Name: Rippen Lipps
Age: 35
Occupation: Jack Leg Construction and Weekend Angler
Children’s name and ages: Buzz, 17 and Lil’ Jig, 14
Favorite movie of all time: Kevin VanDam’s Fishin’ ‘Round Structure Techniques
TV show I never miss: BassMasters and Saturday Night Skinemax!
The secret to happiness is: Quantum reel, can o’ sweet corn and bag a worms
If I had to eat only three foods for the rest of my life, they’d be: White perch, bream, and catfish
Book on my nightstand: Virginia Game and Inland Fisheries 2012 book on limits and citations. If you know the rules they’re easier to break.
My proudest achievement: Dangling my worm just right to catch that 15 pounder there on the wall.
My most humbling moment: Dangling my worm just right to catch that 400 pound wife of mine there on the couch.
My most recent trip: The Bass Tournament at Lake Gaston
I really lose my cool when: I’m trying to f—ing fish when some jackass comes flying by me going 80 damn miles per hour and knocks me in the f—ing shore.
Favorite colors: Chartreuse or Moccasin, those really get good hits
The best life lesson I’ve learned and who taught me: “A hook ain’t the only thing that can catch a fish, that’s why God makes dynamite and stun guns.” – The Game Warden
The best decision I’ve made in life: Switching from crankbaits to topwater in the the 2007 Southampton Bassmasters, won me first place.
My best childhood memory: Driving the boat to the landing because Daddy had passed out from drinking Schlitz all day, think I was 6 at the time.