Pro Bios

Bob Angello

Hometown

Nashville, TN

Home Water

Percy Priest, Old Hickory Lakes

Occupation

Musician, Producer, Striper Guide

Hobbies

Outdoors and music

Circuits

NSBA Gold Cup Striper Trail MTSA Tournaments PPHSC Tournaments

Career Highlights

Played Guitar for Chet Atkins Touring and performing at the White House (Bill Clinton) Carnegie Hall, Boston Symphony and countless other TV and Concert Venues. Won Nsba Gold Cup Trail TX at Tims Ford Lake. Finished 2nd at the 2006 National Championship

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Shawn Bongers

Hometown

Spokane, WA

Home Water

Washington Reservoirs and Rivers /Columbia River

Occupation

Sales/Service Skipper Bill's marine dealership

Hobbies

Hunting-Fishing-Camping-Hockey-Back Country Snowmobile Extremist

Circuits

-Washington State Walleye Circuit -N.Idaho E, WA. Trout and Salmon Derbies the Occasional Cabela,s N.T.C.

Career Highlights

WSWC 2003-5th overall, 2005-10th overall, 2006-3rd overall, 2007-1st overall, ANGLER OF THE YEAR, 1 Tournament Win 11 Top tens, 5-Time Cabela's N.T.C. Qualifier, 2008 Cabela's ALL-AMERICAN 21st place finish of 250, in Mobridge S.D. Former WA State Kokanee Salmon record holder, countless top 5 finishes in trout and salmon derbies.

Tips

When a fishing spot is heavily populated with walleyes and anglers pulling spinner rigs, and the bite slows, try scaling down your rig, less beads, smaller blade, longer leader. There are times I have gone to a single bead on a worm harness and out f

Email

shawnbongers@aim.com

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Ed Clements

Hometown

Bay City, Michigan

Home Water

Saginaw Bay/River

Occupation

High School Teacher

Hobbies

Cooking, Fitness, Sports

Circuits

Michigan Walleye Tour, FLW League, GNWC, and MWC

Career Highlights

2007 Michigan Walleye Tour Team of the Year. 2007 MWT Augres Qualifier 3rd Place. 2005 GNWC Team of the Year. 2005 GNWC Hubbard Lake Qualifier 1st Place; 2005 GNWC Saginaw Bay Qualifier 1st Place; 2005 GNWC State Championship 2nd Place.

Tips

When open water trolling for suspended walleyes always set a line running high in the water column. Walleyes will often suspend in the top three feet. Fish this high in the water column will not show up on electronics; walleyes will spook out to the

Email

clementse1@yahoo.com

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Matt Davis

Hometown

Marion, OH

Home Water

Lake Erie

Occupation

Production Manager, Hord Livestock Co., Inc

Circuits

Masters Walleye Circuit (MWC), Grand National Walleye Cup (GNWC), Lake Erie Walleye Trail (LEWT), Western Ohio Walleye Club (WOWC), World Walleye Association (WWA) and local

Career Highlights

MWC: Third place finish at the MWC World Walleye Championship - 2007 MWC: Third place overall in the MWC Challenge Team of the Year - 2007 MWC: Fourth place overall in the Eastern Division and World Walleye Championship Qualifier - 2007 MWC: Tenth place

Tips

When trolling for walleye and the catching slows down try speeding up to get a reaction bite.

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Jason Doyon

Hometown

SAULT STE. MARIE ONTARIO CANADA

Home Water

ST. MARYS RIVER

Occupation

BUSINESS MANAGER

Circuits

PROFESSIONAL WALLEYE TRAIL, MICHIGAN WALLEYE TOUR, LOCAL TOURNAMENTS

Career Highlights

3 TOURNMENT WINS INCLUDING THE ST MARYS RIVER CHARITY TOURNAMENT 2008 SEVERAL TOP 5 AND TENS 2008 YEAR AS FOLLOWS 1ST ST. MARYS RIVER CHAIRTY CLASSIC 3RD PWT ST. MARYS RIVER 9TH FOP ST. MARYS RIVER 10TH MARBLE EYES CLASSIC SPANISH RIVER ESPANOLA

Email

JasonDoyon@northsidetoyota.com

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Leon Dykas

Hometown

Torrington, CT

Home Water

Candlewood Lake / Ct. River

Occupation

Sales

Hobbies

Fishing

Circuits

A.B.A., Federation, & Bassmasters

Career Highlights

*2008 A.B.A. Div Qualifier – (3) 3rd place, (1) 2nd place, Div Championship 1st place *2008 Bassmaster weekend series Div. Qualifier – 7th place Hudson River / Div Championship 14th place / 12th place overall finish.

