Captain Jack Kreiss "The Jig Man"

Capt. Jack, "The Jig Man," started fishing as a kid

in a small town

outside of Boston, MA. When he was 6

years old, his family moved

to Southern California

where his love of fishing continued in a

nearby

fishing

hole,

named Legg Lake, situated in the San

Bernardino

Mountains. It wasn't long before his family moved once

again, this time to the valley below. Jack loved fishing

so much he

was determined to return to the lake as

often as possible, so his

little bike became his wheels to

the lake now twelve miles away.

Later in life, after 6 years in the Navy, Jack moved to Northern California.

discovered so many lakes within 30 miles from his house, he thought

he found

fisherman's paradise. One day in 1995 Jack took his little 14 ft.

aluminum boat to

Camp Far West, in Wheatland, CA, and he hasn't

stopped fishing since.

He entered his first Bass tournament in 1997 on Folsom Lake, and caught

nothing. Then he went to Lake Berryessa, and again caught nothing. Far

from

being discouraged Jack went to the store and bought some DVDs

and books on

fishing and spent the next year reading, watching, and using

Internet resources to

make himself a better fisherman.

Jack did get better. Spending 200 plus days a year on the water must

have

helped him some, because he started winning tournaments. Well,

Jack didn't like

some of the colors that came with his fishing tackle so back

in 2000 he began

making his own jigs and started giving them to fishing

Pros and friends. In 2005

he began packaging his jigs and continued to

give them to the fishermen he met

at tournaments, sportsman shows and

other events.

Last Spring, when he was drove the camera boat for ESPN/BASS in

Stockton and

Clear Lake for two weeks, Jack had his jigs on hand and

gave them to the Elite

Series BASS Pros and waited for their comments.

His patience paid off. One Pro

called him and ordered 100 for his personal

use and 250 for his store and soon

thereafter three other Pros called and

ordered some too. Now Jack is off and

running, turning his passion into

profit. After making his rounds throughout

Northern California, he found 3

stores to carry his line of jigs. In fact, recently he

delivered his biggest

order to Wild Sports in Orangevale, CA.

When he's not fishing, or making jigs, or working at his auto repair shop,

Jack is

a member of the Basin Bassmasters Club in Loomis, CA. For the

last 3 years

he's served as the Club's Secretary. Jack started making a

name for himself in

2004 when he qualified for the State Team. The top 12

out of the top 200 make

the California BASS Federation Nation State

Team. Jack has made the State

Team 3 years in a row!

January

2007,

Capt. Jack "The Jig Man" was elected to be the California

Federation Nation Youth Director. He organizes "Casting Kids" contests all

over

the State of California and takes kids on fishing outings for the day.

What's Jack doing now? He's getting ready to qualify at Clear Lake for the

2008

State Team. Who's running his auto repair shop in Loomis, CA? His

wife,

Shannon, and she deserves a medal.

Capt. Jack Kreiss
California BASS
Federation Nation
Youth Director

Mailing Address:
5523 Portola Circle
Rocklin, CA 95677

Phone / Email:
916-837-9474
captjackfish@yahoo.com

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