F-M Walleyes Virtual MeetingJanuary 28

featuring Ross Grothe

  Ross Grothe will join us online January 28. You are invited to participate -- simply find FM Walleyes on Facebook, look for the Ross Grothe post, and comment with your questions!

  Ross Grothe of Bismarck, ND is a veteran professional walleye angler having competed on the nation’s top walleye trails for over 26 years. Grothe’s support crew includes two growing sons, Reid (14) and Roger (11). Both have proven to be very talented on the water, in the woods or in the field when pursing the outdoors. The team is anchored by Team Grothe CEO, business manager, boss lady Karisa Grothe. Ross and Karisa have been happily married for over 23 years.

  To date, Grothe has garnered three championship titles, 43 Top 10s, 66 Top 20s and 23 Tour Championship qualifications. In 1996, he earned the NAWA Angler of the Year title, in 2003 the PWT Angler of the Year, in 2006 Detroit River FLW champion and a fourth place at the 2012 Bays de Noc/Escanaba FLW event. In 2014, Grothe finished seventh at Bays de Noc and fifth at the Cabela’s National Walleye Tour Championship on Wisconsin’s Lake Winnebago.

  In recent years, Grothe has been competing exclusively on the Aim Pro Walleye Series (AIM) with his two sons. In fact, Reid was the second half of the team when Team Grothe won two AIM events and the Team of the Year title in 2015.

  Grothe’s 2021 sponsors include: Yamaha Outboards, Warrior Boats, Lowrance, Optima Batteries, Berkley, Abu Garcia and Smooth Moves Seats.