2020 HEAD COACHES
Head Coach - Dusty Wright
Hometown: Big Lake - Turned Bulldog 25 years ago
Proudest Fish: 20 Inch Bass when I was a little lad.
Favorite Fisherman: Al Lindner / Jordan Lee
Favorite Species to Fish For: Whatever is biting
Favorite Lake: Mississippi River
Favorite Lure: Deadly Nedly
How did you learn to fish: Dad and Grandpa
Who do you fish with most: Kids
Boat: Stratos Javelin 185 with Yamaha 150
"There's Just Something About Fishing That Makes People Happy"
Enjoy giving back and taking people fishing.
Learn more about your coach at www.biggtimeoutdoors.com
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Tim Forsythe
Head Coach - Tim Forsythe
Tim has 50 years of Bass fishing experience. He's fished Club tournaments and has qualified for state every year. Tim's also finished each year in the Top 3 for Angler of the Year. He's participated in circuit tournaments where he's qualified for the Tournament of Champions.
Hometown: Big Lake
Proudest Fish: 8.5 lbs Bass
Favorite Fisherman: Dad
Favorite Species to Fish For: Bass
Favorite Lake: The one I'm catching fish on
Favorite Lure: I'm adaptable
How did you learn to fish: Dad
Who do you fish with most:
Boat: Ranger
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Chad Earney
Head Coach - Chad Earney
Hometown: Big Lake
Proudest Fish: 5.5 lbs Bass
Favorite Fisherman: Al Linder
Favorite Species to Fish For: Bass
Favorite Lake: Big Lake
Favorite Lure: Whatever is working at the time
How did you learn to fish: Neighbor
Who do you fish with most: Myself
Boat: Ranger
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Chad Steffens
Head Coach - Chad Steffens
Chad enjoys fishing with his Wife Robyn and their four daughters on both open and hard water. Although he has a passion for walleye fishing Chad's learned a lot about Bass fishing in the past few years. He enjoys spending time with the Bass Team teaching the kids and learning from them at the same time.
Chad considers himself a "professional netter" due to his Wife Robyn catching most of the big fish they encounter.
Hometown: Becker
Proudest Fish: 39" 24 lbs Lake Trout caught in Manitoba
Favorite Fisherman: Al Linder
Favorite Species to Fish For: Walleye & Bass
Favorite Lake: Mille Lacs & Osakis
Favorite Lure: Drop Shot
How did you learn to fish: Time on the water, You Tube, Social Media
Who do you fish with most: My wife Robyn
Boat: Larson FX 1750 w/ 140HP Suzuki
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Tom klimek
Head Coach - Tom Klimek
Tom is involved in League Fishing and has won 9 league titles in the last 6 years. Tom fishes tournaments and won his 1st Bass Tournament on Lake Minnetonka in 1978. He also has top 10 finishes in bass and walleye tournaments, and a 1st place in 3 catfish tournaments. Tom's competitive fishing landed him a 1st place in Northern Division at Camp Confidence Tournament and a 2nd place in the walleye division in the MN Teen Challenge Tournament.
Hometown: Becker
Proudest Fish: 52" Muskie
Favorite Fisherman:
Favorite Species to Fish For: Whatever is biting
Favorite Lake: Mille Lacs
Favorite Lure: Worming
How did you learn to fish: Learned from other people and reading
Who do you fish with most: Anyone who wants to go
Boat: Ranger
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Matt paumen
Head Coach - Matt Paumen
Hometown: Monticello graduate, but have lived in Becker area my entire life.
Proudest Fish: 30" walleye and 50" musky I caught while fishing for walleyes!
Favorite Fisherman: Al Lindner
Favorite Species to Fish For: Bass!
Favorite Lake: Clearwater
Favorite Lure: Jig
How did you learn to fish: Lots of practice and time on the water!
Who do you fish with most: With my son, Tanner
Boat: Skeeter ZX225
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Assistant Coaches
Matt Quick
Todd Schultz
Terry Inman
Matt Quick is a well-known fishing guide in the local area. He’s been doing Walleye and Bass tournaments for the last 20 years. Matt has three children Austin, Charlie and Eloise.
