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
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
Author of several articles(Can be seen at BassChamp.com, Bass FishingUSA.com and ProBassAnglers.com, landbigfish.com)
Tournament Director For the Anglers Choice New York Divsion

Tournament Circuits Currently Fished:
B.A.S.S. Northern Opens
BFL North East Division
FLW Tour
Everstart Series

Sponsors:
Tournament Force Tackle Systems
North Coast Software
Mojo Lures
Assalt Premium Lures
Power Pro Line
Albackore
KidLizard Bait
Black Mamba
LunkerLunchBox
Kistler Rods
Nemire Lures
McCoy Fishing Line
BearPaws Hand Poured Baits
Ambush Lures
Daimon Lures
Cavitron Lures
Tru-Turn/Daiichi/XPoint Hooks
StrikePro USA
Specialty Tackle
TICA Fishing Tackle

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:
Springfield, MA Feb 19-22
Suffern, NY Mar 4-7

Media Coverage:
Radio and Television recordings available upon request