Hello and welcome to Smith Lake Bass. For those that don’t know me, my name is Rex Chambers and I’m from Cullman Alabama. I consider Smith Lake my home lake and I’m a self confessed bass junkie. I’ve been fishing since my uncle and grandfather hooked me on it when I was three years old. Trolling for bass and crappie with my granddad are some of my fondest memories of fishing and always will be.

  My real job is a Detective with the Cullman Police Department and I’ve been at it for nineteen years now. I’ve been married to my lovely wife Teresa for seventeen years now and have a beautiful daughter that’s sixteen and a sports junkie. I’ve been tournament fishing for over twenty years. The competition of a bass tournament stays on my mind all day, thinking about what tournament is next.

  I was a director for the American Bass Anglers for two years, and made the Nationals both seasons. Started a B.A.I.T. Divison here on Smith Lake in October, 2006 as the Director for Alabama Division V.  I decided to venture into the rookie season of the Bassmaster Series events in 2005, fishing the South Alabama Division. I had a pretty good season finishing second in the points, making it to the Regionals on Columbus Lake where I had a 34th place finish. Qualified for the 2006 Peach Division seaon regionals on Neely Henry while finishing the regular season in 22nd place. Finished 13th place overall in the Regionals. Qualified for the Series Nationals in 2006 by making the top eight in the points while fishing the Alabama North Div. A 13th place finish on Lake Norman during the 2008 Bassmaster Series Nationals came after a good 2008 season. This 2009 season on the Series Trail is coming along good while I'm currently in 22nd place overall in the North Alabama Div.

  I was the Outdoors Writer for the Cullman Times Newspaper from 1999 until 2009. During that time, I tried to keep local anglers up to date on what’s going on around North Alabama in the tournament scene, and just who wins all the events on Smith Lake. My articles were published one a week, usually with some type of "opinion" piece and a "how-to" article along with lake levels, tournament results and a picture or two. I’m a regular contributor to Alabama Outdoors Magazine, Yamamoto Inside-Line Magazine and also ABA Magazine.

  I’m absolutely not a professional angler. But I do consider myself an "amateur with benefits". Thanks to all my sponsors that have made this site possible and if I can help anyone with Smith Lake, just drop me an e-mail. If you have an article or a bass fishing tip, be sure to send me an e-mail and I’ll get it posted.

E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it