FEATURE | Watersports on Old Hickory Lake
BOAT LIFE
IS JUST RIGHT. BY HOLLIE DEESE
The Trantum brothers grew up on Old Hickory Lake, and there is something about the pull of the water that just won’t let them leave. That, and the fact they opened a business together in 2005 that necessitates them to stay. Luke, 33, and Andrew, 36, opened TNT Watersports in Hendersonville in December 2005 after the Malibu boat dealership in town, where they both worked, closed. They jumped at the opportunity to start their own business, which was only a natural fit for the two lake lovers. “We always grew up on the lake,” Luke says. “Our parents always had a boat as long as we can remember. We always liked water-skiing, knee boarding when we were younger. We got into wake-boarding when that came out, and we still like to go out there and wake-board and wake-surf.” At TNT Watersports, the Trantums pass on their love of everything water through boat sales and service. They sell Malibu, Nautique and AXIS boats as well as Hyperlite and Ronix products. “We have a pro shop with wakeboards, skis, knee-boards, life jackets,” Luke says. “We also have a full service department.” Summer is certainly the busiest month, and traffic on the lake is only growing as the population in and around Nashville continues to find how much of a jewel Old Hickory Lake is. It’s great for business, but it can put a cramp on their own time enjoying life on the lake.
28 YOURSUMNER.COM |SUMMER 2016