BOB POPP
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Biography of Bob Popp
1966-Present
“Through the Years”
The Beginning:
I started fishing around the age of 5 when my father took
me for the first time. I grew up in Industry, PA a small
town north of Pittsburgh on the Ohio River. Living so close
to the Ohio River, that is where a majority of my early
days of fishing took place. My father and mother both liked
to fish so we also went to Lake Arthur, Lake Erie and Pymatuming
Reservoir (all Western Pa waterways) quite often.
The Learning Years:
After High School I went directly into the USMC which gave
me plenty of opportunities to fish different waters from
California Delta to the Neuse River in North Carolina. It
was in North Carolina where I joined my first bass club,
The Havelock Hawg Busters. We fished tournaments year-round
so that gave me the opportunity to fish under a wide range
of conditions, from steamy hot to freezing cold.
After I was Honorably Discharged from the Marines, I returned
to Industry where I joined the Western Pennsylvania Bass
Association and the South Hills Bassmasters (a club near
Pittsburgh). Fishing both clubs enabled me fish with many
different anglers and add to my knowledge of bass fishing.
A year later I joined the Outcasts Bassmasters which was
a local club that fished a lot of tournaments on the Ohio
River, a body of water that I knew like the back of my hand.
In 1992 I moved to Oswego, New York, a town on Lake Ontario.
There I joined the Port City Bassmasters, having to work
7 days a week I could not fish much for the first year.
The following year I started the Oswego Bass Association
which I served as President for 4 years the club grew to
over 30 members and is still in existence today.
The Maturing Years:
In 1995 I started fishing The Redman Tournament Trail (now
called the Walmart BFL) I was quite successful in many tournaments
that first year. That is when I started to fish Redman Full
time. I have been fishing Pro now for 4 years, I fish the
BFL, FLW, Everstart and Bassmaster tournament trails.
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Bob Popp
Professional Bass Fisherman
Bass Fishing Instructor
Mission:
To introduce, teach and promote bass fishing through the use of
the Internet, tournaments, seminars and other media
General Information:
Address: P.O. Box 254, Minetto, New York 13115
Telephone Number: 315-343-2731 (Home)
315-374-9640 (Cell)
Age: 37 Family: Wife (Joann), Children (Three Stepchildren)
Height: 5’8” Weight: 200 lbs Health: Excellent
Email: Bob@BassChamp.com
Web: www.BassChamp.com
Hobbies: Fishing, Antique Fishing Tackle, Computers
Professional Information:
Employer: North Coast Software
333 West First Street
Oswego, New York 13126
315-342-8470
WWW.Ncoastsoft.com
gvanwert@ncoastsoft.com
Profession: Lead Computer Instructor
Professional Education:
College:
Major: Bachelors of Science Degree in Information Science
Minor: Electronic Engineering
Computer Certifications: Microsoft Certified Professional, Comptia
A+,
Comptia Network +and Cisco Academy
Fishing Information:
Experience: Been fishing since the age of 5 and 17 years fishing
Tournaments
Fishing Education: 7 year attendee of “B.A.S.S. Fishing
University”
Fishing Organizations:
Bass Anglers Sportsmen Society of America- 25 Years
FLW Outdoors (Formerly Operation Bass) - 15 Years
American Bass Anglers (Formerly MBAA)-17 Years
North America Fishing Club- 12 Years
Fishing Accomplishments:
· Founder and Chairman (Served 4 Years) of the “Oswego
County Fishing Extravaganza” (An event that drew thousands
of fisherman from the Central New York area for a day of learning
more about fishing)
· Founder and President (Served 4 Years)- Oswego Bass Association
(A bass club that membership grew to over 30 fisherman and is
still in existence today)
· An accomplished local/regional tournament fisherman,
accomplishments include:
4 Time Angler of the year
Numerous 1st, 2nd and top 5 finishes
Fishing Accomplishments:
· An accomplished Bass Fishing Instructor
· A very strong strength in public speaking/seminars
· 2nd Place in Bassin Magazine Big Bass World Championship
for New York State
· Redman(BFL) North East Division Regional Qualifier
Tournament Circuits Currently Fished:
· B.A.S.S. Northern Opens
· BFL North East Division
· FLW Tour
· Everstart Series
Sponsors:
Tournament Force Tackle Systems Clinton, Ct. WWW.TFbass.com
North Coast Software Oswego, NY WWW.ncoastsoft.com
Berkley Spirit Lake, IA WWW.Berkley-fishing.com
Roboworm California WWW.RoboWorm.com
Current Member of the following Pro-Staffs:
Tournament Force Tackle Systems
WWW.BassFishingUSA.com
Future Commitments:
· Teaching Our Youth To Fish: A series of instructional
classes for children of Central New York to learn how to fish
(Founder and Instructor)
· Scheduled to appear at the following Sport Shows for
Winter 2004:
Fort Washington, PA Jan 21-25
Worcester, MA Feb 5-8
Hartford, CT Feb 12-14
Springfield, MA Feb 19-22
Suffrin, NY Mar 4-7
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