You were a water rat long before being on Survivor.

My dad had a bait-and-tackle shop and chartered boats out of Port Canaveral [Florida]. He got me into the lifestyle really young, bringing me to events, taking me fishing. What 5-year-old goes out and catches yellowfin tuna and gag grouper? I fell in love with it. Going through school, I thought of nothing else but the ocean. I had my captain’s license by 17. Every time I sat down to take a test, I was just focusing on what fish was in season.