Louis Fernandes
Name: Louis Fernandes
Date of birth: March 30, 1979
Hometown: Santa Maria, California
Family: Two children
Nickname: “Bass Warrior” — given to him by his team tournament partner when they were 12 years old and Louis jumped a beaver dam in their Ranger boat to get to fish they found in practice
Home water: Lopez Lake, California
Favorite water: Clear Lake, California
First tournament: 1985 —Louis fished a team tournament with his father when he was 5 years old. They won and had big fish!
NPFL debut: 2021
Sponsors: Stealth Lithium, Icon boats, Lowrance, 1st Gen Fishing, P-Line, Fite and Co. Plumbing, G Money Jigs, iRod, Buck n’Bass, Pro Point Lures, Power-Pole, FnJ Ranch
First fish: Largemouth bass at age 2 — Louis was still in diapers
Biggest bass: 14-08 largemouth from Clear Lake on a 10-inch Huddleston swimbait
Favorite lure: Berkley Frittside HD 5 Biggun (Brown Craw)
Fishing strength: Shallow cranking
Fishing weakness: Slowing down
Fishing hero: Aaron Martens
Fishing goals: Make a living as a bass pro
Best fishing advice: Never give up!
Off-the-water work: Owner of an HVAC company
Hobbies: Relaxing and watching fishing on TV and online
Favorite movie: “8 Seconds” (1994)
Favorite music: “Exposed” by Charlie Farley
Superstitions: None
