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Apply to JoinBradley Hallman
Earnings: $815,504
Favorite Lake: Texoma
Largest Bass Caught Using a Sunline Product: 8.09 Kissimmee FL
Favorite Technique: Flipping and Pitching
Favorite Product: Shooter Fluorocarbon
Techniques used with Sunline Fluorocarbon: Flipping, cranking, jerking, and every thing dragging
Techniques used with Sunline Monofilament: Most all Top Waters like the spook
Techniques used with Sunline Braid: Flipping, spinnerbait, Frog, and Buzzbait
Chad Pipkens
Earnings: $489,414
Favorite Lake: Champlain
Largest Bass Caught Using a Sunline Product: 8 lbs 4 oz
Favorite Technique: Topwater
Favorite Product: FC Sniper
Techniques used with Sunline Fluorocarbon: Flipping, cranking, spinning reels
Techniques used with Sunline Monofilament: Topwater, shallow cranking
Techniques used with Sunline Braid: Spinning reels, frogs, flipping
Jason Christie
Favorite Technique: Flipping
Favorite Product: Power2C
Techniques used with Sunline Fluorocarbon: Flipping, cranking, jerkbaits, jig fishing, swim baits, spinnerbaits, leaders for finesse fishing
Techniques used with Sunline Monofilament: Topwater
Techniques used with Sunline Braid: Jigs, spinning gear, topwater grass fishing, frog fishing
Luke Palmer
Earnings: $131,741
Favorite Lake: Lake Eufaula, Oklahoma
Largest Bass Caught Using a Sunline Product: 11lbs 12oz in a private Lake in Oklahoma
Favorite Technique: Flipping and pitching
Favorite Product: 60Lb FX2 Braid
Techniques used with Sunline Fluorocarbon: Cranking and casting jigs/ plastics
Techniques used with Sunline Monofilament: topwaters and shallow square bill
Techniques used with Sunline Braid: Flipping and frogging
Dean Rojas
Earnings: $1.6 million
Favorite Lake: Toho
Favorite Technique: Frog fishing, flipping, sight fishing
Favorite Product: FX2 of course!
Techniques used with Sunline Fluorocarbon: Flipping, spinnerbaits, crankbaits
Techniques used with Sunline Monofilament: Topwater, crankbaits
Techniques used with Sunline Braid: Frogs, Flipping
Gerald Swindle
Earnings: $1.6 million
Largest Bass Caught Using a Sunline Product: 12.5 lbs on 16lb FC Sniper
Favorite Technique: Skipping Jigs under docks with FC Sniper
Favorite Product: Reaction FC
Techniques used with Sunline Fluorocarbon: Use fluorocarbon for all techniques
Techniques used with Sunline Monofilament: Topwater
Techniques used with Sunline Braid: Flipping, topwater, spinning rods
David Walker
Earnings: $1.2 million
Favorite Lake: Kentucky Lake
Largest Bass Caught Using a Sunline Product: 8 lbs
Favorite Technique: Flipping/Pitching
Favorite Product: Shooter Invisable
Techniques used with Sunline Fluorocarbon: Everything except Topwater
Techniques used with Sunline Monofilament: Topwater
Techniques used with Sunline Braid: Frog fishing
Michael Neal
Favorite Technique: Off-shore structure
Favorite Product: Structure FC
Techniques used with Sunline Fluorocarbon: Swimbaits, Flipping Wood, Worms/Jigs, All off-shore fishing except cranking
Techniques used with Sunline Monofilament: Cranking square bills to 20+ feet, divers and spinnerbaits
Techniques used with Sunline Braid: Lipless crankbaits, topwater, swim jigs, chatterbaits, punching grass mats
Brent Ehrler
Earnings: $1.64 million
