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Kevin VanDam
As the all-time money winner on the Bassmaster Tournament trail, VanDam has earned more than $5 million through February, 2011, captured four Bassmaster Classic titles (2001,2005, 2010, 2011) and seven Toyota Tundra Angler of Year titles (1992, ‘96, ‘99, ‘08, ’09, '10 and ‘11).
The Bassmaster Classic title is the most coveted in bass fishing, attracting the best anglers in the world who qualify for it through a regular season schedule. VanDam has earned berths in 21 consecutive Classics since he turned full-time pro in 1992, the longest running Classic qualification streak of any active pro.
In 223 career Bassmaster events, he’s won 20, finished second 11 times and landed in the top 10 an amazing 91 times!
The 43-year-old pro honed his angling skills while growing up in Michigan where he had the opportunity to fish for a variety of fish species, including trout, salmon, muskies, walleyes and northern pike. “You can learn a lot by fishing different species in the diverse variety of lakes and rivers we have in Michigan,” he offered. “But bass is my first love.”
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Mike Iaconelli
Mike Iaconelli has been fishing his entire life. He enjoys developing knowledge on numerous lakes, reservoirs and rivers throughout the country. Mike spends approximately 200 days a year on the water. He enjoys guiding part-time, writing fishing articles and designing lures. Mike also participates in numerous sport fishing shows and seminars throughout the country. Mike has won the BassMaster Classic and Bass Angler of the Year Award. |
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Gary Parsons
Gary Parsons, of Glidden, WI, is a professional walleye fisherman, specializing in tournament fishing and walleye fishing promotions. Gary is a “Legendary Angler” inductee into the National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame and one of the co-hosts of the popular The Next Bite TV show, airing on NBC Sports Network. Gary is the only person to have won “Angler of the Year” titles in three open Professional Walleye Circuits. He will be doing seminars on Friday & Saturday (Jan 25 & 26). |
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James Lindner
Growing up in the world of sports fishing, James Lindner has filmed and fished from the Arctic Circle tundra to South American jungles and from the Atlantic to the Pacific coasts and every state in between. As a multi-species fishermen, James has few equals and his prowess in the world of musky fishing is legendary.
Recognized as one of the best directors and producers in the outdoor industry, James is the son and nephew—respectively of Ron and Al Lindner. James lives, eats, and sleeps fishing, leaving little time for non fishing related activities. Don't miss his seminars on Friday and Saturday, January 25 & 26. |
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Preston Clark
Preston Clark, of Palatka, Florida, is a professional bass fisherman and one of fishing's most popular personalities. Preston is the current record holder of the largest fish weighed during a Bassmaster Classic. The hawg caught in 2006 at famed Lake Toho tipped the scales at 11 lbs 10 oz. He formerly held the B.A.S.S. 4 day tournament weight record with a 20 fish bag that weighed 115 lbs, 15 oz during an Elite series event held at Lake Santee Cooper in 2006. Preston is well known for his mastery of sight fishing.
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Crash Mullins
Renowned as the man who put southern musky fishing on the map, David “Crash” Mullins is to be inducted in to the Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame as a Legendary Guide. This honor puts Crash amongst elite company, with only 75 others who have earned this award since it’s inception over 20 years ago. Crash has been guiding musky trips for more than 24 years and currently spends roughly 200 day per years on the water guiding. Mullins is a former Field Editor for “Musky Hunter” magazine and has appeared numerous times on TV and Radio in addition to putting on seminars throughout the North and South. Without a doubt, Crash is the go-to man for southern musky fishing. Currently, all of Crash’s knowledge can be seen on his show “Catch Ya in the Bluegrass” in which he shares insights and demonstrations on how to catch multiple species of fish, including of course, musky. For more information, check out thesportsmanchannel.com/catchyainthebluegrass
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Drew Gregory
Drew Gregory (Charlotte, NC) is a professional kayak angler and especially an expert in bass fishing America’s rivers and creeks. He has been fishing since he could handle a rod and reel, but for the past ten years has been pioneering the sport of kayak fishing. Drew got into the sport when he was still in college, because it was cheaper and more intriguing than traditional boat and lake fishing. Since then, his knowledge and passion for the past time has flourished due to the fact that it easier on the wallet, the environment, better for health and fitness, and is simply more fun than traditional boat fishing. Drew is passionate about finding new, unexplored water where big fish abound, and will stop at nothing to get to them which sometimes makes for some crazy adventures!
He paddles and fishes his way into those adventures in kayaks he helps design with USA made manufacturer Jackson Kayak. Drew's signature series Jackson Kayak is the Coosa, which inspired, and was soon followed by, the Cuda 14, Cuda 12 and Big Tuna. He's been featured on such major networks as the Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, FOX, Travel Channel, MSNBC & ESPN and recently won runner up in the "2012 Kayak Angler of the Year" category at the Kayak Anglers Choice Awards.
