MEET THE X-TREME PRO STAFF TEAM

  Pro-staff Director of sales
As X-Treme Pro Staff Director of Sales, Chris Souders manages the entire X-Treme Bait Tanks Pro-Staff team. He is a seasoned flathead catfish angler, an accomplished tournament angler and a dedicated family man. The southern Ohio native was named Cabela’s King Kat Angler of the Year (AOY) in 2016. His strong work ethic and determination to succeed led him to repeat the AOY title in 2017. Chris credits his passion for fishing to his positive fishing experiences as a child and strives to pass that passion on to future generations. Chris believes that conservation starts with CPR (Catch, Photograph, Release) and educates people about the importance of this practice. To promote conservation effectively he believes anglers must hold themselves to high standards and be good role models for others.Chris shares his passion for catfishing on Slunger Cat Outdoors, a YouTube channel that he created to help people learn how to find and catch catfish. Chris also shares his proven techniques in how-to seminars and on other social media sites.Those interested in joining the X-Treme Bait Tanks Pro-Staff Team can contact Chris directly at souderschris@hotmail.com. 

Brian Townsend is a Coast Guard certified, Charter Captain in East Tennessee and specializes in striper fishing along with many other fish species such as small and largemouth bass, walleye, crappie, and catfish. He has been fishing his entire life and in the last 30 years has placed top 3 in many striper and crappie tournaments.

Brian has devoted his life to being a successful

fisherman and has fished from Tennessee, to Florida lakes, and the Gulf Coast. and has had some amazing catches over the years, including multiple stripers weighing 50-plus pounds. When Brian isn’t fishing he likes to spend time with his family in beautiful East Tennessee.

Phone: (865) 617-2481

E-mail: briankt35@yahoo.com

From Staham, GA, Gary has been an avid fisherman all his life and enjoys traveling, going fishing every chance he gets, wherever he's at. 

Gary fishes lakes Lanier, Sinclair, Oconee, Carters, Guntersville, and Wheeler for Flatheads, Blues and Walleye. When not on a lake, you can find him fishing the waters near West Palm Beach, FL reeling in  whatever is biting.

Phone: (678) 227-1466

E-mail: gary@purgeright.com

Raised hunting and live-bait fishing with his family in North Carolina, Jason spent 30 years on the North Carolina Highway Patrol before retiring and launching Two Fisted Adventures Fishing Guide Service. 

Based out of Bostic, North Carolina, Jason targets a number of species - Crappie, Catfish, Striped Bass, and big Spots with an arsenal of live bait including Gizzard Shad, Threadfin, Alewives, and Bluebacks. 

Phone: (828)-429-6088

Email: loshombre240@yahoo.com

From Chillicothe, OH, Jamie has been an avid fisherman for nearly 40 years.  He primarily fishes for Catfish, Walleye, Perch, Striped Bass and Small Mouth Bass, but enjoys casting a line wherever he's at to see what's biting. 

Jamie captains All Eyes On Me Sportfishing, LLC, offering year-round trophy Walleye fishing on Lake Erie. 

Phone: (740) 701-4775

E-mail: jamie29125@yahoo.com

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 A native of Lynchburg, VA, Brian grew up fishing lakes and streams across the Blue Ridge Mountains with his Dad, who he credits for his love of fishing. These days Brian can be found most weekends targeting Striper on Smith Mountain Lake, fishing the Striper Mafia Tournament Series and other tournaments as part of Team Blue Ridge. Brian believes strongly in CPR (Catch.Photograph.Release) and conservation of fish populations for future generations of anglers. He also is involved with and supports the special-needs community.Phone: (434) 665-5871E-mail: brian.coalson@aol.com 

  A successful tournament fisherman for more than 20 years and a professional guide for over 10 years now, Spud specializes in trophy class Blues and Flatheads. Born and raised in Central  Texas, Spud owns Cattin‘ Around Adventures Guide Service fishing Lake Limestone, Lake Granger, Lake Waco, Lake Belton and more.  Phone: 254-760-3044Website: http://www.cattinaroundadventures.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cattinaroundadventures/ 

 Daniel is a full time Guide in North Texas specializing in catching Striper, Small-mouth Bass and Trophy Blue Cats.

He grew up with a dad that guided for many years for Catfish. It's no surprise that this is the path that he has chosen. He is happy to get to turn his passion for fishing into a career and share his love for the water with countless amounts of people. He is also a tournament Catfishing Angler. Daniel enjoys getting to travel the country and putting his skills to the test against some of the best anglers the Catfishing world has to offer.

E-mail: danielarmstrong2513@yahoo.com

Phone: (903)421-4561

   Patrick, born and raised in Yorkville, IL is a member of the competitive catfishing team Rollin Flatties and fishes tournaments both locally and nationally. An Army veteran, he was recently appointed as Angler Program Coordinator for Heroes Outdoor Therapy, a non-profit that assists veterans with expenses associated with travel to and from various outdoor events. New for 2021, Patrick is now the head of ProStaff and sponsored anglers for Tackling Kats. Additionally, Patrick is the tournament director for Monsters on the Fox Tournament Series. Email. pbeck1981@gmail.com 

 Tim Mulvihill is a building material salesman by profession in the Cincinnati, OH area, but can be found on the water a couple times a week. Fishing is what he loves, whether it's tournament Catfish, Striper fishing or Walleye fishing. Tim is a Cabela's tournament winner and winner of several local Catfish tournaments.  He is the current record holder for the Shattered Cat bumping rod with a 62lb Blue Cat.He credits his Grandpap for teaching him to fish. Whenever he can, Tim takes his own grand kids and their friends fishing to pass it on.Phone: (513) 227-6085E-mail: tim.mulvihill@mccabelumber.com 

An avid fisherman for more than 50 years and accomplished tournament anger, Doc's passion is Catfishing.  He is a frequent speaker at Catfish expos and trade shows,  and is always happy to share his knowledge with those interested in learning. Likewise, he enjoys learning from the experience of others. 

