Category: Become a Pro

For many passionate anglers, the next step in their fishing career is to upgrade being powered by their own two feet to being powered by an outboard motor. While South Dakota has numerous shore fishing opportunities, anglers looking to open additional opportunity for themselves can do so by purchasing their first boat. While this can […]

Are you looking to test your skills against your fellow anglers? Tournament fishing provides anglers the opportunity to compete against one another to see who can put the best bag of fish together. While catch, photograph, and release tournaments over the internet have become more and more popular, a traditional fishing tournament puts anglers head […]

For anglers looking to turn their hobby into a career, one of the easiest routes is through becoming a fishing guide. Simply put, a fishing guide brings paying customers, clients, out on the water and helps them catch fish. In many situations, the guide supplies the boat, all equipment, fuel, bait, fish cleaning and packaging […]

One of the first steps an angler takes when entering the fishing industry is generally becoming a “pro staff” or “field staff” for one or multiple companies within the fishing industry. While the position, requirements and incentives can vary based on the company and the individual angler the same general concepts apply to most of […]

For anglers looking to turn their hobby into a career, a key part is standing out from the crowd. There are hundreds of thousands of anglers in your area, to successfully build a brand and business, fellow anglers and potential customers are going to need to know who you are and what you can provide […]

Anglers who are looking to take the next step in their career are faced with the same challenges all new businesses, companies and individuals in any industry face. This is building, maintaining and growing a brand for themselves and/or their business.  Your brand is who you are. It is what you say, what you look […]