
Tony Franceschi
In his own words
Highlights
– Multiple top 10 finishes in WWBT, MLF and WON Bass
– Over 15 tournament wins, including 3 major victories.
– 3 Angler of the Year titles
Behind the Angler
Tony’s first exposure to fishing came via his Grandfather, with whom he spent many of his childhood days on the San Francisco Bay fishing for Striped Bass and Halibut. While on a camping trip at a Northern California lake when he was 9 years old he attended the weigh-in of a local bass club event. From that point on he was hooked on bass fishing. Tony began fishing competitively in 1989.
In the Boat
Tony is at home with a Flippin’ stick and a frog rod in his hand. A Dobyns Rods DX795 with a Daiwa Tatula 150 filled with P-Line and a Missile Baits D Bomb or Destroyer is his confidence set up. When the frog bite starts to produce a Dobyns Rods DC736c with a Daiwa Zillion SV TW filled with P-Line X-Braid does the heavy lifting. Tony’s Bass Cat Boat is rigged with Garmin Electronics and a Garmin trolling motor, as well as Power-Poles.
SPONSORS
Bass Cat Boats
P-Line
1st Gen Fishing
Mercury Marine
Boatmasters
Missile Baits
Garmin
Dobyns Rods
Beckman Nets
Bioenno Power Lithium Batteries