2024 & 2023 Bassmaster Classic Champs Hamner & Gustafson Talk About the NPAA Forestville, WI (June 4, 2024) – Ask any serious angler about the National Professional Anglers Association (NPAA) and you still might get some head-scratching, despite the fact that top finishers in the last two Bassmaster Classics – and the past two champions – are members… Read More NPAA: Membership Has Its Privileges
Famed basser Jeff “Gussy” Gustafson collaborates with Northland Fishing Tackle to design nature’s finest Elite Series Marabou Jig Bemidji, MN (January 2, 2024) – Nothing beats nature. Want proof? For decades, tackle manufacturers – Northland included – have been compelled to design lures with authentic looks that gamefish flat-out eat. Just think about the detailed,… Read More A Jig for the Naturalist
Smeltinator® Jigs NOW SHIPPING From Northland Fishing Tackle®! BEMIDJI, Minn. (December 13, 2023) – This past August, Northland announced that the 2023 Bassmaster Classic winning Smeltinator jig would be licensed, branded, and distributed by Northland moving into 2024. With a relationship that goes back 20 years, Northland talked seriously with both Bassmaster Classic Winner Jeff “Gussy” Gustafson… Read More Bassmaster Classic Winning Jigs In-Stock
Northland Fishing Tackle and longtime ally Jeff “Gussy” Gustafson ink long-term deal Bemidji, MN (August 24, 2023) – When Northland Fishing Tackle founder John Peterson first fished against Jeff Gustafson at the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship in the mid-2000’s, he had no idea they would become lifelong friends. Looking even farther ahead, Peterson never… Read More 2023 Bassmaster Classic Champ, Jeff “Gussy” Gustafson, Lands New Title Sponsorship
Northland and Bass Tactics founder, Bryan Gustafson, agree on exclusive deal for streamlined manufacturing, sales, marketing, and distribution of Gussy’s 2023 Classic-winning bait. Bemidji, MN (August 28, 2023) – The 2023 Bassmaster Classic wasn’t the first time that Jeff “Gussy” Gustafson had stacked big weights and solid limits of smallmouth bass on the Tennessee River… Read More Bassmaster Classic 2023 Winning Bait, Bass Tactics Smeltinator Jig, Now Licensed, Branded, and Distributed by Minnesota’s Northland Fishing Tackle
What does Gussy use to catch bass? We jumped in the boat with him and asked him what gear he likes to use and what secret he keeps on his boat for good luck. This was during a Shimano event at Bienville Florida in February 2022.
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