Profile

Since I was a child I have always enjoyed the outdoors and fishing. Not until after high school did I start competitive bass fishing. I spent almost every weekend and several weeknights entering local tournaments. In 2004 I became a member of the FLW Outdoors. Since fishing in their circuits, I have won two tournaments, had 26 top 10 finishes, 63 top 30 finishes and competed in 163 events.

In 2023, the Tackle Warehouse Invitationals season opener was held on Lake Okeechobee in Clewiston, Florida. During the second day of the event, I was able to catch my biggest single day limit ever weighing in at 25-6 lbs. My three day total for the event was 63-12 and strong enough to secure second place in the tournament. During the FLW Tour event in 2019 held on SAM Rayburn Lake in Texas, I was able to catch a four day total of 70-7 lbs. This was enough weight to finish the event in 6th place and also capture my personal biggest bass weighing in at 8-14.

This season I will be again competing on the Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit. This tour schedule will be visiting several lakes that I have competed on as well as a few new ones. Hopefully, my experience on these locations will lead me to some solid finishes.

The 2026 season will be very busy as I will also compete in the Phoenix Boats BFL Illini Division again. The Illini Division is held at various lakes and rivers throughout Illinois and Kentucky.

This will be my eleventh-year fishing professionally and hopefully my most successful and consistent season.

Colby Dean Schrumpf

Equipment

2024 Phoenix XE

  • Powered by a Mercury Pro XS 250 HP

Quantum Smoke X Reels

  • G.L. Loomis Rods

  • Berkley Vanish Fluorocarbon line

    Colby’s Records:

    Largest Catch:

    Large Mouth Bass: 8 lbs. 14 ounce

    Small Mouth Bass: 5 lbs. 6 oz.

    Kentucky Spotted Bass: 5 lbs. 11 oz.

    Crappie: 2.5 lbs.

Tournament Awards

2025 All-American Qualifier

BFL 2011 All American Qualifier

163 Tournament Events Fished

63 Top 30 Finishes

1st Place FLW Outdoors Tournament

  • 2010 BFL Illinois Division Rend Lake

  • 2004 BFL Illinois Division at Lake Shelbyville

26 Top Ten Finishes in 163 Events

  • 4th place - Ohio River 2022

  • 3rd place - Rend 2023

  • 5th place - Ohio River 2024

  • 5th place - Mississippi River Regional 2024

  • 5th place - Potomac River 2012 FLW Tour

  • 6th place - Sam Rayburn 2019 FLW Tour

  • 2nd place - Lake Okeechobee 2023 TW Invitations

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Colby was born of November 28th, 1982. He is a resident of Highland, IL where he lives with his wife, Lindsey and his daughter, Libbi.