Email

sales@thetacklehut.com

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Dan Gies

Hometown

Huron, Ohio

Home Water

Lake Erie

Occupation

Molding Machine operator, Ford Parts Plant

Hobbies

Fishing, Hunting and other outdoor activities

Circuits

Masters Walleye Circuit (MWC), Lake Erie Walleye Trail (LEWT)

Career Highlights

MWC Fourth place overall in the Eastern Division for 2007 Third place for ?Team of the Year? for the MWC for 2007 Third place at the MWC World Walleye Championship for 2007 MWC championship qualifier for 2008 Four top ten finishes 2007 Three consecu

Tips

When trolling for suspended walleye, keep one lure high in the water column to see how high the fish are. You won?t mark them on the graph, but a lot of times they are there.

Email

DJGies@aol.com

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Conrad Grubbs

Hometown

Roulette, Pa. Roulette, Pa. Roule

Occupation

Operations Supervisor Tennessee Gas Pipeline

Hobbies

Fishing, Boating, Hunting

Circuits

Cabelas MWC (Masters Walleye Circuit), FLW, Local Tournaments

Career Highlights

Four time NTC qualifier, five top ten tournament finishes, becoming a member of the Starcraft Pro Staff Team.

Tips

One of the problems encountered while trolling with Dipsey Divers, is landing a fish with a ten to fifteen foot lead from the dipsey to the lure. You can easily change the length of the leader by attaching releases to the dipsey, similar to those on

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Brian Holmer

Hometown

Thief River Falls, MN

Home Water

Lake of the Woods and the Rainy River

Occupation

Business Owner

Hobbies

Walleye Fishing, SCUBA Diving, Spending time with Family (preferably on the water)

Circuits

Local tournaments: He has been fishing the Minnesota Tournament Trail since 2006

Career Highlights

3 Top 10 Finishes 2006, Qualified for MTT Championship 3 Consecutive years 2006-2008

Tips

Trust your Depth Finder. It will tell you how deep the water is, the presents of weeds, how hard or soft the bottom is and most important it will tell you if there are fish present. Spend time reading the owner’s manual. Once you understand the basic

Email

bholmer@mncable.net

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Trent Lee

Hometown

Bowling Green, Ohio ( Resides in) Shelby TWP, MI

Home Water

Lake Erie, Lake St. Clair

Occupation

Director of Hockey Operations, JRV Management

Hobbies

Outdoor sports, Teaching Salvation Army kids how to fish and I am a ski instructor for disabled athletes.

Circuits

MWC, FLW League, Lake Erie Walleye Trail, MWT, WWA

Career Highlights

2 Wins, 4 Top Ten finishes, 3 rd place WWA National Championship. Favorite moment is the win on the L.E.W.T.

Tips

When you are fishing for walleye always remember to duplicate what is working until a pattern in established. Then you can start to change color, size or speed to see which combination will trigger the larger fish in the area. -Trent Lee

Email

trenter1221@yahoo.com

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Jeffrey Manz

Hometown

Vanderbilt, MI

Occupation

Business Owner

Hobbies

Fishing, Hunting

Circuits

MWC, PWT, FLW (RCL), MWT

Career Highlights

Masters Walleye Circuit 2006 Eastern Division Team of the Year Masters Walleye Circuit 2006 National Team of the Year MWT Team of the Year 2002 16th RCL Spring Valley 17th RCL Detroit River 20th PWT Saginaw Bay

Tips

When catching walleyes on inland waters at a certain depth on the bottom, try sliding out over deeper water and fishing the same depth for larger suspended fish!

Email

jmanz@ipecgroup.com

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Bill Murray

Hometown

Howell, Michigan

Home Water

Lake Erie (Western Basin)

Occupation

HS Social Studies Teacher / Football Coach

Hobbies

Outdoor Activities and Taxidermy

Circuits

MWT, MWC

Career Highlights

6 Top 10 finishes, 5 Qualifications for MWT Championships

Tips

When trolling in rough waters, down size weight and lengthen line distance or change inline weights to snap weights to minimize line surge.

Email

wmurray@gwise.bas.k12.mi.us

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Tony Puccio

Hometown

Verona, WI

Home Water

Wisconsin and Mississipppi Rivers

Circuits

PWT

Career Highlights

Fifteen years fishing tournaments; twelve-time championship qualifier for PWT and NAWA; 1996 Sportsman of the Year in both the PWT and NAWA; eight top-ten finishes. Radio host of Outdoor Horizons Show.

Tips

Favorite fishing technique is using Rigging jigging, and trolling

Email

tpuccio@aol.com

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Mark Romanack

Hometown

Tustin, Michigan

Occupation

Outdoor Writer, TV Host

Hobbies

Hunting, clay target shooting, gardening

Career Highlights

The author of 13 different books on fishing. owner and author of Precision Trolling the "Troller's Bible".. The author of over 3,000 career feature articles in more than 30 different local, regional and national magazines. The host of Fishing 411 telev

Email

mark@precisionangling.com

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Ryan Sagady

Hometown

Bay City, Michigan

Home Water

Saginaw Bay/River

Occupation

High School Biology Teacher

Hobbies

Fishing, Hunting, Sports, Anything Outdoors

Circuits

Michigan Walleye Tour, FLW League, and MWC

Career Highlights

2007 Michigan Walleye Tour “Team of the Year”….6 top ten finishes (5 on Saginaw Bay)

Tips

Here is a tip to keep your crawler harnesses close to the bottom when trolling over humps. Use the speed of your boat to make adjustments to the depth of your spinner. When you see the depth come up on the sonar, slowly kick up your speed to raise yo

Email

captainryan@baysportfishing.net

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Ben Schmoldt

Hometown

Kewaskum,WI

Occupation

Winnebago Boat Rigger/Cedar Lake Sales

Hobbies

Fishing,Hunting

Circuits

World Walleye 2000 angler of the year,World Walleye Association National championship at lake of the woods 2000 2nd place.made 2005 and 2006 top 25 championship Midwest Walleye series.

