Not that I have ever been a big skater but I have banged my head badly in my uncle’s empty pool in my youth, what David Gravette says about fly fishing for carp really resonates with me. This is a great little film with a clever little twist in the middle.

“Concrete will hurt your body, but carp will hurt your ego.”

David Gravette has been a professional skater since he was 17. Skating has taken him around the world, and at age thirty-five, has given him more than his fair share of injuries—earning him the nickname “Captain Dislocate.” Over the course of his injuries, Dave picked up fly fishing, which has become a pursuit that allows him to focus when he can’t skate, and a way for him to express his creativity.

Check it out.