Hi, my name is Dylan Jarden and I have a passion for fishing. I started my fishing journey as any country kid does with their siblings and Uncle fishing here and there, but I never got truly into fishing until high school between Freshman and Sophomore year. Every time I went fishing, I would use soft plastic baits, and when they got damaged or broken, I would save them knowing there’s has to be a way to reuse them. By senior year I had over a gallon of broken and used soft plastic baits. I also enrolled into the CEO program, a real world experience for running businesses, creating connections and networking with learning real world skills like, soft skills and time management for high school students. since I had to start a business, I decided to start one that I would love. I decided to create DJ Baits a soft plastic bait shop that offers both recycled and plastisol made baits. The recycled baits come from customers, friends and Staunton’s fishing team.