Pro Staff

Hometown: Rogersville, AL
Home Lake: Guntersville, Wheeler & Pickwick
I fish the MLF Pro Circuit and Toyota series. When I’m not fishing tournaments I guide full time.

No stranger to the water many of Blake‘s influences as a child were professional fishermen and charter captains. He began his life in the fishing industry at a very young age. These connections led a young Blake at the time to many of the resources and techniques that he now uses as his own. This early love of the sport lead Blake to very early success at the local and world stage. At the age of eleven he won his first fishing derby and by thirteen he had two Freshwater I.G.F.A. world records in the book.
While maintaining a steady presence in the Freshwater tournament world, Blake started moving up the ranks in the Saltwater circuit quickly. Fishing in the IFA Redfish Tour and IFA Lucas Oil Pro Am as a pro, Blake found himself with opportunities to become one of the only cross over professionals in the industry starting in 2015. This came shortly after posting a second place Angler of the Year that same year in the Pro Ams. This success led to Blake making a full time crossover to the FLW Tour in 2016 and the rest has been history.

Growing up in the small town of Collinsville, Ms.  Brock’s father owned a Ranger Dealership in his hometown when he was a kid and growing up all he ever wanted to do was be a Professional Fisherman. Brock transferred to Ole Miss to finish his education and started fishing BFL’s and Everstarts. His second year at Ole Miss, he was asked to join the Ole Miss Fishing team where he was able to win the 2011 Southeast BASS Regional on the Alabama River. At that time he realized he had a shot at making his ultimate goal of fishing the Elite Series.

Chancy Walters, 38, born and raised in Southern Iowa. A jack of all trades in the outdoors – full time wildlife artist, entrepreneur, owner of Crank Wraps lure customization and Big Buck Ruiner cedar cover spray, hunter and personality for Whitetail Adrenaline, all while chasing my lifelong dream of a professional bass angler. I started fishing farm ponds with my father, which lead to throwing a bait caster and an obsession of my Bassmaster magazine subscription all before I was 8 years old. When I was 12, I fished my first tournament against 50 boats and took 1^st place, winning the Bassmaster Casting Kids competition. That is the moment that it all clicked – all I could think about was bass fishing, which led me to saving every dollar I could scrounge to purchase my first boat at 14. I fished local and regional tournaments for many years, learning along the way and honing in my skills to get me to where I am today. This will be my 4^th year fishing the Bassmaster Opens, and I am determined to qualify for the Elite series.

Growing up in the Atchafalaya Basin in southeast Louisiana, Crochet cut his teeth fishing the swamps and bayous. He became the youngest-ever Louisiana State B.A.S.S. Federation Nation Champion in 2006 earning the name “Cajun Baby”, and set his eyes on fishing professionally.  From 2007 to 2009 Cliff competed in the Bassmaster Open series and qualified for the 2010 Bassmaster Classic and an invitation to fish in the Bassmaster Elite Series.

Since his start on the Elite Series, Cliff has continued to develop his trade and increased his career B.A.S.S. earnings to $444,578.  He has also competed in the Bassmaster Open series notching a championship victory  in 2016. Lookout for the Cajun Baby on Major League Fishing now, as he takes his talents to that tour in 2019.

Newberry has arguably won more money fishing a Rat-L-Trap in Texas tournaments than any other angler.  No question, He is a certified Texas Trap master.

I am 32 years old living in Dardanelle, AR. This will be my 7th year fishing professionally after qualifying for the MLF Pro Circuit through the Toyota Series in 2016. Throughout the course of my career I have finished in the Top 10 twenty-two times and fished over 100 total events. When I am not on the road fishing, I am working at my new business venture “All Things Marine” in Centerville, AR. I am excited that 2023 will increase that platform through teaming up with GSM Outdoors and Transitioning to the Bassmaster Opens! See you on the water!

A former motocross racer from Ohio, Fletcher Shryock completed his best year as a pro in 2020, finishing 10th in Angler of the Year stands on the Bass Pro Tour and earning a sixth-place finish at Lake Okeechobee. Shryock won the second major event he ever entered: the 2011 Bass Pro Shops Southern Open on Lake Norman, North Carolina. Shortly after, he collected another Top 10, qualified to fish the Bassmaster Classic, and became a full-time touring pro just over a year later.

Grae Buck is a professional bass angler from Pennsylvania on the MLF Invitationals, competing for his seventh season in 2022. Grae will also be fishing the MLF Northern Toyota Series this year. He fished competitively at Penn State and after college, continued to pursue his fishing passion, working his way up through grass roots tournaments to the semi-professional level, and finally qualifying for the Pro Circuit in 2016. Grae has won four Major League Fishing BFL events, the 2019 BASS Open tournament on Oneida Lake, placed 3rd in MLF Pro Circuit Angler of the Year Point Standings in 2020, finished 7th in the 2020 FLW Fishing Title Championship, 20th in the 2020 Bassmaster Classic, and qualified for the 2016 BFL All-American. Fishing is his primary passion, but Grae also has a strong commitment to environmental conservation. He graduated from Penn State with a B.S. in Environmental Resource Management and serves as an active leader in the Philadelphia-based Mid-Atlantic Youth Anglers organization, to foster an appreciation and respect for the outdoors through fishing.

James Niggemeyer has been a professional angler since 2007. The professional angler from Van, Texas has competed at the Tour level with B.A.S.S., MLF and FLW. After winning the Bassmaster Southern Division Tour Angler of the Year in 2006, Niggemeyer joined the Bassmaster Elite Series, which he focused on through the 2017 season, then began competing on the former FLW Tour – then Pro Circuit – in 2018. In his career, Niggemeyer has competed in 212 professional level events on the Bassmaster and MLF Big 5 circuits. Along the way, he has claimed four victories, 19 top 10 finishes, qualified for 3 Bassmaster Classics, and 2 FLW Cup Championships and in 2018 he finished in second place.

Well established Professional tournament angler and promoter Ken Mah of Elk Grove CA is a 20+ year veteran of the fishing industry. He has 36+ Top 10 finishes in APEX Pro Tour, FLW, MLF, WWBT, and WON competition. He has won 9 major pro level tournament victories. Most importantly he is highly respected and active within the angling community.
Ken continues fishing and competing at the highest levels that the western landscape provides.  He truly loves the competition that tournament bass fishing affords him as an individual.
Ken is passionate and eagerly waiting for the next tournament or promotional event. When he’s not on the water snagging 10lbers, Ken enjoys organizing his tackle, tinkering with tackle, playing softball, and traveling with his wife and two daughters.

Inducted into the Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame in 2020, Kim is an award-winning underwater videographer and producer, best known for his televised fishing program “Hook n’ Look.” An accomplished angler, Kim is a 27-year veteran of the Bassmaster and FLW tours, a Bassmaster Classic and FLW Championship qualifier and won the 1994 Bassmaster Michigan Top-100 event.