Crook’d Hook’r personnel department

The Crew

Fishermen, instigators, Thursday-night specialists, an engineering department and one bass boat that has heard enough to deserve representation.

Crook’d Hook’r bass boat and crew
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Crew File 0000 · Crew Transport · Floating Headquarters · Thursday-Night Princess

Crook’d Hook’r

2006 Triton SP185

The little princess that gets the crew to the fishing hole every Thursday night: a 2006 Triton SP185 with a Mercury Optimax 115, a documented 42.3 mph attitude and enough electronics to know exactly where the fish are choosing not to cooperate.

Mercury Optimax 115 · 1,148 lb dry · 42.3 mphOpen boat file →
Matt Barlow Crook’d Hook’r crew portrait
Crew File 0001 · Founder · Boat Owner · Chief Instigator

Matt Barlow

Call sign “Matt”

Boat owner, bass fisherman, electronics addict, trip planner and the guy trying to prove fishing can pay for fishing. If a trip produces a fish, a story, a waypoint, a receipt or a business idea, Matt probably saved it.

Front-Deck Operations · Electronics Department · Trip Planner · Fishing-Pays-for-Fishing DepartmentOpen crew file →
Mushy Crook’d Hook’r crew portrait
Crew File 0002 · Back-of-the-Boat Specialist

Mushy

AKA “Sweet Cheeks”

Thursday Night Operative. Emergency Net Man. Bud Light Inventory Supervisor. Mushy works the back deck, contributes exactly zero snacks, says ‘Cat, cat’ for reasons still unknown, and remains conveniently close whenever an ordinary fishing trip turns into a story.

Thursday Night Operative · Emergency Net Man · Senior Vice President of Boat Nonsense · Acting Director of ‘Cat, cat’Open crew file →
Larry “Granddaddy” Barlow Crook’d Hook’r crew portrait
Crew File 0003 · The Founding Father

Larry “Granddaddy” Barlow

Call sign “Granddaddy”

Hospital life-safety consultant, Thursday-night tournament fisherman and the reason this family started fishing together. Ask him a question and there is a fair chance the first answer is ‘Huh?’

Hospital Life-Safety Consultant · Thursday-Night Instigator · Moo’s Boat Partner · Senior Fishing AdvisorOpen crew file →
Marshall “Moo” Barlow Crook’d Hook’r crew portrait
Crew File 0004 · Chief Engineer

Marshall “Moo” Barlow

Call sign “Moo”

Mechanical engineer, boat builder, electronics department and Granddaddy’s fishing partner. Capable of designing nearly anything except a reason to touch Spot-Lock.

Mechanical Engineer · NMEA 2000 Department · Motor Diagnostician · Continuous-Motion Trolling-Motor OperatorOpen crew file →
Bailey Crook’d Hook’r crew portrait
Crew File 0005 · The Uncle Dan Dan Prodigy

Bailey

Call sign “Bailey”

Original tournament partner, founding Gallatin High School fishing-team member and veteran of every Minn Kota Owners Tournament the crew attended.

Original Tournament Partner · Gallatin Fishing-Team Original · Owners Tournament Constant · Former Boat SupplierOpen crew file →

Crew files are part biography, part fishing record and part evidence that spending enough Thursdays together eventually becomes a content strategy.

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