2019 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
Favorite Species to Fish For: Whatever is biting
Favorite Lake: LOW - Lake of the Woods
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
About
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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Scott staples
Head Coach - Scott Staples
About
Hometown: Austin, Mn
Proudest Fish: 7.25 lbs Bass
Favorite Fisherman: Father-in-Law Wayne
Favorite Species to Fish For: Bass
Favorite Lake: Union South by Alexandria
Favorite Lure: Smithwick Devilhorse
How did you learn to fish: Father-in-Law Wayne
Who do you fish with most: Son-in-Law or by myself
Boat: Phoenix 618
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Assistant Coaches
Matt Quick
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
Terry Inman
Terry lives north of Becker and has no kids on the Bass Team. 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.
Todd Schultz
Eli Martin
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.
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.
Tony Foecke
Jared Bistodeau
Jacob Novak
Jacob lives in Clear Lake, Mn and works alongside his Father building homes under 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.
@jacobnovakfishing
Butch Anderson
Greg Bowles
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
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
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.
Jamie Waytachek
Joe Meyer
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
Todd Martindale
Becker Bass Team Coaching
2019 Coaching Plan
For 2019 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 commitee 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 Jersey for a committment and participation in 3 or more team events.
- Participation in our manufacturer discount programs
- St. Croix Rods / Rapala VIP / G-Loomis / Shimano/ Big Bite Baits / Northland 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.
2019 Coaches and Boat Captains
- Dusty Wright
- Tim Forsythe
- Chad Earney
- Todd Matvick
- Tom Klimek
- Jayme Doucette
- Matt Quick
- Chad Steffans
- Terry Inman
- Eli Martin
- Todd Schultz
- Scott Staples
- Tim Schwartz - Walleye (H2Outfitters)
- Bill Longley - Walleye/Mississippi River (H2Outfitters)
- Josh Lund - Pro Walleye
- Taylor Mazur - SCSU
- Clifford (Butch) Anderson
- Todd Martindale
- Buzz Simonson
- Jamie Waytacheck
- Jake Wilhelm
- Greg Bowles
- Dave Ahlbrecht
- Jacob Novak - Rookie Pro Year
- Jared Bistodeau
- Tony Foecke
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!