Field ReportDelaware Bay Class: Gauge Lands His Biggest Striper Yet
Ten years old, four years of dawn patrols, and a bass thick enough to test both arms. Dad coached the drag. Gauge did the rest.
Field Report“Faith, family and service are the spine of this brand — the fishing and hunting are how it gets shared, and that is key.”
The Heart of the Brand
Taught From the Start, One Rod at a Time
Gilch put a rod in Gauge's hands before he could tie his own shoes. Since then it's been pre-dawn drives, cold hands, tangled line, and the kind of patience you only learn from a parent who keeps showing up.
At 10, Gauge handles species most adults won't touch — snapping turtles, snakes, big striped bass — calmly, safely, and with respect for the animal. That didn't happen by accident. It was taught, season after season, by his father.
Age 3
First rod, first bluegill
Age 8
Handling & release training
Age 10
Tagging, hunting, teaching others
Latest Adventures
Fishing
Wading the Upper Watershed
Summer mornings knee-deep in cold Jersey water, reading seams and current for stocked and wild trout.
Species
Snapper Handling, Done Right
Big snapping turtle documented and returned to the bay. Handling starts with respect and the right grip.
Fishing
Fall Waders, Fuller Stringer
October color, chest waders, and a stringer earned by working the whole shoreline instead of one easy hole.
Hunting
Coming of Age in the Jersey Woods
Years of Pennsylvania range time and safety drills behind him, Gauge is now old enough to hunt New Jersey. His first Garden State deer is coming soon.
Conservation
Tagging, Species ID & Jersey Parks
The team tags and releases fish so biologists get movement and growth data from real Jersey water. On land, they document snake species across the state — from northern water snakes to timber rattlers — teaching identification instead of fear.
Tag & Release
Measured, logged, returned to the water alive.
Snake ID
17 of 22 NJ species documented — look, learn, leave them be.
Park Access
State parks, WMAs and creeks explored on foot.
Off the Water
Mission Work in Kenya: The Same Values, A Different Field
Gilch serves as a missionary, traveling to parts of Kenya to help communities in need. It's the same principle he teaches Gauge on every trip: show up, do the work, leave the place better than you found it. Faith, family and service are the spine of this brand — the fishing and hunting are how it gets shared.
Service
Mission trips supporting communities in Kenya.
Stewardship
Ethical harvest, catch-and-release, clean water and clean woods.
Legacy
Raising the next generation of outdoorsmen the right way.
Proud Partners
Brands that ride along, fuel the trips and outfit the team.
PENN FishingReels & Rods
Line CutterzCutter Rings
NissanTrucks & Travel
Jersey Mike'sFuel for the Field
AutobahnPerformance
Berkley BaitsBaits & Line
Sponsorship & Investment
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