TEAM HENNESSEY
You may think this section is where we show off all the pro's builds and talk about how great it is to have them as part of the team but its not... this is where you get to dive inside each boat and how it was rigged for each one of these different anglers.
See we don't care about click-bait, instagram likes, or tik-tok views... we care about what happens behind the scenes, when the cameras are off. We work with ambassadors of the sport from BassMaster Elite anglers, MLF Anglers, College anglers, and guides on our local lakes. We care about what they do off the water as much as what they do on the water.
Dive into how we rigged each boat this season and see all the products that your favorite professional and college anglers chose to run in their boats this year!
Carl Jocumsen
Carl is originally from Toowoomba, QLD Australia and brings the Fear My Heart mentality to everything he does, on and off the water.
A Bassmaster Elite Series Pro going into his 14th Season, Carl is the first Australian to win an Elite Series event in 2019 on Lake Tenkiller, becoming the first Australian to win an Elite event. Since that win, he has earned seven Top 20 finishes, eleven Top 10 finishes, including second at the 2020 Bassmaster Elite at Santee Cooper Lakes and he's qualified for the Bassmaster Classic now 4 times in his short career!
Jordan Lee
Jordan Lee is the winner of the first-ever MLF Bass Pro Tour event in Kissimmee, Florida, andone of only three anglers in history to win back-to-back Bassmaster Classics. Lee has piled up an astounding percentage of Top 10s in his short career: 35 percent in tour-level tournaments in five years. Lee was the 2014 Bassmaster College Series Bracket Champion, and one of the youngest-ever members of the $1 Million Club.In 2020, Lee won Heavy Hitters, the General Tire World Championship and Bass Pro Tour Angler of the Year.
Micheal Neal
Michael was one of the youngest to ever compete on the FLW Tour and for the last 12 years has competed at the highest levels in the sport.
A 4 time winner, 2-time Angler of the Year, and 43 top 10 finishes Michael has worked his self into a position as one of the top anglers this sport has ever seen.
Jeff Gustafson
Hailing from Ontario, Canada and In just four seasons on the Elite Series, Jeff has bagged 11 Top 20 finishes, including a win at the 2021 Bassmaster Elite at Tennessee River. Jeff is also the Academy Sports + Outdoors 2023 Bassmaster Classic presented by Toyota Champion.
Wesley Strader
One of the most consistent pros in the country, Tennessee native Wesley Strader collected 42 Top-10 finishes in 20 years on the FLW Tour, and then immediately won two events his first season fishing B.A.S.S. full time in 2018. Strader can claim six wins and more than $2.3 million in career winnings.
Fletcher Shryock
Fletcher began fishing and following the Bassmaster anglers at a very young age. At the age of 10 he recorded fishing shows that he named “Fishing with Fletch.” There was no question he wanted to be a Bassmaster pro when he got older.
Two years later in 2011, Fletcher competed in the Bassmaster Southern and Northern opens. He had a victory in one division which qualified him for the Bassmaster Classic and qualified for the Bassmaster Elite Series in the other. He fished the Elite Series from 2012-2018 and then made the switch to the Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour.
Banks Shaw
Banks Shaw has been winning tournaments in the East Tennessee area since he could fish from a boat and it hasn't stopped since. One of the elite College anglers in the country, Banks has racked up a competitive bass fishing resume' that rivals 20 year pro's.
Toyota Series Champion, Big Bass Tour Champion, High-School All American, TBN State Champion, and Bassmaster High School Champion to name a few.
Blake Wheat
Blake's been fishing his entire life, the son of a world class guide he got the bug early and quickly learned how to find and catch big bags growing up. Now fishing for Carson Newman here is Tennessee, Blake has filled his resume' with plenty of local and national event wins.
FLW Tennessee State Champion, BASS Wildcard Champion, and the NBT National Champion to name a couple.
Billy Wheat
There's plenty of guides on the Tennessee river but there is only 1 Billy Wheat. Billy has been guiding on this river system for years and has put his clients on some of the biggest bass they have ever seen. Billy can not only find the fish but he can find and get his clients on the biggest fish these lakes have to offer.
Click on his build button to see how we rigged his boat to optimize his and his clients times on the water!
