About Matt 

Matt Peters is a world-class professional angler based out of Waconia, Minnesota and Gainesville, Georgia. He has over 12 years of experience guiding, and 9 years experience competing on the Minnesota professional circuit.  In 2010 Matt will be fishing the FLW Tour as well as many other national events. 

Matt has lived on Lake Waconia since 1980. His other credentials include:

• Competed in over 50 professional bass tournament
• Finished 15^th in the 2010 FLW Tour at Table Rock Lake, Branson MO
  
• Finished 3^rd in the 2009 Full Throttle Bass Tourney on Lake Mille Lacs
• Finished 7^th in the 2009 Ultimate Bass Challenge on Lake Minnetonka
• Finished 9^th in the 2007 Minnetonka Classic on Lake Minnetonka
• Finished 9^th in the 2007 Denny’s Super 30 on Lake Minnetonka
• Finished 5^th in the 2007 Fishers of Men on Lake Waconia
• Finished 17^th in the 2006 Minnetonka Classic on Lake Minnetonka
• Finished 5^th in the 2005 Fishers of Men on Lake Waconia
• Finished 11^th in the 2005 Randy Moss Invitational on Lake Minnetonka
• Finished 1^st in the 2004 Doug Mientkiewicz Bass Fishing Classic on Lake Minnetonka
Finished 1^st in the 2004 Denny's Super 30 on the Whitefish Chain
Finished 20^th at the 2003 MNPABT Whitefish Chain Tournament, and 56th overall in points
Finished 4^th in the 2002 Gander Mountain Tournament of Champions, the richest Pro-Am format series tournament in the Midwest
Finished 8th at 2001 MNPABT Whitefish Chain Tournament, finished 20th overall in points, qualified for the Tournament of Champions, finished 18th overall and weighed the largest bass in the Tournament of Champions
Professional sponsors include Mosaic, MN Eye Consultants, SPRO, Flambeau Outdoors, Gamakatsu Hooks, Maxima Fishing Line™, Ranger Boats, Lowrance, Evinrude Outboards, Outkast Tackle, Big Bite Baits, Navionics, Hamby's Beaching Bumpers, and Costa Del Mar.

Matt's other interests include hunting, waterskiing, snowmobiling, and billiards. He is the last of nine children in his family.