Skeeter Bass Champs

PERSONAL STATS

Name:John McCalmont
Born:12/21/68
Hometown:Heath, Texas

PERSONAL STUFF

Marital Status: Awesome wife Lucia
Children: 4 month old Elizabeth Ann
Pets: Rowdy and Tyra full labs
Hobbies:Fishing, and more of it, motorcycles
Favourite movie:Depends on my mood! American Graffiti, Apocalypse Now, Blade Runner, A River runs through, Shaw shank Redemption,  Easy Rider, and any movie I am in!
Favourite TV show: BassChamps of course
Favourite music (CD and/or musician):I love ALL music, ask to hear the stereo in the truck sometime!
Favourite motto/quote: Tight lines and keep the rubber side down
Did you ever think you were going to be a television host when you were a kid?: YES! I would pretend I was on a fishing show with Jimmy Houston as a youth all the time! Did my first fishing show as a senior project in college.

FISHING STATS

Years fishing: Since I was 3 years old!
Years competing: Won my first Bass Tournament at the age of 11
Number of wins (all events): Lost count
Career Earnings: over 6 figures

FISHING STUFF

Favourite angler: My grandfather
Favourite technique: Flipping
Fishing strength: Power Fishing
Fishing weakness: Spinning Gear
Highest point of career as an angler or TV fishing host: When I won an event we were filming!
Boat:Skeeter
Motor:Yamaha
Truck:Dodge
Sponsors: All of the above including Minn Kota, Hummingbird, Berkley, Abu Garcia, Fenwick, SureLife.