Largest Bass Caught Using a Sunline Product: 12.5 lb on 16 lb FC Sniper
Favorite Technique: Shallow cranking with 12 lb Sniper or topwater with 28 lb PE Super Braid with a 20 lb machinegun leader
Favorite Product: FC Sniper
Techniques used with Sunline Fluorocarbon: Use fluorocarbon on all sub surface techniques, jerkbait, crankbait, spinnerbait, and all worm and jig techniques as well
Techniques used with Sunline Monofilament: The only time I use mono is for leader on topwater
Techniques used with Sunline Braid: Use braid several ways. I use 56 lb for heavy flipping and throwing a frog. I use 28 lb for topwater, and 12 lb for spinning applications
John Crews
Earnings: $1.1 million
Favorite Lake: Potomac River
Favorite Technique: Cranking
Favorite Product: 12 lb Sniper
Techniques used with Sunline Fluorocarbon: Casting, Cranking, Flipping
Techniques used with Sunline Monofilament: Topwaters
Techniques used with Sunline Braid: Frog fishing, Grass flipping
Todd Faircloth
Favorite Technique: Flipping
Favorite Product: Shooter
Techniques used with Sunline Fluorocarbon: Flipping, cranking, spinnerbaits, jigs, worms, and finesse fishing
Techniques used with Sunline Monofilament: Topwaters
Techniques used with Sunline Braid: Grass flipping and Frog fishing
Takahiro Omori
Earnings: $2 million (BASS & FLW Tour)
Favorite Lake: Lake Fork (TX)
Largest Bass Caught Using a Sunline Product: 11 lbs 9 oz, Sam Rayburn TX (Super PE Braid)
Favorite Technique: Power Fishing
Favorite Product: Super PE Braid Line
Techniques used with Sunline Fluorocarbon: Cranking, Carolina Rig, Shaky head worm
Techniques used with Sunline Monofilament: Topwater bait
Techniques used with Sunline Braid: Flipping heavy cover, Big topwater bait, Lipless crankbait
Brett Hite
Earnings: $750,000
Favorite Lake: Lake Cal Delta
Largest Bass Caught Using a Sunline Product: 12 lbs
Favorite Technique: Throwing a Vib Jig
Favorite Product: FC Sniper
Techniques used with Sunline Fluorocarbon: Reaction Baits, Structure fishing, Flipping
Techniques used with Sunline Monofilament: Topwater
Techniques used with Sunline Braid: Topwater frog and flipping grass
Russ Lane
Earnings: $690,000
Largest Bass Caught Using a Sunline Product: 7 lbs 12 oz, big bass on day 2 of BASSMasters Classic 2011
Favorite Technique: Cranking
Favorite Product: Shooter Fluorocarbon
Techniques used with Sunline Fluorocarbon: Cranking, flipping, deep dragging, finesse
Techniques used with Sunline Monofilament: Topwater, spinnerbaits, cranking
Techniques used with Sunline Braid: Topwater and Flipping
Jared Litner
Earnings: $693,734
Favorite Lake: Clear Lake, CA
Largest Bass Caught Using a Sunline Product: 11.8 lbs, 14 lb Reaction FC
Favorite Technique: Flipping
Favorite Product: Shooter 25 lb
Techniques used with Sunline Fluorocarbon: Casting, jigs, reaction baits, finesse fishing, some flipping and swimbaits
Techniques used with Sunline Monofilament: Topwater, heavy woodcover flipping, spinnerbaits around thick structure
Techniques used with Sunline Braid: Frog flipping, grass flipping, swim jigs/blade baits
Aaron Martens
In Memory of Aaron Martens
Aaron was one of the earlier users of Sunline products in America and was a true professional and ambassador for the Sunline brand. We will always remember and value his contributions to Sunline.
