Bio-

Craig De Fronzo grew up in Hauppauge NY on Long Island. Very early on he became interested in bass fishing as he lived in the middle of what he terms the Western Suffolk Big Bass Belt. This was a series of lakes that were all located in close proximity to each other. Fishing on Blydenburg, Millers Pond and Lake Ronkonkoma, Craig became a power fisherman and took what he learned on these lakes to Florida every Spring during his youth. Craig cut his teeth fishing Floridas famed big bass waters such as West Toho, Lake George, St. Johns River, Suwanee River , Lake Osbourne, the Everglades, The Big O, Kissimmee and others. In the early nineties Craig took a trip to the Ocala National forest and caught a 13.9lb bass on 6lb test. This was the turning point in his young angling career as he switched over to the realm of finesse fishing.

Craig began to adopt all of the "New" West Coast methods and re applied them to his fishing here in NY. Not only did he discover he could get more bites when scaling down his tackle, he saw that he was catching far more large fish as well. He has documented through the NYDEC Diary program an outlandish number of bass over 5lbs all on light tackle. To date he has landed 21 bass over 7lbs on LI including 3 bonafide nine pounders. When he is not chasing largemouth bass, he can be found out in Montauk looking for big stripers.

Nicknamed "The Surgeon" by several of his friends and club mates, for his meticulous eye for detail and scientific approaches, he was selected to be on Owner Americas field staff in 1995. Craig has written articles that appear regularly on River Smallies.com, Kevins bass site, The Michigan Fishfinder, Bronzeback.com, Bassininny.com and several for the Fisherman magazine and NYDEC Sweetwater Angler. He has had 300 articles published within the last decade. Craig is also the author of 14 bass fishing related ebooks.

Craig has given several presentations on light tackle jig and tube fishing for the South Jersey Bass Busters and Suffolk County Bassmasters and New York Bass University. He is known for his technical approach to fishing and finding patterns. He is currently a police officer in NYC and was part of the Harlem Outreach program which taught inner city kids how to fish in Central Park. He worked with this program for the 5 years.

Craig believes that confidence and his unorthodox approaches often give him the advantage out on the water. He is part owner of Micro Munch Tackle and is sponsored by Kistler Custom Rods, Sea King, Mizmo Baits, Kick N Bass, BBQ Team Coyote Roadkill, Jerky Hut and Mr. B's Tackle. He is on the staff of BassinUSA and Ultimate Bass and is a guest writer for RiverSmallies.com, Kevins Bass Site, BassResource.com, Illinios smallmouth Alliance, Michigan Fish Finder, BassAnglersonline.com and another site.com.

Each fishing season Craig hosts a charity bass tournament dedicated in the memory of is childhood friend Tom Aylward who was killed in an auto wreck in North Carolina in 2000. The event draws some big name sponsors and 100% of the fees and donations generated make their way to the Aylward family.

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Although I fish competitively and wear my sponsors colors proudly speaking with many anglers at the ramp, I feel my greatest attribute is being able to promote products and services through speaking to people at the seminars I do and through the many articles I write for various publications and websites. I am a staff writer for 3 of the biggest bass fishing websites on the net as well as several smaller sites. There is potential for my articles and ideas to reach over a million anglers a year, likely many more than that. I have been featured as a guest host of several TV fishing shows and have several invitations to do more. The possibility to reach large numbers of viewers exists. In 2005 alone, I've done 25 speaking engagements for national boat and fishing shows, clubs and websites. I would estimate that I've spoken before 3000 unique individuals at these functions. I have spoken alongside of such personalities as Jimmy Houston, Larry Nixon and Jason Reynolds.

One thing I feel that is essential for me to work with any sponsor is the absolute belief in the product or service. Product knowledge is paramount to my success both on the water and representing your company.

I have a degree in Criminal Justice and have been a law enforcement officer for the NYPD for over 10 years. I've seen and done it all. I believe that being a police officer has given me the great ability to be a public speaker bursting with confidence.

My goal is to complete what is expected of me by my sponsors when called upon. I do my best to represent in a professional manner and I realize in truth that I am an ambassador to your company, a reflection of what your business is all about. For this reason, I commit myself to exhibiting conduct in a professional, courteous and humble manner at all times.

