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Susan Gregory

Hometown: Long Beach, Mississippi

Occupation: Harrison County MS School District

Years Bass Fishing: Since 1999

Website: www.keelshield.com/20.html

Sponsors: DUPONT, Triton, Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits, KeelShield, Stay-N-Charge, Magnolia Honey Jelly, Mercury Outboards, Bob's Machine Shop

Career Highlights

Joined DERA Bassmasters- finished in 13th place first year. (2000)
Finished 2001-2002 year in 9th place -Qualified for MS State Federation Championship
(finished # 48 out of 374 entries.) Bought Triton TR-20 / Mercury 225 EFI
Finished the 2002-2003 year in 9th - repeat State Federation Championship qualifier.

DERA Bassmasters:

2003-2004 Finished year 8th place overall. Third time State Federation Championship qualifier.
2003-2004 Finishes: 1- First place, 2 Third Places and 1 Big Bass.

Women’s Bass Fishing Assn. (Women’s Nat’l Pro Tour - Pro/Am Format)

2002-2003 Tournament Year Finishes:
1-First place, 3-top 20 finishes, 1- Big Bass. Finished in 9th for the year.
2003-2004 Tournament Year Finishes:
1-First Place, 4-top 20, 1-Big Bass. Finished in 5th for the year.

2004-2005

DERA Bassmasters Qualified for upcoming 2005 State Championship. Fourth time State Federation qualifier
Fished Citgo Bassmasters Southern Open Tournament Trail best finish 57th. Finished 128th Place over all out of 288.
Bassmasters Women’s Tour 2005-2006 Bassmasters Outdoor Series
Bassmasters Weekend Outdoor Series Mississippi Division. 4-top 50 finishes. Finished in 34th
Bassmasters Women’s Tour Preview finished 31st.

Congratulations Donna Rutledge of Orland Park, Illinois on her 2nd place finish in the Bassmaster Weekend Series Co-Angler Division on Pools 4 & 5 Mississippi River in Wabasha, Minnesota July 25th.

The 9th Annual “Legends of the Outdoors” National Hall of Fame Banquet and Induction Ceremony - will take place Saturday, August 14 at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel in beautiful downtown Nashville, TN. The doors will open at 10:00 a.m., enabling guests to socialize with Honorees and other attending “Legends of the Outdoors” members - the Banquet and Induction Ceremony will begin at noon.

The 2010 Induction Class consists of Judy Wong, Charlie Ingram, Peggy Vallery, Dick Cabela, Mary Cabela, and Jack Minor – posthumously. In addition, Ducks Unlimited will be recognized as the 2010 “American Outdoor Organization of the Year.”

Congratulations to Melinda Mize of Ben Lomond, Arkansas for winning the recent Bassmaster Weekend Series event on Lake Millwood, Arkansas. Click here to read story.

FLW co-angler Judy Israel of Wimauma, Florida retired in May after 14 years of tournament fishing. She retired as the only female co-angler to win 2 events on the FLW Tour. During her career she had 15 Top 10 finishes.

Congratulations to Dianna Clark of Bumpus Mills, Tennessee for her 5th place finish in the Bassmaster Central Open on the Red River June 5th.

Check out the Raleigh, NC News and Observer to read an article about women's bass fishing featuring comments from former North Carolina WBT anglers Monica Altman, Renee Brisendine, Susan Orton and Linda Berry.