Guy Eaker, Sr., Cherryville, NC

Guy is a professional fisherman & noted fishing instructor. He won the 1994 Texas Invitational B.A.S.S. Tournament.
During his career, he has qualified for 10 BASSMASTER Classics and won over One Million Dollars.

Guy's hobbies include: hunting and golfing.

Bill Fletcher, Treasurer Hot Springs, AR

Bill Fletcher is a cofounder of the Professional Bass Fishing Hall of Fame.
He is a Professional Engineer and co-founded B&F Engineering, Inc. in 1972.
Bill served as President of the firm from 1981 through 1997 and is currently Chairman of the Board.

B&F has a staff of over 40 full-time technical employees.

Bruce Holt, Vice President Woodland, WA

Bruce Holt is the Executive Director of the Woodland, Washington, based fishing rod company, G*Loomis, and has been an avid bass angler for over 40 years.

He's an avid archer, rifle hunter and all around outdoorsman and resides in Kalama, Washington.

Sammy Lee, President Birmingham, AL

Sammy Lee is the host of the nationally syndicated radio/fishing program, "Tight Lines with Sammy Lee", that he has been producing since 1984.

"Tight Lines with Sammy Lee" airs fifty-two weeks a year, on radio stations in twenty-six states, over the Internet and podcasts over a variety of sites, including iTunes.

Lee's hobbies include: photography, fishing and playing golf.

Ray Murski, Meridian, TX

Ray is the owner of the prestigious Bliss-Murski Rep Group, of Dallas, TX. which currently has 100-sales representatives and support personnel representing major hunting and fishing tackle companies, in 30 states and territories.

In 1995, he bought Strike King Lure Company and today Strike King is one of the leading lure companies in the world. Ray was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2005.

Gary Nesty, Brazil, IN

Dr. Gary Nesty graduated from the Indiana University School of Optometry in May of 1973.

He established The World in Focus Eyecare in September of 1973.
In May of 1994 he founded Solar Bat Enterprises, Inc. a company specializing in polarized sunglasses, and one of the leading manufacturer's of sunglasses for anglers.

Dave Precht, Vice President Lake Buena Vista, FL

Dave Precht, is a 30-year veteran in outdoor writing and a lifelong angler.

He is Senior Director, Publications, for B.A.S.S. in Orlando, Fla. He began his career as outdoor editor of the Houston Post in 1976 and joined B.A.S.S. in 1979 as staff writer and director of the B.A.S.S. News Service. He served as Editor of Bassmaster Magazine from 1984 until 2003, when he was named Editor-in-Chief.

Mike Wurm, Hot Springs, AR

Professional Bass Angler, 10 time BASS Classic qualifier and 4 time FLW Championship qualifier. Mike has toured for 13 years and won his first national tournament in 1996. He qualified for the 2004 and 2005 BASS Elite 50 Tour. He is an original member of the Professional Bass Fishing Hall of Fame board of directors, where he severs as the Chairman of the Nomination Committee. He has qualified for the B.A.S.S. Elite Series every year. Mike's hobby is playing golf.

Don Watts, Lexington, SC

Don, a try-out for a major league baseball team, went into the fishing business. Today he serves as the General Manager of the Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World in Denver, CO.Having spent the better part of his life in the outdoors hunting and  fishing, Don brings both a wealth of knowledge about fishing and the business of marketing bass fishing to the Hall of Fame.

Jeff Pontius, Tulsa, OK

Jeff has been President of Zebco/Quantum since 1998. They design and manufacture rods and reels for recreational fishermen under the Zebco and Rhino brands and for avid fishermen under the Quantum, Fin-Nor

and Van Staal brands. He is currently Vice Chairman of the American Sportfishing Association and is also a board member and past Chairman of the Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation, which does the "Take Me

Fishing" and "Angler's Legacy" campaigns.

Gene Ellison, Boston, MA

Gene is the owner of a prestigious investment practice and a professional fisherman. He is former Executive Director of the Professional Anglers Association (PAA).  In this role Gene designed, implemented and supervised the PAA’s first ever professional tournament, the Historic Toyota Texas Bass Classic. 

Gene is passionate in sharing his love for the outdoors with children.

Kathy Magers, Waxahachie, TX

Kathy is a former national champion on the women’s circuits and an advisor to the Women’s Sport Fishing Foundation.  She is also a freelance outdoor writer and photographer. Kathy is an inductee in a number of Halls of Fame and holds the record for Smallmouth, on the Bass ‘n Gal Circuit.

She is dedicated to family, fishing and boating.

Dick Hart, Dallas, TX

Richard M. Hart is a Director of Martin Sprocket & Gear, Inc., and the Dallas Advisory Board of TXU Electric Delivery. Prior to his retirement, he held the position of CAO of InterFirst Corporation and Chairman of the Trust for JP Morgan Chase Bank. His many honors include: Texas Parks and Wildlife Lone Star Legend, Chairman's Award for Public Service, 2002; 2006 Induction into the Texas Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame; and, Designation of the Richard M. Hart/Johnny Morris Conservation Center at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center.