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Dave is known as “Mr. Ice Fishing” and is credited for leading us into the modern era of ice fishing. Without Dave, ice fishing wouldn’t be where it is today. Dave has influenced most of the ice fishing designs and concepts we use every time we hit the ice, most notably Clam’s Fish Trap shelters. www.davegenz.com

Matt Breuer - Minnesota

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Matt is a professional fishing guide and the owner of North Country Guides and Promotions. Matt’s versatility on the ice has allowed him to consistently catch trophy fish in all species. He also appears in many publications, both cited and as an author.

www.northcountryguides.com

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Terry Tuma - Minnesota

Terry is a member of the National Freshwater and Minnesota Fishing halls of fame. “Tackle” Terry Tuma reaches thousands of anglers every year via seminars and outdoors TV. Tuma also appears on multiple radio stations. Read his popular weekly fishing blog at www.outdoornews.com/minnesota Jason Durham - Minnesota

Jason is a professional fishing guide and a national fishing educator. Jason is sought out as one of the best teachers in the sport of fishing. He has also written many publications on freshwater fishing. www.go-fish-guides.com Jeff is a professional fishing guide and the co-owner of Andersen Brothers Outdoors. Jeff appears regularly on various TV shows and in magazines and is an accredited multi-species angler.

www.andersenbrothersoutdoors.com

Shelly Holland - Minnesota

Shelly is a professional angler and promoter who has been teaching others how to ice fish for years. A regular seminar speaker, Shelly excels at relaying her fishing knowledge to others. She’s always smiling and willing to lend a helping hand. www.sksguides.com

Jean-Paul Tessier - Minnesota

JP’s first memory is fishing with his father and grandfather on Rainy Lake at age three. During hard water, JP works out of Baudette and runs a Sleeper Ice Fishing business, along with portable ice fishing shelters.

www.lakeofthewoodsoutdoorsman.com

Tony Mariotti - Minnesota

Tony Mariotti is a knowledgeable promotional fisherman from the lakes country of Minnesota. Tony is willing to share the most current local tips, tricks and conditions — making him an elite educator in the sport of ice fishing. Chris Granrud - Minnesota

Chris is an accomplished ice fishing guide on Rainy Lake in Northern Minnesota. He truly enjoys educating others and ensuring that they have a great time on the ice.

www.rainydazeoutdoors.com Scott Seibert - Minnesota

Scott is a professional fishing guide and a leader in outdoor promotions. Scott is one of the original Ice Team Pros and has several ice fishing tournament wins under his belt. Scott spends a lot of time mentoring the youth of our sport. www.sksguides.com

Scott Merwin - Minnesota

Scott is a fishing guide and promoter who travels the ice belt educating anglers. www.lakeosakisguide.com Pat Roger - Minnesota

Pat is a fishing promoter and educator with a focus on bringing new anglers into the sport and having fun. Mike Roger - Minnesota

Mike is a fishing guide and promoter who spends a lot of time chasing the big fish of Mille Lacs Lake.

Matt is one of the hosts of “Crappie Chronicles” and chases down big slabs wherever he goes. He’s also an accomplished winter tournament angler. Adam is one of the hosts of “Crappie Chronicles” and guides across the Metro Area, MN. He’s also an accomplished winter tournament angler. Ryan is the owner of Ice Junkies and spends a lot of time guiding and targeting big panfish in Western Wisconsin.

Keith Kavajecz - Wisconsin

Keith is a professional walleye angler and a co-host of “Next Bite TV.” Keith is a Legendary Angler inductee into the National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame and has been featured in about every major fishing publication in existence. www.thenextbite.com Gary Parsons - Wisconsin

Gary is a professional walleye angler and a co-host of “Next Bite TV.” Gary is the only person to have won Angler of the Year titles in three open professional walleye circuits and is arguably one of the best walleye anglers on the planet. www.thenextbite.com

Tommy Hicks - Wisconsin

Tommy grew up fishing and boating on Lake Superior. It was always a dream of Tommy’s to be a fishing guide/captain. He enjoys getting clients on the ice/water and teaching them not only how to be successful, but to do it safely. www.beyondthecatch.com Pete Maina - Wisconsin

Pete is a professional angler and appears regularly on TV programs such-as John Gillespie’s Waters and Woods. Pete is one of North America’s top authorities on muskie and pike and is known around the world for these accomplishments. www.petemaina.com Chase Parsons - Wisconsin

Chase is a professional walleye angler and a cohost of “Next Bite TV.” Chase maintains the title as the youngest full-time walleye angler in the world and consistently earns top finishes throughout the walleye circuits. www.thenextbite.com

Barb Carey - Wisconsin

Barb is the President and founder of Wisconsin Women Fish and the Woman Ice Angler Project. www.podcastgarden. com/podcast/ thegreatwildradioshow

Eric Haataja - Wisconsin

Eric is a professional angler, guide and educator who spends most of his time chasing only big fish in the harbors and bays of Lake Michigan. You can also find him on a hot bite throughout various inland waters, as well. www.wibigfish.com Jim Kusuda - Wisconsin

Jim is a professional angler and promoter. Jim frequents the competitive ice fishing scene where he is an established, top tournament angler. He also appears as the kids’ instructor for most of the events in which he participates. Pat Kalmerton - Wisconsin

Pat is an accomplished guide and promoter who hails from the Sheboygan, Wisconsin area. He is also co-owner of the famous Wolfpack Guide Service and has traveled the ice belt to help ice anglers learn about the great sport of ice fishing!

