Sean cut his teeth in the journalist world as an award-winning sports reporter, editor and freelancer for various Chicagoland newspapers, including the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun Times and Daily Herald, eventually crossing over into editing and freelance writing in the Outdoor industry. In addition to his position as Editor for BassRankings.com, he is also a freelance outdoor writer and lure designer. He resides in the Chicago suburb of Lockport. An avid Bass and Muskie fisherman, his fishing influence began on ponds and lakes in northeast Illinois and has since expanded to a multitude of species across North and Central America. His passion for the sport is rivaled only by his love for building fishing lures, with a number of his designs being used by top professional anglers and produced by various lure companies today.

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Articles by Sean:

May 22, 2013 by

The beauty about the Regional Ranking is that, with as many tournaments that happen throughout the year, the action never stops. Plus, there is usually one tournament that really messes with the rankings. If you look at the most recent rankings, it’s not hard to figure out which one it was this week. There were [...]

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May 20, 2013 by

KVD is back at No. 1, but it’s an FLW Tour pro who is now nipping at his heels.

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May 15, 2013 by

It’s been a little while since there was a Major event on Eufaula — as in three years. The FLW Series made stops there in back-to-back years, and the Elite Series used to head down the every couple years at the start of the century. Basically, what we’re saying is we have some data to [...]

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May 14, 2013 by

A day after receiving a new No. 1 in the Majors, the Minors get a new No. 1, too.

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May 13, 2013 by

It’s been seven months since there was a change at No. 1 in the Majors Ranking. Well, that streak was broken this weekend.

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May 6, 2013 by

Skeet Reese was back on the victory stand at West Point Lake, and it’s got him back in the top 30 as well.

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May 1, 2013 by

There were eight regional events this weekend — ABA Weekend Series on the Potomac River, Lake Jordan, Ouachita and Kentucky Lake, and FLW BFLs on Rend Lake, Lake Eufaula, Stockton Lake, Lake Hartwell and Guntersville — and Brooke Morrison didn’t fish in any of them. So when one of his tournaments dropped off last week, [...]

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April 29, 2013 by

The two Minor events didn’t do anything for the top 20, but they sure caused some shake-ups in the 30-50 range of the Minors-Only Ranking.

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April 24, 2013 by

Nine regional events made for some impressive debuts in the top 20 this week.

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April 23, 2013 by

The Bull Shoals event (and a couple that dropped off) produced to major moves in the Major Ranking, while there were some notable debuts in the Minors-Only Ranking.

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