What Truck, Boat and Outboard does Randy run?

SKEETER;  YAMAHA; CHEVY SURBURBAN

My Sponsors

LAKE HARTWELL FISHING AND MARINE;  SHIMANO REELS; SPRO; BIG BITE BAITS; GAMAKATSU;

E&L JIGS ; SUNLINE ( WITH OUT A DOUBT, THE BEST FISHING LINE ON THE MARKET)

SEARCHING FOR MANY MANY MORE!!!!!!!

What Randy does for a living:

MANAGER OF LAKE HARTWELL FISHING AND MARINE

What you should know about Randy:

I AM 51 YEARS OLD AND HAVE BEEN TOURNAMENT FISHING FOR 34 YEARS AND STILL HAVE THE DREAM;  TO MAKE IT TO THE PROFESSIONAL LEVEL. 

How Randy started fishing

I WAS BORN AND RAISED ON THE SALUDA RIVER IN PIEDMONT SC, I FISHED EVERY DAY THAT I COULD AND ANY WHERE THAT I COULD RIDE MY BICYCLE, I STRAPPED MY POLES AND TACKLE TO MY BIKE AND WAS ON MY WAY, EVERY CHANCE I GOT.  MY FIRST TOURNAMENT WAS ON LAKE HARTWELL WHEN I WAS 17 YEARS OLD AND ,,,, DID NOT CATCH A KEEPER FISH..   BUT THE NEXT YEAR WAS A DIFFERENT STORY THINGS CHANGED DRASTICALLY !!!!!    IVE BEEN HUKED SINCE  !!!!!!!!!

Aspirations or goals with fishing

 I WANT TO ALWAYS MAKE A STATEMENT AT EVERY TOURNAMENT AND WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A SHOT AT FISHING AT LEAST ONE YEAR ON THE TOUR LEVEL!!

Favorite way to fish

SHALLOW; FAST; AND COVERING WATER

Most exciting fishing experience

IN 1998 ME AND MY FISHING PARTNER;  ( EFF KNIGHT) WON A BOAT FISHING OUR FIRST TOURNAMENT IN THE JERRY RYANS FISHERMANS BASS CIRCUIT !!!!!!!!

How Randy preps for a tournament

I TRY TO COMPETE EVERY WEEKEND SO THAT I CAN FOCUS ON ONE TOURNAMENT AT A TIME AND WHEN THAT TOURNAMENT IS OVER MOVE ONTO THE NEXT

Three favorite search baits

JIG; FLUKE; BUZZ BAIT

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

ME AND MY PARTNER SCOTT IN 2014 WINNING A SKEETER BOAT ON LAKE NORMAN IN A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP WITH 225 BOATS CATCHING 6 TOTAL FISH ON DAY ONE AND ONLY 5 ON DAY TWO

Most challenging part of tournament fishing

WORKING AT A TACKLE STORE....IGNORING DOCK TALK AND GOING TO EVERY TOURNAMENT FISHING MY STRENGTH

When tournaments don't go my way

I RELIVE MY MISTAKES OVER AND OVER BUT TRY TO LEARN FROM THEM AND MOVE ON TO THE NEXT TOURNAMENT

Advice to give to an aspiring tournament angler:

FIND YOUR CONFIDENCE IN WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN AND BUILD ON IT

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

 START AS A CO-ANGLER AND FISH WITH AS MANY BOATERS AS YOU CAN TO LEARN , THERE ARE LOTS OF STYLES AND TECHNIQUES