Arkansas Elite Angler Scott Rook signed a new deal with Jewel Bait Company for 2011.
Rook, a long time top tier angler on the B.A.S.S Elite Tour, brings a wealth of knowledge to Jewel as one of the premier river and jig anglers on tour. Rook joins Kevin Short, Larry Nixon, Mike McClelland, Jeff Kriet, Jim and Troy Eakins on the Jewel Team.
On the BASS trail alone, Rook has placed in a top 50 spot in 91 of the 146 tournaments he has entered over the past 13 years. Among them are six third place finishes, four second place checks and a win. He won the 2006 Bassmaster Legends tournament on the Arkansas River.
"Scott has dominated tournaments on the Arkansas River system for the past several years on Jewel products, and he's taken our baits and his skills all across the country to become one of bass fishing's million dollar winners," said Bryan Head, national sales manager for Jewel Bait. "He's a true expert with all of our jigs and we appreciate the way he shares his fishing knowledge with anglers of all ages, everywhere he goes."
"It's never been a secret in my case, I'm a river guy that relies heavily on my jig," Rook said. "I've been using the Eakins 5/16-ounce. finesse jig ever since it first came out, but more recently I've become big fans of the J-Lock Flip 'N Jig and Jewel's Football Jigs. Football jigs have greatly enhanced my offshore, deep-water fishing the last couple of years. I'm also liking what I see in their new Hole Punch skirts and Swim It jigs (see Kevin Short's article on swim jigs), and I'm confident they'll play a role, too, in what I do best."
Rook will be heading soon to his eighth Bassmaster Classic, this one scheduled for the Louisiana Delta, Feb. 18 – 20, with weigh-ins being held each day in New Orleans. Rook joins fellow Jewel team members who have also qualified for the Classic, Jeff Kriet (Okla.) and Mike McClelland (Ark.).
“Louisiana’s Delta is a great river system with hundreds of miles of fishing options,” Rook said. “It fits my style of fishing extremely well and I can’t wait to get down there and start tossing my jig into that wide variety of cover.”
For more information about Jewel Bait and its entire pro staff, visit JewelBait.com. They also have more information on their Facebook Page.
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