About Bill:

Bill Anderson was born in Louisville, Kentucky, grew up on the family farm in Bullitt County, Kentucky and started fishing at an early age. He married his wife Lisa in 1997 and they moved to Kentucky Lake and bought a resort, Gingerwood Lodges, in 2001. They have five children, Rachel, Joy, Benjamin, Amanda and Caitlin, all of them grown-up and out on their own now.  They have three grandsons, Robbie who was born in 2005, Joel who we lost in 2006 and the newest edition, James who was born January 9, 2010.  They one granddaughter, Elizabeth Hope who was born in July 2011.

After talking with all of the professional bass fishermen that have stayed with them at Gingerwood Lodges over the years and with all of their encouragement, in 2008, Bill decided to follow his life-long dream of professional bass fishing and signed up for the FLW, Bass Fishing League, LBL Division on Kentucky Lake as a co-angler.  He fished as a co-angler in the 2009 & 2010 FLW Stren Series & BFL, LBL Division.  In 2011, Bill fished in the FLW Everstart Series and some local tournaments as a professional.  In 2012, Bill is fishing the FLW, Bass Fishing League, LBL Division on Kentucky Lake as a professional along with several team tournaments on Kentucky Lake.

Bill pledges a portion of his winnings to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital for cancer research and treatment.