CORPUS CHRISTI, Tx — Brandon Ramon, a junior at Ray High School, discovered his passion for fishing just a year ago when he caught his first fish.

"I caught a little fish, and that kinda sparked it. I enjoyed that," Ramon said.

For Ramon, the sport has taught him valuable life lessons beyond angling techniques.

"You can't be scared of what you're doing, you just gotta go and do it," Ramon said. Ray High School fishing club seeks community donations for equipment to support growing membership

Ramon was inspired to join the fishing club after seeing pictures of his teacher, Mr. Johnson, with impressive catches.

"And that was pretty awesome. Me and my buddies would be like, 'ohh Mr. Johnson!'" Ramon said.

Now Ramon is recruiting friends to join the fishing club and participate in upcom

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