B.A.S.S. Nation

Meet the 2022 Nation Championship anglers

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On Nov. 9-11, more than 100 anglers from across the world will compete in the TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Championship on Pickwick Lake in Florence, Ala. The anglers qualified through a variety of means, including events in their own regions and five regular-season B.A.S.S. Nation regionals held across the United States. After the Nation Championship, the top three finishers will earn invitations to the 2023 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic, which is scheduled for March 24-26 in Knoxville, Tenn. One of last year’s Nation qualifiers, Taylor Smith, finished eighth in the 2022 Classic held on South Carolina’s Lake Hartwell. The 2021 Nation champion Matty Wong fished 2022 on the Bassmaster Elite Series and is back to defend his Nation crown at Pickwick. Here’s a look at the entire field for this year’s Nation Championship.
ALABAMA
Johnny Clark
Lake Tuscaloosa Bassmasters
ALABAMA
Will Davis Jr.
Pro Line Bassmasters
ARKANSAS
Doug Thompson
Natural State Bass Anglers
ARKANSAS
Lanny Dooley
Lake Norfork Bass Club
ARKANSAS
Russell Sturdivant
ARIZONA
Eric Hammer
Surprise Bass Club
ARIZONA
Frankie Mueller
Colorado River Bass Cats
CALIFORNIA
Kenneth Cleveland
Valley Bass Club
CALIFORNIA
Tim Meeks
Valley Bass Club
CANADA
Danny McGarry
Quinte Bassmasters
CANADA
Tracy Rich
Northern Bay Bassmasters
COLORADO
Jared Miller
Southern Colorado Bass Club
COLORADO
Jon Pollock
Denver Bassmasters
CONNECTICUT
Devin Hines
Heart of Conn Bassmasters
CONNECTICUT
Tim Talento
Heart of Conn Bassmasters
DELAWARE
Amos Dixon
All Waters Bass Stalkers
DELAWARE
John Fitzgerald
Three Rivers of Delaware
Defending Champion
Matty Wong
Ventura County Bass Club
FLORIDA
Dave Turner
Dunnellon Bassmasters
FLORIDA
Michael Smith
Hub City Bassmasters
GEORGIA
Brent Tullis
Marietta Bassmasters
GEORGIA
Scott McNeely
Lost Mountain Bass Masters
IOWA
Matt Goltz
Northeast Iowa Bass
IOWA
Tanner Bock
Dubuqe BASS
IDAHO
David Bertsch
Panhandle Bass Anglers
IDAHO
Keegan Graves
Payette River Bassmasters
ILLINOIS
Kristopher Gaertner
Illinois River Bassmaster
 
ILLINOIS
Pete Saele
Blunkers
INDIANA
Jeff Wehner
The Angling UPDicts
INDIANA
Nick Uebelhor
Southern IN Lip Rippers
ITALY
Francesco Guazzi
Spinning BASS Sassuolo
ITALY
Marco Burighel
Italy B.A.S.S. Nation
JAPAN
Kenji Suzuki
Central Bassmasters Club
JAPAN
Kentaro Yamada
Western Bassmasters
KANSAS
Jeremy Montgomery
Olathe Bass Club
KANSAS
Ray Cates
Leavenworth Bass Club
KENTUCKY
David Eades
Bluegrass Bassmasters
KENTUCKY
Michael Boggs II
The Big Sack Bass Club
LOUISIANA
Dwight Minogue
Westside Bassmasters
LOUISIANA
Tim Carmouche
Ascension Area Anglers
Massachusetts
Aaron Orsi
Massachusetts B.A.S.S. Nation
MASSACHUSETTS
Matthew Furtado
Tri-County Bassmasters
 
