Today we’d like to introduce you to Benjamin Huffman.
Hi Benjamin, thanks for sharing your story with us. To start, maybe you can tell our readers some of your backstories.
OneCast Fishing began as a side business making bass fishing jigs. My passion is bass fishing and at the time I was still serving in the Army. I wanted a way to stay connected to fishing even when I couldn’t be out on the water. When the weather was bad, or I simply didn’t have time for a fishing trip, I would go in the garage and craft lures. I started having success catching fish on those creations and that soon expanded to family and friends. In the summer of 2018, is when I started selling online through social media. Since then the business has really grown and in 2021, I left the Army after almost 9 years of service to chase the dream and make OneCast Fishing my full-time career.
Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall, and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
The first few years weren’t entirely smooth. Naturally, my Army career took priority which required being away from the business sometimes for months at a time. Lucky for me, during my deployment in 2019, my wife continued to ship products when we received orders. Prior to leaving she had to put up with me making thousands of lures, but that preparation prevented losing complete momentum even if I couldn’t fully focus on OneCast Fishing while in the Middle East.
Currently, we are in the process of designing and launching new lures. These new lures are unique and provide us an opportunity to really scale our brand. Of course, the current environment with supply chain shortages has proved difficult in obtaining the necessary components and we have had to adjust our suppliers. Hopefully, these issues will subside shortly. We know we aren’t the only small business facing these issues.
As you know, we’re big fans of OneCast Fishing, LLC. For our readers who might not be as familiar what can you tell them about the brand?
We are a Veteran Owned company that focuses on producing the highest quality fishing lures made in the USA. We have two goals: The first is to provide anglers the lure that helps them catch a fish of a lifetime. That’s why our slogan is “A Lunker is OneCast Away.” It only takes that one cast to make a memory for a lifetime. The second goal is to keep manufacturing our lures right here in the USA. As a Veteran Owned business, we think it’s important to produce our products where our customers are located, America.
So maybe we end on discussing what matters most to you and why?
We get the most joy when we see anglers catch fish, regardless of how big or small, on our products. We love seeing the photos and videos of success out on the water, and to know we were a small part in an angler landing a fish brings us tremendous pride. It means we are doing something right.
Pricing:
- $4.29 – Football and Arkie Jigs.
- $4.49 – Weedless Ned Heads.
- $6.49 – Swim Jigs.
- $7.99 – Bladed Jigs.
Contact Info:
- Email: onecastfish@gmail.com
- Website: www.onecastfishing.com
- Instagram: @onecastfishing
- Facebook: @onecastfishing
- Youtube: OneCast Fishing
- Other: @onecastfishing TikTok
Image Credits
OneCast Fishing
