Bio and resume for Earthworm77

[earthworm77]

Bio-(this was written by my tournament partner of 3 years as he was introducing me as Angler of the Year and new tournament Director for our club) I thought it was nice, I use it sometimes.
Craig De Fronzo grew up in Hauppauge NY on Long Island. Very early on he became interested in bass fishing as he lived in the middle of what he terms the Western Suffolk Big Bass Belt. This was a series of lakes that were all located in close proximity to each other. Fishing on Blydenburg, Millers Pond and Lake Ronkonkoma, Craig became a power fisherman and took what he learned on these lakes to Florida every Spring during his youth. Craig cut his teeth fishing Floridas famed big bass waters such as West Toho, Lake George, St. Johns River, Suwanee River , Lake Osbourne, the Everglades, The Big O, Kissimmee and others. In the early nineties Craig took a trip to the Ocala National forest and caught a 13.9lb bass on 6lb test. This was the turning point in his young angling career as he switched over to the realm of finesse fishing.
Craig began to adopt all of the "New" West Coast methods and re applied them to his fishing here in NY. Not only did he discover he could get more bites when scaling down his tackle, he saw that he was catching far more large fish as well. He has documented through the NYDEC Diary program an outlandish number of bass over 5lbs all on light tackle. To date he has landed 21 bass over 7lbs on LI including 3 bonafide nine pounders. When he is not chasing largemouth bass, he can be found out in Montauk looking for big stripers.

Nicknamed "The Surgeon" by several of his friends and club mates, for his meticulous eye for detail and scientific approaches, he was selected to be on Owner Americas field staff in 1995. Craig has written articles that appear regularly on NYbass.com, River Smallies.com, The Michigan Fishfinder, Bronzeback.com, Bassininny.com, Bass Resource.com, Kevin's Bass Site and several for the Fisherman magazine and NYDEC Sweetwater Angler. He has had 65 articles published within the last 36 months. 

Craig has given several presentations on light tackle jig and tube fishing for the South Jersey Bass Busters, OutCast Bass Anglers and Suffolk County Bassmasters and 3 consecutive New York Bass University seminar series. He is known for his technical approach to fishing and finding patterns. He is currently a police officer in NYC and was part of the Harlem Outreach program which taught inner city kids how to fish in Central Park. He worked with this program for the 5 years. 

Craig believes that confidence and his unorthodox approaches often give him the advantage out on the water. He is part owner of Micro Munch Tackle and is sponsored by Kistler Custom Rods, Hookerz Terminal, Sea King, Mizmo Baits, Kick N Bass, Fish For Free.com, BBQ Team Coyote Roadkill, Jerky Hut and Mr. B's Tackle. He is on the staff of Ultimate bass and is a guest writer for RiverSmallies.com, Kevins Bass Site, BassResource.com, Illinios smallmouth Alliance, Michigan Fish Finder, Bassinusa, BassAnglersonline.com and Land big fish.com.
 
Each fishing season Craig hosts a charity bass tournament dedicated in the memory of is childhood friend Tom Aylward. The event draws some big name sponsors and 100% of the fees and donations generated make their way to the Aylward family.   

Resume 2005 Craig DeFronzo
Although I fish competitively and wear my sponsors colors proudly speaking with many anglers at the ramp, I feel my greatest attribute is being able to promote products and services through speaking to people at the seminars I do and through the many articles I write for various publications and websites. I am a staff writer for 3 of the biggest bass fishing websites on the net as well as several smaller sites. There is potential for my articles and ideas to reach over a million anglers a year, likely many more than that. Each week I field an average of 100 emails from anglers who read my articles and ask for advice on techniques and tackle.

I have been featured as a guest host of several TV fishing shows and have several invitations to do more. The possibility to reach large numbers of viewers exists. In 2005 alone, I've already done 25 speaking engagements for national boat and fishing shows, clubs and websites. I would estimate that I've spoken before 3000 unique individuals at these functions. I have worked alongside of such personalities as Jimmy Houston, Larry Nixon, Mike Del Visco and Jason Reynolds.

I can easily relate to the responsibilites that most companies put on their promotional staff members because I am a small business owner. I also have a promotional staff of 13 members to manage. For this reason my experience should make the transition to any promotional staff extremely easy. I usually base my promotional approach on what I would expect from someone working for me.

One thing I feel that is essential for me to work with any sponsor is the absolute belief in the product or service. Product knowledge is paramount to my success both on the water and representing your company. I only solicit or accept positions with companies whose products I have experience and success with. After all it would not benefit anyone if I chose to promote products I didn't think were quality.

