Brandon Lester

Brandon

Lester

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Personal Info

Hometown

Fayetteville,

Tennessee

Birthdate

April 7, 1988

Family

Kimberly (wife), Leann and Shiloh (children)

Hobbies

Rod building, deer hunting, turkey hunting

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How I will fish the Tennessee River

By Brandon Lester

Brandon Lester will try to “fish in the moment” and keep an open mind this week in Tennessee.

Tennessee, the state with the third-most B.A.S.S. memberships, should show out as it did two years ago. “It was awesome. It made me proud to be from Tennessee, it really did,” Lester said. “We had massive crowds every morning cheering us on, and it was r

A look at Tennessee River

The Elites’ second stop of 2021 lands in Knoxville, Tenn., site of 2019 Bassmaster Classic.

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Fantasy Fishing: Bank on technique, not history

By Coy Greathouse

Championship Sunday in Florida set the tone for the rest of the season — no lead is safe and anyone can win.

Fantasy Fishing: Tennessee River take us home

By Richard Lindgren

Based on recent weather and the 10-day forecast, this should definitely be a late-winter to early prespawn event.

Lester: St. Johns is constantly changing

By Luke Stoner

Elite Brandon Lester swears he has never caught fish in the same area during any of his five trips to Palatka.

How I will fish the St. Johns River

By Brandon Lester

Brandon Lester is hopeful Florida will be the perfect place to start his Bassmaster Elite Series season right.

Lester's four lures for St. Johns Elite

By Alan McGuckin

Elite Series pros like Team Toyota’s Brandon Lester are anticipating the 78-degree temps forecasted for Palatka, Fla.

Why Lester chooses a jig in winter

By Alan McGuckin

See the Alabama Rig near Bassmaster Elite Series pro Brandon Lester’s left hand in the photo? It’s the only one he owns. Like literally, he owns one A-Rig, and you’re looking at it. And he’s...

Radio: Lester, New and Christie

Listen to the latest episode of Bassmaster Radio featuring Brandon Lester, Bryan New and Jason Christie.

How to load a boat trailer solo

Bassmaster pro Brandon Lester shares tips for easily getting a bass boat on the trailer when alone.

How I will fish Lake Fork

By Brandon Lester

I’ve been fortunate enough to have made the Classic five out of my six seasons on the Elites so far. Hopefully, I can run that number up to six out of seven.

How I will fish Chickamauga Lake

By Brandon Lester

Y’all stay tuned and see what we can learn this week about fall fishing.

Lester: Eliminating water is important

By Luke Stoner

Practice has begun for Bassmaster Elite Series pros on Lake Chickamauga for what will be their third straight week of tournament fishing. The fall transition has lakes across the country fishing...

How I will fish Santee Cooper

By Brandon Lester

There are cypress trees, there is bank grass, there are docks, there is rock, there are just tons of different options here.

How I will fish Guntersville

By Brandon Lester

I’m looking for five good bites every day, and hopefully, that is what happens.

How I will fish St. Clair

By Brandon Lester

How Brandon Lester will approach fishing Lake St. Clair where the bottom is super flat and featureless.

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Lester makes custom skirts to fool finicky summer bass

By Alan McGuckin

Brandon Lester has a color palette of silicone strands he uses to create something summertime schools of heavily pressured largemouth haven't seen yet.