How to Best Promote Fishing Sponsors Through Great Photos

After 20 years in the fishing industry I can offer professional anglers and would-be pros one piece of incontrovertible advice: You can’t consistently make a living exclusively with your tournament winnings. That means you have to obtain and maintain premium paying sponsors – and tournament fishing is no longer the only game in town. With YouTubers and other influencers now taking a piece of the pie, you need to use every avenue possible to maximize your value.

Andy Crawford has been in the fishing industry longer than I have and he’s shot hundreds of Bassmaster tournaments. He’s grateful when anglers make his job (and theirs) easy, and still a bit dumbfounded when the pros don’t take advantage of his skills.

During a recent swamp photography workshop in Louisiana I quizzed him on how they can get their picture in Bassmaster magazine and on Bassmaster.com more consistently. Here’s what he had to say: