Meet Fifth-Generation Floridian Fish Finder, Lacey Kelly

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Editor’s Note: This feature is presented by our partners at DECKED.

Lacey Kelly hails from the real Florida. The one with gators and Spanish moss and really-good-fishing. The part of Florida where trucks with DECKED Cargoglides and Drawer Systems outnumber stretch limos five to one.

Lacey’s Southern to her core, but she ironically hails from Yankeetown, on the Gulf Coast.

Her infectious, rumbling laugh rings out across the boat launch, but she doesn’t need that to identify her — how many other 5’0” blonde female captains do you see ripping around in a flat skiff guiding saltwater fishing trips, or hauling out their DECKED gear cases full of rods and lures at zero-dark-thirty?

Captain Lacey Kelly knows flies, jigs, and where the local watering holes are. Photo: DECKED

Her roots run back five generations, and she’s fished her local waters since she was small enough to be shark bait. It’s part of what makes her such a great guide; the other not-small part stems from her vivacity and determination.

“If you’re a Kelly,” she states, “you’ve got a problem with fish; you gotta catch ‘em all.”

Lacey Kelly hauling out her DECKED gear cases. Photo: DECKED

DECKED saw themselves in Lacey — no-nonsense, born of grit, and built for long days under the sun. Both run on straight talk, hard work, and a love for the outdoors.

Captain Lacey runs a tight ship when it comes to both her boat and her truck bed: she keeps essentials handy with her Drawer System and her gear ready for whatever’s biting in Sixer 16 cases. You won’t catch her short on bait, tackle, or snacks with her DECKED-out set up.

Watch Lacey’s episode of “This Is Getting After It” for more belly laughs, Southern grit, and a cameo from Billie the Boat Dog.