Westernbass Meet The Writers, Page 2

Westernbass Meet The Writers, Page 2

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aNDY “CooCh” CuCCia

Andy “Cooch” Cuccia, enjoyed a great tournament career in the 90s and early 2000s with such accolades as a BASS KMART 150 qualifier, 4 top 25 BASS Invitational year end standings, several team AOYs and many other high pro tournament finishes. Now he guides full time on the California Delta. Cooch is a speaking favorite at seminars, tournaments, clubs and other shows. Now he’ll bring his many years of bass fishing experience and knowledge to share here with the bass angling community.

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aNDY Manahl

Residing in Mesa, AZ Andy Manahl co owns and operates Mattress Depot. Originally moved to Phoenix to teach golf professionally at the Phoenician Resort. Been fishing professionally for 3 years with a top 10 in the FLW and and 20th place finish at the 2010 U.S open. Andy has teamed up with Lobina Lures for 2011 to develop the Clear Series Rico baits. Andy’s official sponsors are Lobina Lures, Lowrance, Canyon Plastics, Costa Del Mar, Sunline and Mattress Depot.

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CHRIS RiCCi

Pro Co Chris Ricci has been a bass tournament angler for over a quarter of a century. With 17 top-10 finishes and 4 wins to his credit, Ricci fished his way to the U.S. Open AAA championship in 2010. He loves throwing plastics anywhere but his favorite bodies of water are narrowed down to Falcon Lake, Clear Lake and the California Delta. Ricci’s enjoys sharing his life’s pursuit of bass fishing on the water and in his writings, spreading the knowledge he has gained from his years of experience with his two mentors Mike Folkestad and Alan Fong. He also finds it as a way to promote the future of the sport with the youth of today.

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DENNIS lEE

Dennis P. Lee began working for the California Department of Fish and Game in 1970 where he managed and supervised a number of projects and programs before retiring from the Department as a Supervising Biologist in 2006. As an avid angler, Lee was responsible for helping develop many of the current black bass angling regulations including slot limits for spotted bass fisheries, regulations and rules governing fishing contests including bass tournaments, and helped insure that California sport fishing opportunities continued to be available for all anglers to enjoy. Dennis is a long time member of the Lowrance Electronics Pro Staff and continues to work as an impendent fisheries scientist on a number of issues.

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