"HOT ROD" JOHNSON

Hot Rod Johnson -- the man, the myth, the self-proclaimed legend.

The Pro Bass Masters Tour is coming to Paradise Lake and Hot Rod has come to town to win the $50,000 cash prize, and as Bill Dugan will soon find out, to open up a fishing mega store right across the street from his simple bait shop. Complete with a gigantic neon sign, Hot Rod's Pro Fishing Emporium represents, as Bill groans, "The final nail in my financial coffin."

The bank won't grant an inch of wiggle room on the balloon payment, Bill's son Scott has been taken under Hot Rod's wing, Jack -- the mattress-selling father-in-law -- has just learned of the hefty debt and Bill's pals can't help but be seduced by Hot Rod's new mega store.

Bill has two options: put Scott's college fund on black at a Vegas roulette table or enter the tournament and win. He chooses the latter and the training begins. Meanwhile, Scott is fast becoming the son Hot Rod never had. The bass master teaches the young lad life lessons such as "money is the most important thing in life" and "...always have a big motor. If you ain't got 500 horse power, you ain't nothin!" Hot Rod and Scott catch plenty of bass together -- including one that Scott photographs. It has a distinctive diamond shape on its tail!

ABOUT BILLY RAY CYRUS

Billy Ray Cyrus is best known for his role on the hit Disney television series "Hannah Montana" and "Hannah Montana: The Movie". But audiences knew of Cyrus long before his recent "Hannah" success; Cyrus has starred in television shows like "Doc," "Dancing with the Stars," "Phineas and Ferb" and movies such as "Elvis Has Left the Building", "Death and Texas" and "Wish You Were Dead".

Billy Ray has appeared on various television programs, including the "Oprah Winfrey Show," "Entertainment Tonight," "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" and "Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show," to name a few.

Not limited to his acting, Cyrus has also been a musical performer since the 1990s, his most famous song being "Don't Tell My Heart" ("Achy Breaky Heart"). Billy Ray contributed one of his own songs to "Baitshop", "I Want My Mullet Back."