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1/8/1963

Matt Herren

Matt  Herren

Info

Hometown Trussville, Alabama
Age 61
Former Occupation Auto body shop
Height 5' 10''
Weight 225 lbs.

Stats

Years Pro 21
Top 10 Finishes (Wins)* 40 (2) As of 9/20/2019
Career Earnings* $1.5 million As of 9/20/2019
Current World Rank 111
Current Bassmaster Standing 58 (91 points)
Best Finish in 2024 53 - Toledo Bend Reservoir, 2/22/2024
Best Finish in 2023 9 - Lay Lake, 5/11/2023
Last 3 Finishes 64 - Lake Fork, 2/29/2024
53 - Toledo Bend Reservoir, 2/22/2024
72 - St. Lawrence River, 8/24/2023
Bassmaster Classics Fished (Won) 7 (0) As of 9/20/2019
REDCREST Championships Fished (Won) 6 (0) As of 9/20/2019

Angling Stuff

Angling Hero Father - "He taught me how to fish."
Home Lake Lay Lake (AL)
Favorite Lake Champlain (NY)
Least Favorite Lake Beaver Lake (AR) - "I don't like any deep, clear impoundments."
Favorite Technique Flipping and pitching anything
Primary Fishing Strength Being able to pattern the fish
Secondary Fishing Strength Consistency
Biggest Weakness Deep, clear water
Boat Skeeter
Motor Yamaha
Fishing Sponsors Santone Lures, Reaction Innovations, Minn Kota, Humminbird, Bandit, Kistler Rods, Elite Tungsten, Hayabusa
Tow Vehicle (Sponsor) Chevy 3500 Duramax

