Troy lives in Duluth, Minnesota with his wife and two children: a twelve year-old son and seven year-old daughter.
Hometown
Duluth, Mn.
Favorite Waters
Mississipi River, St. Louis River, Lake Mille lacs, Lake Michigan both Green Bay and Day De Noc as you can’t beat those huge roving trophy eyes, Lake Winnebago, Lake Superior
Favorite Techniques
Old school Lindy Rigging with Fin-Tech’s new sliding sinkers, Trolling boards with spinners and crawlers for suspended eyes on the Great Lakes, You can’t beat jigging with Fin-Tech’s line up of unique shaped jigs
Circuits Fished
FLW Walleye Tour and Walleye League, World Walleye Association, Minnesota Tournament Trail and any others TBA
Career Highlights
He won his first Tournament in 2003 with a truck as first prize. Since then, he has placed in the top 20 in repeated competitions on Island Lake, Mississippi River, St. Louis River, Lake Mille lacs, Lake Michigan, Cass Lake and many other fisheries. In 2006 Troy grabbed an outstanding second place finish at Mille lacs Lake and went on to compete in the Walleye League Finals for the second year in a row. The greatest part of my career has been doing seminars boat shows and meeting and talking to grown kids and young kids that share the passion and are the future of our sport.
Sponsors
Fin-Tech, Minn-Kota, Lowrance, Gamma lines, Team Diawa, Tru-turn, Bleeding Bait hooks, Re-action systems, Frabill, X-point hooks, Evinrude motors, Ranger Boats, Duluth Lawn and Sport, Marine General Supply, G & T Construction, Century 21 Realty, X/S Sport drinks