@Catt

@Bluebasser86

@A-Jay

@TnRiver46 ,

and a 3 way tie between 

@Dwight Hottle

@Mike L

@Captain Phil

Pros: Dance, Martin, Hank Parker,

shaw Grigsby, Jimmy Houston.

any member on BR and for a pro? well he may not be a pro but if the top 5 pros were standing waiting for me to choose and i seen Mean Gene the Fishing Machine standing next to an outhouse i would pick mean gene.

I won’t name any pros as I have no real interaction with any. As far as members here?

 

@A-Jay I’d love some big smallmouth

@WRB Just to hear his tales in person

@TnRiver46 That’s a bass catcher 

@roadwarrior Another bass catcher!

@hokiehunter373 Never met him in person, but have “known” him for years from bowhunting on an archery site. It’d be nice to fish with a friend 

Any BR member willing to fish with me. I don’t play favorites, lol. 
 

Pros

Bill Dance

Ish Monroe

Shaw Grigsby

Mike Iaconelli 

Tak Omori (sp??)

 

I'd fish with anybody. BR member or Pro, I don't care who you are, you are welcome on my boat any day and if you are kind enough to have me on yours, then I appreciate it.

12 hours ago, slonezp said:

@deaknh03

@12poundbass

@Jigfishn10

@Further North

And whomever has a big enough boat to put all of us on.

Well, this group won't be bored, we'll definitely have a lot of laughs, that's for sure.  

Kingfisher for big Mexican bass

AJay for big smallies

WRB for big California bass

Mobasser because we fish so similar 

Jaderose for a froggin lesson 

Andy Montgomery for a skipping lesson

Seth Feider for fun and beers 

John Cox to show me all the  shallow fish that I have been missing

Tacu Ito to show me new ways to catch them

Roland Martin because he is Roland Martin 

MickD, AJ, Frydog, Gimrius, and Team99 are a couple that come to mind.

 

Pros

Feider, KVD, Zona, Pipkens, Gussy

 

I chose guys that fish or specialize in waters I fish.  

Man, there are too many good people on this forum to just pick 5 out of the bunch. 
Fishing with the pros is a little easier. 
Denny Brauer

Bill Dance

Roland Martin

Guido Hibdon

Larry Nixon 

 

1 hour ago, Jigfishn10 said:

Well, this group won't be bored, we'll definitely have a lot of laughs, that's for sure.  

The exact reason I chose you folks

1 hour ago, slonezp said:

The exact reason I chose you folks

I was thinking the same way when I first saw this post.

 

If I may add to your list @slonezp:

@Nitrofreak

@bilgerat

@Redlinerobert

@Raider Nation Fisher

And:

 

I’d gladly share my boat or any boat with any member on here. There is that list however that is my bucket list. 
 

@slonezp

@Jigfishn10

@Team9nine

@deaknh03

@WRB

@TnRiver46

@Bluebasser86

@A-Jay  (Mexico and Menderchuck)

 

Pros: Zona, KVD, Ike, Feider, and Wheeler

15 hours ago, slonezp said:

@deaknh03

@12poundbass

@Jigfishn10

@Further North

And whomever has a big enough boat to put all of us on.

Are there any lawless towns around anymore for this trip? 

14 minutes ago, 12poundbass said:

Are there any lawless towns around anymore for this trip? 

Chicago LOL

In no particular order : Wrb, Catt, Capt. Phil, and tn46 for their knowledge and locations i will prob. never fish. I could name about 50 others for #5.  As far as going with a pro- Kvd, Zona, Feider, Strader, and Louisa. (sp?)

Pro's in no real order.

 

The late Billy Westmoreland

Ott Defoe

Seth Feider 

Bill Dance

Mark Zona

 

Bass Resources members, in no particular order. 

@MN Fisher

 

@A-Jay

 

@TnRiver46

 

@WRB

This is really tough and kinda unfair. 
There are folks on here that I would PAY to fish with but can’t list. 
 

I am also not listing those I’ve already fished with 

 

@Catt

@Team9nine

@Dwight Hottle

@Mobasser
@jbsoonerfan

@Bluebasser86

@N Florida Mike
@geo g

@J Francho

 

 

Hackney 

Tharp

 

 

Mike

Took awhile but finally located lake Menderchuck...... won't be needing A-Jay.

23 minutes ago, Bird said:

Took awhile but finally located lake Menderchuck...... won't be needing A-Jay.

That is fantastic ~

Because my dance card is Way full at this point . . . . .

#humbled

A-Jay

 

Catt...A-Jay....N Florida Mike....Mike L......Captain Phil......   pros.....Jimmy Houston...Bill Dance...Denny Brauer...Larry Nixon.....Rick Clunn......and anyone that wants to fish with me.......pro or no pro....                                                                         

If Doug Hannon was still alive would he have made anyone's list of preferred professionals ?

not sure on BR members but as far as pros:

 

Mike Iaconelli

Brandon Palaniuk

Kevin VanDam

Ish Monroe

Gerald Swindle

I imagine everyone would be a good time, but off the top of my head...

• @A-Jay - his aura clearly has its own gravitational pull for giant SM. Pretty much a PB guarantee for that trip.
• @Catt - legend and great angler plus I've never been in the south or fished for bass at night (past 10).  
• @Bluebasser86 -can't believe anyone consistently catches big fish like that in Kansas!
• @TnRiver46 - pretty much guaranteed a great time, good grub, and funny stories.
• @WRB - legend catching giants in CA, I'd need to record the whole trip to play back the education. 

For the pros...

• Brandon Palaniuk- his home waters are absolutely beautiful and full of nice bass.
• Hank Parker- seems about as great of a guy as you'd ever have the pleasure to meet.
• Jacob Wheeler- ridiculously good fisherman and seems like a good dude.
• Butch Brown- not sure if qualifies as "pro" since he's not on the tourney trail, but there aren't many out there who know swimbaits like he does.
• Would have been Aaron Martins but I'll sub in Mark Zona. He'd be nonstop entertainment and he knows how to catch fish.

11 minutes ago, Bird said:

If Doug Hannon was still alive would he have made anyone's list of preferred professionals ?

I’d definitely have fished with him. He fished a lot of the same areas I have. 

I’m definitely not able to pick just 5 as there is so much knowledge and therefore so much that can be learned from every member on here but in the spirit of the post here goes…Bulldog1935, A-Jay, Fish Tank, slonezp and Jig Rookie. As for pros Mark Zona, Al Lindner (or anyone associated with his shows), Hank Parker,Brent Chapman and although she’s probably not a pro Sarah Parvin who posts some of the biggest bluegill I’ve ever seen and are one my favorite fish to target.