Profession

United States: Alabama, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Idaho, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

Internationally: Bahamas (a ton of islands from the northern to southern reaches), Belize (north and south), Honduras (outer islands), Nicaragua, Costa Rica (pacific side), Seychelles Islands (Alphonse Island), and Turks and Cacios.

Boat: Lowe 12ft Jon Boat
Motor: none a the moment (the old 6ph Johnson Seahorse blew up)
Trailer: non at the moment, I throw it in the back of the truck
Electronics: none
Accessories: oars

Boat: Parker 21 SE
Motor: 150 Yamaha 2-stroke Saltwater Series
Trailer: EZ Loader bunk trailer

Electronics:
- Furuno 1650WF (color GPS and fish finder)- I will replace this soon, its older and slow
- Lowrance x65 Fish Finder (pretty old, will replace soon)
- iCom M-402 VHF radio (comparable model is now M304)- Works great
- 4 ft Digital Antenna - Best antenna I have ever had. Wild Bill recommended.
- Garmin Handled GPS (backup and pretty old unit, works as a backup fine)

Accessories:
- Lenco 12x12 trim tab trolling motors
- 84qt seat cooler - Works well, but next boat will get a leaning post with live well underneath
- Custom made rod holders under the gunnels
- 4 iFly Fly Rod holders mounted on the side of the center console

Light Tackle
When light tackle fishing I mainly fish a bait-casting reel for jigging and throwing crank baits or other similar style lures. I usually only use my spinning reels for throwing top-water plugs.
I prefer the feel of the bait casters, have more control, and also feel like I can cast a lot further.

I spool my bait casting reels mainly with some sort of braid because I like the fact that it provides no stretch in the line. It can be dangerous because braid will cut right through you if a fish is taking drag, so if you too choose to use it, be careful.

All my main spinning and bait casting reels are Shimano. I like their quality as well as the precision they offer. Instant anti-reverse is a big thing for me, Shimano has been the best I have ever used. Also the reels hold up under a lot of use and abuse that I put them through.

For light tackle rods I mainly use G-Loomis for both my bait casting as well as my spinning rigs. I like them because of the sensitivity they provide as well as the fact that they usually offer three piece versions and given how much I travel it is a must.

However, I also use Berkley rods. I think my use of them comes from when I was heavily into largemouth bass fishing. They are relatively inexpensive and I have found them to be very sensitive and well made. I usually use these rods for use on the boat since they only come in one and two piece. I have all one piece.

Light Tackle Reels
Bait casting reels Shimano Calais and Calcuttas
Spinning Reels: Shimano Sustain 2000's, 4000's and 5000's

Light Tackle Rods
Bait casting Rods
G-Loomis 6'6' GLX Medium/Heavy and Heavy action rods
Berkely Jigging and Worming Rods 6', and 6'6" Medium/Heavy and Heavy

Spinning Rods
G-Loomis 6'6"and 7' GLX MH and H action rods and GL3 7' heavy action (for the Sustain 5000 spinning reel. I use it for big popper for fish like giant trevelly, tuna, barracuda etc..)
Berkely Jigging and Worming Rods 6', and 6'6" Medium/Heavy and Heavy

Fly Fishing
It took me a while to find the right rods that matched my casting style and ones where I liked the feel. I fish Sage XP rods almost exclusively for all my under 10wt applications. The Sage XP series has been discontinued, but has since been replaced by the Xi2 series. I have cast these rods on the flats a few times and have liked the feel. When I go to replace my rods I will probably go with them since they are close to the same action as the XP's with a little bit better technology.

For anything over 10wt I usually fish G-Loomis. I like their construction and feel and they have withstood the beating that I have put them through in all my travels around the globe chasing fish.

For fly reels I fish almost exclusively Tibor for all my saltwater fishing. They are expensive but they are absolutely worth it. I have fished all over the world with them, dropped them in ocean saltwater (not recommended, but they handle it), stuffed them in baggage, and caught a ton of different fish on all of them. They always have always performed.

If I am chasing freshwater fish I do have some Tibors, but will also use a few Scientific Angler reels and an Orvis reel just because they are light and easy to fish with on 6wt rods.

Fly Reels
Tibor: Freestone, Everglades (s), Riptide, Gulfstream
Scientific Angler System 1 Reels

Fly Rods
Sage XP 9': 6wt, 7wt, 8wt, 9wt, 10wt.
I keep a back up of each one, yes it is expensive, but that is the last thing you will think about if you break one and are 500 miles from any sort of tackle store. Compared to the cost of the fishing trips, a boat, truck etc, I think it is worth it.

G-Loomis 9' Nauticus (they no longer make these, a GLX or GL3 Saltwater fly rod would replace these)" 9wt and 12w

My light tackle fishing line brands are pretty simple,I use two Berkley and Ande. For fly fishing I use whole host of fishing lines for different conditions.

Light Tackle
Braid: Berkley Fireline or Spiderwire
Mono: Ande

Fly Lines
Floating Lines: Wulff Triangle Taper (for bonefish), Scientific Angler Mastery and Professional Series

Sinking Lines
My favorite all around go to line is the Rio 250 Striped Bass 26ftDC Line. I also fish the 350 and 550 for deeper water applications.

Scientific Angler Mastery and Professional Series (slow and fast sinking)

For crazy deep conditions I use the Rio Deep Lake7 sinking line. The line can be a little hard to cast at first, but it sinks like a rock. I use it for any fly fishing in depth of 30ft or more.