Jake Gage

In 2022 I started my own guiding business based in Door County. I give clients the option to fish anywhere up and down Lake Michigan's west side. I specialize in salmon/trout fishing streams and harbors in the late fall to late spring. As of recently I have been running my guide trips when my free time allows, opting out of doing it full time. I guided full time during the prime salmon and trout runs for the last two years now. Some of the things that I did for my guiding business included

-working with clients to schedule trips

-finding fishing locations that both have the best chance of catching the most fish while meeting clients wishes in regards to where along the wisconsin coast they were willing to drive to

-managing my website/social media to promote my business

-working with other fishing guides to run trips with big groups of people

-and all the fun stuff that comes along with guiding (too many little job duties to explain on a page)

At Milwaukee Offshore I was titled first mate/captain in training. I worked between 3 of the company's charter boats with 3 different captains. I gained valuable experiences and lessons along the way from each captain. My basic job responsibilities included

-Filleting/packaging fish

-Driving the boat/determining fishing locations

-Designed my own products/lures that we used on our charters

-Netting fish/setting rods

-Customer service in the aspect of helping clients with basic instructions and making sure they are overall happy and having a good time

-Product recommendations for clients

-Assist in the process of finding more first mates during busy times

-Arrive at marina at 3am to prep tackle/set up the boat before the captain and customers arrived

At West Maine I worked for a little over a year and a half starting as a cashier for the first 3 months before I was promoted to Assistant Manager. The store location I worked at was going through a management switch which allowed my co-workers and I to step in as a major part of the business management until another manager was found. My basic responsibility's included

-running the register

- store clean up

-store inventory

-shipping products to different locations/customers

-unloading/loading trucks

-product recommendations for customers/adding inventory from listening to valid customer recommendations

-going through new employee applications

-depositing money into the bank and filling out the paperwork accordingly

At Walsh Marine I worked for just under 4 months as a seasonal bouy manufacturer. My basic job responsibilities included

-sanding the plastic molds

-concrete pouring assistance

-decal applier using a heat gun

-transporting materials from business to business

-general shop clean up

-loading trucks with the completed and packaged products