Pros at the Expo

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The DICK'S Sporting Goods Outdoor Expo is full of pros who would rather be fishing, but are also enjoying interacting with the fans. Also you can't miss the Bassmaster LIVE set in the middle of the show. Here David Walker talks with Davy Hite and Mark Zona during LIVE.
The DICK’S Sporting Goods Outdoor Expo is full of pros who would rather be fishing, but are also enjoying interacting with the fans. Also you can’t miss the Bassmaster LIVE set in the middle of the show. Here David Walker talks with Davy Hite and Mark Zona during LIVE.
How they concentrate on the fishing surrounded by fans and booths makes them pros, for sure.
How they concentrate on the fishing surrounded by fans and booths makes them pros, for sure.
Mike Suchan (left) and Ronnie Moore are also components of the LIVE show's success.
Mike Suchan (left) and Ronnie Moore are also components of the LIVE show’s success.
B.A.S.S. Social Media Editor Sara Frye found the most comfortable place to work- the thick carpet in the B.A.S.S. booth directly behind Ronnie and Mike.
B.A.S.S. Social Media Editor Sara Frye found the most comfortable place to work- the thick carpet in the B.A.S.S. booth directly behind Ronnie and Mike.
Roaming the aisles is Timmy Horton, fresh off his win on the Elite Series at Okeechobee.
Roaming the aisles is Timmy Horton, fresh off his win on the Elite Series at Okeechobee.
Edwin! What are you doing here... oh wait, it's just a cardboard cutout.
Edwin! What are you doing here… oh wait, it’s just a cardboard cutout.
Pros make time to talk to fans like Mark Menendez...
Pros make time to talk to fans like Mark Menendez…
...and Fred Roumbanis.
…and Fred Roumbanis.
John Crews is in the house.
John Crews is in the house.
Jesse Tacoronte is manning his company Enigma Rods' booth.
Jesse Tacoronte is manning his company Enigma Rods’ booth.
David Fritts not only designed the Berkley line of crankbaits, if you come to the expo he'll tell you how to use them.
David Fritts not only designed the Berkley line of crankbaits, if you come to the expo he’ll tell you how to use them.
It's James Niggemeyer!
It’s James Niggemeyer!
Chris Lane!
Chris Lane!
Bernie Schultz!
Bernie Schultz!
John Murray...
John Murray…
Matt Lee, who looks angry here but I promise he wasn't.
Matt Lee, who looks angry here but I promise he wasn’t.
Adrian Avena convenes the neon green shirt meeting...
Adrian Avena convenes the neon green shirt meeting…
Fletcher Shryock signs items for fans.
Fletcher Shryock signs items for fans.
Gary Klein...
Gary Klein…
Chad Pipkens and Jay Brainerd...
Chad Pipkens and Jay Brainerd…
Jamie Hartman, former Elite Matt Reed, and Josh Bertrand hang out in the NITRO booth.
Jamie Hartman, former Elite Matt Reed, and Josh Bertrand hang out in the NITRO booth.
Had to swing back by the LIVE set...
Had to swing back by the LIVE set…
To include the one, the only Tommy Sanders.
To include the one, the only Tommy Sanders.
While this is supposed to be a pro gallery, I just had to show off the incredible way fans are watching LIVE at the Expo. And this photo does not do justice to the hundreds watching it all unfold on Conroe.
While this is supposed to be a pro gallery, I just had to show off the incredible way fans are watching LIVE at the Expo. And this photo does not do justice to the hundreds watching it all unfold on Conroe.
Another pro- The GEICO Gecko!
Another pro- The GEICO Gecko!
Hank Cherry visited the Triton booth on Sunday.
Hank Cherry visited the Triton booth on Sunday.
Mark Daniels, Jr...
Mark Daniels, Jr…
Opens pro Patrick Pierce as at the Star brite booth. Patrick is rehabbing a surgery on his shoulder and excited to tackle the Northern Opens later this year.
Opens pro Patrick Pierce as at the Star brite booth. Patrick is rehabbing a surgery on his shoulder and excited to tackle the Northern Opens later this year.
Scott Rook...
Scott Rook…
Cliff Prince...
Cliff Prince…
Shaw Grigsby...
Shaw Grigsby…
and finally Matt Herren...
and finally Matt Herren…