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Reggie Riedinger

Name: Reggie Riedinger
Age: 35
Occupation: Professional Firefighter
Hometown: Hannibal, MO
Home Lake: Mark Twain Lake

Reggie grew up in Hannibal, MO and began fishing on Mark Twain Lake over 25 years ago. He has won over 20 tournaments locally. Since beginning the professional fishing circuit, Reggie has accomplished 78 top finishes with several placing him among the top ten. He has fished in over 18 states and 38 different lakes and rivers. He is currently being sponsored by American Angler and Grizzly Jig companies.

In March of 2004, Reggie broke the old record on Grenada Lake with a final weight of 23.87 for ten fish. This weight placed him among the top four places.

Reggie’s specialties include jig fishing, slow trolling, long lining, and fishing with crank baits. He especially enjoys fishing structure placements such as stake beds and ledges. When jig fishing he is partial to green glow and root beer colored jigs.

Reggie fishes out of a Triton TR21 boat with a Johnson 225 motor. He uses and recommends: American Angler fillet knives, Minkota trolling motors, Eagle Fish Finder GPS, Grizzly Jigs, Wally Marshall poles with Shimano reels, D line, Perrotti Rod Racks, Oxygen Edge oxygen systems, Bass Pro Rain Gear, Bandit Crank Baits, Midsouth Jigs and jigs he personally customizes.

When Reggie is not fishing he enjoys other outdoor activities such as duck hunting, bow hunting deer, turkey hunting and attending rabbit dog trials.