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Diane DeLaGarza

Hometown: Garland, Texas

Date of Birth: October 13, 1967

Occupation: Professional Bass Angler, Pharmaceutical Sales Rep, Certified Personal Trainer

Hobbies: Fishing, camping, gardening, working out, traveling, spending time with my three beautiful children and wonderful husband, growing the sport and reaching kids

Years Bass Fishing: I fished as a kid, but have only been tournament fishing since 2005.

Tours I fish: FLW

Sponsors: Army National Guard, Ranger Boats, Berkley, Abu Garcia, Stren (Pure Fishng Group), Yamaha, Minnkota, Lowrance, Double ZZ Custom Lures, Kistler Custom Rods

Career Highlights:

October 2005 - Fished the inaugural WBT at Lake Lewisville as a co-angler and came in 17th place
2006 - 24th Place WBT at Neely Henry in Gadsden, Alabama
2006 - 17th Place WBT at Lake Norman in Charlotte, NC
2007 - FLW Tour - Fort Loudin, Tellico Lakes, Knoxville, Tennessee 34th Place
2007 - FLW Tour - Detroit - I had 19lbs 1 ounce on Day 2 which catapulted me to 54th place overall.

Angler Trivia: I was a competitive gymnast as a child until age 15. I trained with Bela Kroli (Nadia Comanechi's coach) from Romania when he defected to the U. S. and before he moved to Houston, Texas to start his gym.

Congratulations Donna Rutledge of Orland Park, Illinois on her 2nd place finish in the Bassmaster Weekend Series Co-Angler Division on Pools 4 & 5 Mississippi River in Wabasha, Minnesota July 25th.

The 9th Annual “Legends of the Outdoors” National Hall of Fame Banquet and Induction Ceremony - will take place Saturday, August 14 at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel in beautiful downtown Nashville, TN. The doors will open at 10:00 a.m., enabling guests to socialize with Honorees and other attending “Legends of the Outdoors” members - the Banquet and Induction Ceremony will begin at noon.

The 2010 Induction Class consists of Judy Wong, Charlie Ingram, Peggy Vallery, Dick Cabela, Mary Cabela, and Jack Minor – posthumously. In addition, Ducks Unlimited will be recognized as the 2010 “American Outdoor Organization of the Year.”

Congratulations to Melinda Mize of Ben Lomond, Arkansas for winning the recent Bassmaster Weekend Series event on Lake Millwood, Arkansas. Click here to read story.

FLW co-angler Judy Israel of Wimauma, Florida retired in May after 14 years of tournament fishing. She retired as the only female co-angler to win 2 events on the FLW Tour. During her career she had 15 Top 10 finishes.

Congratulations to Dianna Clark of Bumpus Mills, Tennessee for her 5th place finish in the Bassmaster Central Open on the Red River June 5th.

Check out the Raleigh, NC News and Observer to read an article about women's bass fishing featuring comments from former North Carolina WBT anglers Monica Altman, Renee Brisendine, Susan Orton and Linda Berry.