Meet the Anglers: Challenge Cup - Team Fishing Clash (#11)

Anthony Gagliardi + Jeremy Lawyer

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2024 General Tire Team Series - Challenge Cup Teams

Major League Fishing

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Anthony Gagliardi

Major League Fishing

Anthony Gagliardi

Prosperity, South Carolina

South Carolina pro Anthony Gagliardi is one of a small handful of anglers who have won both a Forrest Wood Cup (2014) and the FLW Tour Angler of the Year (2006). He’s also a three-time FLW Tour winner (2003, 2006, and 2009). In 2023, Gagliardi won Stage Three of the Bass Pro Tour on Lake Murray thanks to a stellar performance in the Championship Round. That was his third major victory on his home lake.

FUN FACT

Gagliardi enjoys surfing, snowboarding, and golf.

Career Wins6
Top 10s31
Top 20s58
REDCREST Appearances5
Career Winnings$2,657,999

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Jeremy Lawyer

Major League Fishing

Jeremy Lawyer

Sarcoxie, Missouri

A recent member of the bass fishing “Million Dollar Club” for career earnings, Jeremy Lawyer qualified for the Bass Pro Tour in 2022 and promptly went 6-for-7 on Knockout Rounds and finished 14th in Angler of the Year standings. The Missouri pro was the winner of the 2019 Pro Circuit event on Grand Lake, a 2018 Toyota Series event at Lake of the Ozarks, and the 2016 Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American on Lake Barkley.

FUN FACT

Lawyer has won the La Russell Squirrel Tournament three times. He says he is a “crappie fishing fanatic.” He also makes and designs lures, both lead and plastic.

Career Wins3
Top 10s46
Top 20s68
REDCREST Appearances2
Career Winnings$1,056,745
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