TODD GOADE
Name: Todd Goade
Date of birth: June 25, 1968
Hometown: White Pine, Tennessee
Family: Samantha (wife) and two children
Nickname: None
Home water: Douglas Lake, Tennessee
Favorite water: Lake Lanier, Georgia
First tournament: 16 years old
NPFL debut: 2022 — 4th at Lake Cumberland, Kentucky
Sponsors: Safe Haven, Green Pond Landing & Event Center, Power-Pole, Pulse Fish, Ark Fishing, Zoom, Lowrance, Skeeter, Yamaha, Gemini G2, Bajio, Morristown Marine, Z Decals, Sonar Pros, Megel Chevy
First fish: Age 6 — largemouth bass
First bass: Largemouth at age 6
Biggest bass: 10-02 — twice!
Favorite lure: 3/8-ounce Pulse Fish Pulse Jig with a Zoom Super Fluke (Albino)
Fishing strength: Finesse
Fishing weakness: Sight fishing
Fishing hero: Gary Goade (my father)
Fishing goals: Earn all three shields — the Progressive Angler of the Year trophy, an event trophy and the NPFL Championship trophy
Best fishing advice: There is no substitute for time on the water.
Off-the-water work: I own Pulse Fish and also work with Safe Haven Avian Group and Wildlife Removal.
Hobbies: Golf
Favorite movie: “Planes, Trains and Automobiles” (1987)
Favorite music: “Back Where I Come From” by Kenny Chesney (1996)
Superstitions: None
