How do YOU wind down after a hard day at the office?
Perhaps with a cold Budweiser or Bud Light. Or if you follow the trends, your libation of choice may be a Bud Light Lime.
You may enjoy a cold one after a long day on the water, too.
But while loyal Wired2Fish fan Dave Michalik of Illinois shares that taste in beverages, popping open a cold beer doesn’t fully allow him to get away from the office. That’s because his day job is in creative services for Anheuser-Busch, putting together the packaging graphics that grace the containers in which your brews arrive.
“The designers do their thing and then I turn it into reality,†he said. He’s built that background with 40 years in the graphics business, the last 23+ strictly for Anheuser-Busch. But his true love is fishing. He was an ardent tournament competitor until the demands of family and work forced him to cut back, but the sport is still a critical element in Michalik’s life.
“I’m still very passionate about it,†he said. “It’s one of the most important things in my life. It’s the way I escape. I read everything I can and watch everything I can to learn about it and escape the pressures.â€
And while he’s not one to jump on the “lure of the moment†bandwagon, he’s a sponge for information and that’s what led him to this site. “If you’re wired to fish like I am, what I see on your site is what I’m going to buy when I go to the store,†he said, doing our job for us by deftly incorporating the Wired2Fish verbiage.
Age: 57. “I’ll be 58 in January.â€
Born: Massachusetts
Residence: Illinois
Home Lake: “Bull Shoals, but also Table Rock, Norfork and Beaver Lake. They’re all great fisheries. I also love Kentucky Lake and Lake of the Ozarks can be great in the fall.â€
Favorite Lake: “Bull Shoals, just because it’s so pristine. There’s not a lot of building and there’s clear water.â€
Dream Trip: Falcon, El Salto
Favorite Lure: “I love it all, but I’m primarily a spinnerbait and buzzbait fisherman. But I can go into the timber and flip and pitch no problem.â€
Biggest Bass: 12.95 lbs. Caught at Caney Lake in Louisiana.
Favorite Pro: “I watch all of those guys and they’re all amazing. I learn a lot from them. Probably Kevin VanDam or maybe even some of the older guys like Paul Elias.â€
Favorite Beer: Do you even need to ask?
