OWNERSHIP

Quality Lakes Inc. is owned by C. Wade Bales of Bluffton, SC. Wade obtained his B.S. and M.S. in Biological Sciences (Fisheries Management) at Auburn University. Prior to launching Quality Lakes, Wade worked with the SC Department of Natural Resources for 15 years. While at SCDNR he held many positions including District Fisheries Biologist, Region III Fisheries Section Coordinator, Marketing Committee Chairman for the Agency, and finally Chief of the Freshwater Fisheries Section.

Wade's spare time is spent with his wife and four children fishing, hunting and enjoying the South Carolina coastal outdoors.