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Ken Penrod
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- Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame, Legendary Guide.
- Owner of Ken Penrod's Life Outdoors Unlimited, a 20-man guide service since 1982. - Guiding on: Upper and Tidal Potomac River; Susquehanna River, PA; Upper Chesapeake Bay; Deep Creek Lake; Lake Anna, Kerr Lake, Choptanki, Nanticoke, Wicomico and Pokomoke Rivers. - Book Author; six titles, including award winning "Pursuing River Smallmouth Bass," and "Ken Penrod's Tidal Potomac River Fishing Bible." - OWAA, Active. Currently writing for The Mid-Atlantic Fisherman Magazine and The Sportsman Magazine. - Owner of "Camp Sycamore," Ken's Summer Youth Camp - Bass Federation Man of the Year (1985) - MD BASS Federation President, 1984 & 84. - 13 years as Conservation Director, MD BASS Federation, 12 years winning the Eastern Division Conservation Award. - Founder, MD BASS Federation Youth Activities Program. - Four National awards for Conservation. - Five years as Conservation Director for Nation's Capital Bass Federation - Television movies with: Roland Martin (5); Jerry McKinnis and Southern Sportsman (6). - President, Wycoff Run Camp Owners Association (19 years) - Sponsors: Mare, Inc; Ranger Boats; RangerTrail Trailers; Mercury Outbboard Motors; Mercury Jet Drive Motors; Lowrance & Eagle Electronics; Minn Kota Trolling Motors; Minn Kota Battery Chargers; Mizmo; Luhr-Jensen/Rapala; Big Mouth Lure Company; Case Plastics. |
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Steve Flint
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Steven Flint is a New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Licensed Guide, Badge #3677. Mr. Flint is also the Invasive Species Project Manager for the Adirondack Nature Conservancy. Steven is a multi-species angler who has pursued smallmouth bass throughout eastern North America and Canada for over 25 years. Steven helped field test the very first prototype Mad Toms and continues to enjoy great success with these lures and other Case products. Steve says "as a professional & ethical sportfishing guide, part of my job is to provide smiles. Using Case Mad Toms often makes those grins just a wee bit bigger. I believe in Case Mad Toms, and so should you!".
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Duane Richards
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Hello! My name is Duane Richards, I live, work, and play in western Virginia. I spend much of my time in the outdoors fishing and hunting. I'm an avid fisherman, chasing Smallmouth, Largemouth and Striped Bass I have come to truly love. Fishing, it's a state of mind, mine. There's hardly an hour passes, where something about the sport, whether it be a lure, line, rod, reel, or a simple gadget that I think may have a purpose in the fishing world rolls through my head. Spending a day on the river/stream of choice catching live bait, and fishing the following day was commonplace during my childhood. This is where the outdoors really fell into my heart.
Can you say soft plastic? You Betcha! Case Plastics makes some of the FINEST lures in the fishing industry. One of my very all time favorites is the Sinkin Salty Shad, of all the soft plastics made today, this one lure has caught so many fish for me I wouldn't even dream of trying to place a number on it, just a real champion bait that I won't leave home without. Come to think of it, I have 6 or 7 other Case lures that have served me so very well they stay with me too!...and that is why I'm here. I truly love, believe in, and USE all the products that Case offers. The entire line of lures at Case is simply fantastic, with new, one of a kind creations coming out regularly. If you like a super salty soft plastic that flat catches fish, you're at the right place. Feel free to contact me at any time, I'd not only be glad to hear from you, but more than willing to help in any way I can. My fishing message board called "DR's Fishing Site"or you can drop me an email at drcrwr@yahoo.com with any of your questions about Case Products. |
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Dan Wood
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I live in Minneapolis, Minnesota. I spend a lot of time each year fishing open-water and ice fishing. My favorite open water fishing species is largemouth bass, followed by a close second, smallmouth bass. I enjoy the excellent multi-species opportunities that this area has to offer, including pike, muskie, panfish, catfish, and trout. I've been fishing multi-species leagues and bass tournaments for the past few years and really enjoy the friendly competition. I started up AnglerInsider.com in May of '05 and have been spending a lot of time with that lately. It has been a good experience and I continue to learn a lot about all types of fishing in the Midwest through this site. I've been fortunate enough to meet some really great people with this.