Earnings: $2 million
Favorite Lake: Falcon Lake, TX
Largest Bass Caught Using a Sunline Product: 11.2 lbs at California Delta - caught on 8 lb Sniper
Favorite Technique: Cranking
Favorite Product: Shooter
Techniques used with Sunline Fluorocarbon: All
Techniques used with Sunline Monofilament: Shallow water fishing and topwater
Techniques used with Sunline Braid: Flipping, topwater and reaction baits
Mike McClelland
Earnings: $1.4 million
Favorite Lake: Lake Champlain, NY
Largest Bass Caught Using a Sunline Product: 9 lbs on 12 lb Sniper McStick 110 Clear Lake
Favorite Technique: Stickbaits in spring. Offshore football jigs any time
Favorite Product: Sniper Fluorocarbon
Techniques used with Sunline Fluorocarbon: Offshore bottom fishing
Techniques used with Sunline Monofilament: Stickbaits and topwaters
Techniques used with Sunline Braid: Flipping heavy cover
Tommy Biffle
Earnings: $2.64 million
Favorite Lake: Any lake with big fish and shallow cover
Largest Bass Caught Using a Sunline Product: 10 lbs on 12 lb
Favorite Technique: Flipping
Favorite Product: Shooter
Techniques used with Sunline Fluorocarbon: Most everything
Techniques used with Sunline Monofilament: Topwater
Techniques used with Sunline Braid: Frogs
Wesley Strader
Earnings: $2.2 Million
Largest Bass Caught Using a Sunline Product: 9.5 16 lbs Shooter Lake Chickamauga
Favorite Technique: Flipping
Favorite Product: Shooter Fluorocarbon 22lbs test
Techniques used with Sunline Fluorocarbon: Spinner bait, Chatterbait, cranking, flipping
Techniques used with Sunline Monofilament: Topwater
Techniques used with Sunline Braid: Flipping, Frogging, Buzz bait and Always Xplazma on my spinning reels
Wes Logan
Earnings: $203,662
Favorite Lake: Mississippi River La Crosse, Wi
Favorite Technique: Flipping
Favorite Product: Sniper FC
Techniques used with Sunline Fluorocarbon: Flipping, winding, offshore
Techniques used with Sunline Monofilament: Shallow cranking, leader for topwater baits
Techniques used with Sunline Braid: Swim jig, punching heavy cover, frogging, main line topwater, main line finesse
Micah Frazier
Earnings: $677,000
Favorite Lake: Champlain
Largest Bass Caught Using a Sunline Product: 9lbs 3oz Lake Okeechobee
Favorite Technique: Topwater
Favorite Product: Shooter
Techniques used with Sunline Fluorocarbon: Moving baits, light pitching and flipping, finesse
Techniques used with Sunline Monofilament: Topwater
Techniques used with Sunline Braid: Topwater, flipping, heavy cover
Carl Jocumsen
Earnings: $340,416
Favorite Lake: Lake Lanier
Largest Bass Caught Using a Sunline Product: 10-10lb Lake Chickumaga 25lb Sunline Shooter + GlideBait
Favorite Technique: GlideBait/Swimbait
Favorite Product: 16Lb Sunline Shooter
Techniques used with Sunline Fluorocarbon: All of them!! Haha JigFishing- Chatterbait- Spinnerbait- Flipping- Swimbaiting- GlideBait- Trap- Jerkbait just to name a few
Techniques used with Sunline Monofilament: Topwater
Todd Castledine
Favorite Technique: Frog fishing
Favorite Product: Xplasma 60lb
Techniques used with Sunline Fluorocarbon: Everything but Topwater
Techniques used with Sunline Monofilament: None
Techniques used with Sunline Braid: Topwater, frog, Flipping heavy cover, Swimjig
David Mullins
Favorite Technique: Cranking
Favorite Product: FC Sniper
Techniques used with Sunline Fluorocarbon: Everything but topwater and heavy punching
Techniques used with Sunline Monofilament: Topwater
Techniques used with Sunline Braid: Topwater, frog, punching, most spinning tackle
Clark Wendlandt
Favorite Technique: Flipping Jig in shallow cover
Favorite Product: FC Sniper
Techniques used with Sunline Fluorocarbon: Flipping in sparse cover, cranking, vibrating jig and spinnerbait, all deep water tactics
Techniques used with Sunline Monofilament: Topwater
Techniques used with Sunline Braid: Heavy cover techniques
Drew Cook
Favorite Technique: Sight Fishing
Favorite Product: Power2C
Techniques used with Sunline Fluorocarbon: Worm fishing, All crankbaits and chatterbaits
Techniques used with Sunline Monofilament: Prop Baits and Poppers
Techniques used with Sunline Braid: Topwater, flipping, frog, All spinning outfits
Pat Schlapper
Favorite Technique: Casting a Jerkbait or Fishing a Jig
Favorite Product: Shooter
Techniques used with Sunline Fluorocarbon: Jerkbait, Crankbait, Chatterbait, swim jig, spinnerbait, Carolina rig jig, Texas rig
Techniques used with Sunline Monofilament: Topwater
Techniques used with Sunline Braid: Topwater, Flipping Frog, Spinning rig applications
Bryan New
Favorite Technique: Cranking
Favorite Product: FC Sniper
Techniques used with Sunline Fluorocarbon: Cranking, Chatterbait, Flipping, Jerkbait, Swimbait, All bottom lures.
