Ryan Seiders sold his fishing rod company for just under $200,000
Ryan Seiders · YETI: Roy and Ryan Seiders. How Two Brothers Turned a $400 Cooler Into a $2 Billion Brand · Aug 24, 2026 · at 21:26
Ryan Seiders, co-founder of YETI, discusses selling his custom fishing rod company Waterloo Rods before joining forces with his brother Roy.
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“But I think in the end, when I closed, I had just under 200,000 dollars And at the time, capital gains was like, 15%.”
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