Few people embody the Salty Crew lifestyle better than Matt Florentino. We sat down with him at ICAST 2026 to discuss his California fishing roots, the species he loves to chase, and the experiences that shaped his career in the outdoors.
Pat Renwick makes a living asking hard questions about bass fishing — so we turned the tables on him and tried to figure out what makes this proper bassin’ man tick.
If you don’t occasionally feel like you’ve outkicked your coverage then you are not aiming high enough. That’s what I’ve learned from a lifetime around the best anglers in the world.
I attended my first ICAST in Orlando in July of 2026. I went curious about what it would be like and left energized by the relationships that I made and the energy in the fishing industry.
Few people embody the Salty Crew lifestyle better than Matt Florentino. We sat down with him at ICAST 2026 to discuss his California fishing roots, the species he loves to chase, and the experiences that shaped his career in the outdoors.