Tips

Giving a burst of speed every now and then will trigger a strike when fishing walleye due to different actions of the lure.

Email

bens@cedarlakesales.com

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Nathan Seiferlein

Hometown

Marine City, Michigan

Home Water

Saginaw Bay

Occupation

Assistant Principal/Athletic Director

Hobbies

Walleye Fishing, More Walleye Fishing, Attending Home Town Sporting Events(Tigers, Lions, and Pistons)

Circuits

FLW Tour, FLW League, Masters Walleye Circuit, PWT, Michigan Walleye Tour, Mack's Lure Tournament, Professional Walleye Trail

Career Highlights

2005 FLW League Michigan Angler of the Year, 2006 FLW League Michigan Angler of the Year, First Place 2006 FLW League Lake Erie, First Place 2007 FLW League Saginaw Bay, First Place 2007 MWC Lake Erie/Detroit River, Second Place 2005 FLW League Saginaw

Tips

When making your first trolling pass over an area make sure to use ?S Turns? to figure out if the fish want a slower presentation or faster presentation. This will also help you figure out if the fish are higher or lower in the water column. Pay clos

Email

nseiferlein@merritt-academy.org

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Jeff Seyka

Hometown

Milford, Michigan

Home Water

Lake Erie,Detroit River

Occupation

Tackle rep. JT custom Tackle

Hobbies

Hunting/Fishing/ watching my sons play Hockey

Circuits

F.L.W. tour and league, M.W.C.

Career Highlights

G.N.W.C 05' National champion, Top Ten angler of the year 07' F.L.W. Tour.

Tips

When trolling open water pay close attention to the top ten foot of the water column.

Email

seykadistributing@yahoo.com

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Brandon Whitney

Hometown

Washington

Occupation

Medical Supply Retailer

Circuits

Washington Walleye Circuit, B.A.S.S.

Career Highlights

Washington Walleye Circuit Finished Top 10 in point?s standings four out of five years in circuit. Finished #1 in point's standings in the Washington Walleye Circuit for 2007 season. Tournament win at Banks Lake Spring Walleye Classic in 2007. v Q

Tips

Wind blown shore lines can be great congregation areas for feeding walleyes chasing baitfish. Cast crank baits and jigs matching the baitfish toward the shore to catch aggressive walleye.

Email

brandon@inlandmedicalrehab.com

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Greg Yarbrough

Hometown

Port Clinton, OH

Home Water

Lake Erie / Detroit River

Occupation

Regional Sales Manager -Starcraft/Smoker Craft Inc. / Touring Professional Angler /U.S.C.G. Licensed Charter Captain

Hobbies

Hunting-Fishing-Boating-Product Development-Watersports-Photograhy-Videography-Camping-Hiking-Barbecuing-Football-Hockey-and Rocking out to loud music.

Circuits

AIM (Anglers Insight Marketing) - Cabelas MWC (Masters Walleye Circuit) - FLW Walleye Tour - FLW Walleye League - In-Fisherman PWT

Career Highlights

2008 Cabelas MWC World Walleye Champion - 2006 Cabelas MWC Overall Team of the Year - 2006 Cabelas MWC East US Team of Year - MWC Championship Qualifier all 3 years 06-08 - 6 Time FLW Championship Qualifier - 6 Tournament WIns - 12 Top 10 MWC events - 2005 GNWC National Champion

Tips

When vertical jigging with soft plastics for walleye like Berkley Gulp. Try threading your Gulp minnow up onto the shank of the jig and then lip hook a second one just through the point of the hook. This is a deadly technique for jigging walleye!

Email

gyarbrough@starcraft-monark.com

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Gary Zart

Occupation

Flooring Installer/Owner Figzflors......Professional Walleye Fisherman

Circuits

MWC-LEWT

Career Highlights

9 first place 17 top five 4 top ten 2005 LEWT Team of the Year 2007 Cabela's NTC All American Team ( 19th place) I am currently in a 3 part series on WKYC Channel 3 Cleveland Outdoors discussing Dipsey and Jets

Tips

One of my favorite ways to fish is to use dipseys and worm harnesses. Couple tips that will make you catch some hogs is to always use a black dipsey and use at least a 8-10 ft flouro carbon leader. This should help you catch more fish. Good luck and

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