Powered by Coffee, Cussing, and Questionable Knots

We all start the morning like pros.
Rod organized, tackle box gleaming, thermos full, playlist set. For a few shining minutes, we are Bill Dance, Kevin VanDam, and the collective wisdom of every YouTube tutorial combined.

And then… reality.

You backlash the first cast. Your “unbreakable” knot breaks. Your lure lands in a tree so high even the squirrels are impressed. The coffee’s cold, the sun’s hot, and suddenly your vocabulary gets a little more colorful.

That’s fishing. It’s equal parts love, frustration, and caffeine management.

We all know less than we pretend. We all screw up more than we admit. But that’s the beauty of it — no matter how many mistakes, tangles, or bad decisions we make, we keep showing up. Because the next cast could be the one that redeems it all.

So yeah, maybe you’re not Bill Dance. Maybe you’re not VanDam. But you’re out there doing it — fueled by coffee, guided by instinct, and held together by one very questionable knot.

And honestly? That’s enough.