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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.

About me:  Ever since I was 15 years old visiting my family in Louisiana I salivated over my uncle Doyle’s old beat up aluminum fishing boat. “This is when I knew I was hooked.” He would take us fishing on the bayou and crawfishing practically everywhere. Since I lived near Detroit we did a lot of fishing on Lake St. Clair. I especially liked the Walleye season. I also trout fished all over the U.S. including Montana, but it wasn’t until a few years ago that I finally bought my first bass boat. A short time later a friend talked me into fishing a local tournament. I jumped in with both feet and never looked back. I’ve met a lot of great people in the past few years that have helped me out tremendously. People like Steve Foutch, Rod Nelson, George Lorz and Matt Shura just to mention a few, have given me priceless tips and techniques making me a better fisherman.  I’m also a 14 year veteran of the Mesa Police Department and a single Dad with three great kids that don’t always see my passion for this sport, but support me none the less.
 

About me:  Started fishing with my father and grandfather about the age 10. We fished the Great Lakes for perch (best eating). We used spinning combos and line with a weight on the bottom with two hooks above, many double catches. We started fishing for walleye on the Detroit River (great eating still like perch). A friend in college hooked me on trout fishing. I was into trout, until we moved to Arizona in 1972. Started bass fishing in 1977 and fished my first tournament 1978, won $100.00 and thought that easy (HA HA). I have fished tournaments from Eastern New Mexico to Northern California and every where in between. Hard to beat Clear Lake California and the California Delta. Both are big fish water.

 I am a native of Arizona and have been fishing since I was 6 years old.  My Dad and Mom loved the outdoors and we fished as a family all over Arizona .  Bass fishing was more of a challenge to me, so I decided to pursue it through tournaments and club fishing.
I won my first ALLSTAR Bass tournament in 1990 and was hooked.  I joined the Phoenix Bass Masters Club in 1993.  My first sponsorship was with Steel Marine in 1997 with a Fisher Bass Boat.  I appeared on the television show “Fishing with the Good Ol’ Boys” for six years.  I also appeared on the television show “Arizona Game and Fish Wildlife Views” for five years.  
 
Another highlight was guest staring on the radio show “KOY Radio Fishing Show” and working with physically challenged children through the program “Fishing Has No Boundaries” for two years.  Currently I have guest stared on a few episodes of “Fishing with Johnny Johnson”.  
 
My personal goal is to share my love of fishing through training seminars and workshops to people of all ages.  A perfect day to me is spending a day of bass fishing at any lake.

A little about myself:

My first Bass that I ever caught was in 1974 at Lake Powell just outside Hite Marina, ever since then I have been hooked. Fishing as a kid I would go any where my bicycle would take me city parks, private community lakes and canals. While all the other kids fished for the traditional Bluegill and Catfish I stuck with tackling the Bass (often getting out fished).

At the ripe old age of (16) I purchased my 1st boat a 1964 14ft aluminum this kept me on the water and fishing. In 1983 I was able to purchase my first Bass boat an (18) footer with a 175; at this time I started to do some local tournament fishing. In 1985 I met my wife who is ridiculously supportive of my Bass fishing, in 1987 we were married and you guessed it our honeymoon consisted of a Bass fishing trip to Lake Powell.

In 1989 job opportunities took us to Colorado where we lived for (9) years. Not able to do a lot of Bass fishing, but made up for it cold water fishing. After returning to Arizona in 1998 we purchased a Bass boat and got back into Bass fishing; 2007 we purchased the Z-9. The customer service and the overwhelming support that we have received during this purchase I feel 100% committed to NITRO Boats