Ben my advice to you for now is to work at a local tackle shop and learn the business. But I would go to school for business management or something business related and be your own boss or a big wig at a larger fishing company. If you just work in the industry you're not going to get rich and you get a little burnt out too. Owning your own business can be a pain but if you keep your head above water and hang in there you could be successful and then you hire a bunch of people to work for you while you go out and fish :-)

Option 2 is to get a job like Rob and fish every morning and weekend and not get fired!!}(