(Editor’s note: Leading up to the 2012 National Guard FLW College Fishing National Championship – slated for April 13-15 on Lake Murray in Columbia, S.C. – CollegeFishing.com will publish weekly, in-depth features stories of each of the 25 national championship team qualifiers. At stake in the tournament is a first-place prize package worth $100,000 as well as a chance for the winning team to compete in the 2012 Forrest Wood Cup.)
Class: Junior
Major: Business Management
Hometown: Kennesaw, Ga.
Other interests: Hunting, basketball and softball.
Class: Junior
Major: Nursing
Hometown: Simi Valley, Calif.
Other interests: Shooting and mountain biking.
Q&A
CollegeFishing.com: How were you introduced to fishing?
Marlow: I was introduced to fishing by my two cousins Tony and Josh, Uncle Billy, Hue and Ronald. We would go fish pounds and creeks in East Tennessee.
Frink: My dad took me fishing around the third grade in southern California and from then on I was riding my bike to the duck pond every day after school to fish.
CollegeFishing.com: What style/method of fishing are you most comfortable with?
Marlow: Finesse fishing. It’s not my favorite technique, but with the lakes around where I live I have to do it a lot.
Frink: The first type of fishing I learned in Southern California was sight-fishing so I have always loved that. Next would be throwing a crankbait deep or shallow. I am also comfortable with a spinning rod in my hand whether it’s a drop-shot or shaky head.
CollegeFishing.com: What did it feel like to qualify for the 2011 FLW College Fishing National Championship? How do you plan to prepare for the big event?
Marlow: It is a great accomplishment to be able to represent my school on such a big platform. With this being the biggest event I have ever fished, I plan on studying the lake inside and out and trying to spend as much time as possible on the water.
Frink: It was awesome to know that I had qualified again because making it all the way to the national championship was my goal when the season started. With how busy I am at school I do not get a chance to fish many tournaments so it was great to qualify.
I plan to prepare by going and looking at the lake for a day or two. I probably won’t even make a cast.
CollegeFishing.com: Tell us something interesting about yourself that most people wouldn’t know.
Marlow: When the weather is nice and I’m not on the water, I enjoy riding my Harley around the mountains of north Georgia.
Frink: I don’t think there are too many secrets about me.