Gerald Swindle

Gerald

Swindle

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Biography

Gerald Swindle has been fishing B.A.S.S. tournaments since 1995. His accomplishments include 18 Bassmaster Classic appearances and 55 Top 10 finishes. Swindle won Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year titles in 2004 and 2016.

Personal Info

Hometown

Guntersville,

Alabama

Birthdate

December 17, 1969

Family

Le Ann (wife), Whitney (child)

Hobbies

Deer hunting, archery hunting, hot rods

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Swindle: Failure makes you better

Whether you are 8 or 80, there's one lesson you need to learn from a bad day on the water. Gerald Swindle wants you to know that failure is the only way you get better at something.

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How whitetail hunting makes Swindle a better bass angler

By Gerald Swindle

Inside Gerald Swindle’s museum-like man cave sit two Bassmaster Angler of the Year trophies below a wall full of whitetail deer mounts.

Tackle Tip Tuesday: Skirt or no skirt for buzzbait?

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Elite Series pro Gerald Swindle gives his take on the common question: 'Skirted or unskirted buzzbaits for bass fishing?'

High school football helped make Swindle a 2-time AOY

By Alan McGuckin

Folks around Blount County, Alabama football fields back in the 1980s might have heard Coach Dean call Gerald Swindle 'Termite.'

Become a better map reader

By Luke Stoner

Learning how to read a lake map will make anyone a better bass angler.

Gerald Swindle, GMAN, Bassmaster Elite Series Angler - 1-Minute Angler quick tip on bass boat maintenance

1-Minute Angler: Check your bolts

Gerald Swindle talks about boat maintenance and why it's important to check bolts daily.

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Land of giants: Savvy strategies tempt late-season lunkers

By David A. Brown

Bassmaster Elite Series pros know how to remove the random factors and leverage well-conceived strategies that maximize consistency.

Swimming worms: To thump or squirm

By Mark Hicks

There are specific times when Elite Series pros turn to fast-action worming — here’s how they decide between the two most popular tail options.

The Bassmaster Angler of the Year award is considered by most anglers as the most prestigious title in bass fishing. It denotes the angler who won the year, not just one tournament. It's been that way from the start. While the rest of the world has change

See every AOY winner

Take a look at every winner of the Bassmaster Angler of the Year title – from 1970 to today.

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“I think a guy’s going to need two primary patterns and two styles of fishing to stay consistent for four days,” Swindle said. “You’re going to have to move around; there’s just not enough fish (in any given scenario) to sit on it and win it. And even if

A look at Lake Guntersville

Learn the outlook for this week's Berkley Bassmaster Elite at Lake Guntersville out of Scottsboro, Ala.

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Big bass of Neely Henry

See the biggest bass landed during four days of Elite competition on Neely Henry Lake in Gadsden, Ala.

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Radio: Logan, Mueller and Swindle

Listen to the latest episode of Bassmaster Radio featuring interviews with Elite anglers Wes Logan, Paul Mueller and Gerald Swindle.

Swindle stayed engaged all week

By Steve Wright

Gerald Swindle made a key decision Sunday afternoon that got him into Monday’s top 10 final. He threw a crankbait around a bridge and caught two key fish, a 3-pounder and a 2 1/2. When he left...

LIVE: Gerald Swindle's kicker fish

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