Capt. Clay was practically born with a fishing pole in his hands. He grew up in a house that overlooked a large bass pond that was built by his grandfather and he spent most of his childhood fooling fish with artificial lures. Fast forward a little and we find out that somehow between schoolwork and fishing, Capt. Clay found time to play a little baseball. He was good at it too. The New York Yankees drafted Clay to pitch for them straight out of high school. Clay signed with the Yankees to pursue a professional baseball career and you’d think Clay’s addiction to fishing would be put on hold. But, God found it fit to put Clay in the heart of the best saltwater fishing in all of Florida.

He moved to Tampa Bay Florida to begin his professional baseball career with the New York Yankees. Tampa Bay is the spring training home of the New York Yankees. Everyday, Clay and a few of his teammates would find time to hunt for new fishing spots before heading off to the ball park or they would fish late into the night after games. He’s still not sure if fishing was the demise of his baseball career or if baseball was the open door to his fishing career. Either way, one thing is for sure, Clay loves fishing and he wouldn’t trade it for any other sport in the world.