Nate Herman has been manipulating ponds since age 10 when his family moved to a rural home with a 3-acre pond. Being already obsessed with fishing since age 3 due to his father Greg's lifelong addiction, the new pond quickly became experimental proving grounds for Nate. His obsession quickly transformed into a new hobby: raising the absolute biggest fish possible! Nate was a carpenter for Noah Herman Sons builders for 8 years before the demand for his pond services eventually turned into a full-time job. With his brother Justin, Herman Brothers Pond Management currently manages more than 1,100 acres of water in Central Illinois. Nate lives in Peoria and has been married to Brook since 2002. They have two children just as obsessed with fish as Nate was at their ages, Mae (3) and Noah (1).