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LEARN
Understanding why makes everything else easier.
THE PROCESS
Better fishing starts with asking the right questions.
WHERE
Where are they?
Understand the water, conditions, cover and where the fish are positioned.
HOW
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How can I reach them?
Choose the approach and delivery method that puts you in position to present efectively.
The answer to one question leads to the next.
WHAT
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What should I present?
Choose the bait, profile, color, depth, speed and cadence that fits the condition.
FISH
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Present your offering.
Make the cast. Execute the presentation. Pay attention to what the fish are telling you.
HOW I TEACH IT
Fishing gets easier when you stop memorizing answers and start understanding how the pieces connect.
APPLY
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Take those principles to different waters, species and situations and make better decisions on your own.
UNDERSTAND
Learn the fundamentals behind fish behaviour, water, structure, conditions and presentation.
CONNECT
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See how location, approach and lure choice influence one another instead of treating them as separate decisions.
The goal isn’t to tell you what to throw. It’s to help you understand why.
THE FISHING FAMILY TREE
Everything in fishing is connected.
Species change. Water changes. Techniques change.
But the decisions that lead to catching fish follow patterns.
I built the Fishing Family Tree to organize those patterns — from the water you're fishing, to the structure you're targeting, to how you present a bait and ultimately the fish you're trying to catch.
Start anywhere. Follow the branches. See how the pieces connect.
START WITH THE FUNDAMENTALS
Before worrying about specific techniques or species, understanding your rod, reel and line will make everything else easier.
START LEARNING
Build your understanding one piece at a time.
FIND THE FISH
WHERE are they?
Water • Conditions • Structure • Position
CHOOSE
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WHAT should I present?
Bait • Profile • Color • Depth • Speed • Cadence
PRESENT
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HOW do I deliver it?
Casting • Vertical • Trolling • Live Bait • Other presentation methods
EXPLORE THE LIBRARY
Build on the fundamentals.
Explore by what you want to understand.
TECHNIQUES
Casting • Vertical • Trolling • Bottom Contact • Reaction • Topwater • Live Bait
SPECIES
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Bass • Walleye • Pike • Trout • Salmon • Saltwater • and more
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GEAR & SET UP
Rods • Reels • Line • Lures • Electronics • Boat Setup
