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Team Evinrude 2006 Backgrounder
Freshwater and Saltwater Angler Biographies
Freshwater Team Evinrude®
Chad Brauer, Osage Beach, Missouri
Chad Brauer has been fishing professionally for ten years. Brauer will be one of four Team Evinrude competitors in the 2006 Bassmaster Classic. His career highlights include 2004 and 1998 Bassmaster Classic qualifier, and first place finisher in the 1996 BASS Tennessee Top 100. Chad is the son of Team Evinrudes Denny Brauer.
Denny Brauer, Camdenton, Missouri
Denny Brauer is a fishing legend, fishing professionally for 25 years. In 2004, Brauer won the fishing event in the ESPN Outdoor Games and was a qualifier in the Bassmaster Classic. Dennys career highlights include: BASS All-Time Money Winner, Single Season Record Holder, Classic Champion, BASS & FLW Angler of the Year, 12 BASS victories and a recent induction into the Bass Fishing Hall of Fame.
Patrick Campeau, Laval, Québec, Canada
Patrick Campeau, a three-time BASS Québec Champion, has been fishing professionally for 16 years. He collaborates with 85 radio stations and is recognized as a spokesperson on the fishing scene in Québec. Patricks first Evinrude engine was a 1957 Evinrude Fleetwin 7.5-hp.
George Cochran, Hot Springs, Arkansas
New to Team Evinrude in 2006, Cochran is the 2005 Forrest L. Wood (FLW) tour championship winner and 1987 and 1996 Bassmaster Classic champion. Currently ranked 17th in the world, Cochran has fished professionally for 27 years and holds three championship titles and seven first-place wins. As a veteran professional fisherman, he has received over 150 cash winnings, with his career earnings totaling $1.8 million.
Steve Daniel, Clewiston, Florida
Fishing professionally for 22 years, Steve Daniel holds three FLW tournament wins and finished in the top-10 seven times. His career highlights include winning the first FLW Championship in 1980, two FLW tournament tour wins, and three-time Bassmaster Classic qualifier.
Gary Dobyns, Yuba City, California
Garys most recent accomplishment is 2004 W.O.N. BASS Angler of the Year. Garys accolades include: 13-time Angler of the Year, three-time West Coast Bass Classic Champion, W.O.N. Western Classic Champion, Western Bass Classic Champion, and 2002 Western Outdoor News Ranger Cup Champion. With more than 50 Western tournament wins, Gary is the all-time leading money winner in the western United States.
Pete Gluszek, Franklinville, New Jersey
Pete competes in the BASS tournament trail and in 2004 he won the Bassmaster Northern Open division, qualifying for the Bassmaster Open Championship. He has been fishing professionally since 1996, with his first win at the Alabama Invitational in 1999. Pete has eight top-10 finishes and has competed in two Bassmaster Classics.
Dion Hibdon, Stover, Missouri
Dion has been fishing professionally for 21 years. His career highlights include 1997 Bassmaster Classic Champion and 2000 FLW Championship winner. He has 13 top-10 finishes on the tour.
Guido Hibdon, Gravois Mills, Missouri
The legendary Guido Hibdon has been fishing professionally for more than 36 years. He is a member of the Professional Bass Fishing Hall of Fame and has four top-10 finishes on the FLW tours. Guido has been a two-time BASS Angler of the Year and 1988 Bassmaster Classic Winner. Guido and Dion are also the only father/son Classic winners.
Davy Hite, Prosperity, South Carolina
Davy will be one of four Team Evinrude competitors in the 2006 Bassmaster Classic. He was a qualifier in the 2004 Bassmaster Classic and has many career achievements including; 2002 BASS Angler of the Year, and winner of the 1999 Bassmaster Classic. He was also the BASS Angler of the Year in 1997, qualified to fish the Elite 50 on the BASS tour in 2004, and has five career wins under his belt.
