1997 BASSMASTER Classic Winner
Dion Hibdon was born in Stover, Missouri on July 14, 1967. Dion and his wife Jill were married in 1990.
Dion spends a lot of his time fishing the B.A.S.S. & FLW professional fishing circuits, giving fishing seminars & attending sports shows nationwide.
While Dion is on the road, Jill, his wife has the biggest job of all, running Hibdon's Outdoors and raising their three sons Payden, Lawson and Connar, are enough to keep anyone busy.
Dion likes to take his boys fishing whenever possible and always seems to be planning the next family camping trip.
Fishing Highlights
Going fishing with your dad can provide you with a lifetime of memories. For Dion, fishing with his dad also laid the foundation for a successful career as a professional bass fisherman.
Dion competed in his first bass tournament at the age of 12 and has never looked back. He joined the ranks of professional bass fisherman at the age of 18. Dion is still the youngest qualifier for the BASS Masters Classic® and has qualified for the Classic eight times.
The highpoint of Dion's career came in Birmingham, Alabama when he won the 27th annual BASS Masters Classic®. The Classic has become the most prestigious tournament in professional bass fishing, pitting 40 of the best anglers in the world in a three day tournament. Only 20 other anglers can claim this title, one of whom just happens to be Dion's dad, Guido Hibdon.
Dion not only wins bass tournament read this article on Dion's victory over Diabetes.
Dion does more than just go fishing. One of the best selling soft baits in the industry, the Guido Bug, was inspired by a junior high school project of Dion's. While working on this project, Dion made a mold of a live crawdad using plaster of Paris. This project soon became the well known Guido Bug and Dion had begun his career as a bait and tackle designer.
Due to the demands of competitive fishing, Dion is always looking for an edge. Through his work on the water and in the shop, he is advancing the state of the art in fishing tackle and boating equipment. He consults with a number of manufacturers to bring these innovations to the fishing public.
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