From a little kid fishing the banks with his grandfather to competing with the best anglers in the world, Destin’s passion for bass fishing has taken him on an amazing adventure that he continues to this day. Destin’s career in the tournament ranks began at the local club level in Western Pennsylvania late in college after suffering a serious knee injury on the football field. As a lifelong athlete, Destin has always craved competition and needed a new focus after his football career was ending.

After four successful seasons as a co-angler at the national level, Destin made the jump to the pro side. It was trial by fire that first year with some great success and a lot more lessons learned. That first season he finished eighth overall in the Bassmaster Northern Open Series, narrowly missing his goal of reaching the Elite Series; he also qualified for the FLW Costa National Championship. After competing with many of the best angers in the world, he truly knew that he belonged.

Destin qualified for the Bassmaster Elite series through the 2019 Bassmaster Eastern Opens ultimately finishing second overall for the season. He completed his rookie year on the Elites with a Top Ten finish at Santee Cooper Lakes and a top twenty finish at Lake St. Clair. In 2021, he had his best finish in his two seasons on the Elite Series, a sixth place finish at the fish factory, Lake Champlain.