Jeff, along with Chris and Cory, all competed in last year’s Bassmaster Classic which is a huge accomplishment in just qualifying for the world’s most prestigious Bass fishing tournament.

Jeff, known as Gussy, targeted Smallmouth Bass for the entire event. He fully planned on fishing Largemouth, but after a tough practice period and talking to one of his touring buddies who caught a few Smallies, Gussy decided to give the Smallmouth a go. It was probably a tough decision since the Largemouth and Spotted Bass size limit was 15” and the Smallmouth was 18, a huge difference in a tournament situation. That said, if an angler was onto 18” Smallies… they would add up to a nice sack of fish at the end of a day. And that is exactly what Gussy did.

Using a technique that he and his buddies from northwest Ontario have been doing for years, Jeff finessed up 20-keeper Smallies to put a stamp on the Tennessee River event. He weighed a four-day total of 63 pounds even—over 15lbs a day.