Captain Patrick Rood is a native Floriadian that has grown up on the local waters of Mosquito Lagoon with the passion for inshore fishing. He is sponsored by Power Pole,Mercury Outboards,and East Cape Skiffs. With the help of these great sponsors he travels the state of florida fishing the I F A redfish tour. He has taken the experiences learned while fishing these tournaments in locations such as Boca Grande, Englewood, Jacksonville,and St. Augustine, FL and use them everyday on mosquito lagoon with his clients. He takes pride in teaching and showing you an experience on the Lagoon that you will never forget.

Captain Patrick Rood only uses the best gear on the market like Shimano Stradic Reels and Castaway Rods. When fishing Mosquito Lagoon you need to be able to get to where the fish are and the 2009 East Cape Lostmen is the skiff to do it. The Lostmen is the best technical poling skiff on the market and powered by a Mercury Outboard and equipped with a 6' Power Pole, it possess' everything you need to stalk the shallow water species of Mosquito Lagoon.