take shortcuts.
In 1992 I was honorably discharged and went on to work with the Pepsi
Bottling Group and Frito Lay here in Orlando enjoying success with those
companies for the next 10 years. It is during this time that the passion
for fishing really took over and I began working towards one day fishing
full time and guiding for a living.
In 2003 I created Florida Bass
Adventures and started guiding on Lake Walk in Water which is south of
Orlando. Unfortunately, Lake Walk in Water suffered from the hurricanes
of 2004 losing much of it's vegetation and with it the ability to be a
year round trophy bass lake. This is when Lake Toho became our primary
focus and as you can see from the numerous trophy bass photos, we have
done pretty good. Recently, I have expanded to cover the St. Johns river
as well as include some of the smaller chains in the area so that
regardless of the conditions clients can have a great day.
Along with being a full time
Orlando bass fishing guide I compete on the Bassmaster Southern Trail
and the FLW Bassmaster Weekend Series tournaments. Proving my abilities
against top competition is for my own personal gain but gives potential
clients the confidence in knowing that I have the experience and
knowledge to show them proven tactics and cutting edge techniques to
help them achieve their goal.
