Brad Paisley: Country's Best Bass Angler
Brad Paisley remains deeply tied to his West Virginia roots, and he is undeniably country music's most fanatical bass fisherman. Fishing and country music have danced together for decades. Hank Williams Jr.'s 1981 hit "A Country Boy Can Survive" underlines the fact that the lifestyles are often intertwined. And you'd be hard pressed to find an angler who doesn't have at least one country station preset on his truck radio. But Paisley's "Fishin' Song" (which takes a whimsical look at how fishing influences relationships) speaks so directly to bass fishermen that it has become the unofficial anthem for a horde of tournament anglers across the country. And what does his wife, actress Kimberly Williams think about all this fishin'....

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