I am a huge believer in plastics for all fish, in particular bass. I fish plastics 90% or more of the time and really think Case has some of the best plastics on the market. I'm really pumped to try out the new paddle tail and Sweet P's! |
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Tom Taylor
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HI, my name is Tom Taylor and I live in Michigan just south of the city of Detroit. As long as I can remember I have had a love for the water and for fishing. When my parents believed I was old enough to be left alone they would drive me down to the water and there I would spend my summer days fishing on the banks of the Detroit river. Finally after raising enough money, I purchased a boat, I sarted roaming the river instead of walking the banks. I soon found out the meaning of a river rat, because that is what I became.
In 1978 I joined my first bass club and since that time I have been involved with fishing clubs of one sort or another. Then in 1983 I talked the club I belonged to into holding an open team bass tournament on the Detroit River,(at that time even the Michigan DNR didn't believe there was bass in the river) we hosted opens on the river yearly until the 2001 season when we called it quits. I met every weekend angler from Michigan,Ohio,Indiana and even from Canada we had them all showing up to try the river, even Roland Martin from B.A.S.S.joined us one year. I often regret starting those tournaments, but I guess if I hadn't someone else would have. These days the Detroit River holds tournaments every weekend all season long. This coming year look for me in the Fishers Of Men circuit, in the north division, and I guarantee Case Plastics will be there with me, helping me make money, doing what I love to do. One last note to all believers of Case Plastics, if you're ever in the Detroit area and need to talk the Detroit River or St. Clair look me up, and I'll be glad to show you around. Thanks again to Charlie Case and Tommy for helping me, DO MY THING. FISH! |
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Pete Hanford
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Pete Hanford, living in Sunbury, PA. I have spent the last 20 years fishing on the Susquehanna river and the Juniata river as well as many rivers in Virginia. I am the tournament director of the Mountain Valley BassMasters and a member of the PA Bass Federation. I have fished the Redman Circuit known now as the BFL, fished the PA Bass Federation tournaments. I have also fished the Susquehanna River Tournament Trail with one win in Sunbury and many Top 10 finishes.My favorite soft plastic bait is the Case Sweet P. I have caught many smallmouth in Pennsylvania as well as Lake Champlain in New york.I will always have them in my tackle bag as well as many other baits from case plastics. my email is lbassman@ptd.net if you have any questions about using the different baits. I will be glad to help you any way I can.
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Forest Pressnell
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Capt. Forest Pressnell has spent his lifetime in the outdoors pursuing game and fish with a passion. Starting at an early age of 6 with influence from his father and older sister, fishing and hunting quickly became his passion and has always played an important role not only for sport but spiritual health as well. Conservation of fish and wildlife resources and youth involvement are key issues in his daily routine as well as conducting seminars and autograph signings.
- Founder and host of THE OUTDOOR SPORTSMAN which covers salt and freshwater fishing. - Host and producer of "Regional" and "How To" fishing tapes - Past fishing columnist for The Sportsman Channel magazine - Past writer/editor for The Carolina Beach - Kure Beach Weekly News fishing page - Past tournament bass fisherman - Holder of many citation fish awards - Pro staff member and representative for numerous fishing companies - Holds 50 ton United States Coast Guard Captain License - Award Winning Taxidermist I use the Case plastics religiously and can't emphasize enough the difference between these and other plastics. I have out fished friends fish for fish that were using live shiners and night crawlers on smallie's & largemouth and they have converted to Case. Don't miss out on the saltwater bite for Trout and Redfish with the Salty Shad. My personal favorite bait is the 5" White Pearl Salty Shad. |
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Sam Rorrer
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Sam Rorrer, a Patrick Springs, Virginia native, has been fishing both the New and the James Rivers since the early 1980's. He felt comfortable enough with his knowledge of the rivers that he is now lead guide for New River Fishing (www.newriverfishing.com). His largest smallmouth to date was a 21.75 inch New River bronzeback. His largest muskie to date was a 47" beast that was hooked, fought, landed and released on a light action rod and 4 lb. test line. He has caught numerous trophies in these rivers, as well as guiding clients to many Virginia citation smallmouth, including a few 22 inch bruisers, and numerous fish over 20 ".
When you ask Sam about his favorite baits, get ready to hear a spiel about Case Plastics. He's quick to point out that the "Jack's Worm" is, in his opinion, the ultimate river smallmouth bait. He also is very fond of all sizes of the "Magic Stik". But his crowning achievement was to convince Mr. Case to dip tubes in a green pumpkinseed, with large copper and small blue flakes. Charlie added a black flake to the recipe to complete the RR45 Blue tube. This bait has earned a short history of being a big fish bait. |
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John Tipton
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John Tipton guide/owner of New River Fishing guide service. I have been guiding for almost 15 years. I have used Case products since they first came on the market. Now they are my primary soft plastic bait for me as well as my clients I now can say I have fished with Case products from the Florida Keys through to Canada, and Germany. I have introduced clients to Case products from California to New York and the UK. I have guided on the Shenandoah's south and north forks as well as the main stem, Upper James, Rappahannock, Rapidan rivers and now the New River. I have been chasing smallmouth and largemouth bass for nearly 50 years. At 10 years old, I was getting ready for my first deer hunt and while packing I put my fishing rod in the truck. Uncle Joe say's to me" what are you going to do...go Bronzeback hunting. From that day I've been called bronzeback hunter.