Matt Quick Outdoors
763-464-4176
Terry Inman
Todd Schultz
Terry Inman
Terry lives north of Becker . He volunteers as an Assistant Coach because he enjoys teaching kids how to fish. Terry and his Wife enjoy spending time at their cabin in Garfield. He fishes with his good friend Ray chasing Bass and Crappies. His Dad taught him how to fish, but Roland Martin on TV was pretty good too.
612-219-9155
Todd Schultz
Todd Schultz
Todd Schultz
320-249-1464
Dan Hyttsten
Jayme Doucette
Todd Schultz
Dan has been a coach for our team since 2019. Both of his children Sam and Hanna are on the bass team.
Dan is also a Gold Sponsor with his company Hyttsten Homes
763-477-8806
Eli Martin
Jayme Doucette
Jayme Doucette
Eli was once a walleye tournament angler. Switched over to bass when his son, Tristan, joined the bass team. Eli spends many weekends prefishing and captaining for tournaments.
612-865-7440
Jayme Doucette
Jayme Doucette
Jayme Doucette
Jayme lives north of Becker on 10 acres with his wife Kirsten and their 3 children Callie, Mason & Madison. He loves to hunt, fish, and spend time at their cabin. Jayme enjoys spending time in the outdoors whenever he can.
612-919-1323
For the 2020 Season Jayme has volunteered to be the Tournament Director for the S.A.T.T.
Todd Matvick
Todd Matvick
Todd Matvick
Todd lives north of Becker with his wife Karen, son Tyler and daughter Ashley. He enjoys fishing in the summer with his family on Fish Trap Lake. When he’s not fishing he’s either trapping or putting food plots in, north of Big Fork, getting ready for the whitetail season. Todd’s favorite lake growing up was Mille Lacs where he used stick-baits and spinner rigs chasing walleyes. His favorite bass tactics is top-water…when it works.
763-286-7134
Barry Mowers
Todd Matvick
Todd Matvick
Barry is new to Becker moving here in Aug 2019 from Little Falls. Barry fished bass tournaments all over the state and fished club tourneys out of the Brainerd Lakes area for 18 years. He has now retired from tournament fishing. He runs a 22 ft Ranger Fisherman with a 250HP Yamaha, equipped with a Minn Kota Ulterra tolling motor and a raised front casting deck. Barry’s largest bass weighed in at 10lbs from an Arizona reservoir. Barry has fished em all but his favorite fish species are Lake Trout, which he fishes for in Canada 3 or 4 times a summer. His largest Lake Trout caught was a 38lber while fishing in the Arctic Circle. Barry loves to skip docks for bass using tubes. He is looking forward to spending time on the water with members of the team!
320-360-0551
Tony Foecke
Jared Bistodeau
Jared Bistodeau
Jared Bistodeau
Jared Bistodeau
Jared Bistodeau
Jacob Novak
Jared Bistodeau
Michael Bond
Jacob lives in Clear Lake, Mn and works alongside his Father building homes with Tri-County Professional Builders. He is well-known as one of the areas premier bass fisherman. Jacobs’s most recent accomplishment is placing 8th at the Classic Bass Champion Tour held on Le Homme Dieu in Alexandria, Mn. In his spare time he also makes his own quality bass fishing jigs. His favorite presentation for catching monster bass is the Drop-Shot.
Jacob Sponsors the team as a Gold Sponsor
Tri-County Professional Builders
320-333-3739
@jacobnovakfishing
Michael Bond
Michael Bond
Michael Bond
Day Job: Nurse Anesthetist
Family: married to Laura Bond and have 5 kids: Olivia, Emilia, Clara, Colton, and Nora
Where I’m from: Grew up Clara City MN, now Becker
Favorite Fish to Catch: Walleye and pan fish
Favorite Lure: Blue or Orange Rapala Original & Ugly Bug
Favorite Lake: Lake of the Woods
My picture: My 5 year old son Colton actually caught that fish! I had to help him get it up the ice hole, and the fish was to big for him to hold! It’s never to early to get kids fishing!
