Travis Hunter’s Dual Passion: Football and Fishing A football player on the cover of Sports Illustrated is no surprise. The fact that instead of a football he’s hoisting up a couple big largemouth bass he caught himself—now, that’s exciting! Reigning Heisman winner, wide receiver and cornerback Travis Hunter is an oddsmaker’s favorite to be the No. 2 overall pick in next week’s 2025 NFL Draft.
But after seeing a preview of the May cover of Sports Illustrated, I think he’s got to be this bass geek’s number one. What this Article Gets Right About Bass Fishing Dig a little deeper into the feature story, “Why Travis Hunter Is the Biggest Fish (and Fisherman) in the Pond,” written by esteemed Sport Illustrated senior writer Pat Forde , and you’ll be thrilled to find an accurate account of what bass fishing is like. Over the years, when bass fishing has shown up in high-profile outlets, it’s typically been packed with misunderstood cliches and unflattering stereotypes that don’t do anything to advance the sport.
Real anglers can sniff that false narrative out in a second. But this is different. The article does a beautiful job of seamlessly moving back and forth through the parallels of football and bass fishing.
Here’s the thing about Travis Hunter: He could be a pro cornerback, a pro wideout ...
or a pro fisherman. He’s an accurate caster with an advanced eye for reading a body of water and deducing where bass might lurk. He understands lure choice, .
