Gerald Swindle....

[Dogfish_Jones]

I’ll probably catch some heat here but that’s normal for me.....
I watched a Facebook video of him and Lulu were driving home from this weekend’s tournament. He was upset or his words mad about his two mid angler finishes. He was kind of being kind to himself, more like bottom dweller type finishes.
But he said he was mad and he just drove and drove. My thinking on this and if you follow Gerald you will understand my thinking here. This guy promotes more stuff than probably any other angler out there. From coffee beans to dirty underwear. He then goes on his ...now not too funny antics on his videos almost everyday. I really think Gerald need to be more focus as to why he is not doing too good than promoting everything under the sun and moon. Stop his little funny and now boring antics and look for ways to be fishing on Championship Sunday.
I have no doubt he is good angler but if he put as much effort in fishing as he does doing other things he well could be in the top 20 anglers out there.
We can see where promoting over fishing can really be bad for you fishing tournament finishes....just look what KVD has done lately.

[Jeff Hahn]

I kind of agree with you from a pure fishing point of view. But, the vast majority of his income is a result of the sponsors he has, not his tournament checks. So, as long as fans follow him, sponsors will pay him the big bucks to hawk their products. It's just business.

[Bueller]

My bet is he makes way more money promoting everything from coffee beans to dirty underwear than he would or could with tournament winnings. He’s got it figured out.

[Jocephus]

Maybe swindle realizes that grinding to make a top 40 cut is a quick way to bankruptcy without endorsements. Regardless...he’s got more AOY’s than most, which is far more than any of us ever will

[Dogfish_Jones]

I agree he will make more money off his endorsement, most bass anglers in the pro series do. I just find him doing so much that it is making him not near as good on the water as he could be.

[Finchdude]

He makes bank on endorsements. He has had some of the highest paid sponsorships in bass fishing. He will always take care of the people who butters his bread. Fishing comes second. That’s G

[dean c]

He got you to watch his Facebook video and start a thread about it. He must be doing something right.

[LTZ25]

He's smart just like KVD they both know where the money is . Big fan of both of them .

[repdept]

He got you to watch his Facebook video and start a thread about it. He must be doing something right.

[wishiwasfishin2]

One feeds off the other though. Stop winning and people slow down buying what you are promoting, sponsors then move on to the next hot thing on the market. No different than other sports, you have to win or be in contention to stay relevant. You dont see to many other sports stars focused on selling stuff more than what brought them to the dance. If they do, they are not around long.

[Bluegill22]

I remember reading an article in Bassmaster about the pro's who made the most money through sponsors. This was when I got the magazine so has to be at least 20 years ago. Skeet and Swindle were at the top of the list, ahead of KVD by a bit...

[Bill2e]

I’d go look at his bank account and property before passing judgement

[wildturkey]

Doing what he needs to because we are talking about him. I like him and wish him well.

[Hoot]

It's a Tough Racket when you have to get your Tournament Fishing to a level in order to keep those lucrative sponsor deals......I'm sure it puts pressure on him with some frustrations start to mount even with an established Pro like Gerald.

The Young Guns on the Tours and some of them just starting to step up to the next level are tough so the competition will just keep getting more intense for fishing and attracting sponsors.

[BigSexyPhoenix]

One feeds off the other though. Stop winning and people slow down buying what you are promoting, sponsors then move on to the next hot thing on the market. No different than other sports, you have to win or be in contention to stay relevant. You dont see to many other sports stars focused on selling stuff more than what brought them to the dance. If they do, they are not around long.

Not really true. When was the last time Bill Dance won? If you have name recognition, social media presence, and can draw people in it doesn’t matter how many times you’ve won.

[Doorman1]

2 AOY's he has earned the sponsors he has. More then that he is a good salesman with a big presence on social media which drives sponsorship dollars more then tournament earnings.

[xcoach]

Would you rather be mid pack or work 40 hours a week, just saying.

[James john]

He still makes more then all us no matter where he finishes. Paying 50k to op out MLF to the Elites says enough

[Axkiker]

2 AOY's he has earned the sponsors he has. More then that he is a good salesman with a big presence on social media which drives sponsorship dollars more then tournament earnings.

So I gotta ask where is his social media stuff ? Maybe its just not on a platform im on but I rarely see much from him on YouTube.

[limitlong]

Not really true. When was the last time Bill Dance won? If you have name recognition, social media presence, and can draw people in it doesn’t matter how many times you’ve won.

Old Bill Dance may be the smartest of them all!