What Truck, Boat and Outboard does Chad run?

Toyota Tundra,  triton 20xs with a 250 mercury optimax

My Sponsors

Woo! Tungsten Pro Staff member; enigma fishing; pulse jigs; TRC Covers; TH-Marine

What Chad does for a living:

military 

What you should know about Chad:

I am a certified Tec diver.

How Chad started fishing

I started tournament fishing when I was stationed in Georgia. Fished a couple times as a co-angler and just fell in love with it. 

Aspirations or goals with fishing

Looking forward to placing well in the 150 solos tournaments

Favorite way to fish

jig fishing and pitching baits 

Most exciting fishing experience

Watching my youngest catch his first fish all on his own

How Chad preps for a tournament

It's a few hour long process for me to get prepared

Three favorite search baits

crankbait, spinnerbait, swim jig

Best tournament finish and what you did that day when you were fishing.

12th place so far.  Pitching and skipping docks 

Most challenging part of tournament fishing

not getting in your own head

When tournaments don't go my way

I look at what I could have done better or could have changed up and carry on to the next one.  I also try to learn something from the person I'm with. 

Advice to give to an aspiring tournament angler:

Some shared general bass fishing techniques for people just getting into the sport