Personal Stuff

Favorite Food Steamed or boiled shrimp
Favorite Music Country
Favorite Book/Movie Any John Wayne film
When Not Fishing "I enjoy playing golf and spending time with my wife and boys."
Why He Fishes "I just love it. If I wasn't fishing tournaments, I'd still fish."
Website www.mattherren.com
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Tournament Finishes
(Only recent tournaments are included. Not necessarily a career listing.)
Date Tour Event Place
2/29/2024 BElite Lake Fork 64  
2/22/2024 BElite Toledo Bend Reservoir 53  
8/24/2023 BElite St. Lawrence River 72  
8/17/2023 BElite Lake Champlain 66  
7/27/2023 BElite Lake St. Clair 41  
6/1/2023 BElite Sabine River 14  
5/11/2023 BElite Lay Lake 9  
4/27/2023 BElite Santee Cooper Lakes 83  
4/20/2023 BElite Lake Murray 99  
2/23/2023 BElite Lake Seminole 54  
2/16/2023 BElite Lake Okeechobee 77  
8/26/2022 BElite Mississippi River 18  
8/18/2022 BElite Lake Oahe 79  
7/14/2022 BElite St. Lawrence River 82  
6/2/2022 BElite Pickwick Lake 73  
5/19/2022 BElite Lake Fork 47  
4/7/2022 BElite Lake Chickamauga 59  
3/17/2022 BElite Santee Cooper Lakes 41  
3/4/2022 BElite Lake Hartwell 32  
2/17/2022 BElite Harris Chain of Lakes 41  
2/10/2022 BElite St. Johns River 64  
7/15/2021 BElite St. Lawrence River 84  
7/8/2021 BElite Lake Champlain 53  
6/11/2021 BElite Lake Ray Roberts 15  
5/20/2021 BElite Lake Guntersville 50  
5/6/2021 BElite Neely Henry Lake 37  
4/22/2021 BElite Lake Fork 13  
4/8/2021 BElite Sabine River 39  
3/18/2021 BElite Pickwick Lake 22  
2/25/2021 BElite Tennessee River 51  
2/11/2021 BElite St. Johns River 13  
11/5/2020 BElite Lake Fork 51  
10/16/2020 BElite Lake Chickamauga 32  
10/8/2020 BElite Santee Cooper Lakes 15  
9/30/2020 BElite Lake Guntersville 49  
8/20/2020 BElite Lake St. Clair 33  
7/30/2020 BElite Lake Champlain 38  
7/23/2020 BElite St. Lawrence River 16  
6/10/2020 BElite Lake Eufaula 34  
3/6/2020 BElite Lake Guntersville 10  
2/6/2020 BElite St. Johns River 51  
9/28/2019 BElite Lake St. Clair 41  
9/19/2019 BElite Lake Tenkiller 53  
8/22/2019 BElite Cayuga Lake 40  
8/15/2019 BElite St. Lawrence River 16  
6/21/2019 BElite Lake Guntersville 5  
5/2/2019 BElite Lake Fork 20  
4/11/2019 BElite Winyah Bay 18  
4/4/2019 BElite Lake Hartwell 19  
2/14/2019 BElite Lake Lanier 17  
2/7/2019 BElite St. Johns River 56  
8/23/2018 BElite St. Lawrence River 66  
6/29/2018 BElite Lake Oahe 40  
6/21/2018 BElite Mississippi River 79  
6/7/2018 BElite Sabine River 19  
5/17/2018 BElite Lake Travis 91  
5/4/2018 BElite Kentucky Lake 36  
4/26/2018 BElite Grand Lake 71  
2/8/2018 BElite Lake Martin 69  
8/24/2017 BElite Lake St. Clair 95  
7/27/2017 BElite Lake Champlain 13  
7/20/2017 BElite St. Lawrence River 44  
6/2/2017 BElite Lake Dardanelle 69  
5/17/2017 BElite Sam Rayburn Reservoir 60  
4/27/2017 BElite Ross Barnett Reservoir 8  
4/6/2017 BElite Toledo Bend Reservoir 95  
3/24/2017 BElite Lake Conroe 29  
2/23/2017 BElite Lake Okeechobee 94  
2/9/2017 BElite Cherokee Lake 9  
9/15/2016 BElite Mille Lacs Lake 8  
9/8/2016 BElite Mississippi River 44  
8/11/2016 BElite Potomac River 94  
6/23/2016 BElite Cayuga Lake 12  
6/8/2016 BElite Lake Texoma 63  
5/20/2016 TTBC Lake Ray Roberts 1  
5/12/2016 BElite Toledo Bend Reservoir 24  
4/28/2016 BElite Wheeler Lake 15  
4/21/2016 BElite Bull Shoals/Norfork Lakes 4  
4/7/2016 BElite Winyah Bay 22  
3/17/2016 BElite St. Johns River 87  
3/4/2016 BElite Grand Lake O' the Cherokees 21  
9/17/2015 BElite Sturgeon Bay (Lake Michigan) 22  
8/27/2015 BElite Lake St. Clair 26  
8/13/2015 BElite Chesapeake Bay 36  
7/30/2015 BElite St. Lawrence River 14  
6/3/2015 BElite Kentucky Lake 43  
5/23/2015 TTBC Lake Fork 29  
5/7/2015 BElite Lake Havasu 32  
4/30/2015 BElite Sacramento River 112  
4/9/2015 BElite Lake Guntersville 23  
3/19/2015 BElite Sabine River 23  
2/20/2015 BElite Lake Hartwell 31  
9/18/2014 BElite Bay de Noc (Lake Michigan) 35  
8/21/2014 BElite Cayuga Lake 10  
8/14/2014 FLWT Lake Murray 6  
8/7/2014 BElite Delaware River 14  
6/26/2014 FLWT Kentucky Lake 80  
