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(ESPN Outdoors) |
When Greg Gutierrez dropped off the Bassmaster Elite Series after six events last year due to his wife's illness and impending surgery, it was with the hope that he'd be back in 2009. That won't happen, however.
Bobbie Gutierrez, who underwent a successful operation last spring to remove two tumors from one of her lungs, is still dealing with the heart issue that caused the original symptoms from which her ailments were diagnosed. That will keep her husband close to home during the upcoming year.
"There are way too many things happening with Bobbie, and I can't leave to go back to the Elites," said the Californian, who also holds down a full-time job as a fire captain. "There's an ongoing medical problem and the resolution for it hasn't been found.
"(The Elite Series) is 11 tournaments where I'm gone for 2 weeks at a time. I'm opting to stay more local and regional." Read More
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Wildfires press Bassmaster pro Greg Gutierrez, a full-time fire captain, into service
By Nick Gebhardt
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When Greg Gutierrez heard the word "Malibu" on the radio three weeks ago, he traveled back several years in his mind. No longer was Captain Gutierrez stationed at a desk inside California's Office of Emergency Services — he was back in the Malibu hills again, fighting wildfires in the weeks leading up to Halloween.
"I ran a 17-man hand crew for five years," the 45-year-old bass pro and fire captain said. "We used inmates from the California Department of Corrections and trained them to cut fire lines down there." Read More
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Wirth-Gutierrez Discuss Eurobass Cup |
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Story by Dan O'Sullivan - Photos by Mark Jeffreys
 Zamora, Spain. – Press Releases came out this week announcing the teams for the fourth annual Eurobass Cup, a two day event at Lake Ricobayo in Zamora, Spain, September 25th and 26th. The event pits a team of 12 American anglers against a team of 12 European anglers in a head to head style team competition.
Captaining the American team is OT Fears III, an FLW Tour Pro from Sallisaw, Okla., accompanying Fears will be fellow FLW pros Rob Kilby, of Hot Springs, Ark., Darrell Robertson of Jay, Okla., John Sappington of Willard, Mo., Terry Segraves from Kissimmee, Fla., Charles Hammack of New Caney, Tex., Aaron Hastings of Middletown, Md. and Ray Scheide from Russellville, Ark.. Read More |
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3rd Place: Greg Gutierrez |
Story by Brent Conway & Mark Jeffreys / Photos by Mark Jeffreys
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 Greg Gutierrez lead the tournament for the first three days. He faltered Saturday and weighed 10-pounds less than his average of the first two days. Sunday, he came to the stage needing a big bag of over 30 pounds to close out the tournament as it’s wire-to-wire leader and claim the top prize. ‘I made a bunch of changes today because of the pressure my fish were getting,” he said. “I think the fish I was on were very educated by the time today rolled around.” Read More |
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