Roy Vivian

Where do you spend most of your time fishing?

The Madison Chain.

What is your favorite species to fish?

Walleye.

What is your favorite Lund model and why?

That is a tough question. For fishing tournaments, it is absolutely the 2175 Pro V. The boat is like a rocket with the Mercury Verado V10, and it handles the toughest conditions on the Great Lakes.

What is your go-to rod and reel setup?

Vertical Jigging - 6' ML GLoomis NRX with a Shimano Vanford 1000.

How do you approach fishing a new lake?

I start at home researching the lakes forage, structure, seasonal movements etc. Once I get to the lake, I have a starting point but then I try to keep an open mind to current conditions and any clues that appear on the water.

What's your hidden talent?

Dad jokes.

What is it about Lund, whether it’s the team, the boats, or the legacy, that keeps you comingback year after year?

Three things - the quality, the variety and the people. Lund has been making high-quality, high-performance models since before I was born. They take feedback from anglers and continually update their models with innovative features and layouts. They have a boat for every situation. I enjoy fishing out of my Lund 16' tiller on a small inland lake in the fall as much as I do my 2175 Pro V on the Great Lakes. I have met so many people at boat shows, open houses, seminars and tournaments who share my same passion for Lund Boats!

What is your favorite fishing memory and why?

Getting my brother on some wing dam walleyes prior to his passing.

What's the most underrated fishing technique that more people should be using?

Pitching jigs to shallow Mississippi River Walleyes.

If you could fish with any angler, past or present, who would it be?

Jimmy Houston and Roland Martin! SON!