6/11/2014 BElite Lake Chickamauga 3  
6/5/2014 FLWT Pickwick Lake 89  
5/15/2014 BElite Lake Dardanelle 72  
5/1/2014 BElite Toledo Bend Reservoir 49  
4/10/2014 FLWT Beaver Lake 16  
4/3/2014 BElite Table Rock Lake 56  
3/27/2014 FLWT Sam Rayburn Reservoir 31  
3/20/2014 BElite St. Johns River 21  
3/13/2014 BElite Lake Seminole 30  
3/6/2014 FLWT Lake Hartwell 86  
2/6/2014 FLWT Lake Okeechobee 6  
8/22/2013 BElite Lake St. Clair 76  
8/8/2013 BElite St. Lawrence River 60  
6/20/2013 BElite Mississippi River 42  
5/9/2013 BElite Alabama River 50  
5/2/2013 BElite West Point Lake 65  
4/18/2013 BElite Bull Shoals Lake 75  
3/21/2013 BElite Falcon Lake 77  
3/14/2013 BElite Sabine River 46  
2/22/2013 BElite Grand Lake 29  
10/11/2012 FLWT Sam Rayburn Reservoir 6  
9/28/2012 TTBC Lake Conroe 15  
8/23/2012 BElite Oneida Lake 14  
6/28/2012 BElite Lake Michigan 43  
6/21/2012 BElite Mississippi River 23  
6/7/2012 BElite Toledo Bend Reservoir 8  
5/3/2012 BElite Douglas Lake 28  
4/19/2012 BElite Bull Shoals Lake 3  
3/22/2012 BElite Lake Okeechobee 64  
3/15/2012 BElite St. Johns River 13  
2/9/2012 FLWT Lake Okeechobee 78  
10/20/2011 FLWT Lake Guntersville 108  
9/15/2011 FLWT Lake Champlain 48  
6/16/2011 BElite Lake Wheeler 16  
6/9/2011 BElite Arkansas River 92  
6/2/2011 FLWT Potomac River 29  
5/12/2011 BElite Lake Murray 80  
5/5/2011 BElite West Point Lake 86  
4/14/2011 BElite Toledo Bend Reservoir 38  
4/6/2011 BElite Lake Pickwick 21  
3/17/2011 BElite St. Johns River 43  
3/10/2011 BElite Harris Chain 80  
2/18/2011 BElite Louisiana Delta 26  
2/3/2011 FLWT Lake Okeechobee 72  
6/17/2010 BElite Ft. Gibson 4  
6/9/2010 BElite Kentucky Lake 8  
5/20/2010 BElite Clarks Hill Lake 18  
5/6/2010 BElite Lake Guntersville 69  
4/29/2010 BElite Pickwick Lake 62  
4/15/2010 BElite Smith Mountain Lake 57  
3/18/2010 BElite Clear Lake 12  
3/11/2010 BElite California Delta 42  
2/19/2010 BElite Lay Lake 7  
8/13/2009 BElite Oneida Lake 76  
6/11/2009 BElite Mississippi River 18  
6/3/2009 BElite Kentucky Lake 57  
5/7/2009 BElite Lake Guntersville 83  
4/23/2009 BElite Smith Mountain Lake 2  
4/2/2009 BElite Lake Wheeler 30  
3/26/2009 BElite Lake Dardanelle 9  
3/12/2009 BElite Lake Amistad 64  
2/20/2009 BElite Red River 32  
7/10/2008 FLWT Detroit River 118  
6/19/2008 FLWT Ft. Loudoun-Tellico 22  
5/15/2008 FLWT Beaver Lake 60  
4/24/2008 FLWT Lake Norman 17  
4/3/2008 FLWT Lewis Smith 128  
2/28/2008 FLWT Lake Tohopekaliga 125  
8/2/2007 FLWT Lake Ouachita 34  
7/12/2007 FLWT Detroit River 110  
6/14/2007 FLWT Potomac River 57  
5/17/2007 FLWT Beaver Lake 11  
4/26/2007 FLWT Lake Norman 152  
3/29/2007 FLWT Fort Loudoun-Tellico 47  
2/15/2007 FLWT Lake Travis 76  
11/15/2006 FLWS Lewis Smith Lake 9  
10/11/2006 FLWS Lake of the Ozarks 8  
8/2/2006 FLWT Logan Martin Lake 43  
6/21/2006 FLWT Lake Champlain 31  
5/31/2006 FLWS Old Hickory Lake 9  
5/10/2006 FLWT Kentucky Lake 9  
5/3/2006 FLWS Lake Cumberland 167  
4/5/2006 FLWT Beaver Lake 26  
3/8/2006 FLWS Lake Lanier 110  
3/1/2006 FLWT Pickwick Lake 75  
2/8/2006 FLWT Lake Murray 8  
1/18/2006 FLWT Lake Okeechobee 55  
8/12/2005 Top Gun Eagle Mountain Lake 5  
7/13/2005 FLW Lake Hamilton 21  
6/22/2005 FLW Potomac River 13  
5/11/2005 FLW Wheeler Lake 100  
4/13/2005 FLW Beaver Lake 25  
3/9/2005 FLW Ouachita River 2  
2/9/2005 FLW Lake Toho 21  
1/19/2005 FLW Lake Okeechobee 63  
8/11/2004 FLW Logan Martin Lake 24  
6/23/2004 FLW Lake Champlain 28  
5/12/2004 FLW Kentucky Lake 98  
3/31/2004 FLW Beaver Lake 30  
3/10/2004 FLW Old Hickory Lake 23  
2/11/2004 FLW Atchafalaya Basin 58  
1/21/2004 FLW Lake Okeechobee 41  
9/10/2003 FLW* James River 25  
6/18/2003 FLW Wheeler Lake (Forrest Wood Open) 71  
5/14/2003 FLW Kentucky Lake 84  
4/9/2003 FLW Beaver Lake (Wal-Mart Open) 30  
3/12/2003 FLW Lake Murray 27  
2/12/2003 FLW Atchafalaya Basin 31  
1/22/2003 FLW Lake Okeechobee 44  


*BASS events (all events because BASS does not report Tour and Open earnings separately) and FLW Tour.

Biographical data last updated: 1/31/2017

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