We’ll go back to talking about fishing next week, but I’ve got something I need to talk about. Just indulge me.

My life is pretty damn good. I never would have thought I would be so lucky to be able to do what I do. As a kid growing up in Arizona, I would talk with my best friend (as we fished for catfish or carp) about how cool it would be to fish for a living and have a TV show. It was just talk and dreams back then. But then I moved to Port Charlotte and started working at Fishin’ Frank’s. It’s taken a few years, but I’ve had so many dreams fulfilled it’s hard to believe.