Tom Frink and Jacob Nummy of the Auburn University at Montgomery fishing team, AUM Anglers, visited the B.A.S.S. headquarters in Birmingham, Ala., after their 2013 Carhartt Bassmaster College Series National Championship victory.
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Hank Weldon, manager of the College B.A.S.S. series, greeted Nummy and Frink upon their arrival.
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Nummy and Frink spent part of their time at B.A.S.S. participating in a live B.A.S.S. Twitter chat, with help from B.A.S.S. staffers Jennifer Dome and Helen Northcutt. Read the transcript here.
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Frink comes up with a response to a fan’s fishing question during the Twitter chat.
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Nummy laughs as he tells the story of a net job gone wrong at the first College B.A.S.S. regional of the season.
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Nummy and Frink look at the pages of the next issue of Bassmaster Magazine, which is mounted on the wall for the editorial staff.
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David Hunter Jones, assistant editor for B.A.S.S. Times, surprises the AUM champs with the options for the next B.A.S.S. Times cover. You’ll see the pair on the cover of the September issue of the magazine.
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Frink and Nummy compare the two versions.
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The anglers reminisce about the fish catch in the photo.
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When Frink, Nummy, Jones and Weldon talk fishing, they get serious.
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Frink and Nummy had a meet-and-greet with B.A.S.S. employees after the Twitter chat and office tour.
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Nummy met staffers as they came through the door.
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Frink and Nummy start yet another fishing conversation, this time with B.A.S.S. tournament manager Chuck Harbin.
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Nummy and Frink address the staff.
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The college anglers signed autographs for B.A.S.S. employees.
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Staffers gathered around to choose their photos for autographs.
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Nummy showed off how much time he’s spent outside in those flip-flops … without adequate sunscreen.
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Frink and Nummy sign the last of the autographs.
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B.A.S.S. employees posed with the new college champs …
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… and we couldn’t resist taking a silly photo among the bunch.
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