Guido on WFN

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His peers include some of the greats - names like Johnny Morris, Jimmy Houston, Denny Brower and Cotton Cordell. He is 2 time angler of the year, 1988 BASSMaster Classic Champion, and was inducted into the Pro Bassfishing Hall of fame in 2002. and with a hugely successful career to say the least - he hasn't let any of that go to his head... So lets get to it - on the line today by special request.

In The Box With Dion


Hibdon takes Champlain with final-day rally
Photo FLW Outdoors
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. – At the day-four weigh-in of the Wal-Mart FLW Series BP Eastern Division event on Lake Champlain, Guido Hibdon of Gravois Mills, Mo., demonstrated to the bass-fishing world why he is a legendary figure in the sport.

Despite claims from the “young pups” (a term Hibdon uses to affectionately describe his competition) that smallmouths would be the winning ticket on Champlain in September, despite battery and trolling-motor woes that plagued Hibdon for two days of the event and despite having to contend with severe wind conditions during those two days, the 61-year-old veteran hoisted up 20 pounds, 5 ounces of largemouth bass to take back his day-one lead in the final moments of the event.

His three-day total of 56 pounds, 1 ounce gave him over a 2-pound margin of victory worth $125,000.

As Guido and his wife Stella enjoyed their first FLW Outdoors victory on the stage, FLW Series Tournament Director Chris Jones described Hibdon’s unwavering winning drive as “perseverance,” to which Stella jokingly remarked, “You mean stubbornness.” Read More