MARYLAND
Paul Gietka
Upper Bay Bassmasters
MARYLAND
Ricky Schlauch
Mudbug Bassmasters
MAINE
Nicholas Holt
Hancock County Bassers
MAINE
Anthony Dulac
Androscoggin Bassmasters
MEXICO
Jesus Morales Alvarez
Mexico Bass
MEXICO
Jorge Trapero Barraza
Mexico Bass
MICHIGAN
Dan Mundy
Michigan Bass Gang
MICHIGAN
Tyler Hatfield
West Michigan Bassmasters
MINNESOTA
Pheerayout See
Zumbro Valley Bassmasters
MINNESOTA
Steve Lee
Prior Lake Hooksetters
MISSOURI
Cole Findley
Team Concepts Bassmasters
MISSOURI
Tristan Pierce
White River Elite
MISSISSIPPI
Bailey Madere
Miss-Lou Rod Benders
MISSISSIPPI
Matt Martin
Brookhaven Bass Club
MONTANA
Grant Aumiller
Clark Fork Bass Anglers
MONTANA
Joel Leiser
Big Sky Bassers
NAMIBIA
Jurgen Geiger
Namibia Bass Angling Association
NAMIBIA
Neil Engelbrecht
Namibia Bass Angling Association
NORTH CAROLINA
David Winters
Sandy Creek Bassmasters
NORTH CAROLINA
Keith Thompson
Southfork Bassmasters
NEBRASKA
Jared Knuth
Hidden Valley Bassmasters
NEBRASKA
Tom Leblanc Jr
River City Bass Club
 
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Peter Owen
New Hampshire Bass Casters
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Timothy Dube
NH Last Cast Club
NEW JERSEY
Brian Marino
Out of Line
NEW JERSEY
Conor Cahill
Five Alive Bassmasters
NEW MEXICO
Kris Bosley
High Country Bass Anglers
NEW MEXICO
Terry Wilson
Canadian River Bass Club
NEVADA
Darren Wilson
Nevada Bass Anglers
NEVADA
John Gibbs
Nevada Bass Anglers
NEW YORK
Brad Brodnicki
Niagara Frontier Bassmasters
NEW YORK
Jacob Zaremski
Rochester Bassmasters
OHIO
Andy Strickland
OHIO
Colton Didion
Columbus Bassmasters
OHIO
Eddie Levin
Bent Rod Bass Club
OKLAHOMA
Brandon Pedigo
Mid-Oklahoma Bassmasters
OKLAHOMA
Hieu Nguyen
Mid-Oklahoma Bassmasters
OREGON
Dustin Sortor
Cascade Bass Masters
OREGON
Frank Scarla
Eugene Bass Masters
PENNSYLVANIA
Jonathan Dietz
Central PA Bassmasters
PENNSYLVANIA
Josh Giran
Road Warriors
PORTUGAL
Nuno Cesar
Bass Lisboa
PORTUGAL
Paulo Ramos
Bass Lisboa
Paralyzed veterans of America
Kurt Glass
PVA
Florida Bass
 
RHODE ISLAND
Lewis Mendall
Classic Bassmasters
RHODE ISLAND
Mike Wolfenden
RI State Bassmasters
SOUTH CAROLINA
Jonathan Lee
Carolina Hookers
SOUTH CAROLINA
Matt Judy
Limitless Bassmasters
SOUTH DAKOTA
Brandon Logue
Bon Homme Assoc
SOUTH DAKOTA
Monty Fralick
Bon Homme Assoc
SOUTH AFRICA
Andrew Nienaber
South African Bass Angling Assoc
SOUTH AFRICA
Justus Varkevisser
South African Bass Angling Assoc
SPAIN
Luis Jimenez
AD Caspe Bassmasters
SPAIN
Ruben Burgos Yecora
AD Caspe Bassmasters
TENNESSEE
Jacob Bull
Luke 5-11 Bass Masters
TENNESSEE
Joe Johnson
Fishing 45 Bass Club
TEXAS
Brian Jones
The Bass Club
TEXAS
David Porter
Century Bass Club
UTAH
John Romanin
Fish’n Hole Bassmasters
UTAH
Terry Peterson
Top of Utah Bass Anglers
VIRGINIA
Eric Frazier
New River Valley Bassmasters
VIRGINIA
James Graves III
Max 10 Bass Masters
VERMONT
Garrett Sicely
Rutland County Bassmasters
VERMONT
Thomas Waltz
Chimney Point Bassmasters
WASHINGTON
James Hollingshead
Columbia Basin Bass
WASHINGTON
Justin Campbell
Tri Cities River Runners
Wisconsin
Chris Fredrick
Great Lakes Bass Anglers
Wisconsin
Colton Haney
River Road Bassmasters
WEST VIRGINIA
JJ Dickens
New River Bassmasters
WEST VIRGINIA
Wil Dieffenbauch
Getting Jiggy Bass Club
WYOMING
Brent Shores
Wyoming B.A.S.S. Nation
WYOMING
Nigel Dalton
Wyoming B.A.S.S. Nation
ZIMBABWE
Barry Launder
Capital City Chapter
ZIMBABWE
Fraser Speirs
Capital City Chapter