About this episode

Cisco Sevilla shares his journey from bass fishing in Southern California to discovering bream fishing in Australia.

In this first Angler Profile episode for The Lure Fishing Project, I sit down with Cisco Sevilla for a fascinating conversation that covers far more than just fishing. Growing up on the US/Mexico border in Southern California, Cisco learned his craft chasing largemouth bass around some of the most famous bass fisheries in America. Long before Australian bream fishing entered the picture, he was spending his days walking lake edges, throwing plastic worms, learning baitcasters and immersing himself in the bass fishing culture that would eventually shape the angler he is today. Along the way, he introduces me to a bass fishing technique called "stitching"—something I'd never heard of before—which leads to a fascinating discussion about how anglers approached deep-water bass fishing long before today's technology existed. After moving to Australia with little more than a suitcase, an address and a sense of adventure, Cisco slowly found his way into the Australian fishing scene. What began as a search for something to fill the gap left by bass fishing eventually evolved into a passion for bream fishing, kayak tournaments and BFS tackle. In this episode we discuss: • Growing up on the…

People in this episode

Host: Andrew Death

Guest: Cisco Sevilla

Topics covered

• bass fishing
• bream fishing
• fishing techniques
• kayak tournaments
• BFS tackle

Keywords

• bass fishing
• bream fishing
• stitching technique
• kayak tournaments
• BFS tackle
• fishing culture
• Southern California

Mentioned in this episode

Places: US/Mexico border, Southern California, Australia

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