I have a degree in Criminal Justice and have been a law enforcement officer for the NYPD for over 10 years. I've seen and done it all. I believe that being a police officer has given me the great ability to be a public speaker bursting with confidence. I've been a head speaker at over 40 fishing related seminars, boat and fishing shows, club meetings, etc in the past several years. I have personally published 65 articles in the past 3 years and have several hundred that I have not published. I have my own column on several websites which is an excellent way to get the word out to guys who tune in regularly.
 
My goal is to complete what is expected of me by my sponsors when called upon. I do my best to represent them in a professional manner and I realize in truth that I am an ambassador for their company, a reflection of what their business is all about. For this reason, I commit myself to exhibiting conduct in a professional, courteous and humble manner at all times.
While I don't feel that my tournament activity should be a large consideration for a position with any company, I list the past few seasons results to show that I am active in competition. I am currently working on a large writing project that is fishing related and will include various products that I use on a regular basis.

Angling Accomplishments and Achievements 
6-20-04 first place Loon Lake Craig DeFronzo- 14.69lbs 3 LMB 1 SMB
7-31-04 first place Upper Mills C. DeFronzo- 5LMB 18.79lbs
8-07-04 first place Hither Hills C.DeFronzo- 5LMB 18.10lbs
8-28-04 second place Bryant Lake C DeFronzo- 5 LMB 12.45lbs
10-24-04 first place Classic Forge Pond C.DeFronzo 10.37lbs
2004 Anglers of The Year: R.Fisher/C.DeFronzo: 74.40lbs
Mr Bass Craig DeFronzo 4.89 Smallmouth
Club MVP: Craig DeFronzo
Classic Champs: R.Fisher/C.DeFronzo
6-15-03 second place Hither Hills 11.88lbs Craig DeFronzo
6-22-03 first place Maratooka Pond 9.55lbs Craig DeFronzo
6-28-03 first place Upper Mills 13.80lbs Craig DeFronzo
7-20-03 first place Forge Pond 11.96lbs Craig DeFronzo
7-13-03 first place Swan Pond 10.72lbs Craig DeFronzo 
7-27-03 first place West Lake 12.69lbs Craig DeFronzo 
8-10-03 second place Hither Hills 8.15lbs Craig DeFronzo 
9-7-03 first place Forge Pond 16.93lbs Tom Aylward Memorial Event Craig DeFronzo/Paul Ritchie
9-14-03 first place Upper Mills 6.48lbs Craig DeFronzo 
2003 films pilot episode of Lunkerville
2003 ESBA Team Anglers of the Year Craig DeFronzo/Rob Fisher 86.54lbs 72pts out of 80 for the 2003 season
Mr. Bass ESBA 2003 season Craig DeFronzo 4.89lb largemouth
2003 ESBA Club MVP Craig DeFronzo
6-2-02 first place Forge Pond 12.48lbs Craig DeFronzo
6-9-02  second place Zone 1 4.66lbs Craig DeFronzo
6-21-02 second place Swan Pond 7.87lbs  Craig DeFronzo
7-7-02 first place Upper Mills 11.50lbs  Craig DeFronzo
8-11-02 second place Forge pond 9.70lbs Craig DeFronzo
8-25-02 second Place Hither Hills 7.74lbs Craig DeFronzo
9-15-02 first place Swan Pond 7.59lbs Craig DeFronzo
9-22-02 first place Maratooka pond 9.50lbs Craig DeFronzo
10-02/10-03 -02 ESBA Classic first place 16.79lbs Craig DeFronzo
2002 Team anglers of the Year Craig DeFronzo and Rob Fisher
2002 overall angler of the year Craig DeFronzo
2002 club MVP Craig DeFronzo
2001 Helps establish Green Eyes Worm Works and Wicked Tubes, hand poured baits
2000 Forms Micro Munch Tackle
1995 Invented the proto type of the Micro Munch Jig
1995 co-Founder Harlem Outreach Fishing with Inner city Kids Program
1995 Runner Up Big Bass World Championship for NY 8.16lbs
1994 Runner Up Big Bass World Championship for NY 7.34lbs 
Pro Staff Affiliations 
BASSIN' USA™ 
Mr. B's Bait and Tackle 
Owner America
Sea King Line 
Micro Munch Tackle 
Kistler Custom Rods 
Kick N Bass 
Jerky Hut 
Fish For Free
BBQ Team Coyote Roadkill 
Mizmo Baits 
Micro Munch Tackle Blue Label
Key Stats : 
Largest Largemouth Bass 13 pounds 9 ounces Ocala National Forest
Largest NY Largemouth Bass 9 pounds 14 ounces Wildwood lake
Largest NY Smallmouth Bass 6 pounds 2 ounces Hudson River Catskill Creek
Largest LI Largemouth (2) 9 pounds 3 ounces Largemouth Bass Peconic River both Zone II
Largest 5 bass Tournament total 22 pounds 14 ounces Mahopac NY 2000
Largest LI 5 bass total 32 pounds 4 ounces Millers Pond 1991