Born just west of Birmingham, Alabama, Chris grew up with fishing as a large
part of his life. Being the son of a Police Officer, he understands the
importance of family time. Fishing is where he and
his family found time to be
together. In 1995 Chris
followed in his fathers "footsteps" and began work
with
the Birmingham Police Department. Chris moved
up through the ranks and was a
Detective in the
Narcotics Division when he moved to follow his
dreams of
professional bass fishing. He then moved
to Guntersville, Alabama in 2004 to
follow his wife's
new career and started his own as a
professional angler.
Chris is now the owner and lead guide for Fins-N-Grins
Freshwater Adventures and
fishes on several national
tournament trails. Chris is a member of several
organizations including B.A.S.S., FLW, American Bass
Anglers, Dixieland
Bassmasters, and Alabama BASS
Federation along with conducting seminars with
"Hooked on Fishing Not on Drugs," "Becoming an
Outdoors Woman" and various boat shows. Chris is also
the author of several fishing related articles which have
been published in several papers and magazines including
Bassmasters Magazine
(March 2007) and currently writes
for Marks Outdoors. Chris has found being a
guide has allowed
him the most important thing about being a professional
angler,
time on the water. Chris spends around 300 days a year on the
water
conducting both guide trips and participating in fishing
tournaments. Being a guide has placed him in the position to
interact with numerous types of anglers
and has allowed him
to promote his sponsors products on a daily basis.