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Our Fishing Experience Runs Deep

Discover how our angler-savvy marketing experts help brands navigate their toughest challenges — from strategy to storytelling to sales.

We Know How to Set the Hook

As the Nation’s Leading Agency for Brands That Work and Play Outdoors, we get anglers. For decades, our team has used their first-hand fishing knowledge to help the industry’s leading brands launch game-changing products, build brand loyalty and grow market share. Our industry expertise and proven approach deliver results so you can take your marketing to the next level. 

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Why Swanson Russell?

From high-performance tech to heritage brands, our team understands what moves the market. That's because we live it right alongside anglers — at industry events and on the water.

Say Hello to Our Resident Expert

Patrick Finnegan is an angler’s angler — and he also happens to lead the planning and strategy for all our fishing accounts. He has over two decades of experience marketing for national and global outdoor brands and drives industry conversations as an American Sport Fishing Association member. Contact Patrick to discuss your next campaign, upcoming product launch or plans to disrupt the category — he’d love to help.

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    Patrick Finnegan

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Two men on a boat out for a fishing trip.
Man with child holding freshly caught fish.
Woman on a boat holding a freshly caught fish.
Man sitting on a boat during a client photoshoot.
Man sitting on a boat holding a freshly caught fish.
Humminbird and Minn Kota tradeshow booth from Bassmaster 2025.
Behind the scenes of photographers shooting footage for a client.
Two people on a boat holding a freshly caught fish.
Woman sitting on a boat holding a freshly caught fish.
Man on a boat holding a freshly caught fish.
Behind the scenes of photographers shooting footage for a client.
Team image of the people who work on Humminbird and Minn Kota creative accounts.
Custom printed screen cleaning cloth for Bassmaster 2025.
Man with child holding freshly caught fish.
Woman sitting on a boat holding a freshly caught fish.
Humminbird and Minn Kota tradeshow booth from Bassmaster 2025.
Behind the scenes of the team shooting footage for a client.
Behind the scenes team of people who were on a fishing client photoshoot.
Man fishing from a boat on a fishing trip.
Man on a boat holding a freshly caught fish.
Behind the scenes team of people who were on a fishing client photoshoot.
Man on a boat holding two freshly caught fish.
Two men on a boat holding freshly caught fish.
Man on a boat holding a freshly caught fish.
Team on a boat during a fishing photoshoot.
Team of people in front of a boat during fishing photoshoot.
Man holding a freshly caught fish.
Man on a boat holding a freshly caught fish.
Two women on a boat during a client fishing photoshoot.
Woman on a boat with a freshly caught fish.
Man holding freshly caught fish.