Scott Martin, Clewiston, Florida
Son of TV fishing legend Roland Martin, Scott competes on the FLW Bass tour and Everstart tour. Scott won first place in the 2004 FLW Open and finished second at the 2004 FLW Championship. Fishing professionally since 2000, Scott has thirteen top-10 finishes and two tournament wins in his career.
Dan Morehead, Paducah, Kentucky
In his 11 years of professional fishing, Dan has won eight FLW tournaments and has 24 top-10 finishes. Dan captured the 2003 FLW Angler of the Year title, competed in three Bassmaster Classic tournaments and seven FLW Championships. He won the 1998 Missouri Invitational, took first place in Top 100 in Maryland, first place in Kentucky Lake Everstart in 2002, and first place in Kentucky Lake FLW in 1998.
Larry Nixon, Bee Branch, Arkansas
Larry will be one of four Team Evinrude competitors in the 2006 Bassmaster Classic. Nixon is a two-time BASS Angler of the Year with eight FLW top-10 finishes. During his 29 years of professional fishing, he has captured 14 BASS titles including BASS Angler of the Year in 1980 and 1982, has a 1983 Classic win, is winner of two FLW events, and competed in 23 Bassmaster Classics. He has been inducted into the Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame, the Arkansas Outdoor Hall of Fame and the Professional Bass Fishing Hall of Fame.
Emily Shaffer, Mt. Juliet, Tennessee
Emily has been a professional bass angler for 14 years. Emily competes in the FLW bass tour, and in 2002 was the Womens Bass Fishing League Angler of the Year. Emily also holds the 1995 Bass nGal Classic Championship, two national titles and is a 10 time Classic qualifier.
Carl Svebek III, Siloam Springs, Arkansas
Carl has been fishing professionally for 11 years. His career highlights include a first place finish in Everstart at Lake Sam Rayburn, first place finish on the Texas Tournament Trail at Lake Sam Rayburn, 12 top-10 finishes in the FLW, and fifth place in ESPNs Great Outdoor Games 2000.
David Walker, Sevierville, Tennessee
David will be one of four Team Evinrude competitors in the 2006 Bassmaster Classic. His career highlights include; 2004 Bassmaster Classic qualifier, third place finish in both the 2002 and 2001 Bassmaster Classics, and 1999 FLW Angler of the Year. Walker is a five-time FLW Championship qualifier, three-time Bassmaster Classic qualifier and a Redman All-American qualifier. David has 29 top-10 finishes in the FLW bass circuit and has also fished professionally in the FLW Redfish Tournament Series.
Mike Wurm, Hot Springs, Arkansas
Mike is a tour veteran who began fishing the Bassmaster circuit in 1992 and the FLW circuit in 1998. Mike has nine top-10 BASS finishes and five top-10 FLW finishes. He won the Georgia Top 100 in 1997 and the 1999 FLW Lake Murray, and has appeared in six Bassmaster Classics and five FLW Championships. In 2003, Mike ranked seventh in the BASS Angler of the Year standings.
Mark Courts, Harris, Minnesota
Mark has been competitive walleye fishing for the past six years. Mark competes on the FLW walleye tour where he has five top-10 finishes and the Professional Walleye Trail (PWT) where he has three top-10 finishes.
Scott Fairbairn, Hager City, Wisconsin
A professional walleye angler since 1994, Scott competes on the FLW and PWT walleye circuits. In 2003, he tied for fifth place with fellow Team Evinrude angler Eric Olson in the RCL Walleye Tour. In 1998, Scott was the Professional Walleye Trail Angler of the Year and the PWT Western Pro Am Champion. In 2000, Scott won the PWT Central Pro Am Championship. Scott is a 10-time national walleye championship qualifier and has 15 top-10 finishes.
Eric Olson, Red Wing, Minnesota
Eric has been fishing professionally for 11 years, and in 2003, he tied for fifth with fellow Team Evinrude angler Scott Fairbairn in the final standings for the RCL Walleye Tour. Erics career highlights include winning the 2000 Wal-Mart World Walleye Championship and six-time Walleye Championship qualifier. He holds three top-10 finishes and five top-20 finishes.
