Ben Ratka is a freelance fishing content creator out of Upstate New York, a diehard Bills fan who still finds his way down to Florida several times a year. Those trips have wired him into the Florida fishing community, where he's built real connections over the years. He's an avid angler and outdoorsman with a conservation streak, as comfortable on southern flats as he is on water up north. Ben is the one who reached out to Blackrush about working together, and what started as a shared idea has grown into a friendship and a steady trade of designs and ideas. He's exactly the kind of person this brand was built for.

Ben Says:

"Blackrush represents doing things a little differently. Going against the grain and figuring out what truly works for you. There's more than one way to filet a fish, and pioneering your own lane is what it's all about, whether that's making fishing content as a freelance creator like me, building a unique clothing brand, or whatever your goals might be."