Brandon Lester

Brandon

Lester

Personal Info

Hometown

Fayetteville,

Tennessee

Birthdate

April 7, 1988

Family

Kimberly (wife), Leann and Shiloh (children)

Hobbies

Rod building, deer hunting, turkey hunting

Content

Fantasy Fishing: The Lake Fork factor

By Thomas Allen

As it’s been said, it’s been several years since the Bassmaster Elite Series has crested the 100-pound mark of four days of accumulative weight. It’s time for it to happen again. Any B.A.S.S. fans...

Lester's Top 5 fishing states

Elite Brandon Lester breaks down his five favorite states for bass fishing.

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How I will fish Winyah Bay

By Brandon Lester

This is the fourth stop of the year off for the Bassmaster Elite Series. I’m off to a good start in the point and looking to keep it rolling. This week we have a huge playing field with lots of...

How I’ll fish Lake Hartwell

By Brandon Lester

This is the third stop of the Bassmaster Elite season, and this is my third time to come to Lake Hartwell. This is my first time here in April, and it’s quite different so far. The first two times...

How I’ll fish the Bassmaster Classic

By Brandon Lester

This is it! This is the week we work all year for. This is the biggest tournament in professional bass fishing, period. This is the GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK'S Sporting Goods. To...

What the Classic means: Brandon Lester

By Andrew Canulette

There’s no doubt that the Bassmaster Classic is the most prestigious fishing tournament in the world.It’s held in such high regard, in fact, that to paraphrase some of the sport’s best anglers,...

How I'll fish Lake Lanier

By Brandon Lester

Stop no. 2 on the 2019 Bassmaster Elite Seriess is Lake Lanier in Georgia. This place fishes a lot like Smith Lake in Alabama so that’s what I’ve been trying to relate it to. There are big spotted...

How I’ll fish the St John’s River

By Brandon Lester

This week we kick off the 2019 Bassmaster Elite Series on the St John’s River out of Palatka, Fla. It’s always nice to be in Florida, but especially in February when the weather is beautiful and...

Fantasy Fishing: Sunny St. Johns River will kickoff 2019

By Coy Greathouse

Like the opening day of dove season, the first Cowboys game of season, like the first scoop of ice cream after you started your New Year's resolution, for the avid bass angler, the most long...

Fantasy Fishing: Familiar fishery featuring new faces in 2019

By Ronnie Moore

The 2019 Bassmaster Elite Series season is quickly approaching, and that means Fantasy Fishing is getting revved up as well. This season will feature new names and faces that many fans aren’t...

How I’ll fish the Harris Chain

By Brandon Lester

This week officially kicks off the 2019 Bassmaster season with the Basspro.com Bassmaster Eastern Open on the Harris Chain of Lakes in Leesburg, Fla. I’ve had a great “offseason,” but I’m ready to...

Radio: Digh, Lester and Brasher

Packing up to head south

By Brandon Lester

Happy New Year to all of you! The start of the new tournament season is right around the corner, and I’ve been spending most of my spare time prepping for what lies ahead. In addition to the...

Winter fishing

By Brandon Lester

I know for people starting out learning to fish it can be quite easy to get confused reading some articles. A lot of time as professionals we take things for granted, using terms and commonly...

What I do during the 'offseason'

By Brandon Lester

My 2018 tournament season is in the books. I’ve fished my last tournament for the year, and pretty soon I’ll sell my current Phoenix 920 that I’ve run all year and pick up my new one. I’ve had a...

I’ve got to catch one bass to earn points at this event and make it to the Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK'S Sporting Goods. It’s a really good feeling knowing I’m that close to qualifying for...