While I don't feel that my tournament activity should be a large consideration for a position with any company, I list the past few seasons results to show that I am active in competition.

Angling Accomplishments and Achievements

6-20-04 first place Loon Lake Craig DeFronzo- 14.69lbs 3 LMB 1 SMB

7-31-04 first place Upper Mills C. DeFronzo- 5LMB 18.79lbs

8-07-04 first place Hither Hills C.DeFronzo- 5LMB 18.10lbs

8-28-04 second place Bryant Lake C DeFronzo- 5 LMB 12.45lbs

10-24-04 first place Classic Forge Pond C.DeFronzo 10.37lbs

2004 Anglers of The Year: R.Fisher/C.DeFronzo: 74.40lbs

Mr Bass Craig DeFronzo 4.89 Smallmouth

Club MVP: Craig DeFronzo

Classic Champs: R.Fisher/C.DeFronzo

6-15-03 second place Hither Hills 11.88lbs Craig DeFronzo

6-22-03 first place Maratooka Pond 9.55lbs Craig DeFronzo

6-28-03 first place Upper Mills 13.80lbs Craig DeFronzo

7-20-03 first place Forge Pond 11.96lbs Craig DeFronzo

7-13-03 first place Swan Pond 10.72lbs Craig DeFronzo

7-27-03 first place West Lake 12.69lbs Craig DeFronzo

8-10-03 second place Hither Hills 8.15lbs Craig DeFronzo

9-7-03 first place Forge Pond 16.93lbs Tom Aylward Memorial Event Craig DeFronzo/Paul Ritchie

9-14-03 first place Upper Mills 6.48lbs Craig DeFronzo

2003 films pilot episode of Lunkerville

2003 ESBA Team Anglers of the Year Craig DeFronzo/Rob Fisher 86.54lbs 72pts out of 80 for the 2003 season

2005 Seminar Series at NY Boat Show with Larry Nixon and Jimmy Houston

2005 Filmed second Lunkerville Episode

Mr. Bass ESBA 2003 season Craig DeFronzo 4.89lb largemouth

2003 ESBA Club MVP Craig DeFronzo

6-2-02- first place Forge Pond 12.48lbs Craig DeFronzo

6-9-02 second place Zone 1 4.66lbs Craig DeFronzo

6-21-02 second place Swan Pond 7.87lbs Craig DeFronzo

7-7-02 first place Upper Mills 11.50lbs Craig DeFronzo

8-11-02 second place Forge pond 9.70lbs Craig DeFronzo

8-25-02 second Place Hither Hills 7.74lbs Craig DeFronzo

9-15-02 first place Swan Pond 7.59lbs Craig DeFronzo

9-22-02 first place Maratooka pond 9.50lbs Craig DeFronzo

10-02/ 10-03 -02 ESBA Classic first place 16.79lbs Craig DeFronzo

2002 Team anglers of the Year Craig DeFronzo and Rob Fisher

2002 overall angler of the year Craig DeFronzo

2002 club MVP Craig DeFronzo

2001 Helps establish Green Eyes Worm Works and Wicked Tubes, hand poured baits

2000 Forms Micro Munch Tackle

1995 Invented the proto type of the Micro Munch Jig

1995 co-Founder Harlem Outreach Fishing with Inner city Kids Program

1995 Runner Up Big Bass World Championship for NY 8.16lbs

1994 Runner Up Big Bass World Championship for NY 7.34lbs

Pro Staff Affiliations

BASSIN' USA

Mr. B's Bait and Tackle

Owner America Corp.

Sea King Line

Micro Munch Tackle

Kistler Custom Rods

Kick N Bass

Jerky Hut

Fish For Free

BBQ Team Coyote Roadkill

Mizmo Baits

Micro Munch Tackle Blue Label

Key Stats :

Largest Largemouth Bass 13 pounds 9 ounces Ocala National Forest

Largest NY Largemouth Bass 9 pounds 14 ounces Wildwood lake

Largest NY Smallmouth Bass 6 pounds 2 ounces Hudson River Catskill Creek

Largest LI Largemouth (2) 9 pounds 3 ounces Largemouth Bass Peconic River both Zone II

Largest 5 bass Tournament total 22 pounds 14 ounces Mahopac NY 2000

Largest LI 5 bass total 32 pounds 4 ounces Millers Pond 1991

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