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Calvin
Kruschke
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.
Taylor
Spraungel
Age: 26
From: Big Lake, MN
Works at: Owner of SPM
Fishing since: 24 years, my father brought me as a kid
Team/Club: Annadale Bassmasters
Favorite bait: Supreme Slugg in heavy slop
PB fish: Largemouth 10.36. Smallmouth 6.25
Awards: 2nd in Harris Chain Big Bass Tour
Favorite food: Pizza
Pro-tip: Try the Slugg on a weighted hook on weedlines
Keith
Tuma
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!
Hironori
Nakatani
Age: 37
From: Osaka, Japan
Works at: Hairdresser/Manager
Fishing since: 25 years of fishing experience. Since I was little, I loved fish and insects.
Team/Club: JB Japan Bass Pro Association
Favorite way to fish: Light rig & sight fishing
Awards: I have become a representative player for many regions. Now I also work as a tournament staff member.
Favorites: I prefer hip hop music. I also like fashion. I'm also getting into camping now.
Pro-tip: Let's make friends with members from all over the world through bass fishing.
Ethan
Chmielewski
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.
Erik
Gaffron
Age: 29
From: Cologne, MN
Works at: Executive Advisor at Waypoint Angler Supply
Fishing since: Tournament fishing for about to be my 13 season. I’ve been woefully addicted to the sport since I was about 6 and was fortunate to start tournament fishing at 16. Been all bass fishing since.
Team/Club: MN BASS Nation events
Favorite bait: Flipping and frogging
PB fish: 6.0lbs largemouth & 5.2lbs smallmouth
Awards: 2018 MN Bass Nation TOC Co-Angler Runner Up, 2019 Bass Nation Regional qualifier. 2023 MN Base Nation TOC Co-Angler 3rd place. 2024 BASS Nation National championship qualifier.
Favorites: I love fried freshly caught fish, the BMP Fishing YouTube series, shooting photographs and listening to vinyls when I’m not getting the opportunity to catch some bass.
Pro-tip: Take every opportunity you can to learn from those you fish with. Everyone has their strengths as anglers but the biggest strength you can have is adaptability. Fun fish by practicing your weaknesses, tournament fish by utilizing your strengths.
Ben
Muntifering
Age: 24
From: Stacy, MN
Works at: Muffler Doctor Auto Clinic
Fishing since: I've been fishing since I was 7 years old. My dad and uncles took me bass fishing with them on our family vacation to Detroit Lakes and I've been hooked ever since.
Team/Club: Team Supreme
Favorite bait: Swimjig
PB fish: 5.00lb Largemouth, 5.73lb Smallmouth 54.5" Muskie, 58" Sturgeon, 30" Brown Trout, 31"Steelhead, 28.75" Walleye, 43" Pike, 43" Redfish, 30" Gag Grouper
Awards: Weird flex but I was the 2019 Skills USA MN Power Equipment Technology Competition Champion
Favorites: Song: In Between by Beartooth
Fav Food: Bacon Cheeseburger
Pro-tip: Don't grab the line.
Thomas
N Tait
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
Abby
Lorencz
Age: 25
From: From “the thumb” of Michigan, currently reside in Big Lake Mn
Works at: Industrial engineer/ rod builder at Cabbage Creek Customs
Fishing since: I started fishing about 2 1/2 years ago when I met my partner Taylor, I’ve been hooked ever since!
Favorite bait: Slaw on a jig
PB fish: Large mouth 5.37 (on a Charlean slaw) Steelhead 32”
Awards: No great fishing accomplishments, other than becoming a respected rod builder, I take a lot of pride in my work, and the loyalty of my customers means a lot to me.
Fun Fact: Fun fact is that Cabbage Creek Customs got its name because my favorite childhood food is stuffed cabbage!
Pro-tip: You have to have a lot of patience, and not feel down on yourself when others are catching in you’re not, pay attention to what others around you are doing and adjust as needed
Charlie
Xiong
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.
Adam
Funk
Age: 22
from: Buckman, MN
Works at: SPM & Supreme Lure Co
Fishing since: I was a kid with my dad, but didn't take it seriously until I was offered a job here at Supreme.
Favorite bait: Frog
PB bass: 4.95lbs
Favorite sport: Hockey
Pro-tip: When using a frog, you have to be the frog. Jump from pad to pad like a real frog would.