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TERRY BUTCHER MAKING THE MOVE TO BASS CAT
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Terry Butcher is the latest Bassmaster Elite Series pro to make the move to Bass Cat Boats. It what has been a busy off season for the Pierce Family, Bass Cat has positioned their product with a number of new Bass Cat pros. With the addition of Iaconelli, Crews, and now Butcher, the BC family will have a serious presence on the 2007 Bassmaster Elite Series.
Butcher, who has been with Ranger for a number of years, is very excited about the new opportunity with Bass Cat. “This is a great position to be in with a great company,” said Butcher. “Rick and his family have really given be an opportunity to focus on my fishing in 2007. I’m honored to be associated with a great company and with a great group of pros on the Bass Cat team.”
Terry Butcher will no longer be flippin’ the across the U.S. in the Ranger colors
The Oklahoma Pro earned just under $70,000 in 2006 and has one BASS title to his name. Butcher won a Central Open at lake Sam Rayburn in 2005. His best finish in 2006 was a third place finish at Lake Champlain.
Rick Pierce, with Bass Cats Boats said, “We think that Terry is a developing pro with a tremendous amount of talent. We are very pleased to add Terry to our great group of pros.”
Pierce also told the BZ there will be two more additions to the Bass Cat pro team announced this week. With the two additions coming this week, a total of sixteen pros will be sporting the Bass Cat name on the Bassmaster Elite Series in 2007. The current fourteen members are , Mike Iaconelli, Marty Stone, John Crews, Terry Butcher, Russ Lane, Mark Tucker, Mark Tyler, James Niggemeyer, Rick Ash, Grant Goldbeck, Doc, Merkin, Kotaro Kiriyama, Kevin Short, and Jeremy Starks.
Sorry to hijack your header Ron…
BCB
We are very happy to have Terry! He comes to Bass Cat wanting to be here by choice.
This was an emotional decision by both Terry and Bass Cat.
He is a great angler who is only starting to develop nationally, and we look forward to working with him for years to come.
BCB
Bass Cat Press Release January 15, 2007
Re: 2007 BASS Elite Anglers
Bass Cat Boats is pleased to announce the addition of Terry Butcher to their 2007 Elite Staff. Terry resides in Talala, Oklahoma with his wife Kandace, and their children Jessie and Josie.
Terry is a recent angler to make the leap to BASS from the regional level where he dominated several events in Oklahoma. His fishing potential on Grand Lake and other Ozark area reservoirs is well respected. His BASS winnings amount to $165,917.00, and a win in the 2005 Sam Rayburn Open event. He earned a total of $202,220. overall, in the main two national organizations. Terry is also a 2002 All American qualifier. While his professional career has been short, it has been a very successful one as well.
The decision was a choice by Terry, as he desired the support of Bass Cat and was sincere in his efforts. That could not go unnoticed as he and Rick met on mutual ground and he was patient in awaiting a final decision from Bass Cat to meet his request.
Here are Terrys comments:
I wanted to be part of the Bass Cat “family.” I could not be more excited with the opportunity to be in a top notch boat with a great company. Not only does Bass Cat have a premier boat they do a great job of promoting their anglers as well. I have noticed over the years Bass Cat has been very supportive of BASS and this made my decision that much easier to make. I am very excited to fish out of my new Bass Cat Puma powered by a Mercury 225 Pro XS this coming season.
Terry Butcher
And Rick Pierces Comments:
We are glad to have Terry on staff. He comes to us with the potential to compete all across the country and takes a back seat to no one on his fishing ability. He has the tools and skills to be a performer. Terry was very patient as we maneuvered through all of our changes this season, and when he was firm that he wanted to be here and no where else, It was a natural decision.
His patience and desire to be a part of our Family is to be commended. He represents much of what Bass Cat is all about.
The Butchers lives Talala, Oklahoma which is where my maternal grandparents lived their lives, raised their family. It is a wide spot in the road on 169 Highway. My mother (Jan) graduated from Talala High School. They built a drive in restaurant there in the 50s. This is almost like old home week as granddad drug me all over Talala and Double Creek bottoms before the lake took them over. The strip pits, just outside Talala, used to be great fishing in the mid 60s. We had relatives here and there, Dads father was born in Yellville, AR, and they migrated to Oklahoma. So this brings back many memories for us all here.
Terry really strengthens our staff for 2007. We look forward to watching and assisting him in growing his career. He brings a different flair to our staff as does Russ Lane. The 2007 season is going to be very interesting for Bass Cat.
Rick Pierce
For further information contact Bass Cat Boats at [email protected], 870-481-5135;
or Gary Gould at [email protected], 501-835-7180
What a team of anglers. BCB will be well represented this year in the Elite Series. Looking forward to seeing how they all do this year.
Good Luck
JW
Terry will do Oklahoma good for Basscat.
It is always good to see another Okie staff member.
Congradulations Terry and Basscat
Chad Speaks
I was fortunate enough to get paired up with Terry at the Red River (Regional) in Shreveport a few years ago when we both qualified 2nd in our respective divisions of the FLW series we were fishing.
Before we ever left the take off, he made a positive impression on me and was super to share the boat with the first day of competion. He let me fish and showed me how to perservere when the bite was slow. There was no doubt in my mind that morning in Louisiana waiting for the locks to open I was sitting in between two future players in professional fishing…Terry Butcher and Ray Scheide
I’ve been glad for him to see him doing well on lakes accross the country and the Rayburn victory was awesome…
Basscat has another valuable link in the chain- Good Luck in 2007 Terry!
Jeff Boyer
Terry is a great guy, a great fisherman and will be a super advocate for BassCat!
Congrats and welcome to the family Terry.
Hell Yeah!!!!!!
I love it, cuz Ive been touting BC for the last 5 years on a local board. http://www.basszone.com Course Terry is a local hero and everybody knows him
I love it when a Ranger guy comes to the best!!!
Youve got TB, now get his brother in law, E/2 and it will be complete!!!
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