HOMETOWN:Breezy Point, MN

PRO STAFF SINCE:1998

FISHING TYPE:Freshwater, Ice

PRIMARY SPECIES:Muskellunge, Smallmouth, Walleye/Sauger

SPECIALTIES:Musky fishing

PROFILE:

“I have fished numerous waters across the country and Canada for a number of different fish species, but my favorite fish is the mighty muskellunge. I am also passionate about smallmouth bass and walleyes and sauger.  In the winter months, I am typically found on the ice, chasing everything from crappie to walleyes.  Frabill’s outstanding product lines fit every need I have as a professional angler, and the quality and design of these products are second to none.  I am a professional musky guide and avid musky tournament angler (Professional Musky Tournament Trail) and I am originally from Wisconsin.  I am the Store Manager of Gander Mountain located in Baxter, Minnesota.  I write articles for Musky Hunter Magazine, Muskies, Inc Magazine and Ohio Outdoor News each year.  I give numerous musky fishing and ice fishing seminars at sport shows, Gander Mountain retail locations, and fishing club meetings throughout the Upper Midwest in Minneapolis, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Dayton and Columbus, Ohio and other locations.  I have been on the Frabill Pro Staff since 1998."  -Tom Dietz

MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS:

• Six time qualifier for the PMTT Championship Event including a 3rd place finish in the Minocqua Chain PMTT Championship Event in 2000 and a 10th place finish in 2006 in the PMTT Top Gun overall standings.
• Professional Musky Guide and Seminar Speaker.
• Contributing Writer for Musky Hunter Magazine, Ohio Outdoor News, Fishing Facts and Muskies, Inc. Magazine.
• Regular featured guest on the Buckeye Sportsman radio show.
• Past appearances on “Wild Ohio” TV Show, “Fishing with Joe Bucher”, and Gander Mountain’s “We Live Outdoors” TV Show.
• Regular Contributor for www.learninghowtofish.com
  
• Owner of www.tomdietz.com and Tom Dietz Outdoors guide service.