James Niggemeyer

B.A.S.S. PROFESSIONAL TOURNAMENT ANGLER AND FISHING GUIDE



Bass Pro Shops and Cabela's My earliest memories of the outdoors included my Dad’s Cabela’s catalog. I spent hours making a mental wish list as a young angler. They have everything for the outdoors from what you put on your feet to what you on the end of your line. Known as the “Worlds Foremost Outfitter” Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s are leaders in hunting and fishing retail. They serve the needs of the outdoor enthusiast from their website, numerous “destination” store locations across the country and through their catalogs.


Ranger Boats is iconic in the sport of bass fishing and synonymous with premium quality bass boats. I'm pleased to represent the brand, be a part of a great team and excited to fish from a Ranger boat as I compete across the country and while guiding on Lake Fork in Texas.


Nobody makes a more reliable, powerful, and efficient lineup of outboard motors than MercuryVeradoPro XSFourStrokeSeaPro, and Jet. Backed by decades of innovation and leadership, Mercury outboards are built to go the distance, delivering legendary performance driven by forward-thinking technology.


Progressive has over 35 years of boat insurance experience, and they know how to keep you afloat. If your boat or personal watercraft is valued less than $500,000 and under 50 feet long, they’ll most likely insure it. Go to their site today and get your boat covered!


Gary Yamamoto is known for his insatiable love for the sport of fishing and his obsession with producing the highest quality soft-plastic fishing lures for the market today. Yamamoto Baits are the perfect baits to take with when you go fishing with family and friends, or if you are competing in stiff competitions.

Every year, 2.5 million baits are shipped world-wide and every bait is inspected by hand.


Bill Lewis was a decorated World War II bomber pilot from Laurel, MS. He was an interesting blend of an artist, a salesman, and a fierce competitor. He went from selling minnows on the street as a kid to being a highly sought after football recruit. But, he went to war for his country before ever seeing any time on the field in college.

After flying over 30 missions in WWII, Bill returned home and pursued his passion for fishing with his entrepreneurial spirit and that led him into designing and selling fishing lures; beginning with the a true champion of the fishing tackle industry, the legendary Rat-L-Trap®. Bill Lewis products are held to a high standard of performance and made with quality. Bill Lewis Lures are held to a high standard of performance and made with quality. Get loaded up with some Bill Lewis Lures today!


Few fisherman do not know the name Buckeye Lures. The company has multiple articles in Bassmaster, FLW magazine and a host of other publications showing its nationwide influence on the jig and jighead market. With products like the Spot Remover, Mop Jig, Jwill Swimbait head and Flat Top jig, Buckeye Lures has firmly established itself as a competitor in the national tackle market. With a strong pro staff on both the Bassmaster Elites and FLW tour designing products and giving input into how to improve products, Buckeye Lures will continue to push the envelope for innovative jigs and jigheads.


MossBack Fish Habitat is the perfect artificial habitat solution for anyone who wants to add fish protection and structure to their pond or lake.

MossBack Fish Habitats provide the perfect environment so you can attract more fish with both vertical and horizontal habitats, in shallow and deep water alike. Anglers, Dock Owners, Pond and Lake Developers, HOAs, and State or Federal Agencies, and FISH all need Mossback Fish Habit.

 They have been working together with state and federal agencies nationwide, creating sanctuary habitat for forage and fry, or providing ambush structure for trophy sport fish. If you are looking for a permanent fish habitat solution, put your trust in a time-proven and reliable product that only MossBack Fish Habitat delivers.


Have to have a Powerpole on my boat after just one season with it. It has spoiled me with how many ways it makes me a more effective angler. A proven tool that gives me the ability to work over every inch of cover and fish even in gale force winds.


The mission of Bruin Outdoors is to bring you the highest quality products in the world at industry leading prices. They have been a family trusted brand of quality outdoor products for over 40 years. Because they hunt and fish, they make sure that their products are built up to earn the reputation of "Built Bruin Tough."


The Studies and Observations Group (SOG) story begans in Vietnam. Members of a highly classified US special ops unit - known as MACV-SOG - carried a unique combat knife into the jungle on covert missions. That knife inspired a young designer, named Spencer Frazer, to found SOG Specialty Knives. His mission: to reproduce that original SOG Bowie knife and pay tribute to the special ops unit that created it.

Today, SOG knives are carried with confidence into the most demanding situations. Forged out of tradition, hardened in the field, honed for you.

So whether you're protecting others or leading an epic hunting expedition, tackling one of life's everyday challenges or facing your most extreme conditions yet, lead the way with SOG.


Cold Steel Inc. is on a mission to make the strongest, sharpest knives in the world. They are a knife and tool company dedicated to creating the world's strongest, sharpest knives, swords, tomahawks, machetes, cutlery, tools for every day carry: EDC. Quickly adopted by Military, Law Enforcement Special units, Emergency Services Personnel, Self Defense professionals as well as members of the Martial Arts community, Cold Steel quickly became renowned for quality, strength, reliability and dependability in every day carry (EDC).


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TH Marine TH Marine’s Atlas Hydraulic jack plate is one of the most unsung heroes on any boat, so I can maximize my performance regardless of what the conditions are like. Whether its the Hot Foot, Dual Kong Mount or endless variety of accessories that go on my Ranger boat TH Marine produces quality second to none.


OWNER hooks The finest quality and innovation is what come to mind when I think of Owner hooks. When it comes to factors that hook and land more fish, hook choices, styles and design rise to the top of that list, which is why you find Owner products at the end of my line.


“Molecular Alteration” is the fundamental basis of “Nanotechnology”, which is a technology used to develop higher strength structural materials. After GAMMA processing, the “Molecularly Altered” filaments have an unprecedented combination of flexibility, shock resistance, strength, abrasion resistance, and low memory compared to filaments of the same or similar material composition. The resulting line is so unique, it’s patented. GAMMA provides the angler with more accurate casts, natural presentations, and greater fishfighting capability.


Rick Constantine grew up passionate about hunting and fishing, guided by his best friend and father, Capt. Ted Constantine. Rick spent countless hours on the water and in the woods. He often found himself frustrated with the quality and performance of knives and tools in extreme conditions, and decided to develop a line of marine tools that combined his passion for having quality tools that worked as hard as he did in harsh conditions, and they ended up with patented technologies and tool design innovations.

Cuda Tools sets itself apart from the pack with a line of tools that puts quality and function at the forefront. Through extensive research and testing, the team developed a line that Professional Anglers will be able to count on. They utilize Acme's United’s patented Titanium Bonded Passivation technology, along with German 4116 steel for unsurpassed corrosion resistance.

You have to be able to trust your tools. And Cuda guarantees all of its tools with a lifetime warranty! Get them in your toolbox today!