I retired from my first profession in 2018 and immediately bought my first kayak (an Outback) and proceeded to fish out of it 5 days a week for a year. By the end of that time I was spending too much of my retirement money on the sport so I got a part time job at Outdoor Emporium, a dealer in Seattle. I continued to expand my Hobie fishing from fresh to salt water chasing after Salmon, Lingcod, squid as well as upping my game in fresh landing many Sturgeon and river fishing for Salmon. I've also started a YouTube channel (@NorthWestKayakFishing) that mostly focuses on how to's and enhancements to Hobies.