Techniques used with Sunline Monofilament: Topwater
Techniques used with Sunline Braid: Topwater, Heavy Flipping
Kyle Welcher
Favorite Technique: Flipping Heavy Cover, Frog fishing
Favorite Product: 22lb Shooter
Techniques used with Sunline Fluorocarbon: Flipping wood, bladed jigs, spinnerbait, cranking, swimbaits
Techniques used with Sunline Monofilament: Small Topwater, PopR and Prop Baits
Techniques used with Sunline Braid: Frog, Flipping grass, swim jig, topwater
Ron Nelson
Favorite Technique: Sight Fishing
Favorite Product: FC Sniper
Techniques used with Sunline Fluorocarbon: Sight fishing, Drop Shot, Cranking, Flipping
Techniques used with Sunline Monofilament: Top Water and Cranking
Techniques used with Sunline Braid: Drop Shot, Flipping.
Marc Frazier
Favorite Technique: Offshore fishing
Favorite Product: FC Sniper
Techniques used with Sunline Fluorocarbon: Everything except heavy grass and topwater fishing
Techniques used with Sunline Monofilament: Topwater
Techniques used with Sunline Braid: Frogging, Punching, Topwater and Spinning reels
Lee Livesay
Favorite Technique: Topwater
Favorite Product: Sniper
Techniques used with Sunline Fluorocarbon: Everything but heavy grass situations
Techniques used with Sunline Monofilament: Small Top waters
Techniques used with Sunline Braid: Frogging, Punching, Topwater and Spinning reels
Derek Hudnall
Favorite Technique: Flipping
Favorite Product: Shooter
Techniques used with Sunline Fluorocarbon: Jerkbait, Crankbait, Chatterbait, swim jig, spinnerbait, carolina rig jig texas rig
Techniques used with Sunline Monofilament: Topwater
Techniques used with Sunline Braid: Frogging, Punching, Topwater and Spinning reels
Matty Wong
Favorite Technique: Jerkbait
Favorite Product: FC Sniper
Techniques used with Sunline Fluorocarbon: Everything but grass and spinning rods
Techniques used with Sunline Monofilament: None
Techniques used with Sunline Braid: Frogging, Punching, Topwater and Spinning reels
Cody Huff
Favorite Technique: Fishing deep/ledge fishing
Favorite Product: Shooter
Techniques used with Sunline Fluorocarbon: I use fc for everything from a jig to a spinnerbait, I'm a big fc guy I use for about everything.
Techniques used with Sunline Monofilament: I like to throw my prop baits on a braid to mono leader
Techniques used with Sunline Braid: I love the braid for frog fishing flipping grass and the mainline on my spinning rods
Austin Felix
Favorite Technique: Northern, smallmouths
Favorite Product: 7lb FC Sniper
Techniques used with Sunline Fluorocarbon: 90% of my fishing is done with Sunline fluorocarbon. Everything from 7lb to 40 lb Sniper and Shooter, depending on technique and cover.
Techniques used with Sunline Monofilament: Topwater, mostly braid/mono leader. Oversized treble baits. When a heavy rod is necessary to throw big baits, I'll sometimes switch to Mono. The added stretch helps make up for the lack of bend in a heavy rod.
Techniques used with Sunline Braid: Spinning equipment 11lb to 15lb destroyer braid / fluoro leader. Heavy cover fishing. Flipping/punching, frogging and topwater.