Byron Velvick is an accomplished tournament angler, beginning tournament fishing with B.A.S.S. in 1990. (James Overstreet photo)
By Steve Wright
With 18 years experience competing as a professional tournament angler, Byron Velvick has witnessed a bit of everything. But he continues to live-and-learn. Byron Velvick's Guides Eyes show, in its second season on Outdoor Channel, is an example.
Season Two has a tighter focus in Velvick's quest to fish with the best saltwater and freshwater fishing guides.
"I've learned to focus even more on a guide's life," Velvick said. "There's a huge background story on what it takes to be a guide. That's what we're showing. These guys get out there and grind every day. And the volume of stuff they do at night to get ready for the next day is just...