Age: 23

From: Little Falls, MN

Works at: SPM & Owner of Supreme Lure Co.

Fishing since: 2006

Favorite bait: Supreme Slugg

PB bass: 5.94lbs

Favorite food: Pizza

Pro-tip: Fishing a Slugg can be tricky but once you get it, they get the biggest bites.

Age: 50

From: Brainerd, MN

Works at: NTC Bemidji. Machinist

Fishing since: Been fishing my whole life, tournament Bass fishing since 2001. My Dad got me into it!

Team/Club: Currently B.A.S.S. Opens Pro. Part time Baxter Bass Snatcher

Favorite bait: Top water... Frog!

PB fish: 9 1/2 lb. Largemouth. 51" musky. 16 1/2 lb Northern pike. 31" Walleye.

Awards: Several A.O.Y.'s in club derbys. Several A.O.Y.'s in money tourneys in Mn. Won Harris Chain B.A.S.S. Open 2021. Fished 2022 Bassmaster Classic. Finished 14th (tied points 13th-14th) in 2023 Elite Qualifiers for the Bassmaster Opens. Come in second to my daughter often when she goes fishing with me!

Favorites: Anything I can grill or smoke! Ribs, brisket, pulled pork, shrimp! Favorite movies, Young Guns 1&2. I used to teach High Performance automotive machining. Cylinder head porting has always intrigued me!

Pro-tip: My best tip.. Put in the work! Don't be so quick to pounce on the "easy button". You'll be way farther ahead in the long run!

Age: 17

From: Oak Grove, MN

School: St. Francis High School

Fishing since: I have been fishing since the day I could hold a fishing rod. My Dad got me into the sport by taking me fishing in our backyard pond for crappie and bluegill. We would walk down to the pond with a bobber and some worms. I’ve loved the sport since.

Team/Club: Anoka Ramsey Jr. Bassers

Favorite bait: I love throwing a jig for big largemouth in the weeds.

PB fish: Largemouth: 5.04 Smallmouth 5.00

Awards: Back in 2021 me and my tournament partner Ryan Herbst placed 6th in the Minnesota B.A.S.S. High School State Championship on Gull Lake. 6th place was enough to hold us a spot to fish in the High School National Championship on Lake Hartwell in South Carolina. Fishing in such a big event has to be one of the coolest experiences of my life.

Favorites: My favorite food has to be Pizza. I have many other hobbies such as tying hair jigs, hunting, playing drums, and stealing slaw from Cal’s boat.

Age: 29

From: Lino Lakes, MN

Works at: Fork Lift Certified

Fishing since: Longer than I can remember dude

Team/Club: Greenhorn bass tour

Favorite bait: Lil Slugg jig worm

PB fish: 6.2lbs

Awards: 3rd place Greenhorn

Fun Fact: N Tait isn’t a joint Facebook

Pro-tip: Just fish dude

Age: 24

From: Grew up in MN my whole life and currently living in Brooklyn Park

Works at: I’m a CNC Machinist & work part-time at Waypoint Angler Supply

Fishing since: I started fishing around the age of 4 years old, I fished for all types of fish. I got into this sport when I was about 13 years old. I fished small tournaments with my dad and winning a couple of them gave me the confidence to fish bigger tournaments.

Team/Club: Greenhorn / Hmong Tournaments / Danny’s / Bass Nation

Favorite bait: One of my favorite techniques to fish is flipping a big jig in deep mayfoil and skipping it under docks. I also love to drop shot a senko every where I go. It has won me more money than anything.

PB fish: Large mouth bass - 6.14LB / Small mouth bass - 6.04LB

Awards: I’m proud to say I’ve won many AOY(Angler of the year) awards. I always try to be consistent in every tournament. I pre fish a lot when it comes to tournaments, I try to be out there as much as I can and be versatile.

Fun Fact: All time favorite foods are pho and chicken wings.

Pro-tip: One of my tip / secret is taking notes! I’ve been doing this for 14 years and sometimes the notes repeats itself once in a while, it helped me out a lot when I didn’t have time to pre fish. You can go back to the notes and try to see if the old pattern still works. When I’m taking notes-It’s about the weather, temperature, and wind. I ask myself questions like, “Why are the fish staying at a certain location?” and then I would write down the time when they were biting and when they stopped. I think the most important thing about taking notes is writing down the Waypiont number just in case you forget which one.