AC LOCKYER is an angler that loves to fish anywhere its wet ! AC has never been snooty or boorish about the species, place or method, AC just thrives on the tug at the end of his line. From an early age AC fished the canals of Miami, Florida and actually had rod holders on his bike. Every weekend found him and his parents on the water in their Mako 17. Off shore trolling for species like sailfish and dolphin. Later his family moved to Orlando, Florida where they lived on a golf course in a suburb. That course had many water holes and lakes near by. That is where AC began to sharpen his fishing skills.

AC caught his first lunker bass at the age of 11, that bass weighed 9 lbs 3 oz. AC had caught that bass on a plastic worm using only six pound test line. As he recalls that is where his affinity with light line fishing began. “ I did not set out to catch that bass on light line. From what I remember it was simply what line I had. When my Dad and I took the fish up to the local tackle shop to be weighed everyone made a big deal about the weight of the fish verses the weight of the line. I think that made an impression on me.” From that experience AC was given a pro pack of Stren Line, a year supply of Mann’s, Florida Grape 10” plastic worms and a new Berkley, Lightning Rod prototype. The fishing bug that had already bitten AC at an early age was now a full fledged parasite living within him.

In College, at Abilene Christian University, AC probably fished a little more than he needed to. Maybe it was the fact that he and Kelly Jordan, a BASS Tournament Pro were the only students with bass boats at the school. The local lakes in West Texas proved good training grounds as AC joined a local Bass Club in Clyde, Texas. Each Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday AC fished Club and Honey Hole Tournaments. AC remained in Texas for a time waiting for his sweetie to finish college. AC owned an appliance delivery company and had a large delivery truck. There was a poly 2 man boat in the back at all times for those post work training sessions. The boat was named Skunked Again and was the beginning of AC’s love for small unassuming fishing machines.

For a time AC was a Hard Core bass fishing fanatic and didn’t look any further than that, Almost ignoring salt water game all together. However AC moved back to Florida in 1991 as his Father was discovering Indian River Lagoon redfish and trout fishing. AC and his father began to fish the flats around the east central Florida area becoming inshore fishing fanatics. Also being discovered were the various rivers and tributaries of the St. Johns River System. Many days were spent exploring and fishing rivers like the Wekiva and Econaloxahatche. AC’s target fish began to widen. From exclusively bass as an early angler AC began to fish for other species. Now redfish, sea trout, red breast sunfish, crappie, catfish, tarpon, snook, sheep’s head, snapper, stump knockers, American Shad and what ever else would tug on a line, especially 4 lb test.

AC settled down, started a business, had a couple kids and moved to suburbia. In the late 90’s and early 00’s AC received recognition for his achievements in business earning two Florida 100 awards as well as the Up and Comers award for the top twenty business professionals under the age of forty. Soon after the successful spin off of TerraClean his commercial roof & exterior cleaning company AC began to do business consulting for outdoor recreation companies. Along with the new focus in helping outdoor companies grow AC began to develop new concepts for more business of his own. Concepts like the Bassin Tube, FISHGAZAM, TerraGreen and others did not deduct from his love of fishing. In fact being involved in these ventures opened up opportunities for AC to fish more.

Now as you look at this site you will see that clearly it is an attempt for one angler to fulfill dreams and live out scenarios pondered many of days. It may seem egotistical and self serving an attempt at self promotion. However may we point out we all want to be rock stars, we all have addictions, we all have our desires, but we all don’t try to obtain them.

This is merely one anglers attempt to help others achieve FISHGAZAM.