CULLMAN, Ala. – Cullman High School Bearcat Matt Lee and Addison High School Bulldog Jesse Wiggins have much in common – tops among those that they’re both battling it out on Smith Lake this week for the win at Favorite Fishing Stage Three Presented by Mercury. MLF Editor-in-Chief Joel Shangle and MajorLeagueFishing.com writer Tyler Brinks paid a visit to Lee’s boat barn on an off day at Smith Lake and learned the following: Wiggins’ nickname (“Crank” or “Crankbait”) was hard-earned; the two had never met until their early 20s despite growing up 20 minutes apart; and both are hungry for the win on their home lake.
Listen up: Episode 2 of Season 3 of the No Limits Podcast has a Northern Alabamian flair!