About Rippin Lips

Creating the best catfish bait since 2008

Rippin Lips was founded in 2008 after creating a catfishing bait that would be easy to use, stay on the hook, and catch catfish. Our new bait for catfishing was successful and continues to be fine tuned. It soon became evident that there was a market for it and Rippin Lips was formed. As the company began to develop, new catfishing bait products were introduced, along with other catfishing products.

Rippin Lips' customers range from the average fisherman who hits the rivers or lakes on the weekends, to the enthusiast on the tournament trail, all with hopes of bringing home a catch of catfish.

BIOS

Dennis Coons
Email: dcoons@rippinlips.net
Phone: (717) 360-3990

I was born and raised on a dairy farm in south central Pennsylvania where I grew up hunting on the farms, and fishing on my grandparents' ponds. I continue to hunt and fish today, and genuinely enjoy being in the outdoors. I attended college at Shippensburg University and now live in the general area where I grew up. I am a successful joint owner of an information technology consulting firm (Global Data Consultants), and serve on the boards of Patriot Federal Credit Union and the Chambersburg Chamber of Commerce. It is my strength and passion for relationship building that helps drive our desire for customer satisfaction with Rippin Lips' products.

Aaron Nicholson
Email: anicholson@rippinlips.net
Phone: (717) 816-2825

Aaron lives in Pa with his wife Courtney and two children, Gavin and Macey. He joined the Army right out of high school as a Military Police Officer where he served for six years. Aaron has spent his entire life fishing and hunting. He is a founder of Rippin Lips, stemming from the dream of being around what he loves.

John Jamison
Email: jjamison@rippinlips.net
Phone: (913) 449-8935

I have 40 years of experience on the water fishing for catfish! Catfishing is my passion and I want to pass it on to you and your family. I have been fishing catfish tournaments since the mid 1990's and have many wins and accomplishments to my name. Angler of the year with Cabela's King Kat, Angler of the year with WWCATS, 2nd in the nation with Cabela's King Kat in Sheffield, Alabama in 2006, 3rd in the nation with Bass Pro Shops Big Cat Quest in 2007 at Memphis, Tennesse. I specialize in Bluecats with my personal best weighing in at 93 pounds, and have had the opportunity to film many TV shows including In-Fisherman, Arklahoma Outdoors, and Catfishing America. I will be filming a show with Outdoor Passion that will air on WFN (World Fishing Network), and another with "Fishing Hog Country" in 2010. I have been featured in more than 50 national published articles with two more artciles are on the way in 2010. I have the great honor and opportunity to design two catfish boats for the catfishing community; the X24 catfish and the new HD20 catfish boats manufactured by Xpress Boats of Hot Springs, Arkansas.

My Sponsors are: Cabela's Pro Staff, Cabela's King Kat, Rippin Lips, The Rod Shop, Shimano, Xpress Boats, Matzuo America's Rippin Lips Hooks, Smithville Marnie, Blue Springs Pattern, Yamaha, Minn-kota,Humminbird, Monster Rod Holders, Brotherhood of Catfishermen and Burton's Bait and Tackle.

Kirk Kellough
Email: kkellough@rippinlips.net
Phone: (816) 352-7569

Kirk has an unbridled passion for fishing for and catching big catfish. He is on the GAMMA prostaff and His passion runs so deep he helped find and became vice-president of Missouri ACATS (American Catfish Anglers Tournament Series) in 2008. Kirk has tons of experience in the world of competition fishing, having fished competitively in the elite Red Man tournament trail and also in the Heartland Pro-Am. Kirk is also the owner of Blue Springs Pattern where he is currently working on and manufacturing many new products designed for cat fishing.