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Hometown:
Ava, Missouri

Favorite Fishing Spot:
Clean Alive Water

Career Accomplishments:
  • 1976, 1977, 1984, and 1990 Bass Masters Classic World Champion
  • 1988 B.A.S.S. Angler of the Year
  • 28 consecutive years qualifying for the Bass Masters Classic World Championship
  • Qualified for 32 Bass Masters Classic World Championships
  • 1st Angler to win a million dollars in competitive bass fishing
  • 1985 Redman All-American Champion
  • 1983, 1986 U.S. Open Champion
  • 14 B.A.S.S. National Championship wins
  • Holds the Bass Master Classic World Championship all-time catch Record of 75
  • FLW Champion Ross Barnett, Mississippi, Feb. 1997
  • FLW Champion Beaver Lake, Arkansas, April 2000
  • FLW Champion Pickwick Lake, Alabama, June 2000
  • 2001 B.A.S.S. Mega-Bucks Champion
  • All-Time leading money winner on the FLW Tour, over $700,000
  • Inducted Bass Fishing Hall of Fame
  • 2001, 2002 B.A.S.S. Central Open Sam Rayburn Champion
  • 2005 Voted All-Time Greatest Bass Angler by fans (ESPN ALL-TIME GREATEST ANGLER DEBATE)