Mary DiVincenti, Womens Classic Champ on Anglers Radio

Mary DiVincenti, womens Professional bass fishing pro talks to Steve vonBrandt this week about the influx of women into sports, the FLW tour, and other tactics she has used over the last 18 years of professional bass fishing.

Keep this name in mind, because you will be seeing it more and more as Mary competes on the FLW tour this year. Mary has been fishing in bass tournaments for the last 18 years, and is now moving into the FLW tour to compete with the likes of Andre Moore, and other top level pro's.

If her past record on the Women's tour is any indicator of what Mary will do, Look Out! Take a look at her record from the last 18 years, and you will see why many of the top pro's will have reason for concern.

Over 18 years in fishing including 13 years professional tournament participation with a record of outstanding achievement in a highly competitive market.

She is currently following a life long dream of fishing the Wal-Mart FLW tournament trail, named after the legendary founder of Ranger Boats, Forrest L. Wood. The FLW is the world's leading competitive fishing organization.

Mary is the reigning World Champion of the Womens Bass Fishing Association.

The WBFA Tour is the only National Tour, which offers Professional and Amateur women alike, a venue to bass fish competitively among their peers.

Achievements/Accomplishments:

2003 World Champion of Women's Bass Fishing

15th Place - Angler Of The Year Competition 2003

22nd Place - Angler Of The Year Competition 2002

8th Place - Angler Of The Year Competition 2001

12th Place - Angler Of The Year Competition 2000

2002 WBFA World Classic Qualifier

2nd Place Finish

2001 WBFA World Classic Qualifier 5th Place Finish

2000 WBFA World Classic Qualifier 11th Place Finish

2nd Place - '01 South Carolina Invitational

21st Place - '01 Alabama Invitational

42nd Place - '01 All American Invitational

18th Place - '00 Louisiana Invitational

3rd Place - '99 Louisiana Invitational

7th Place - '99 Kentucky Invitational

1998 - Bass n' Gal Classic Qualifier

Bass n' Gal Finishes 1992 - 1999 4th - 6th - 11th - 13th - 21st - 24th

1996 LA Pro Winners Trail Classic Champion

6th Place - 1994 ALBC Top 25

1992 Lady Bass Classic Quailfier

Current Record Holder of Largest Smallmouth Bass Caught in a WBFA event 6.52 lbs - 2001 Alabama Invitational - Pickwick Lake

You can hear Mary talk with Steve vonBrandt of Anglers Radio this week about many topics including fishing the Delta in Louisiana, Mary's home state.

Anglers Radio is on the cutting edge of bass fishing featuring all of today's top professional anglers on both the B.A.S.S. and FLW tour.

Each week you can hear Steve vonBrandt interview all the pro's and lure manufacturers on his show "Beyond Bass Basics", at www.anglersradio.com.