Meet the Board
Our board is comprised of 8 very dedicated Michigan Fishing members trying to make things happen. They are a diverse bunch of students studying anything from business, to nuclear engineering, or even law. Some like to catch largies, others prefer rock bass. Learn all about our unique cast of characters below!
President - Nicholas RinglerNick is a junior 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.”
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Vice PResident - James GeJames is a junior 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.
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Tournament Director - Paul TabiszPaul is a junior at UofM studying anthropology. He is from Chicago, Illinois. A true bass fisherman at heart, Paul’s favorite species to target is the largemouth bass. He also enjoys targeting smallmouth and spotted bass. His most memorable catch was a stud 6lb 14oz largemouth he caught on Lake Moultrie in South Carolina. His favorite place to fish is Table Rock in Missouri. Paul’s favorite fishing quote is, “if they don’t wanna eat it, let em starve.”
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Social MEdia Chair - Ben LevyBen is a sophomore here at UofM studying Aerospace Engineering. He’s originally from Rochester, New York. That makes him the first member of our club to come from New York. His most memorable catch was a largemouth he caught on a whopper plopper on his third cast at Onondaga Lake after seeing multiple bass busting the surface. His favorite fishing quote is “HE ATE IT!”
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Special Advisor - Michael LipinskiMichael is a senior at UofM studying Biopsychology, cognition, and neuroscience. He is from Roseville, Michigan. His favorite species to target is the smallmouth bass and his favorite place to fish for them is Lake St. Clair, Michigan.Although his favorite type of fishing is frogging, Michael’s most memorable catch was a 30 pound carp he caught on a wacky rig. His favorite fishing quote is, “give a man a fish; he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish; he eats for a lifetime.” Michael was also a member of the 2016 Big Ten Championship team on Lake St. Clair.
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Treasurer - Will SchwartzWill is a senior at UofM studying business. He comes from Florham Park, New Jersey. His two favorite species to target are smallmouth and pike. He couldn’t narrow it down to one most memorable catch so his two most memorable catches are a 31 inch brown trout on the fly, and a 41 inch pike he landed on 4lb test line while using a senko. His favorite fishing quote comes from his fishing idol, Mike Iaconelli… “Never give up.” A talented tournament bass fisherman himself, Will was also the first ever New Jersey High School State Champion.
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Team Captain - Rocky OwenRocky is a PhD student studying Nuclear Engineering. He is from Lake Orion, Michigan. His favorite species to catch is the crappie, but being the skilled multispecies angler that he is, he also targets bass, pike, walleye, steelhead, salmon, bluegill, and perch. His favorite place to fish is the Pere Marquette River. Rocky has competed in 3 Big Ten Championship tournaments in his time at UofM. His most memorable catch was a 6lb smallmouth bass be caught in the 2016 Big Ten Championship Tournament. His favorite fishing quote is “you gotta fish where the fish are.”
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Secretary - Parker DentonParker is a sopohomore 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.”
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