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Passion for Fishing

Hi, My name is Charlie.  I like to fish.

I have been fishing for a long time.  Since I was little!  


 I have always fished and enjoyed fishing.  I like fishing all different types of fish, including dog fish and carp!  In High School my freshman year they started a Fishing Team at our school.  That was my intro to competitive Bass fishing.   I am currently attending & fishing in college for the Montevallo Falcons in Alabama.  They were the National Champions in 2021.  I hope to help them secure the trophy for the next few seasons! 


Follow along as I fish tournaments across the United States, Guide, Teach and Go Bigg toward my dream of becoming a Professional Fisherman!

Bigg Story

I am on a journey to follow my dreams and become a Pro-Angler.  

  • 2020 was a successful year in High School as Carter and I ended up as Team of the Year in the Minnesota Student Angler Tournament Trail out of apx 400 individual teams.  
  •  At the year end Tournament of Champions we took 2nd place on Mille Lacs Lake.  We earned $5500 in scholarships that day.  #thankyoujesus
  • 2020 & 2021 I fished the local BFL (MLF - Bass Fishing League)  Pro-Tourneys as a boater.  Both years I was able to qualify for regionals - top 25% of the field in points.
  • 2021 was a big year as I traveled and fished Co-Angler and Marshalled in Pro Tournaments across the country.  I had a mini-van and stayed in the back most of the time.  My favorite was being a Marshal on Lake Okeechobee in Florida.  I got to ride along on the last cut day - top 10.  Learning and being on new water with the pros was a great lesson.
  • Then coach William called from Montevallo and sold me on the Presidential Outdoors Scholars program and college bass team.  I started my college career in the Fall of 2021.  
  • It has been an incredible journey so far.  The college, coaches and teammates have been a blessing.  God will put you in the right place at the right time with the right people.  #thankyoujesus
  • My room mate and fishing partner is another great fisherman from Minnesota - Blair Erickson.
  • Fall 2021 we fished 6 collegiate Bass Tournaments (Illinois, Arkansas, Wisconsin, Missouri)
  • We won our first Collegiate Tournament on Madison Lake in Wisconsin in October! 
  •  It was great getting up north again.  We won by 2 pounds and beat the Wisconsin kids right in                 

                    their back yard.  It was pretty awesome.  Their school is literally on the lake!  It was  great  

                    confidence booster and felt good to weigh in a great bag on tourney day.

Biggtime Background

I began fishing when I was young.  My Dad was an avid angler and we had family cabins in Minnesota and Canada.  We also would visit my Great Grandma in Florida and we would fish there too. I have spent countless hours on the dock, at the river, on a paddleboat, and on a boat just fishing.  I enjoy snorkeling and looking at fish and habitat too.  I have just always had a passion for fishing and water.  The fun I have fishing is contagious and I would get friends and kids on our baseball team to fish a small river by our house.  My friend Carter Hietala has been with me on lots of adventures and was my fishing partner all through High School.  We actually started fishing together when we were around 10. When in High School my Dad would take me to Non-Profit Christian Camps where we were the guides.  We would take kids, pastors, drug recovering kids/adults from Teen Challenge, inner city church groups, and all types of people fishing.  At 16 I became a guide and started taking people fishing on my own at some of these camps.  If it wasn't allowed the camp leaders would just let me run the boat.  We fished many different lakes and it forced you to learn how to catch fish quick on new bodies of water.  Many parents don't allow their kids to drive the boat or trolling motor.  But my parents allowed me to start fishing on my own around 12 years old.  All of these experiences have developed me into the angler I am today.  I enjoy taking people fishing and showing them how to catch fish.  I also believe in Jesus and really do believe that God has helped me along in this journey.  

Opportunity of a lifetime #thankyoujesus

Signing Day with Becker Bass Team Coaches.

Signing my Committment and Scholarship to Attend The University of Montevallo in Alabama!

Signing my Committment and Scholarship to Attend The University of Montevallo in Alabama!

Biggtime Charlie with the Becker HIgh School Team Coaches on signing day.  Charlie committed to Univ

Very Thankful for these guys, the school, the sponsors and everyone who helped start and manage this team.  It gave me quite an incredible opportunity. 

Check it out:   www.beckerbass.com



Signing my Committment and Scholarship to Attend The University of Montevallo in Alabama!

Signing my Committment and Scholarship to Attend The University of Montevallo in Alabama!

Signing my Committment and Scholarship to Attend The University of Montevallo in Alabama!

A Bigg day for me!

In Person Meeting with Montevallo Bass Team Coach William Crawford

Signing my Committment and Scholarship to Attend The University of Montevallo in Alabama!

In Person Meeting with Montevallo Bass Team Coach William Crawford

Meeting coach William Crawford at the University of Montevallo spring of 2021.  Looking forward to heading down and starting my college career with the #1 in the Nation!  National Champions 2021!

High School gallery- Becker Bass Team

    Giving Back ~ Volunteering ~ Teaching ~ Guiding ~ Helping ~

    How can I help?

    II have been helping and guiding Non-Profit organizations since I was 12 yrs old.  This is just a simple rundown of events I have worked and organizations I have been part of over the past few years.  I enjoy taking people fishing and helping to teach others how to catch fish.  


    Riverside Church - www.myrc.church

    • 2 weeek summer Church Camp - Camp Gopher/Helper 
    • 2 years in a row

    Legacy Fishing Retreats - www.legacyfishingreatreat.com

    •    Guiding clients, cleaning fish, clean up and preparing meals.
    • Since I was 16 yrs old I have been allowed to guide others at Legacy camps on my own.  Very fun opportunities with Father/Son Retreats and kids!
    • Legacy fishing is a Christian based Non-Profit which utilizes fishing as a way to help and teach the goodness of God.  Legacy has Father/Son retreats, Inner City Church Retreats and also helps graduates, teens and current clients of Minnesota Adult and Teen Challenge a drug and alcohol rehab program

    Fishing for Life - www.fishingforlife.org

    • Guide, Help at events, Help at fish ponds, Teaching/Speaking at Deep C's meetings which are mens groups, working booths at Minneapolis Sports Shows, guide week long youth camps, guided for Pastors retreat. 

    Becker Bass Team - www.beckerbass.com

    •  Boat Captain for State Tournaments, boat captain for local team fishing and fishes/help at local 

                    fishing events for the team. Speak / Talk / Teach at Becker Bass Meetings.

    Mentor (paid) for student / friend that was originally in a Foster Care situation and was then adopted.     

                    Damien has the fishing bug and I would fish and hang with him as a mentor.

    Fundraising  -  www.fishingchallenge.org

    • More recently i have donating guide trips by providing offering my services through silent auction item at different Non-Profits.
    •  I fish and help raise funds for the Minnesota Fishing Challenge which raises over $400,000/year for MN Adult and Teen Challenge.

    Marshalling

                    - In high school we volunteered and marshalled for Classic Bass Minnesota Bass Tour.  I marshalled               

                       several events and was fun to be with Arnold Helgeson when he won on the Whitefish Chain.

                    - In spring of 2021 I marshalled for the MLF Pro Tour in Florida on Okeechobee. 

          

    Giving Back is where it is at!

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