What Truck, Boat and Outboard does Dylan run?

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What Dylan does for a living:

Local 33 Iron Worker 

What you should know about Dylan:

Decorated Combat Veteran 

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bronze star medal w/V device 

Army Commendation Medal 

How Dylan started fishing

Cottage in Cananda lower delta.. my grandparents started me out on bass fishing 

Aspirations or goals with fishing

Raise a bass masters trophy one day !! 

Favorite way to fish

Slow and patient .. too many fisherman try to cover so much ground but don't pick apart good areas .. I've realized this a lot more as a non boater 

Most exciting fishing experience

Rolling a popper on Keuka Lake at 1:30 am on my best friends cottage front and landing a 5 plus large mouth!!

How Dylan preps for a tournament

In my garage with a beer and relaxing to music .. lining up my reels and prepping my tackle for the appropriate target of what the lake offers the best chances 

Three favorite search baits

Best tournament finish and what you did that day when you were fishing.

Most challenging part of tournament fishing

As a non boater it's utilizing the areas that the boater picks the best way you can .. if he wants to fish 2 ft of water on a 92 degree day you have to keep a positive mind set and still try to give yourself the best opportunity to catch fish 

When tournaments don't go my way

They never go my way because I don't run the boat.. I'm not privileged enough yet to own my own boat 

Advice to give to an aspiring tournament angler:

You can't catch fish if you don't throw a line in the water 

Some shared general bass fishing techniques for people just getting into the sport

Keep it simple .. everyone wants to think a little fish is gonna out smart them and spend thousands on tackle .. buy simple baits and save your money for a boat !