According to a report in the Jan. 1 edition of the La Crosse (Wis.) Tribune, FLW Tour angler Tom Monsoor underwent quadruple bypass heart surgery in November and is on the road to recovery with an eye toward being ready for the season opener at Lake Okeechobee in early February.
Monsoor was stricken with severe chest pains while on a commercial fishing trip on Lake Winnebago on Nov. 13, according to the story. A hospital visit that day revealed the need for major heart surgery. He's several weeks into his rehab and is progressing well, aside from a small setback just before Christmas.
As a result, Monsoor says he's quit his pack-and-a-half-per-day smoking habit and changed his diet.
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