About

In 1998 Karl won the Big Rock Tournament in Morehead City while fishing on the Waste Knot. He was the angler who caught a 564 lb. Blue Marlin. That same year he won the World Championship of Billfishing in Los Suenos, Costa Rica. He went on to become the first two-time champion when he won the World Championship again in 2006. Later that same year, he competed in the WBS Versus Tournament of Champions in Guatemala and took home the 1st place trophy. Since then, he has just fished for fun with friends and family, as seen here in a picture of Karl and his son Kristoffer. Of course, you can't forget the reward of having a delicious meal to eat, which Karl knows just how to prepare and even has a couple recipes in well known cookbooks, if you know where to look.

His mushroom hunting also plays a role in his cooking. He loves to use beautiful and locally grown mushrooms that he gathers himself to flavor his dishes, and sometimes be the star of the dish. The picture you see here of him with the large orange mushroom is a giant Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus) that he found. The picture of him with the brown mushroom is a Hen of the Woods (Maitake) that he also found. Both were cooked and enjoyed.