Professional Bass Fisherman - Ray Brazier
Bio
Ray Brazier is a veteran tournament angler with 20+ years’ experience. He gained recognition in the early years as the engineer that could tweak a boat to its fastest speed. He was surrounded by some of the fastest people in the world on water such as Jerry Jaco and Darrius Allison.
When B.A.S.S. introduced the WFC- World Championship Fishing - of course, Ray was among those chosen. In the first event, anglers fished the first half of the day and then with the same boat, ran a slalom course, with the fastest time around the course winning the event. That first WFC paid $200,000!
Ray went on to work with Earl Bentz and his team of seven Triton Pro Staffers and was eventually hired by Honda as a performance engineer. He has also worked with propeller companies and other performance related industries all over the US because of his skills that are in such high demand.
Brazier’s father carried him sauger fishing to the Tennessee River when he was a toddler. He has been an avid angler ever since, fishing ponds and creeks as a youngster. It wasn’t until 1986 that he took up tournament fishing.
At that time he was a manager at a subsidiary of Coors. He was either working at Coors or fishing or tweaking a prop or a jack plate or anything else that would improve a bass boat’s performance.
Thanks to Brazier’s motocross and maritime racing experience, he is uniquely qualified to get the most out of a bass boat. He could probably build one from scratch if he had to, including the outboard.
Brazier’s intimate knowledge of boats and his working relationship with sponsors as a motocross and maritime racer encouraged him to change professions. He quit his job at Coors and embarked on a professional bass fishing career.
For more than 20 years, he has made his living exclusively through the fishing industry. Besides fishing tournaments, Brazier helps design boat performance products, works promotional shows and occasionally helps out a shorthanded support crew at a tournament.
Raymarine Equipment onboard
"My Raymarine units are awesome. The CHIRP DownVision System gives me the clearest picture on the market... it's like going from a black and white TV to a high definition flat screen. You can really see what's 'down there'. The product fits great in the boat, is easy to operate with the touch screen or manually, and when you turn it on, it works every time. The definition on the screen is unbelievable - for example, when you go over a stump, it appears as a stump. It's like seeing the bottom as if you were using an underwater camera."
Ray uses the following Raymarine electronics:
Bio
Ray Brazier is a veteran tournament angler with 20+ years’ experience. He gained recognition in the early years as the engineer that could tweak a boat to its fastest speed. He was surrounded by some of the fastest people in the world on water such as Jerry Jaco and Darrius Allison.
When B.A.S.S. introduced the WFC- World Championship Fishing - of course, Ray was among those chosen. In the first event, anglers fished the first half of the day and then with the same boat, ran a slalom course, with the fastest time around the course winning the event. That first WFC paid $200,000!
Ray went on to work with Earl Bentz and his team of seven Triton Pro Staffers and was eventually hired by Honda as a performance engineer. He has also worked with propeller companies and other performance related industries all over the US because of his skills that are in such high demand.
Brazier’s father carried him sauger fishing to the Tennessee River when he was a toddler. He has been an avid angler ever since, fishing ponds and creeks as a youngster. It wasn’t until 1986 that he took up tournament fishing.
At that time he was a manager at a subsidiary of Coors. He was either working at Coors or fishing or tweaking a prop or a jack plate or anything else that would improve a bass boat’s performance.
Thanks to Brazier’s motocross and maritime racing experience, he is uniquely qualified to get the most out of a bass boat. He could probably build one from scratch if he had to, including the outboard.
Brazier’s intimate knowledge of boats and his working relationship with sponsors as a motocross and maritime racer encouraged him to change professions. He quit his job at Coors and embarked on a professional bass fishing career.
For more than 20 years, he has made his living exclusively through the fishing industry. Besides fishing tournaments, Brazier helps design boat performance products, works promotional shows and occasionally helps out a shorthanded support crew at a tournament.
Raymarine Equipment onboard
"My Raymarine units are awesome. The CHIRP DownVision System gives me the clearest picture on the market... it's like going from a black and white TV to a high definition flat screen. You can really see what's 'down there'. The product fits great in the boat, is easy to operate with the touch screen or manually, and when you turn it on, it works every time. The definition on the screen is unbelievable - for example, when you go over a stump, it appears as a stump. It's like seeing the bottom as if you were using an underwater camera."
Ray uses the following Raymarine electronics:
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