Bret Alexander - Wisconsin

Bret is a well-known guide in the Green Bay area, where he targets big fish of all species. It’s not uncommon to see him cited in many publications, as well as TV programs. Chuck Mason - Michigan

Chuck is a professional angler and guide. He is also a well-known on-ice tournament angler who has many championship appearances under his belt. Jon “Guy” Sibley - Michigan

Jon is a professional guide who spends his time on Lake Gogebic. Jon is known for monster perch, with numerous fish over 2-pounds caught every year and his style of fishing is second-tonone. www.fishwithguy.com

www.markmartins.net Mark has earned a place as one of the most well-known tournament walleye anglers of all time. Winning multiple highlevel tournaments, Mark has taken that drive into the educational world where he conducts onice schools across the Midwest. Zippy is a professional fishing guide and the founder of the famous Perch Patrol guide service out on Devils Lake. Zippy spends just about every day on the ice and brings unmatched on-ice experience to the team. www.perchpatrol.com

Kevan Paul - Iowa

Kevan is a professional fishing guide and promoter. Kevan spends a lot of time giving seminars and targeting fish across the expansive array of Iowa’s glacial lakes. Watch for Kevan on TV, sharing his knowledge with the ice fishing world.

www.paulsfishingguide.com Craig Oyler - South Dakota

Craig is a professional guide and promoter in the Black Hills and western part of South Dakota: everything from inland trout, to panfish, to monster pike. Craig also travels the ice belt and you’ll see him at most ice fishing events promoting the sport he loves. www.iceaholicsanonymous.com

Rod Woten - Iowa

Rod Woten is a professional ice angler and accomplished on-ice tournament angler from Iowa. Rod has many top finishes in tournaments across the ice belt and has fished in most states where ice fishing is available.

www.coldwaterguideservice.com Dennis Kassube - South Dakota

Dennis is a professional angler and promoter. Dennis has spent countless hours chasing fish across Minnesota and South Dakota. His knack for fishing a wide array of lake types makes him one of the more versatile ice anglers in the game today.

Tim Moore - New Hampshire

Tim is a professional fishing guide and outdoor promoter. Tim chases just about every species that swims and he constantly shares his secrets. Tim continues to blaze new ground and has a ton of exciting winter stories.

www.timmooreoutdoors.com Scott Brauer - New York

Scott is a professional angler and owner of Maki Plastics. Scott spends a lot of time traveling the ice belt promoting the great sport of ice fishing. It’s not uncommon to see an appearance from Scott at most ice fishing venues. www.makiplastic.com Jason is a professional angler and guide who also hosts the “Jason Mitchell Outdoors” television show. Jason has established himself by guiding in the summer along with the famous Perch Patrol on Devils Lake in the winter.

www.jasonmitchelloutdoors.com

Tod Todd - Illinois

Tod is a professional ice angler and promoter. Tod has competed in several top ice fishing tournaments with outstanding results. You can also expect to see Tod appear on several different TV segments across Illinois.

James Vladyka - Vermont

James is a professional fishing guide and promoter. He is one of the go-to on-ice talents in the Eastern part of the U.S. and is responsible for leading a lot of the efforts in that area.

www.fishhoundsoutdoors.com

Ross Robertson - Ohio

Ross is a professional angler and educator. Having written many articles — and now books — Ross has become one of the country’s top-authorities on big-water walleye. Ross spends a lot of time on Lake Erie and brings a lot of skills that he’s always willing to share. www.bigwaterfishing.com

Don Cox - Nebraska

Don’s roots go back to the beginning of Ice Team as a fishing partner to Dave Genz when in Nebraska. Don has some of the largest panfish at his fingertips and you’ll smile when you hear his reports and see his pictures. Nate Zelinsky - Colorado

Nate is a professional fishing guide and ice fishing school instructor. Nate is the owner of Tightline Outdoors, where he not only offers year-round guide trips but also caters to the largest on-ice school in Colorado. Mike Howe - Montana

Mike Howe is an accomplished fishing guide and tournament angler. Whether he’s targeting giant lake trout or conducting onice perch tournaments, Mike dedicates himself toward growing the sport of ice fishing and passing his knowledge on to others. www.howesfishing.com

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