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Meet the 2021-2022 Board

Our board is comprised of 5 very dedicated Michigan Fishing ​members trying to make things happen. They are a diverse bunch of students studying anything from neuroscience, to electrical engineering, or even biology. Some like to catch largies, others prefer rock bass. Learn all about our unique cast of characters below!

President - Nicholas Ringler

Nick is a senior here at UofM, studying electrical engineering. He is from Beverly Hills, Michigan. His favorite place to fish is Hubbard Lake, Michigan, where he targets his favorite species to catch, the smallmouth bass. He also commonly goes for perch and walleye. His favorite fishing quote is, “The fishing was good; it was the catching that was bad.” 

Vice PResident - James Ge

James is a senior here at UofM studying neuroscience. He is on the premed track. He comes from Troy, Michigan. His favorite species of fish to catch is the largemouth bass. He considers himself a big multispecies guy, so some other species he commonly targets are smallmouth bass, carp, and pike. His favorite fishing quote is, “A fish is a fish.” We look forward to James’ continued involvement in the club for the next several years.

Treasurer - Samson Kupferberg

Social MEdia Chair - Caleb Geister

Samson is a freshman at UofM studying physics, on the pre-med track. He is from Wyckoff, New Jersey. His favorite species to catch is the rainbow trout but he also commonly targets smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, black crappie, and brown trout.  His favorite place to fish is Saddle River, New Jersey. His most memorable catch was a 19 inch rainbow trout that he previously both missed and lost. His favorite fishing quote is, “GET IN THE BOAT!” A fun fact about Samson is he broke his personal best largemouth twice at the same pond. 

Caleb is a senior at UofM studying Environmental Science. He’s from Macomb, Michigan and loves targeting largemouth bass. His favorite type of fishing is frogging. So, it makes sense that his favorite lure is the hollow body frog. In addition to largemouth, he also enjoys fishing for smallmouth bass, pike, walleye, and panfish.  His favorite place to fish is Todd Lake, Michigan. His favorite fishing quote is “It’s a ten pounder until it gets in the boat.” By this logic, it is safe to assume that Caleb has lost his fair share of ten pounders in his fishing career. 

Secretary - Parker Denton

Parker is a junior at UofM studying biology. He is from Florence, South Carolina. Parker is a very talented saltwater angler and fly fisherman, adding some great diversity to the club. His favorite species of fish to catch is the speckled sea trout. He also commonly targets red drum, flounder, sharks, largemouth bass and smallmouth bass. He earned 2nd place in the 2018 Little River Inshore Slam tournament. His most memorable catch is an 80lb lemon shark he caught on the fly. Parker’s favorite fishing quote is, “rather be fishing.”