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From a state historically thin on professional championship material comes a Minnesotan with a signature mullet, walrus-like mustache and cool manner that even Twins slugger Nelson Cruz would envy.
Seth Feider, 36, is best known as the young angler who outfished the nation's best on his home waters in 2016, winning a year-end Bassmaster tournament on Lake Mille Lacs and a nice check. Now, Feider is a few casts away Friday from claiming the elusive title of Bassmaster Angler of the Year (AOY), fishing against the elites of the professional fishing circuit.
The prize doesn't get any bigger in the colorful, big-money world of pro bass fishing, and it has many Minnesotans buzzing, whether they've fished with Feider or against him, or just are having fun following his star.