From Novice to Ocean King: My Unlikely Rise as a London Game Designer in the Blue Tides of Small Boat Fishing

I never thought fishing would be my calling.

Growing up in Notting Hill as the child of a Nigerian father and an English mother—raised by tea rituals and marine rhythms—I learned early that joy lives in quiet moments. My MSc from Imperial College wasn’t about code; it was about reading people. And in small boat fishing? It became my truest interface.

At first, I fished like a novice: random bets, no strategy, just chasing waves like a child after candy. But then—the sea spoke back.

I began tracking patterns: win rates at 25%, session lengths at 20–30 minutes, budget caps at £50 per week. The ‘fish’ wasn’t the prize—it was the pause between casts. The rhythm of wind on water became my meditation.

The ‘Ocean King’ title? It didn’t come from luck.

It came from choosing to stay when others walked away.

I watched players turn three losses into one win—not by doubling bets, but by listening to the tide’s cadence. One evening, after tea and silence, I caught £800—not because I played hard—but because I played slow.

This isn’t gaming. It’s ritual.

Every time you cast your line into blue water—you’re not chasing fish. You’re listening to what the ocean remembers you’ve forgotten.