In this episode of Awesome humans, we are back in our podcasting studio at HQGC interview some awesome guests. Host, Brett McCallum sat down with Fish Ski Australia founder, Rob Grace.
Rob starts his story off by taking us back to his childhood. In 1964 Rob was born in Mooloolaba, Queensland. Being a Queenslander, Rob grew up on his grandfather’s cattle station in Charter's Towers while also being raised by his mother and the Aboriginals on the station. Having moved back to Toowoomba for a short while, Rob and his mother found themselves moving to Singapore and Hong Kong at the age of three. After living overseas for ten years, Rob and his mother decided to move back across the water back home to Australia.
Rob, since moving back to Australia had a passion for cooking. All the flavours from Singapore and Hong Kong helped him discover a love for food. Having become a Chef shortly after school, Rob trained in Toowoomba before moving to the Sunshine Coast where he lives today. It was from there the idea of Fish Ski started. Having always loved deep water fishing Rob one day at a Noosa Bar, saw some tuna busting up in the water. He got excited but had no way of getting a boat out in the shallow water, he was disappointed. So, Rob came up with the idea of attaching his fishing kit to the back of a jet ski. From there Rob’s invention had caught the eyes of other fishers which lead to the success of his fishing kit on the back of a ski.
Today Rob resits in Mooloolaba, Queensland still producing Fish Ski kits to fish lovers across the world.
Click the link below to listen to the full Awesome Human’s Story of Rob Grace.