Team: I am on team 3 and I have a Lund 1775 Crossover XS with a 115 Mercury
Go Becker Bass Team!
Aaron Vetsch
Michael Bond
Aaron Vetsch
Tony Graning
Michael Bond
Aaron Vetsch
Brandon Doering
Brandon Doering
Brandon Doering
Greg Bowles
Brandon Doering
Brandon Doering
Greg enjoys taking kids out fishing and seeing the excitement on their faces when they catch that "Big One". His biggest fish is a 29.5" Walleye . Greg 's favorite tactics are Lindy Rigs, jigs & plastic for walleyes. He spends most of his time fishing with his son Scott, his Dad, and friends.
Dave Albrecht
Brandon Doering
Dave Albrecht
Dave likes catching different types of fish . Such as this Peacock Bass caught in a canal in Naples, FL. Dave is married to Kristy and they have two sons. Logan is in 9th grade and a member of the Bass Team, and Evan in 7th grade. Dave works at the Sherco Plant in Becker.
Jake Wilhelm
Clayton Taylor
Clayton Taylor
Jake spends a lot of time fishing with his son Cole who is on the Bass Team. His largest fish is a 44" Muskie caught in Canada. His love for fishing was inspired by his Dad who taught him how to fish.
Clayton Taylor
Clayton Taylor
Clayton Taylor
Chad McKay
Clayton Taylor
Kory McCalla
Kory McCalla
Chris Halvorson
Kory McCalla
Mike Koenig
Chris Halvorson
Chris Halvorson
Chris Halvorson
Chris Halvorson
Chris Halvorson
Joe Meyer
Matt (Buzz) Simonson
Matt (Buzz) Simonson
Joe enjoys fishing with his Son Parker who is on the Bass Team. His biggest fish is a 33 lbs King Salmon that he almost lost due to his Brother breaking the net during the catch. Joe likes to fish for bass on Limestone Lake using a jig worm. He brags out only using 2 lures while fishing…what kind they are is still a mystery!
Matt (Buzz) Simonson
Matt (Buzz) Simonson
Matt (Buzz) Simonson
Todd Martindale
Matt (Buzz) Simonson
Todd Martindale
Steve Hosier
Steve Hosier
Todd Martindale
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Boat Captain
Pictured is Steve's Son Nick
Becker Bass Team Coaching
2020 Coaching Plan
For 2020 we continue to recruit and build up our team. Coaching is a vital part of providing learning opportunities and good experiences to the students, parents and other coaches. We all learn and continue to learn from each other. We have a need for a variety of coaches and boat captains. This year we have developed a coaching committee to help recruit, decide on meeting topics, plan local events and lakes, provide more opportunities, and to develop and deliver a curriculum.
What We Offer Our Volunteer Coaches
The excitement to be part of the fast growing sport of high school youth angling! Sharing your passion, developing relationships, teaching and giving back. The experience, in itself, is worth the commitment to help. We guarantee it! In addition to having fun we commit the following to our coaching staff:
- Personal Fishing Bio Page on Website
- Participation and Invite to all of our sponsored events
- Team hat and shirt
- Participation in our manufacturer discount programs
- St. Croix Rods / Rapala VIP / G-Loomis / Shimano/ Big Bite Baits / Northland Tackle Pure Fishing / Blackfish Gear / Clam Outdoors / All-Terrain Tackle and more!
Some topics we plan on covering this year
- Safety
- Boating, Personal, Weather
- Environment
- Invasive Species
- Bass Fishing
- Equipment
- Tournaments
- Preparation and Execution
If you consider yourself knowledgable, or if you know someone who would make a great teacher on some of these above topics, please join us and help!. We are always looking for coaches, speakers, guests, boat captains, guides, and teachers! Good stories are welcome too.
2020 Coaches and Boat Captains
Interested in helping? We are always looking for more coaches and boat captains.
You don't need a fancy shmancy bass boat. You don't need to be pro fisherman. Just spend time with kids on the water. We invite you to attend our meetings, learn, and get better at fishing. We promise you will have fun and enjoy this experience!