A pro bass fisherman, Tom Redington.
Tom Redington is a self-made angler.
Unlike many pros who learn fishing from their family, Tom Redington is a self-made angler. He learned how to fish for smallmouth bass on a tributary stream of the Mississippi River in the Upper Midwest while growing up on the family farm in Galena, IL. Tom learned how to fish the natural lakes and reservoirs of Illinois and Wisconsin while working in sales. Moving to Texas in 1999 to pursue a fishing career, he spent 5 more years in marketing and sales leadership positions with Newell Rubbermaid while working with powerhouse brands like Rubbermaid, Sharpie, & Irwin Tools.
Tom left the corporate world to begin fishing full-time in 2004 as a bass guide on Lake Fork. In 2008, he finished in the Top 10 season points of the FLW Rayovac Series, earning a berth as a Pro on the Walmart FLW Tour. Tom has fished as a Pro for 7 seasons, earning the reputation as one of the top offshore structure/ledge fishermen and an expert at using his electronics to find fish.
In addition to fishing as a pro, Tom has been a participant and host of the Big Bass Battle TV show since 2011. Originally airing on NBC Sports, the show can now be seen on Sportsman Channel and WFN. In addition, Tom was a regular cast member of WFN’s Belize Outdoors which aired in 2014.
Tom shared about:
- Passion vs opportunity.
- Living your dream.
- How he became a pro bass fisherman even though his family doesn’t have that background.