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Dave Kranz
Dave had been the owner of Dave’s Bait, Tackle and Taxidermy in Crystal Lake, on Rte. 176 and 31 since 1989. Dave says: “ I have the best job in the world…I get to teach people about hunting and fishing.” Dave fishes bass tournaments on the Fox Chain of Lakes System and the Madison Chain of Lakes and many other bodies of water in Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin. Dave will present multi-species seminars for local lake fishing. |
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Joe Bucher
Joe Bucher is a National Freshwater Fishing Hall Of Fame Legendary Angler and one of the most highly regarded multispecies fishing authorities in the outdoor trade. He has been an on-camera talent for 24 years. While his specialty is arguably muskies, Joe is equally adept at catching bass, walleyes, and other gamefish. He is also host of the popular TV series “Fishing With Joe Bucher”. |
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Jay Anglin
Jay Anglin has been an avid outdoorsman his entire life. He is equally capable in the field with any type of fishing rod, shotgun, rifle or bow. He has been fly fishing and tying flies for over 30 years but is well versed in all aspects of fly fishing and conventional tackle techniques.
Jay can be found on the water year round fishing for trout, steelhead, salmon, bass and muskie as an angler and as a guide for his company Anglin Outdoors, founded in 1997. He has fished all over North and Central America and guides anglers on the rivers and lakes of Northern Indiana and Southwest Michigan.
Together, Jay and his wife Angie manage Cranberry Lake - the Midwest’s premier trophy Largemouth Bass fishery located near LaPorte, Indiana.
Jay writes a weekly column for the La Porte Herald Argus called “Jay Anglin Outdoors”. He lives in LaPorte with his wife Angie, their five children Lauren, Mitch, RJ, Elizabeth, Susan and his Black Lab “Deuce”. |
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Jim DaRosa and Don Dziedzina
Jim and Don have been involved in the outdoors industry for nearly 30 years. Jim is the Executive Producer of the Fishing and Outdoor Radio Show that has been on the air since January 1983. For the past 7 years, Jim spends his summers guiding exclusively for smallmouth bass in Lake Mille Lacs in Minnesota. Jim is also a freelance outdoor writer and contributes to multiple publications. Don is the producer and host of the Illinois Outdoors TV Show and co-host of the Fishing and Outdoor Radio Show along with Jim. As an outdoor writer he has had outdoor columns published in many outdoor newspapers and magazines as well as weekly columns in local papers and the Chicago Tribune. His outdoor blog at ChicagoNow which is owned by the Chicago Tribune is constantly updated with outdoor news, photos and videos. Both Jim and Don are on the Executive Board of Directors for the Association of Great Lakes Outdoor Writers.
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Todd Hollowell
Todd Hollowell lives in Fishers, IN and is a full-time touring bass professional on the FLW Tour. He recently completed his rookie season on the FLW Tour Majors, qualifying for the Forrest Wood Cup Championship. His rookie season featured 4 Top-40 finishes in six events, including a 7th Place at Kentucky Lake.
Todd has progressed quickly through the ranks with FLW Outdoors, working his way up through the BFL and Everstart Series. His resume includes a BFL Regional Championship, 2-time BFL All- American, 8 top-10′s, and 6th place points finish in the 2011 Everstart Central Division. Todd has also won multiple local, regional, and national team trail events - including the 2007 Midwest Sportsman National Championship, 2010 & 2012 Anglers Dream National Championships.
He is sponsored by Red Gold Tomatoes, Evinrude, Reaction Strike, Castaic Swimbaits, Gone Fishing Optics, River Rat Tackle, and the Red Dirt Bait Company. |
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Josh Lantz
Josh Lantz is a lifelong angler and has made his living in the outdoors for nearly 20 years. He is the owner of Sand Creek Media, specializing in freelance writing, videography, script-writing, video post-production and copy editing for the outdoors industry; Editor-in-Chief, Indiana Outdoor News Magazine; Chief writer and post-production editor, Angling the Great Lakes Television; Executive Director, Association of Great Lakes Outdoor Writers (AGLOW); President, Hoosier Outdoor Writers (HOW); and owner of World Class Fly Fishing with Josh Lantz, providing memorable fly fishing and light tackle angling adventures for steelhead, salmon, bass and muskie in Northern Indiana and Southwest Michigan since 1999. |
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Stuart Osthoff
Stuart Osthoff publishes THE BOUNDARY WATERS JOURNAL and runs GRAND SLAM GUIDE SERVICE from his home in Ely, MN. Stu has over 35 years of hard core experience canoeing, camping, fishing and hunting in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Quetico Provincial Park. His passion is sharing the thrill of wilderness sportfishing with his readers and clients. This seminar will cover how, when and where to target trophy smallmouth bass, walleye, lake trout and pike- the canoe country grand slam. |
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Dustan Harley
Dustan Harley was born less than a mile from the Saint Joseph River and can’t remember a time when he wasn’t on the river fishing. He grew up fishing on the rivers of Indiana and Michigan and is lucky enough today to spend most days on those same rivers. He founded Ripple Guide Service in 1999 to give fishermen an unforgettable experience and is the only full-time fly fishing guide on the St. Joe system. He guides the rivers of Indiana, Michigan, and Montana for steelhead, salmon, trout, smallmouth bass, pike, and just about anything else that swims. Dustan has also spoken to fly fishing clubs from Tennessee to California. When not on the river, he can be found fishing with his children or designing new flies for the fish he loves to fool.
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