Ben’s Marine & Motorsports is built around hands-on experience, technical knowledge, and doing the job the right way. Our team works directly on the boats, ice houses, and motorsports equipment we service. We do not outsource installs, and we do not hand projects off to inexperienced technicians.
Every system we rig is planned, installed, and tested by people who use this equipment themselves and understand how it performs in real conditions.
Ben Nestrud is the founder and lead rigger at Ben’s Marine & Motorsports. He brings a rare combination of formal technical training, hands-on mechanical experience, and lifelong time on the water. Ben attended Alexandria Technical & Community College, where he studied marine, motorcycle, and powersports technology. During his time there, he placed first in Minnesota and second nationally at SkillsUSA, competing against the top technical students in the country.
Before entering the marine and motorsports industry full time, Ben served in the United States Marine Corps as a machine gunner. That experience shaped his approach to work today. Attention to detail, discipline, and doing things correctly the first time are non-negotiable.
Fishing has been a constant throughout Ben’s life. He rigs boats, ice houses, and powersports equipment the way he would want his own set up, clean, reliable, and built for real use, not shortcuts.
At Ben’s Marine, Ben remains hands-on with every major rigging project, from electronics and LiveScope systems to trolling motors, power management, and complex integrations across boats, ice houses, and motorsports platforms.
Ben holds multiple industry certifications across marine, outboard, and powersports platforms, including:
These certifications are backed by ongoing training and real-world installation experience across hundreds of systems.
Reid Miller was born a fisherman. He grew up tournament fishing through high school and college, building a deep understanding of how anglers actually use their equipment on the water. After college, Reid moved to Florida and joined 13 Fishing, where he spent over a decade working across product development, marketing, and the fishing industry at a national level.
After 13 years with 13 Fishing, Reid made the transition back to Minnesota and joined Ben’s Marine & Motorsports. He brings decades of industry knowledge, real-world fishing experience, and a strong understanding of modern electronics and rigging systems to the shop.
In addition to leading sales and marketing, Reid is also a rigger and works directly with customers to design setups that make sense for how they fish. His background bridges the gap between product, performance, and practical use.
Reid brings a unique blend of technical rigging knowledge, fishing industry experience, and product development insight to Ben’s Marine & Motorsports.
Reid’s background combines hands-on rigging experience with years of professional product testing, data collection, and real-world fishing application. His experience working directly with electronics manufacturers and anglers at the highest level helps ensure systems are set up correctly, perform as intended, and match how customers actually fish.
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