Grew up in northern Va., Loudoun County. Army Vet, Ranger, Special Forces. Self employed most of my adult life, construction, builder, B&B Inn owner, mountain cabin resort owner. Now, I describe myself as being self un-employed not as retired. I now live in Dublin Va.
I guide now primarily on the New River and the James River for Smallmouth and Muskie's. |
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Dave Taylor
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Hi, my name is Dave Taylor. I have fished as a tournament angler for about 16 years now on the local club scene (S.I. Michigan). Over the years I have been able to take home numerous 1st, 2nd and 3rd place finishes along with the title "Classic Champion" all with the help of my favorite Case lures the "King Grub" and the "lil stik".
I was a professional Firefighter/EMT-S until a on the job injury took that career away from me. So I set out to start a new career, as a "Professional Bass Angler. With my tackle bag stuffed with Case Plastics I hit the road and competed in the Mid-West division of the Stern Series. Anchored by a top ten finish on the "Mighty Mississippi" thanks to the "Buzzin Frog" at the end of the year I finished 20th out of 377 anglers. This bought me a ticket to the Stern Series National Championship where I ended the Championship in the top 1/3 of the 200 angler field. Next year I'll be making the move to the FLW Series Eastern Division and Case Plastics will be going with me. So to all those who have a dream, make it happen with Case Plastics. I am! |
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Blake Suhr
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I entered my first bass tournament when I was 12, and have been fishing competitively ever since. I fished individual tournaments in the junior division of ABC Bass when I was younger, culminating in winning the State Championship and finishing 2nd in the national points race when I was 17. Now, I fish most of my tournaments in team format with my father, where we have been able to capture 3 club championships, and numerous top 3 finishes together.
I specialize in using finesse baits around offshore structure to catch limits of quality fish. My go-to techniques in these situations are wacky rigging and drop shotting, and the Case Plastics Wacky Jack and Magic Sticks have been there with me every step of the way. |
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Bob Suhr
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Hello, my name is Bob Suhr and I live in northern Michigan at Higgins Lake, which is in the middle of smallmouth heaven. Fishing has been a passion of mine since I was a little boy.
I started to fish competitive bass tournaments in 1991 and was hooked after the first event. In 1997, my son Blake became my fishing partner and we have been fishing team bass tournaments ever since. To date we have captured three club championships along with numerous top three finishes. My career highlight came in 2007 when I was able to win The ESPN Bassmaster Elite Co-Angler title on Lake Erie. Fishing off shore structure is my favorite way to fish and chasing those big small mouths is my obsession. I fish soft plastics 75% of the time and Case Plastics is my choice. I always have a salty tube for dragging (green pumpkin red) and jacks worm (smoke blue purple) for drop shotting on my rods. These two techniques have produced numerous smallmouths over 5lbs. for me. Remember to take your kid fishing and pass on this great sport to our next generation of anglers. As I mentioned earlier, my son is my partner and some of our best times together have been on the tournament trail. Good Fishing! |
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Cody Pike
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Hello my name is Cody Pike and i am a youth angler from Powhatan VA, i've relied on case from the beginning. I have turned to case when the tournament is on the line. They helped me place 2nd in the VA State championship in 2008 on Buggs island.
Case lures are tied on the end of my pole at all times. The ring worm is a true fish catchin machine when the bite is extremely tuff, the swee p's are the ultimate flippin, heavy cover, and all around hog catchin machines, and you can catch them on the magic sticks when ever you want. CASE GOES EVERYWHERE WITH ME! |
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Andrew Geral
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Hi my name is Andrew Geral, I live in Gauteng, South Africa.I have had a love for fishing and being near the water since I can remeber,Mr Bucketmouth being my No.1 target species. I have recently been given the awesome opportunity to distribute Case plastics to South Africa, I absolutely love the products and have already had great success with Case in our waters.
