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Cool article on local fisherman- Kevin Mattson
« on: March 05, 2018, 10:29:04 PM »
think TOM is friends with this guy. Stellar Instagram page. Dude is hardcore

http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/outdoors/

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Re: Cool article on local fisherman- Kevin Mattson
« Reply #1 on: March 06, 2018, 11:11:15 AM »
Very cool article. Been following him on IG for a while, his page is pretty bad a$$!
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Re: Cool article on local fisherman- Kevin Mattson
« Reply #2 on: March 10, 2018, 03:33:55 PM »
I wonder how much he makes now with all of his sponsorships?
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Re: Cool article on local fisherman- Kevin Mattson
« Reply #3 on: March 10, 2018, 04:11:36 PM »
I wonder how much he makes now with all of his sponsorships?

I've hung out with him a bunch of times and they basically pay him in fishing trips and gear.  14-17 day offshore trips are not cheap and he pretty much gets all of his gear for free.
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