Our Instructors

Terry Brown | Master of Ceremonies

Terry Brown is the President of Get Outside Media and Wired2Fish.com. He has been in the industry for all of his life and was the Chief Sales and Marketing Officer for BassFan.com prior to joining the Gemini Sport Marketing family over 2 years ago. He has written for BassTimes, BassWest USA, Heartland Outdoors, and numerous regional publications. An avid angler Brown has competed in the Redman, BFL, and Federation levels for years. His love for the industry and its anglers runs deep.

Bill Decoteau | Master of Ceremonies

Bill Decoteau, Senior Editor of www.BassEast.com, is an outdoor journalist with a strong passion for pursuing the Black Bass. His activities include covering and photographing B.A.S.S. and FLW professional bass trails, Massachusetts Director of USABassin, as well as emceeing benefit tournaments throughout the Northeast, such as Maine’s Special Olympics. Bill may also be found on the water filming his television show The Bass Bureau, Where the Road meets the Water or in the classroom at many of the regional sportsmen shows holding bass seminars, sharing winning techniques utilized by some of the nationals’ top-bass pros. Bill's articles appear in a wide variety of publications, Bassmaster.com/WBT, BassTimes, Bassmaster, Woods and Waters USA, Northwoods Sporting Journal, ProAngler.com and LunkerUSA.com, to name a few including his personal web sites www.TheBassBureau.com and www.BassBureau.com.

Brent Ehrler | Bass University Seminar Speaker

Brent jumped on the scene by winning the FLW Stren Championship on Lake Cumberland in Kentucky.  He followed that up by winning the FLW Tour Championship.  Brent is a very hard working and talented young angler that has accomplished a tremendous amount in a very short period of time.  Brent cut his teeth on west coast fisheries and has since become one of the top ranked pros in the world.

To learn more about Brent Ehrler, visit www.brentehrler.com.

B.U. Speaking Schedule:  Sacramento

Dave Mansue | Bass University Seminar Speaker

Dave made his mark this year by dominating the Bassmaster Open tournament on the Upper Chesapeake.  Dave is proof that nice guys do finish first and he brings advanced knowledge of how to score on the rivers of the Chesapeake as well as many other lakes and rivers throughout the country.

B.U. Speaking Schedule: Philly

Ish Monroe | Bass University Seminar Speaker

Ish is seen every Saturday on “Yo Ish” ESPN II.  Ish also has a reputation of fishing big when the big ones are biting.  He has won big on the Bassmasters Ellites and is a threat in any event.  Coming from the west coast, Ish is master sight fisherman and swimbait expert.

To learn more about Ish Monroe, visit www.ishmonroe.com.

B.U. Speaking Schedule: Dallas | Sacramento

Fred Roumbanis | Bass University Seminar Speaker

A lot of what Fred Roumbanis knows about bass fishing, he learned before he ever set foot in a bass boat. He grew up in the Bay Area region of California with several golf course-type ponds and small reservoirs within bicycling distance and could usually be found at one or another on most afternoons, and all day on weekends, during breaks in his school schedule and throughout his summer vacations.

To learn more about Fred Roumbanis, visit www.swimbaitfred.com

B.U. Speaking Schedule: Dallas

Greg Hackney | Bass University Seminar Speaker

Greg Hackney won the inaugural Bassmaster Rookie of the Year award in 2004, narrowly missing out on Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year honors. Already a member of the BASS Millionaire's Club, Hackney has made his mark on the Tournament Trail with 28 Top 10 finishes and 3 wins in just 78 career entries. In 2009 he'll be fishing his 7th straight Bassmaster Classic and is picked by many of his fellow pros as the favorite to win it.

B.U. Speaking Schedule: Philly

Peter "T" Thliveros | Bass University Seminar Speaker

Bio coming shortly

Bass University speaking schedule: Dallas