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Cody Griffey
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Hi, my name is Cody Griffey and I'm 16 years old. Fishing is my life and I have been doing it since I was two. I did not start bass fishing until I was twelve but I have come a long way in a short amount of time. I began tournament fishing when i was thirteen and won the Virginia Jr. state tournament that same year.
After winning states I went on to compete in the TBF/FLW Jr. World Championship in Hot Springs, Arkansas and I wouldn't have made it there without Case Plastics; especially the king grub and the ring worm. In Arkansas fishing was tough but I had the greatest time of my life. My goal is to go to college, join the college bass circuit and eventually make it to the Bassmaster Elite Series. All I use is Case Plastics and they are making my dreams come true, so why don't you try them too. |
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Keith Barker
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Keith Barker is a native Washingtonian, but grew up a farm boy in Northeast Ohio. He now lives in Brookeville Maryland with his bride of 39 years. They have 3 adult children and one grandchild. Over 45 years ago, he caught his first bass on a Hula Popper on the Ohio Canal. He’s been hooked on bass fishing ever since. He is also a big cat man too. Ask him about his secret weapon for Monster Blue Cats in the Potomac River. Capt’n. Keith has over 25 years experience on the Tidal Potomac and Maryland’s Eastern Shore rivers where he has guided for Ken Penrod’s Life Outdoors Unlimited Guide Service for going on 10 years. He is a United States Coast Guard licensed Captain and a licensed Maryland Freshwater & Tidal Water Guide. Capt’n Keith is also trained in first aid and C P R. H e specializes in the tidal Potomac and it tributaries and the Eastern Shore Rivers & knows many of the bass that reside in these waters on a first name basis. Capt’n Keith drives a Ranger Bay 2400 fully tournament rigged boat. It’s a cross between a flats boat and a bass boat. Kind of a bass boat on steroids. It’s powered by a 225 HP Mercury OptiMax. The boat is equipped with 8” & 10” HDS Lowrance sonar/GPS including LSS-1 Structure Scan Sonar and Sirius Satellite Weather. He is a Lowrance, Case Plastics and Kick’n Bass Pro Staffer. |
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Jeff Knapp
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Based in western Pennsylvania, 20-plus-year veteran outdoors writer/photographer Jeff Knapp covers a wide range of topics. His primary focus, though, is fishing subjects relative to warmwater/coolwater species.
Knapp provides weekly outdoors coverage for both the Butler Eagle and Indiana Gazette newspapers. He's contributed hundreds of articles to the Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Mid-Atlantic and New York issues of Game & Fish magazine. Additional credits to state publications include Pennsylvania Angler & Boater (regular contributor/masthead credentials) and the Pennsylvania, New York and Ohio editions of Outdoor News. A frequent contributor to In-Fisherman's Walleye Insider and annual Walleye Guide, Knapp has also penned numerous articles for In-Fisherman. His work also regularly appears in The Next Bite/Esox Angler, and most recently in North American Fisherman. Additional credits include North American Whitetail, and Cabela's Outfitter Journal. He's a member of the Pennsylvania Outdoor Writers Association. In addition to his writing and photo activities, Jeff is also the owner of the Keystone Connection Guide Service (www.keystoneconnection.com), which focuses on smallmouth bass fishing on portions of the Allegheny River. |
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David Bobor
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My name is David Bobr I am 17 years old and I am from SE Michigan. I fish club tournaments as well as open tournaments, TBF, and other tournament trails.
Also i fish a lot of inland lakes but I really enjoy fishing for Lake St.Clair smallies and case tubes and drop shot worms help me be succesful out there. Inland or on big water,
I will always have case in my box.
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Toby Newcomb
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An avid smallmouth angler and lifelong Southern Virginia resident, I frequent the rivers of Virginia and North Carolina seeking the most beautiful game fish of all - the smallmouth bass. I consider the James River my home waters and where I cut my teeth and learned how to effectively target smallmouth bass. Case Plastics have been a staple and one of the few items that I take with me on every trip to every river. The Magic Sticks and 4" Case Grubs have been and continue to be tools that are irreplaceable for me when targeting smallmouth in flowing water. The quality, consistency, durability and availability of Case Plastics are the main reasons that I use these unique plastics on each and every trip - and also the fact that smallmouth bass love them. I also regularly fish for largemouth and striped bass in several rivers and on my home lake of Buggs Island in Clarksville, VA. When the striped bass begin to get active - there is no substitute for the Sinkin Salty Shad on a jighead. If I can ever be of help or answer any questions regarding any of the rivers I fish, drop me an email! |
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Chris Dunlap
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Andrew Farmer
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Pete Ziehler.
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