Winning the 2023 Sunset Bay Shootout is the biggest accomplishment of my fishing career. The other top ten finishes, and even the wins, all pale in comparison. Over the span of my thirty-some-odd years chasing walleyes on Lake Erie, I have been frequently asked what it takes to be successful; my most common response is time on the water, confidence in the program you are running, and attention to detail. In the case of this one particular July weekend, those three pieces of advice and two other factors were key; the unrelenting enthusiasm of a 15-year-old, and a little bit of luck!
