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The East Tennessee Fishing Show has made a name for itself every year in the industry, however the excitement is building each day as preparation continues to make 2012 the best year ever!

Remember when we got our first fishing pole, whether it was Barbie or Mickey Mouse, girl or boy, it doesn’t matter, we all grew up to love the sport. Some of us have made a career out of it and some have made it recreation time with our families. Women time, Men time, or just Quiet time; the love of fishing and being close to the water makes memories in our lives throughout all four seasons. The people that put their time and effort into this show are what make it happen.

“It’s a dream come true.”  Those were the words from Roger and Bill Gant.  Long time anglers who did what they set out to do in this tournament and that was to win the National Championship.  It would be hard to find any 2 men that are more respected than the Gants.  Not only for their demeanor but also they are unique in that they use a technique that is different.  The Gant’s are a side trolling team.  They troll sideways with special poles called “The Difference” from BnM poles and a boat made for side trolling.  They are the only team that consistantly uses this technique.

They stated they didn’t get down until Wednesday to prefish. They fished Swift creek and caught quite a few fish.  Thursday they fished the river and it was tougher fishing. So tournament day they went back to the creek.  They fished 10 to 14 foot waters and weighed in 10.81 lbs on day one placing them in 6 place overall.  On day two, the water conditions changed with a significant drop in depth so they moved deeper fishing 17-21 foot waters. They used hair jigs made by Bill. Tip with minnows on the bottom jig and were using quarter ounce jigs.  The special BnM poles have a  tip with a lot of action where you can see the action on all the poles.

They won two 2011 Nitro Z 7 boats with 150 hp Mercury Optimax motors and a Titelok seat stand.

2012 Schedule is set!