Top bass anglers continue to join Team Lew's

Fritts helped put the Lew's BB1N Speed Spool on the map through his prowess at throwing big-lipped crankbaits a "mile" and "feeling" them all the way back to the boat. Over a career that includes six FLW tournament wins and five B.A.S.S. victories, including the 1993 Bassmaster Classic, Fritts has won more than $2 million in competitive fishing.

It is Fritts who is responsible for Lew's again introducing bigger line capacity reels with low gear ratios and larger cranking handles, among their 2011 baitcast series during a time when other manufacturers are focusing on the high speed models. Lew's features 5.4:1, 6.4:1 and super-fast 7.1:1 models in their lineup. Thliveros, known to most bass fishing fans as "Peter T," also has been fishing professionally for nearly 20 years.

He has seven wins along the B.A.S.S. trail, plus an FLW win, contributing to his nearly $2 million in combined tournament earnings.
Scroggins has been fishing B.A.S.S. tournaments since 1999, recording five wins and more than $1.2 million along the way. He says flipping is his primary strength, and that the new lightweight Lew's reels with their paddle handles are perfect for what he does best. Scroggins has qualified to fish in the 2011 Bassmaster Classic on the Louisiana Delta, Feb. 18-21. "This is a great team of quality individuals, all having proved their character over time," said Reeves. "These are the kind of guys who spend extra time signing autographs, giving seminars and making other public appearances.