Inside Bass Fishing Pro Staff
Larry Murphy
Larry recently received an award from StartupNation, he is the #1 ranked new small business in the "Boomers Back in Business" category. Larry's guide website was also featured in article published by David Pogue in the New York Times, click on this link to read more. Check out this link to learn more.
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Larry also enjoys chasing musky, and the pursuit of this toothy critter has taken him to Ontario Canada, Minnesota, and of course Pomme de Terre in his home state of Missouri. Recently Larry was accepted to be a sponsor for Young's Wilderness Camp in Ontario, Canada. Larry and his family have been fishing for musky from Young's since 1998 and will help Perry and Carol Annuik promote the Young's camp by attending sports and trade shows in the U.S. Larry also does some guiding out of Young's Camp each year.
Larry has also teamed up with Kjelle Lundberg and is the sole U.S. distributor of the Stalker musky bait from Kjelle Lundberg Custom Musky Baits. Check out http://www.lundbergcustombaits.com/ to learn more about Kjelle's hand made lures.
Larry recently "un-retired" and is back in the corporate world at DST Systems. His guide and lure business are continuing on, but the amount of time that Larry can spend on the water had to be cut down due to the economy. Larry told me "I think I spent a part of 150 days on the water in 2008. This WORK thing is really going to cut into my fishing time!" The following was cut/paste from Larry's website, go to http://www.murphyoutdoors.com/ to read more.
I started fishing over 40 years ago! I am blessed with a family that loved the outdoors and consequently summer family vacations were always centered around fishing. My earliest memory of fishing is at Bennett Springs State Park. My brother and I were way too young to have a trout tag, but my dad gave us a fly rod to use and told us to go fishing. He didn't give us any flies to use because he thought we were too young to handle hooks, so I would tie small rocks to the end of the leader and would pretend to fish. In addition to clunking myself on the back of the head with the rock, I actually landed fish with my home-made and no-hook lure. I remember my grandfather saying "well, I suppose he can't hurt himself much worse with a hook than the rock he's using", so they let me and my brother start trout fishing.
In the early years the only fishing I did was with a fly rod. We fished several of the Missouri trout parks, local neighborhood lakes, and of course farm ponds. We caught tons of bluegill and bass those days, and had a ton of fun doing it. In the late 60's my dad bought a small 12' fishing boat from Sears, a fiberglass Gamefisher, so we started fishing larger lakes in our area. A few years later he purchased our first bass boat, a 1974 Rebel. It had a 65 HP outboard, trolling motor, console, pedestal seats, and now we thought we were "hot"! With the upgrade to the Rebel we started fishing Corps of Engineers lakes like Stockton, Pomme de Terre, the Lake of the Ozarks, and Rathbun Lake in Iowa. We also put away the fly rods and started fishing for black bass, crappie, and white bass.
Since those early years my love for fishing has continued to grow. For the past 20 years I have been an avid bass fisherman and fish from 10 to 15 tournaments annually. These tournaments take me all over the state, but I have the greatest success on Smithville, Truman, the Lake of the Ozarks, and Pomme de Terre. I love to compete, but I especially love to learn from other anglers. If I'm not bass fishing I'll usually be found chasing musky, or fishing for white bass and crappie on one of the many Corps of Engineers empoundments in Missouri.
While I love to fish and spend time on the water, my passion is teaching people what I've learned and helping them to succeed! I have helped so many family members and friends get into fishing, and I would like to help you as well.
If I were you and I was reading this I'd be wondering "why should I pay THIS guy to take ME fishing? I've thought about this long and hard, and I think I have the answer....because I can teach you something. It's just that simple! If you're on the lake a couple times a week, or you fish tournaments regularly, then you probably don't need a guide. However, if you're just getting started or are new to these lakes, then why not shorten your learning curve? In the end a trip with me will actually save you time and money, and will make future fishing trips more productive and enjoyable.
While I love to fish for largemouth bass, I've really gotten into musky fishing and guiding people on musky. My family and I have been fishing the Lake of the Woods every year for musky since 1998 at Young's Wilderness Camp in Ontario. In addition, I've fished for musky in Minnesota and on Pomme de Terre in Missouri. I had the opportunity to guide a great group of guys from Sweden and Germany on the Lake of the Woods this year and it was a great trip! Also, I've had great success on muskies at Pomme and am getting a lot of interest and guide trips booked for that lake as well.
Joe Minor
hunting. I can remember fishing trips when I was little waking up in the tent to come out and see my
dad's catch in the bucket. I grew up fishing, not able to learn from my dad (he passed away when I was
8). My grandfather tried to teach me, but his motto was "jack of all trades, master of none" and he was
pretty good at that.
I spent a lot of time on the water drowning worms and night crawlers. One time I improvised and threw
a live grasshopper on my hook and immediately caught a pike! It wasn't until about 6 years ago someone
from work took me out on a nearby lake and taught me to fish for bass. Something about running across
that small lake in the rain at 52 mph then catching some bass really got my juices pumping! I was
hooked!
Then next four or five years I studied magazines, books, internet articles, and attended fishing seminars,
trying to learn as much as I can. I believe in constantly learning. Never stop learning is a good rule for
everything in life.