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 A native of Ohio, Doc recently relocated to Lexington, Alabama and moved his "office"  to Lake Wheeler, where he can be found most days.

Phone: (937) 402-8761

E-mail: timlange1971@gmail.com

An avid Crappie fisherman, Shannon fishes the American Crappie Trail, Crappie USA, SCCA, Fish the Carolinas and Western North Carolina Crappie Slayers tournaments. Shannon's recent accomplishments include 2nd place at Lake Wylie on the Crappy USA tournament trail as well as a 3rd place finish at Lake Hartwell. When not on the trail, Shannon can be found fishing nearby Lake Norman.

Phone: (828) 447-7555

E-mail: slabsuttle@gmail.com

Marshall is the founder and tournament director for the Alabama Catfish Series. The majority of his tournaments are in the central to southern part of the state. We are rod & reel, catch and release only type of train. We encourage a CPR mindset to all of our anglers, especially the anglers that are new to catfishing. Marshall believes that live bait is the key to catching quality fish. Keeping bait alive and healthy is a must! If you would like to reach out to Marshall regarding his tournament trail, catching and keeping bait, or just to ask him about his personal experience with his 20 & 50 gallon X-Treme Bait Tank, you may do so by calling or texting him at 334-412-2116

From the small town of Creedmore, North Carolina, Alan's love of the outdoors began early. He started fishing with his dad at age three and since then has turned his life-long dream into his everyday job. 

Alan is the owner and operator of Prime Time Guide Service located on the border of North Carolina and Virginia and offers guide trips 12 months out of the year. Targeted species include catfish, striper, crappie, perch, white bass, and largemouth bass on Kerr Lake (Buggs Island Reservoir, Gaston Lake, Roanoke Rapids Reservoir, and Falls Lake.

Phone: (336) 459-2526

E-mail: admin@primetimeguideservices.com

 An accomplished catfish tournament angler from Butler, Pennsylvania, Paul Cypher, Jr. constantly strives to improve his fishing skills and stay mentally prepared. His accomplishments include a number of top 10 finishes in tournaments from West Virginia to Ohio, Pennsylvania and Indiana, including a first place finish at the Rollin Flatties Championship Iron Man Tournament and Flataholics Championship Tournament, both in 2018. Additionally, Paul is a proud to support Heroes Outdoor Therapy Tournament as a boat captain.

Phone:  (724) 822-6583

E-mail: Pcypher81@gmail.com

Captain Ken Mercer lives in Cape Coral, Florida and has grown up on the water, saltwater to be exact. He is now a charter captain and the owner of Nauti Knots Guide Service. His passion is chasing MONSTER Tarpon. He also targets snook, redfish and trout. Ken uses a scaled sardine for the majority of his trips. You may contact Captain Ken at www.nautiknotsfl.com if you have questions about scaled sardines or if you would like to schedule a bucket list trip our of Cape Coral Florida. 

By day, Joanna is a Registered Nurse in Ohio and Louie is a Sales Manager. Together they spend nearly every weekend on the water chasing catfish across the nation. Whether they are competitively tournament angling or fun-fishing with the family they are sure to come home with a fish story or two.  

happy to share their experience with fellow anglers and answer any questions they may have. 

Phone: Joanna  (330) 575-7676 

Louie (330) 323-2121 

Shane Yocum and fishing partner Greg Oaks, from Hustonville and Waynesburg, KY respectively, fish for Crappie throughout the Southeastern United States and locally on Green River Lake and Lake Cumberland. 

Together they've been fishing competitively for 9 years and have garnered several top-5 finishes with two wins in the Bluegrass Crappie tournament. Within the past 4 years they've placed 3rd, 10th, and 14th in overall points on the Crappie USA tournament trail.

Phone: (859) 326-0700

E-mail: shaneyocum@yahoo.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oaksyocum/

Team Hite, a family tournament catfishing team based in southern Indiana, has over 20 years of tournament catfishing experience and is the 2019 Reel Deal Extreme Catfishing Tournament and big fish winner.

Captain Jack Hite, wife Tara, and daughters Shaylie and Kortni, enjoy traveling to different states chasing larger tournaments, hosting their own tournament on the waters of the Ohio River and teaching others about fishing and conservation.

E-mail: jackhite55@gmail.com

Born and raised in Gloucester, MA, Shawn began fishing at a young age and found it to be his calling. By age 14 he was working as a mate on boats and later became involved in Gloucester's thriving fishing scene, doing everything from dragging the Atlantic for groundfish such as Flounder and Cod, rod and reel fishing for Blue Fin Tuna, and pot fishing for Lobster.

At 18 years old Shawn became captain of a commercial fishing vessel and has been making a living fishing for over 20 years now.  He fishes the Northeast year round for a number of species and is a great resource regarding a variety of saltwater bait.

Phone: (978) 876-3891

Joey Pounders, a native of Caledonia, Mississippi, grew up running lines and setting poles with his dad and uncles and is passionate about fishing. He is the former holder of the Mississippi flathead state record (77#) and has placed in the top five 20 times in pro tournaments during his 10 years tournament career. Joey believes conservation efforts are essential to the growth of sport fishing and enjoys sharing his knowledge and fishing experience with others.

Phone: (662) 251-5088

E-mail: poundersjoey@yahoo.com