Rick Olson, Mina, South Dakota
A professional walleye angler since 1992, Rick holds the title of 2001 Wal-Mart RCL Angler of the Year. Rick was also the 1992 Professional Walleye Tour (PWT) Rookie of the Year and 2000 PWT Angler of the Year. Rick has 29 top-10 finishes on the PWT and RCL tournament circuits. Rick will compete on the FLW and PWT walleye tours for 2006.
Tommy Skarlis, Dorchester, Iowa
Tommy is the all-time PWT total tournament weight record holder. In 2003, he ranked second in the final standings for the RCL Walleye Tour standings. He also holds two PWT titles, two Masters of Walleye Champions (MWC) titles, and has qualified for 16 national championships. Tommy has been fishing professionally for 13 years.
Saltwater Team Evinrude
Captain C.A. Richardson, St. Petersburg, Florida (team member to Ray VanHorn)
Captain Richardson has been competing in inshore saltwater tournaments for more than 10 years. He has proven to be an upper echelon competitor with nine top-10 finishes in pro tour events and two top-five finishes in the FLW Team of the Year title race.
Captain Ray VanHorn, Tarpon Springs, Florida (team member to C.A. Richardson)
Captain Ray is a veteran angler with a diverse list of accomplishments. He won the 2002 Inshore Fishing Association (IFA) Redfish Tour Championship, and has proven himself to be a consistent angler with numerous top-10 finishes. Ray fished the Bassmaster Tour for six years before crossing over to the inshore saltwater circuit.
Captain Bryan Watts, Lithia, Florida and Captain Greg Watts, Eagle Lake, Florida
Identical twin brothers, Bryan and Greg are the 2005 FLW Redfish Series Team of the Year. In 2003, they earned the prestigious Redfish Cup title Team of the Year and won the Redfish Cup Championship and Ranger Cup. They hold the 2001 IFA Redfish Tour Championship and Team of the Year titles.
Captain Leiza Fitzgerald, Clearwater, Florida (team member to Merrily Dunn)
Leiza has won numerous tournaments and was on the first womens team to ever qualify, the first year on tour, for the IFA Redfish Championship. Leiza finished fourth with fishing partner Merrily Dunn, in the IFA Pro 2005 Championship. She is an instructor for the Ultimate Backwater Fishing School and Ladies Lets Go Fishing organization, and an active member of the CCA, PTA, The Snook Foundation, Florida Wildlife Commission, Safari Club, Ducks Unlimited, and Quail Unlimited.
Captain Merrily Dunn, Bradenton, Florida (team member to Leiza Fitzgerald)
Captain Merrily is a renowned fishing guide and instructor for "Ladies Lets Go Fishing". She has won or placed in the majority of redfish tours and local tournaments she's participated in. Merrily ranked in the Top 25 Redfish Teams in the country in 2003, and is the first woman to make it to an Oh Boy! Oberto Redfish Cup Top 5, finishing in 4th Place in Chalmette, Louisiana. As a member of CCA Florida, the Snook Foundation (1st Place 2004 Snook Shindig), and the International Womens Fishing Association, she has won numerous awards for participation in conservation projects and promotes and practices catch and release.
Captain Conrad Lau, Neptune Beach, Florida
Conrad placed third at the 2003 Southern Kingfish Association (SKA) National Championship. He has fished in five FLW kingfish events since 2005 with one top-10 finish. He uses his vast expertise in marine electronics and technology to his competitive advantage. Chelsea, Conrads 13-year old daughter, fishes with him and in 2002, she won junior angler of the year.
Captain Rick Smith, Brunswick, Georgia
Captain Rick holds the 2003 SKA National Championship title. He has been competing in the SKA since its inception 16 years ago and has established himself as a true ambassador to the sport. In 1996 Rick earned his first major title capturing the FLW Kingfish Tour Angler of the Year. Rick fishes the divisional events with his wife Terry, and daughters, Nikki and Carley.
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