Pink Fishing Pro Staff
Rich Craven, Angler Profile
About Me:I am an outdoors person that enjoys what the Midwest has to offer, fishing and hunting. I began tournament fishing in 2000. My favorite fishing partners are my wife, children and grand children. I work very well with others and have a knack for sharing new ideas with large and small groups. I am happily married for 29 years, with 3 children, 2 daughters, and one son. I also have 2 loving granddaughters. I have spent the last 29 years in the U.S. Army and plan to retire in 6 years to pursue my fishing passion, where ever it may take me.
Sponsors: Pink Fishing Pro-Staff, Zipper Worm Company, Easy2HookUSA and Coalition Pro Staff – Army Bass Anglers
Connect with me:
- Website: http://richcraven.webs.com/
- Facebook: http://facebook.com/rich.craven1
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/RichCraven
Education and Employment:U.S. Army 1983 – present I am currently employed as a Readiness NCO, fulltime, in the Michigan Army National Guard. Lansing Community College 1981-1982 Maple Valley Jr-Sr High School 1979-1983
Career Highlights:
- 2011 – NBAA finished 8th in my division, 15th place in Tips Ups for the Troops charity tournament. 9th place club finish in Case of the Mondays fishing club. Qualified for NBAA National Championship. 9th place finish Bradley Rappuhn Memorial Bass Tournament.
- 2010 – NBAA finished 11th in my division, 18th place in Tips Ups for the Troops charity tournament
- 2009 – NBAA finished 10th in my division, 8 top ten finishes. 16th place in Casting for a Cure charity tournament. Qualified for NBAA National Championship.
- 2008 – Finished 10th in Thank the Troops charity tournament.
- 2007 – NBAA finished 1st in 6 tournaments.
- 2006 – Deployed overseas.
- 2005 – NBAA Finished 1st in 7 tournaments, top 5 finishes in 6 tournaments.
- 2004 – Masonic Temple Bass-O-Rama, 2nd place. NBAA, 7 top ten finishes 3 top five finishes. Pink Fishing Pro Staff 2
- 2003 – Masonic Temple Bass-O-Rama, 1st place. Wolverine fishing club, 2 first place finishes, seven top fives.
- 2002 – Wolverine fishing club, ten top ten finishes.
- 2001- Wednesday Night Bassers, 1st place in 6 tournaments, top 3 in 7 tournaments
- 2000 – Anglers Diary, Bassin Family Junior Division, 2nd place once, top 5 in 6 tournam
Statement:Breast cancer runs deep on my wife’s side of the family. Over the last 29 years of our marriage, we have had the misfortune of losing some of her aunts to this dreaded disease. We have seen firsthand how breast cancer affects not only the individual, but the family and friends as well. Our neighbor of the last 20 plus years who is also a widow, had a double mastectomy, but has been cancer free for the last 10 years. It has been nice to see her still upbeat and doing things since she has been declared “cancer” free. She always has a twinkle in her eye and some sort of food for me whenever she calls for some handy work that I am more than happy to do for her. I am happy to see that a great program such as Pink Fishing has entered our fishing communities to make individuals and organizations more aware of breast cancer. I am sure that by joining the Pink Fishing staff that together we can help spread breast cancer awareness………..”one cast at a time” with such a great organization as Pink Fishing.
