AZ Nitro Team helps kids learn how to catch fish on Tempe Town Lake 
This event was the annual winter trout stocking supported by AZ Game and Fish. Mark Dibrtito, Wayne Jeness, Danny Hallock, Matt Shura, and Gary Senft were there to help. Several trout, bluegill and carp were caught during the event
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| Personal | |
| Name: | Gregg Warne |
| Home Town: | Mesa, AZ |
| Birthday: | Nov 2nd |
| Occupation: | Professional Fisherman |
| Hobbies: | Golfing, Woodworking, Hunting |
| Stats | |
| Year’s tournament fishing: | 25 |
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| Career highlights: | 3 Major Tournament wins (Won Bass Lake Mead 1990-won Ranger boat. 2 Wild West Bass (Pleasant)- won 2 Champion boats. 5 Major 2nd place finishes. 25 local Tournament wins and numerous top 10 finishes. Made the top in an FLW Everstart tournament at Havasu 2000. 2 top 20 finishes in BASS events. 20 time Allstar Team and Pro Am Championship Qualifier. Angler of Year Won Bass Teams 1993. 15 time Won Bass Pro Championship Qualifier (including Western Bass and US Bass). 3 time Father/Daughter Team of the Year in ABA Teams and 4 time ABA Western. Classic qualifier. |
| Angling stuff | |
| Favorite Bait: | Frog |
| Favorite Method: | Twitching frog over moss |
| Angling Hero: | Art Price |
| Home Lake: | Roosevelt |
| Favorite Lake: | Mead |
| Least favorite Lake: | Shasta |
| Favorite Technique: | Split shotting |
| Primary fishing strength: | Finesse fishing |
| Secondary fishing strength: | Jig fishing |
| Biggest weakness: | Drop Shotting |
| Boat: | Nitro Z-9 |
| Motor: | Mercury 225 Opti-Max |
| Tow vehicle: | Dodge dually |
| Fishing sponsors: | Nitro Boats, Mercury Outboards, Tracker Boat Center, Trojan Batteries, Quantum Zebco Motorguide, Bill Luke Dodge |
| Personal Stuff | |
| Favorite food: | Chicken Wings |
| Favorite Movie: | Out of Africa |
| Favorite Music: | Oldies |
| Non-Angling hero: | Sister, she put herself through medical school and became a Doctor |
| When not fishing: | Golfing |
My Professional Bass fishing career came purely by accident. Art Price, a local guide and pro angler convinced me to enter a small local tournament instead of hiring him to teach me how to fish for bass. The second tournament found me paired with Art at San Carlos Lake. I won that tournament off the back of his boat. By the end of that year I was sporting a new bass boat and the desire to compete in a major tournament. I fished Western Bass tournament at Roosevelt Lake and took 2nd place honors and a check for 5,000. My wife at the time convinced me it was “free money” and I should open a fish account. Then she said I should fish all the tournaments I can until that money ran out. Twenty five years later while making some great friends and acquiring some wonderful sponsors, I am still able to keep that account open. Needless to say, I have been very blessed. I hope there are many years ahead.
