Angler:
            Chuck Espiritu (A.K.A "ChuckE")

Status:
            Regional Team

Home Water(s):
            Northern California Coastal

Experience:
Chuck is an avid sportsman in constant search of new adventures from his kayak. He spends countless hours fishing off Northern California's beautiful but very rugged coastline for big lingcod, Rockfish, Halibut, Striped bass, and Chinook salmon. His big game accomplishments include catching Yellow Fin Tuna off Baja Mexico's East Cape and huge White Sturgeon around San Francisco Bay. Besides fishing, Chuck is also well known for trapping tasty Dungeness crab and hunting waterfowl from his kayak. He also has a solid reputation atop the derby podium, but he doesn't just keep all of his secrets to himself. As a charter member and moderator of one of the world's busiest kayak fishing websites, NorCalKayakAnglers, Chuck routinely shares his knowledge through the online forum and conducting local seminars.

Accomplishments:

• 2007 NorCal Kayak Angler of the Year
• NCKA Charter Member and Forum Moderator
• 1st Place 2004 Santa Cruz Kayak Fishing Derby
• 1st Place 2007 Bendo at Mendo III Kayak Fishing Derby
• 2nd Place 2007 Monterey Bay Kayak Fishing Derby

Angler:
Frank “Mayor of Chicopit” Greg

Status:
Regional Team

Home Water(s):
Northern Florida

Experience:
The Mayor, as he’s most commonly known in his home town of Jacksonville, FL, has been named rightfully so.  Frank is Jacksonville’s unofficial ceremonial angler; he carries himself humbly, yet the information and insight the Mayor has relating to the underwater world is unsurpassed. Frank is the center of attention of Jacksonville’s supreme fishery, and when the Mayor speaks, the angling community in Jacksonville listens!  In fact, you can hear the Mayor weekly on the Jax Kayak Fishing Radio Talk Show.  Frank has won numerous tournaments over the years and was a dominating force in the Redfish Tournament Trail.  With over 30 years of tournament experience under his belt, Frank has tallied more than $50,000 in prize money.  He has racked up so many trophies that at some point in time he may just have to add an extension to his home in order to house them all.   

Accomplishments:

• 1st – 2005 Jacksonville Kayak Fishing Classic

Angler:
            Michael “Fair Fight” Bayer

Status:
            Regional Team

Home Water(s):
            Texas

Experience:
Bucket Mouths Beware!  Michael “Fair Fight” Bayer’s nickname is simply a disguise. He’s after you—yes he is—and there’s nothing “Fair” about it! Michael’s on the water nearly every day, pulling unsuspecting bass up and out of their beds.  And as if that’s not enough, Bayer has begun producing some high quality videos dedicated to his bass-bashing-bonanza.  Check them out at www.theyakfisherman.com.

Accomplishments:

• 2006 – Angler of the Year – Ultimate Kayak Trail
• 2007 – Angler of the Year – Kayak Anglers Tournament Series

Angler:
            Stacy Lynn “Sunlover” Trimble

Status:
            Regional Team

Home Water(s):
            Southwest

Experience:
Stacy began fly fishing in 1995 and is an avid saltwater and freshwater angler.  She is a Federation of Fly Fishers Certified Casting Instructor and a graduate of Joan Wulff’s Fly Fishing Instructor School.  She has worked in Central Texas’ best fly shops for over 10 years and has been an active member of the Guadalupe River Chapter of Trout Unlimited, Alamo Fly Fishers, Austin Fly Fishers, Rockport Fly Fishers and Texas Women Fly Fishers.  She is the lead instructor for Texas’s Casting for Recovery program – a weekend fly fishing retreat for women surviving breast cancer.  She has been a feature speaker and demonstrator at numerous events including The Fly Fishing Show, The Shallow Water Show, Fly Fish Texas, Flat Out Fishing!, and the TPWD Expo.  If your interested in the fly fishing experience of a lifetime you can find out more by visiting Stacy’s site at www.trimbleflyfishing.com