How Heather Smith became the queen leader of Bass Fishing

How Heather Smith became the queen leader of Bass Fishing - a competitive angler. Texas Ambassador as for the  Professional Team Fishing Circuit.

Heather Smith from Florida Fisherman magazine and her show on hunt channel tv called Heather Smith Outdoors.

Heather, in her own words:

In 2018 my family passed away, so I moved from Houston, TX up to Sam Rayburn Lake to take over the family business. My mom wanted her ashes spread on Sam Rayburn. I didn’t know anyone here and with everyone in our family now passed on, I was in a new place with my two small children and I was alone. I missed my family, I missed my mom. I grabbed a fishing pole and went out on the lake everyday to visit her. Eventually it became more about fishing and less about visiting Mom.   Two-time Hall of Fame Bass Fishermen Bob Sealy, was a family friend. He saw what I was doing everyday and one day he told me, “Alright kiddo, if you are going to do this, you are going to do this the right way.” He took me under his wing and started mentoring me. The Pro Bass Fishermen and Legends in the area all wanted to see me learn the right way and they put me thru what I call a bass fishing boot camp for months. Then I started entering tournaments. From there networks and magazines saw what I was doing and they started contacting me. Texas Outdoor Lifestyles from NBC had me on their show, Texas Parks and Wildlife TV had me on, Florida Fishermen Magazine brought me on their staff and then the Producer from the Elite Fishing League on Discovery Channel reached out to me to come on the show as an analyst. After that, the Co-Founder of the Pursuit Channel and owner of the Hunt Channel contacted me and asked me if I wanted my own show, Heather Smith Outdoors.   All the while, I just kept fishing. My dad had been a tug boat captain for Otto Candies and my mom was in Sam Rayburn. So whether I am fishing Saltwater or on the Lake, I feel like my family is with me every time I step on a boat. It gives me peace. I found something that I love to do and share with others. One can say that fishing saved me, at the very least saved my heart.   ln addition to my show, I now have my own signature clothing line with Reel Wicked Fishing Apparel.