Profile

Since I was a child I have always enjoyed the outdoors and fishing. Not until after high school did I start competitive bass fishing. I spent almost every weekend and several weeknights entering local tournaments. In 2004 I became a member of the FLW Outdoors. Since fishing in their circuits, I have won two tournaments, had 22 top 10 finishes, 33 top 20 finishes and competed in 141 events.

This past year the Tackle Warehouse Invitationals season opener was held on Lake Okeechobee in Clewiston, Florida. During the second day of the event, I was able to catch my biggest single day limit ever weighing in at 25-6 lbs. My three day total for the event was 63-12 and strong enough to secure second place in the tournament. During the FLW Tour event in 2019 held on SAM Rayburn Lake in Texas, I was able to catch a four day total of 70-7 lbs. This was enough weight to finish the event in 6th place and also capture my personal biggest bass weighing in at 8-14.

This season I am both proud and honored to announce that I will be competing in the Bass Pro Tour. In this tour I will be fishing in new lakes and rivers and am looking forward to the opportunites it brings.

The 2024 season will be very busy as I will also compete in the Phoenix Boats BFL Illini Division again. The Illini Division is held at various lakes and rivers throughout Illinois and Kentucky.

This will be my ninth year fishing professionally and hopefully my most successful and consistent season.

Colby Dean Schrumpf

Equipment

2024 Phoenix XE

Powered by a Mercury Pro XS 250 HP

Quantum Smoke X Reels

G.L. Loomis Rods
Berkley Vanish Fluorocarbon line
Colby’s Records:
Largest Catch:
Large Mouth Bass: 8 lbs. 14 ounce
Small Mouth Bass: 4.5 lbs.
Kentucky Spotted Bass: 5.7 lbs.
Crappie: 2.5 lbs.