Ron lives in Duarte, CA and grew up in Southern California learning to fish in the surf, lakes and eventually on sportfishing boats. At the age of 21 Ron moved to Dallas, TX where he began to fish freshwater bass tournaments. After returning to California in 2003, Ron resumed saltwater fishing. Ron is currently employed as a Claims Analyst. Ron is also a member of the FIB'ers Fishing Club in Costa Mesa, CA.