PROFILE :
CHRISTIAN
GREICO
TAMPA , FLORIDA
At just 23 years old , Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit rookie Christian Greico has already done something many touring professionals haven ’ t done : win a major tournament . The Tampa , Florida , native took the top spot in his second professional event , which happened to be on a fishery in the Sunshine State , with which he already had some familiarity .
But stepping outside his comfort zone – Florida , to be more specific – Greico is learning how to compete on new fisheries and studying what it means to tour the country in search of big bass on big bodies of water he ’ s never seen before .
Just days before Greico claimed eighth place at the Potomac River in the first event of the Toyota Series Northern Division season , we caught up with the Toyota Series Southern Division Angler of the Year to answer some questions about fishing , food and life on the Pro Circuit .
QA &
By Justin Onslow
PHOTO BY JODY WHITE
Let ’ s start with the medicine before we get to the sugar . You ’ re coming off a pretty tough event at the James River . Have you had time to think about it and dissect your performance ?
Just a little bit . We came to the Potomac ( Toyota Series event ) so quick that I kind of didn ’ t think about it too much , just trying to move forward from it . I felt like I was doing the right thing . I just didn ’ t run into the right size in the tournament . I looked back and saw what a lot of the guys were doing and I was doing the same general thing . It wasn ’ t that I didn ’ t fish well or didn ’ t have areas to go to . I just didn ’ t connect with the right ones .
It ’ s your rookie season fishing a major circuit against a lot of guys who have experience all over the country – rivers , lakes , tidal fisheries – and obviously there ’ s a learning curve . It ’ s all about time on the water .
Yes , absolutely . That ’ s part of the reason I jumped into the Northern ( division ). I don ’ t have that much experience outside of Florida , so it ’ s another way for me to get more experience .
Why ’ d you pick the Northerns ? Was it just a timing thing ?
Two of the events are basically right after Pro Circuit events nearby ; I could just go to the next event after the Pro
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