I fish in a small Christian Bass Club called Bassin' Buddies, NBAA one-on-one series, and 2010 I fished
in a charity fund-raiser and also fished in one for and with county probation kids. I'd like to do more of
those types of tournaments.
I am currently on the Bassfury Pro team, G6 Series Custom Rods Pro Staff, and Inside Bass Fishing Pro
Staff.
Chris McDonald
I am 28 year old fishing fanatic. I have three great kids Justin, Christopher and Jazmine. Married to my wife, Cyndi, for three years, I am also a full time student at Great Lakes Christian College. When I am not busy studying for my Christian Ministries degree I fish. Recently I started fishing NBAA tournaments in Michigan, and took the opportunity to fish the McDonald’s Big Bass Classic on Toledo Bend May 2010. To improve my skill I gather information from as many sources as possible. I am sponsored by: bb-lures.com, Fish Bait Radio.com, Bass Fury, Great Lakes Christian College, Atomic Tackle Company and JJ’s Magic Sauce, centermark Coaching.
Carolyn Nichols
Hometown
Merkel, Texas
Occupation
Registered Nurse, Respiratory Therapist
Years Bass Fishing
Tournament fishing since 2004. I have been blessed with a husband, Dewey,
that is my partner & main supporter. Together, we started team fishing & have
had an amazing time traveling, fishing & meeting new friends. My aspiration is
to share my experience, knowledge & the love of the outdoors with others.
Sponsors
Pro Staff Pink Fishing, Fish Junkie, SoCal Fish Mounts, El Grande Lures,
HatCams, National Pro Staff Kistler Rods, The Rod Glove, The Bass-Holes Bass
Fishing Universe Bass Fishing Forums, Mike's Original Recipe, Minda Lures,
StrikeWorks Tackle.
Tours I Fish
Still Waters Bass Club, Texas Bass Couples, Bud Light Team Trail, Open
Tournaments
Carolyn Nichols
Hometown
Merkel, Texas
Occupation
Registered Nurse, Respiratory Therapist
Years Bass Fishing
Tournament fishing since 2004. I have been blessed with a husband, Dewey,
that is my partner & main supporter. Together, we started team fishing & have
had an amazing time traveling, fishing & meeting new friends. My aspiration is
to share my experience, knowledge & the love of the outdoors with others.
Sponsors
Pro Staff Pink Fishing, Fish Junkie, SoCal Fish Mounts, El Grande Lures,
HatCams, National Pro Staff Kistler Rods, The Rod Glove, The Bass-Holes Bass
Fishing Universe Bass Fishing Forums, Mike's Original Recipe, Minda Lures,
StrikeWorks Tackle.
Tours I Fish
Still Waters Bass Club, Texas Bass Couples, Bud Light Team Trail, Open
Tournaments
Cale Milam
I'm 28 years old, I'm from Auburn Ga. Born and raised, lived here all of my life. My home lakes are Lanier, Hartwell, Russell, Clarks Hill. I am a very avid fisherman, I work full time in the Autobody business as a painter. Im preparing myself to get into the pro fishing ranks a step at a time. Ive recently built a custom aluminum boat for fishing a local jonboat trail in 2011. I also plan on fishing a few BFL's in the Bulldog Div as a co angler next year as well.
Sponsors:
Sasquatch Soft Plastics
Tyler Brinks
A tournament angler, blogger and Manufacturer's Rep based in Fort Myers, FL. I fish as many tournaments as possible and fish almost every day locally. When I'm not fishing, I am thinking about it.
Career Highlights:
2010 BFL Gator Division Co-Angler of the Year. Past BFL Colorado River Co-Angler of the Year, BFL All-American Qualifier and member of the 2008 TBF Washington State Team.
Check out Tylers Blog
Check out Tylers Blog
Sponsors:
Jimmie Meyers
Before fishing became a dream for Jimmie to do as a profession (one day it will happen) He was an amateur natural bodybuilder competing in the ABA. The pursuit of health and wellness is a passion and will continue to be a passion of his. Jimmie lost his parents at an early age to heart disease and vowed that he will do what he can to be around for his family and do the necessary things to stay healthy.
He is currently the Health & Wellness director for the YMCA of Central Texas and is involved in seeing that as a community it is becoming a forerunner in making that city a little bit healthier. He loves his job in that he can interact with all ages and diversity; there is something new he learns everyday from the diverse member group that makes his life richer and gives it more meaning.
Jimmie will be in production in March to launch a internet fishing show called “Reel Talk – Friends and Fishing”, thank you to Redc2.com. This will be a show that shows how anyone can enjoy all aspects of fishing from bass to catfish to whatever. “I want to show that you do not need a full rig and truck to fish, I want to show that a parent can go to a store and purchase a kid rod and reel and bucket of worms and make memories. The show will be based on core values of family and friends.
I hope everyone has tight lines and remember to go fishing and make some memories. I just copied and pasted it to you sir. I apologize. Rachel from tournamnet wear said she messed up my shirts so I am just going to email a pic from my phone and soon as I get my shirts and pictures will update and thank you again and sorry for my lack of time on this. Your doing a great job man thank you.
