Photo courtesy Gary Graham
In many ways Captain Steve Lassley embodies the essence of the California Captain. In addition to a pile of tournament and sportfishing accolades that is too long to be listed here, Lassley spent 30 years as a commercial swordfishermen in California. Lassley, while at the helm of one of the most famous multi-boat operations in sportfishing history, combined a number of skillsets from a variety of fishing applications to forge a career that not only won millions, but has been recognized by induction into the IGFA Hall of Fame (even as he still fishes). Taking lessons from a variety of fishing disciplines and fisheries in a diversity of locations and integrating those lessons into strategies that employ emergent technologies is particularly Californian institution.
