Steven Vonbrandt

Steve vonBrandt Sponsored by: GYCB (Yamamoto),Okuma, Delaware Tackle, TTI-Blakemore, and Ambush Lures.

Steve was the owner of a bass fishing guide service in Wilmington, Delaware, Anglers Radio in Delaware and New Jersey, and Delaware Tackle in Delaware. He is a tournament angler and freelance outdoor writer. He has over 40 years of fishing experience in the Northeast and California. He has fished lakes, ponds, and rivers since 1962. He has fished tournaments from 1990 to the present, and won the Delaware State Sportfishing Tournament multiple times, registered a Chain Pickerel in 2000, just a few ounces shy of the State Record and a Largemouth Bass caught in 1999, that was registered in the Bassmaster Lunker Club at 10.16 pounds. Just 5 ounces shy of the Delaware State Record. It also appeared in a feature article by the "News Journal" (Gannett Publications), and in all of Bass Pro Shops Master catalogs for 2003. He has worked with Operation Bass in assisting with Red Man Tournaments before they were the BFL, and competed in and won, several different tournaments both local, regional, and national. He was also the 1998 Big Bass World Champ/De. He has been published by numerous magazines, including NAFC/ "THE FISHERMAN" Savannah rd. Lewes, De. He has appeared on the cover numerous times, and has written several articles for "The Fisherman-Mid Atlantic Edition"-Eric Burnley, editor.

He was profiled for fishing achievements in the "News Journal," Gannett Publications/Basin Road/ New Castle DE /Profiled by the "Middletown Transcript" for fishing acheivements in 2001. He is also a contributor the the "N.A.F.C." series of hardback books, and is currently in the processing of publishing his own book, "Bass Fishing The Northeast". He also produces bass fishing videos. He was interviewed for an article on "Fishing Opportunites in Delaware" by "Delaware Today" magazine, which appeared in the May 2006 issue. He was inducted into the N.A.F.C. "Hall of Fame" in June, 2003, and was a regular guest on radio talk shows, such as "Alex Langers", "Outdoors This Week"and produced and appeared on his own radio show for many years called "Beyond Bass Basics" on Anglers Radio. His new website, Delaware Trophy Bass contains pictures and videos of giant largemouth bass and has over 150 free instructional videos to assist anglers of all skill levels. .