Name:Josh Chitwood
Age: 27
Birthday: April 18
State: Ohio
Region of State: Great Lakes
Day Job/Career Field: Account service manager for a lumber company
How Did you get Started in Fishing?
Fishing has been a generational hobby and food source for my family. My dad and Grandpa taught me how to fish, I fell in love with it and stuck with it.
How Long Have you been Fishing?
24 years caught my first bass at age 3
How Often Do you Fish?
As much as possible at least half the year.
What are your Ideal fishing conditions?
water temp in the 58-70 degree range generally the pre spawn and fall bite
Who do you fish with?
I fish with my family, my girlfriend, my good buddy’s. I’ll fish with just about anyone!
Where do you fish and how long have you been fishing?
I’ll fish anywhere the water isn’t frozen.
How many months out of the year do you fish for?
9-10
How many times a week do you typically get out to fish?
3-4
What time do you go out fishing in the morning and what time do you get back?
If it’s a tournament daylight to 3. any other time i try to stay out as long as i can
How do you target a new area?
I will gravitate to any physical structure (logs, rocks, cement pipe, etc) in most cases or look for a decent contour break or drop off
What’s your go to fishing setup?
My top 3 are:
7’3 ML extra fast Favorite balance rod with a 2500 Daiwa ballistic 8 lb copolymer (finesse)
7’4 cashion Med hvy fast with a 7-8 gear ratio daiwa tatula 15 lb copolymer (frog, jig, flip/pitch)
6’9 Lew tp 1 black med hvy mod fast with a 6-7 ratio daiwa tatula 12-15 lb copolymer (all around)
Do you have any additional sponsorships/pro staff/feild staff/ambasador/etc?
WOOOOOOOOOOO! tungsten
What is your favorite Style of Fishing?
I love a good jig or frog bite. Close second is ned/neko rig
What is your favorite time of the year to fish?
pre spawn and fall
What is your favorite Body of water to fish?
Lake Erie
Whats your favorite species to target? Why?
Largemouth and smallmouth. I love figuring out how to trigger these creatures to bite and figuring out what the heck they see in these silly pieces of rubber and plastic we throw at them
What Species do you target?
Mainly Largemouth
What is the biggest fish you’ve ever caught?
I once got a 50+ pound White Amur (grass carp) to eat a jig. fish was about 60 inches long.
Do you own and operate your own boat/kayak/canoe?
If so for how long? I have a john boat and a kayak. I’ve been operating boats since i was 14
What kind of boat/kayak/canoe do you fish on?
Describe it briefly. 16 foot John boat and a 10-12 foot perception kayak
How far from shore do you fish (If fishing offshore)?
If you count lake erie 20 miles
Have you won any tournaments (local, Club, State, National, Online, etc)? I’ve won a handful of tournaments and fished with a few big names around my age back in the bass federation and flw youth programs
Do you fish with any clubs/teams/tournaments?
I fish a weekly local club tournament and i’m getting back into the weekend warrior scene
Do you have any fishing horror stories?
The last time i ever tried boat flipping a fish that was over 4 pounds…
It was one of the last tournaments of the year, I got the bite, fish on! I immediately tell my partner “NET NET NET NET” i swear i said it 50 times. By the time they had the net the fish was coming out of the water, huge fish probably 8 pounds. I had to swing the fish because my partner wasnt ready. my rod broke and there she went.
Social Media:
Instagram:joshchitwoodfishing