The Sea King
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Learn about the series.
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The story will feature myself (Eric Braker) and my lifelong friend and fishing buddy, Wes Rhoades. When we were 14 years old, we took on the meaningful and daunting project of restoring a 1962, 14 foot, Sea King jon boat that was rotting away in a family friend’s yard. After many ups and downs and over a year of working together and with our fathers, we completed the project and had a brand new (at least to us) fishing vessel that accompanied us on all of our fishing adventures. This was such a meaningful project for both of us and our families.
On top of the building project itself, we created a fishing YouTube channel where we documented the entire process. Although the videos were over 10 years old, they all reached tens of thousands of views with the main video hitting over 130K.
Wes and I have both recently moved out of our childhood homes and it is now unfortunately time to get rid of the Sea King. It would be easy to sell on Craig’s list, but we both agreed that we would love to see a more romantic and proper send off…
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“The Sea King” will chronicle our final 3 journeys on our trusty vessel. The three episodes will each feature a unique fishery and balance both conventional and fly fishing. Between new and challenging fishing locations, an old rusty trailer, and the fact that each trip needs to be completed by Sunday so that we can get to work on time Monday morning, there are bound to be plenty of bumps in the road…
While the final adventures will be a fun and approachable storyline in and of themselves, we plan to weave reflections from the larger story of the Sea King build in and out of the current adventure using our old footage we captured when we were 14 years old.
The final episode and the end of the story will show Wes and I fishing with one or two lucky anglers who are around the same age we were when we built the Sea King. At the end of the episode, and as a complete surprise, we will gift the boat to the young anglers in the hopes that the Sea King can help inspire the next generation to get out and connect with nature.
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Fishing Trips and Production: Spring 2024
Post Production: Summer 2024
Trailer release & Festival Entries: September-October 2024
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Passing of time
Connecting with nature in your youth
Conservation
Friendship and family
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Fly Fishing Film Tour or International Fly Fishing Film Festival 2025
Carbon TV
Outside + or Other Streaming Platforms (possibly other streaming platforms)
Braker Bros YouTube and Social (over 50K followers across platforms)
Outdoor Publications (FlyLords, The Fly Fisherman, Outdoor Magazine, etc…)
Podcasts (SoFly, February Room, Anchored with April Vokey, etc…)
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Production: $5,000
Travel: $1,500
Post-Production: $8,000
Festival Entry: $500
Total: $15,000
Sponsorship Opportunity.
Presenting.
We’re looking for one presenting sponsor who will also fulfill the role as executive producer at a price point of $12,100 (Can be negotiated depending on product and company)
Rights to post the full film through chosen platform (YouTube, Website, etc…)
Executive Producer Credits and Perks
Full custom content delivery (minimum 40 photos & 15 reel videos)
“Presented by” title on film, trailer, and official poster
Access to all trailer and behind-the-scenes related content
Supporting.
We’re looking for 2-3 supporting sponsors at a price point of $1,450 (our current content-creation day rate)
Full custom content delivery (minimum 30 photos & 6 reel videos)
Access to all trailer and behind-the-scenes related content
“Supported by” title on film and trailer next to other supporting sponsors
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Our Track Record
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Festivals and Showings
Since 2019, our award-winning fishing and adventure films have played in hundreds of theaters around the world. They have been featured in film tours like Outside Magazine’s Fly Fishing Film Tour (2X) and Orvis’ International Fly Fishing Film Festival, as well as numerous other venues and film festivals.
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Digital Distribution
We use a creative model where we split our video series and films into countless vertical videos optimized for social media performance. In the past year we have reached millions of accounts with our own outdoor content. Along with our personal social audience, we partner with brands and organizations to do the same, and we license our longer form content to streaming services.
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Partners and Clients
We love to work with brands that are aligned with our mission, and have been fortunate enough to partner with countless companies and organizations over the years to create authentic outdoor content. We’ve worked with the National Park Service, Outside Magazine, Simms Fishing, and the U.S. Forestry Service just to name a few.
Two lifelong friends reflecting on the passing of time and the importance of connecting with nature, DIY boat sequences, and fun, upbeat fishing and traveling, what could go wrong?
Get in touch.
Fill out the form below so we can schedule a time for a follow-up call. We appreciate your interest, but there are a limited number of sponsorship positions available so make sure to reach out ASAP!