Scott Glorvigen
Constantly breaking boundaries in unique business development, identical twins Marty and Scott Glorvigen set the standard for out-of-the-box thinking around several highly successful businesses in the...
View ArticleJoe’s Sporting Goods
Joe’s started as a Buick repair garage in 1930. When founder Joseph J. Rauscher recognized his customers’ need for live bait, he began selling minnows. The garage soon became known as Joe’s Live Bait...
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Constantly breaking boundaries in unique business development, identical twins Marty and Scott Glorvigen set the standard for out-of-the-box thinking around several highly successful businesses in the...
View ArticleGregg Thorne
Fishing was never a leisurely past time for Gregg Thorne. Realistically…it would be described as an obsession. Like so many kids in the mid 60’s, riding a bicycle with rod and tackle box in hand was...
View ArticleTom Carlson
For over 50 years, Tom Carlson has been an integral part of the Minnesota fishing industry. In 1965, Tom, along with his wife Annette, started Carlson Wholesale Tackle as a wagon jobber in Brainerd,...
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In 1976, Russ Francisco opened a sailboat hardware shop on London Road catering to the traffic heading up the shore and to inland lakes. He kept busy selling rope, pulleys, swivels, gaskets, lanyards,...
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Serving as a professional angler and guide for nearly 40 years, Jeff Sundin knows the fishing waters of Northern Minnesota. Hosting customers from around the country, Sundin spends almost every day of...
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Hank was born and raised in Minneapolis, MN and had an adventurous childhood growing up fishing and hunting rabbits in the metro lakes area. He developed his passion for fishing when he was around 5...
View ArticleHank Ebert
FM Walleyes Unlimited, Inc., was founded in 1977 to “promote conservation, sportsmanship and education in respects to walleye fishing”. The founding members recognized that through good habits of...
View ArticleReeds
In 1971, soon-to-be-married Jeff Arnold and Kay Campbell made a bold move that would forever impact Minnesota’s fishing scene. They purchased Reed’s Sporting Goods and Gift Store downtown Walker. Kay...
View ArticleNancy Koep
Nancy Koep is no stranger to the fishing industry, she has had some great mentors in her life to guide her. Her Grandpa Paul Koep, her father and many uncles. Her interest in fishing started at an...
View ArticleTom Zenanko
Born in Minneapolis in 1957 to Donald and Francis Zenanko and was the middle child, with older brother Don and younger sister Patricia. Tom grew up in the suburban community of Brooklyn Center, only a...
View ArticleScott Bonnema
Scott Bonnema, native of Prinsburg, MN, spent his formative years as a farmhand to his uncle and grandfather, which helped develop a strong work ethic and a love for the outdoors. On occasions when the...
View ArticleMatt Straw
I was born in Flint, Michigan, on December 9, 1953, to Ronald and Maxine Straw. My father was a WWII vet who flew 19 combat missions against the Japanese as a bomber pilot with the Flying Tigers. He...
View ArticleIce Team
Ice Team is the original ice fishing club and team. Founded in 1997 (but brainstormed years before), Ice Team was established to be the premier ice fishing resource for the ice fishing community....
View ArticleFishing For Life
Mission Statement”: Serving Youth, Families, Veterans & Communities through fishing & outdoor programs History: Fishing for life was founded in 2004 by Tom Goodrich. The vision for Fishing for...
View ArticleWayzata Bait and Tackle
Hard to argue that any two Minnesotans spend more time in the fishing world than Tim and Bob Sonenstahl. Who else can say they’ve worked fishing, seven-days-a-week, for 48 years? Tim and Bob own...
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