For the final months of their senior year at the Dalton School, Thomas Barzilay Freund, Michael Kamsky, and Faulkner Wilson were given the chance to work on an independent project of their choosing. It seemed like the perfect opportunity to do something on a topic they deeply cared about. The three decided to make a film about fly fishing for striped bass, with a focus on portraying stripers as the gamefish they believe them to be, and advocating for catch-and-release practices among recreational anglers.