 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, age 13 and Lawson and
Connar, age 9 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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