Home water: Douglas Lake, Tennessee

Favorite water: Lake Ontario, New York

First tournament: 8 years old

NPFL debut: 2024 — 17th at Logan Martin Lake, Alabama

Sponsors: Saltex; Visit Jefferson County, Tennessee; Thompson Truck Group; Short Mountain Trucking; Short Mountain Silica; National Kennel Club; TourneyX; Seaguar; Z-Man Fishing Products; St. Croix Rods; Pro-Guide Batteries; Hayabusa Hooks; Native Images Taxidermy; TruckPro; Angler Tungsten; “The 4-String King — Jimmy Murray”

First fish: Age 5

First bass: Largemouth at age 5

Biggest bass: 10.23-pound largemouth at Lake Chickamauga, Tennessee on a Megabass Magdraft swimbait

Favorite lure: 3/8-ounce Z-Man Evergreen ChatterBait Jack Hammer (Dirty White)

Fishing strength: Finesse

Fishing weakness: Grass

Fishing hero: Billy Sales (my father)

Fishing goals: Cash a check in every tournament.

Best fishing advice: Analyze every bite.

Off-the-water work: Head coach of the fishing team and Director of Outdoor Sports at Carson-Newman University

Hobbies: Working out and hiking

Favorite movie: “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby” (2006)

Favorite music: Keith Whitley

Superstitions: “If you want to catch a muffin (big bass) you have to eat a muffin.”