Dave Koonce has been fishing the Mississippi River backwaters since the late 60‘s, when as a small boy he moved from the Twin Cities to Prairie du Chien, Wi. When jiggle-sticks and cup- augers were the modern tools his father introduced to him. As his fishing evolved, so too did his technology. With Dave getting the very most from the highly matched components that make up his backwaters system and nearly 5 decades of river-system fishing in his blood, Dave is a mastermind of the patterns and techniques used to catch multi species under the ice. You will often see Dave appearing on In-Depth Outdoors TV during the winter months on Fox Sports North and Fox Sports Wisconsin.