Q: When you got drafted by Minnesota, did you right away think about fishing here?
A: I’m not gonna lie. I didn’t know anything about Minnesota. I got drafted and was like, ‘All right, cool. I got drafted by the Vikings – let’s go!’ But then I’m like, ‘Minnesota … where is Minnesota?’ I literally pulled up my map and I’m like, ‘Yo, Minnesota’s, like, far. What’s out there?’ But I remembered the state slogan, ‘Land of 10,000 Lakes.’ Funny story: My mom used to make us write out all the states, their capitals and their slogans when we were young, and we’d have to remember them. So when I heard Minnesota, I’m like, ‘That’s the state slogan – they’ve got 10,000 lakes. I bet they’ve got fish out there.’ It took me about a week [after moving to Minnesota], and I found a tackle shop out here. The dude there was like, ‘Hey, yeah, I’ll take you out fishing,’ so we went out fishing and he showed us a couple different spots. I’ve been fishing here ever since.
Q: What is it you like so much about fishing?
A: I feel like it teaches you so many lessons. Every time you come out here, the first lesson it teaches you is patience. Right? We haven’t caught a fish yet, so we’ve gotta be patient. … It also just teaches you how to relax, chill. It helps me relax a lot when I come out here.
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