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Battle Born Batteries is proud toย power Bassmaster Elite pros of all walks of life. Seven-year proย anglerย David Mullinsย uses Battle Born Batteriesย inย his boatย toย helpsย himย edge out the competition. We caught up with David to see what he is up to now.

A Leap of Faithย 

Born and raisedย in East Tennessee, David Mullins was drawn to the water.ย ย A childhood of bluegill fishing morphed into occasional bass fishing trips, whichย thenย led him to competitive fishingย in high school.ย But it wasnโ€™t until later in lifeย that Davidย pursued his dream of making professional angling a career.

David Mullins holding up two bass that he caught at the Bassmaster

David was a schoolteacherย and basketballย coach butย was always fishing as a hobby. Heย was gaining attentionย out on the waterย from the bestย anglers in the area.ย Then,ย David met someone who would change the course of his life forever.ย David toldย us,ย โ€œI metย Aaron Martinsย (a professional angler) back in 2001.ย We traveled aย bit andย I got toย taste what itโ€™sย likeย as far as professional fishing goes.โ€ย 

Theย Bassmasterย Elite Series came toย his home ground atย Douglas Lake,ย andย Aaronย wasย participatingย in the tournament.ย David wasย able toย pre-fishย the tournamentย with him. At the end of theย lastย day,ย Aaron saidย to David, โ€œif you really wanted to doย this,ย I think you could do it for a living.โ€ย 

With that,ย David decided to take the plunge into the professional fishing world.ย He ended up winning a local tournamentย and wonย first prize,ย a brand newย 19-footย Rangerย boat.ย David used thisย newย boat in theย Bassmasterย Open to qualify for theย Bassmasterย Elite. He then soldย the boat during theย Elite Seriesย to payย for entry fees. โ€œIf I didnโ€™t make it thatย year,ย Iย wouldnโ€™t have even had a boat when I got back home so Iย would have had to stop. I took a chance and it ended up working out.โ€ย 

Although he has no plans to go back,ย David renews his teaching license in case he ever feels theย push.ย Teaching may beย in his back pocket, butย professional fishing has stolen his heart.ย David laughed,ย โ€œin teaching,ย $10,000 goes a long way,ย but in fishing itโ€™s nothing!โ€ย 

Aย Tennessee Duck Farmย 

drone shot of David Mullins' duck farm

Davidย doesnโ€™t spend all his free time fishing.ย Heย is an avid wetland hunter.ย Growing upย duck hunting, heย always wanted a place of his own to fix up and give the ducksย a placeย to rest and migrate through.ย So,ย purchasing aย 24-acreย farm in East Tennessee was right up his ally.ย ย 

David Mullins and his dog with geese they hunted

Theย land started out asย cattleย fieldย andย hayfield andย Davidย knew he had to find a way to make it holdย water.ย Luckily,ย the landย โ€œhad a natural swagย withย 400 yards of river frontageย that came up andย flattened outย withย a bowl in the middle.โ€ย He gotย adviceย from a good friend to levee up each end and in the winter heย and his buddiesย planย to float 3-4 acres of it.ย ย 

David doesnโ€™t go out huntingย for ducks, geese, and dovesย alone. Jake,ย his relentlessย chocolateย labย is always by his side!ย David explained, โ€œJakeย is non-stop all day and sometimes it is overwhelming, but he truly loves living out on the farm with endless amounts of land to explore.โ€ย ย 

Life asย an Anglerย 

David takes a very relaxed approach to his angling. During tournament season, he chooses to stayย calmย and focused. Rarely taking the opportunity to pre-fish a tournament, David โ€œwakes up last minute, throws his suite case in the car, andย justย goesย fishing.โ€ย ย 

As a veteran in theย anglingย world, David has seen the sport changeย overย the years. The biggest change in his eyes is the growing number ofย youngย participants getting involvedย inย the sport andย competing.ย Technology has also improvedย leaps and bounds with graphs,ย mapping, motors,ย batteries, etc.ย ย 

David Mullins fishing on his bass boat

For aspiring anglers,ย Davidโ€™s adviceย isย to โ€œgo as often as you can. The moreย situations you can put yourself in to learn fromย the better youโ€™re going to get at it.โ€ Along with getting as much time out on the water as possible, he also recommends to โ€œtravel to get to learn about other lakesย and gain different experiences on the water.โ€ย 

LiFePO4ย Power on the Waterย 

After switching to lithium power from the traditionalย leadย acid battery, David has seen a huge increase in the amount of time he is able to spend out on the water. Battery anxietyย is no longer in the back of his mind. He recentlyย spentย 14 straight hours on the water โ€œbeginning at 6AM and not leaving until 8:30PM.โ€ย Summer is an exciting time of year, and David is able toย spendย an entire day and evening fishingย usingย every bit of sunlightย possible.ย 

David Mullins' Battle Born BatteriesBattle Born Batteries has improved Davidโ€™s abilityย to get out there and stay out there.ย For David, itโ€™s not just the amount of timeย heโ€™s able to spend out on the water.ย ย He also explains that โ€œthey charge back so quicklyย comparedย toย leadย acid batteries so thatโ€™s another huge benefit.โ€ Itโ€™s important to David to be able to charge them and get right back out onto the water as quickly as possible.ย ย 

His setupย in hisย 2020 Phoenix 721ย consists of:ย 

Whatโ€™s Next?ย 

David still has four pro tournaments left inย this seasonย and has never fished this late in the year for theย Bassmasterย Elite Series.ย He anticipates these tournamentsย willย notย haveย the sameย amount ofย catchesย asย would beย earlier in the season.ย David is hoping to catch an 8-pound Small Mouth Bass โ€“ his dreamย catch!ย Come November, he will start pumping more water into the field for his duck farm and getting back into hunting!ย 

Follow Davidโ€™s fishing progressย on hisย Facebook,ย Instagram, andย Twitter.ย ย 

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