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Chris Baumgardner

Chris Baumgardner

Info

Hometown Gastonia, North Carolina
Age 52
Former Occupation Underground construction contractor
Height 6' 2''
Weight 235 lbs.

Stats

Years Pro 16
Top 10 Finishes (Wins)* 22 (2) As of 12/6/2012
Career Earnings* $967,024 As of 12/6/2012
Current World Rank 52
Current FLW Standing 52 (541 points)
Best Finish in 2013 11 - Lake Okeechobee, 2/7/2013
Best Finish in 2012 2 - Kentucky Lake, 6/7/2012
Last 3 Finishes 83 - Lake Eufaula, 5/16/2013
124 - Beaver Lake, 4/11/2013
45 - Lewis Smith Lake, 3/7/2013
Bassmaster Classics Fished (Won) 4 (0) As of 12/6/2012
FLW Championships Fished (Won) 7 (0) As of 12/6/2012

Angling Stuff

Angling Hero Hank Parker – "He lived right up the road from me, and he fished kind of like I do."
Home Lake Lake Wylie
Favorite Lake Potomac River
Favorite Technique Throwing a ChatterBait
Primary Fishing Strength Power-fishing in shallow water
Secondary Fishing Strength Flipping
Biggest Weakness Finesse-fishing
Boat Ranger
Motor Evinrude
Team Snickers
Fishing Sponsors Duckett Rods, Zoom Bait Co., Ranger Boats, Evinrude, Power-Pole, Denver Marine
Tow Vehicle (Sponsor) Chevrolet Suburban (Snickers)

Personal Stuff

Favorite Food "Anything my wife cooks. I eat out so much when I'm on the road, and it's always nice to get a home-cooked meal."
Favorite Music Southern rock
Favorite Book/Movie Old Man and the Sea (book)
Non-Angling Hero Father – "He got me started. And it wasn't that he liked it so much – he went because I wanted to go."
When Not Fishing Spend time with family and friends.
Why He Fishes "It's something I've always loved to do ever since I picked up a Bassmaster magazine when I was 12 or 13 years old."
Website www.carolinaoutdoors.net
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Tournament Finishes (Only recent tournaments are included. Not necessarily a career listing.)
Date Tour Event Place
5/16/2013 FLWT Lake Eufaula 83  
4/11/2013 FLWT Beaver Lake 124  
3/7/2013 FLWT Lewis Smith Lake 45  
2/7/2013 FLWT Lake Okeechobee 11  
10/11/2012 FLWT Sam Rayburn Reservoir 19  
9/28/2012 TTBC Lake Conroe 12  
9/20/2012 FLWT Wheeler Lake 54  
8/23/2012 FLWT Detroit River 53  
8/9/2012 FLWT Lake Lanier 42  
6/28/2012 FLWT Lake Champlain 46  
6/7/2012 FLWT Kentucky Lake 2  
5/17/2012 FLWT Potomac River 12  
4/26/2012 FLWT Beaver Lake 87  
3/29/2012 FLWT Table Rock Lake 7  
3/8/2012 FLWT Lake Hartwell 97  
2/9/2012 FLWT Lake Okeechobee 86  
10/20/2011 FLWT Lake Guntersville 20  
9/15/2011 FLWT Lake Champlain 73  
7/21/2011 FLWT Lake Pickwick 95  
6/16/2011 FLWT Kentucky Lake 55  
6/2/2011 FLWT Potomac River 46  
5/19/2011 FLWT Red River 101  
4/14/2011 FLWT Lake Chickamauga 101  
3/24/2011 FLWT Lake Hartwell 54  
3/3/2011 FLWT Beaver Lake 117  
2/3/2011 FLWT Lake Okeechobee 73  
10/1/2010 TTBC Lake Conroe 13  
8/5/2010 FLWT Lake Lanier 33  
6/23/2010 FLWT Lake Guntersville 33  
5/26/2010 FLWT Lake Ouachita 81  
4/21/2010 FLWT Fort Loudoun/Tellico Lakes 4  
3/24/2010 FLWT Lake Norman 59  
3/3/2010 FLWT Table Rock Lake 54  
7/30/2009 FLW Ohio, Monongahela, Allegheny Rivers 51  
7/9/2009 FLWT Lake Champlain 19  
6/11/2009 FLWT Kentucky Lake 45  
5/14/2009 FLWT Beaver Lake 131  
4/23/2009 FLWT Lake Norman 80  
3/12/2009 FLWT Table Rock Lake 59  
2/12/2009 FLWT Lake Guntersville 15  
8/14/2008 FLWT Lake Murray 4  
7/10/2008 FLWT Detroit River 69  
6/19/2008 FLWT Ft. Loudoun-Tellico 108  
5/15/2008 FLWT Beaver Lake 73  
4/24/2008 FLWT Lake Norman 10  
4/3/2008 FLWT Lewis Smith 77  
2/28/2008 FLWT Lake Tohopekaliga 71  
8/2/2007 FLWT Lake Ouachita 21  
7/12/2007 FLWT Detroit River 125  
6/14/2007 FLWT Potomac River 1  
5/17/2007 FLWT Beaver Lake 65  
4/26/2007 FLWT Lake Norman 48  
3/29/2007 FLWT Fort Loudoun-Tellico 15  
2/15/2007 FLWT Lake Travis 87  
11/15/2006 FLWS Lewis Smith Lake 105  
10/11/2006 FLWS Lake of the Ozarks 29  
6/21/2006 FLWT Lake Champlain 39  
5/31/2006 FLWS Old Hickory Lake 55  
5/10/2006 FLWT Kentucky Lake 92  
5/3/2006 FLWS Lake Cumberland 128  
4/5/2006 FLWT Beaver Lake 49  
3/8/2006 FLWS Lake Lanier 23  
3/1/2006 FLWT Pickwick Lake 118  
2/8/2006 FLWT Lake Murray 105  
1/18/2006 FLWT Lake Okeechobee 167  
7/29/2005 BT Ohio, Monongahela, Allegheny Rivers 36  
6/22/2005 FLW Potomac River 105  
5/11/2005 FLW Wheeler Lake 101  
4/13/2005 FLW Beaver Lake 165  
3/31/2005 BT Table Rock Lake 88  
3/17/2005 BT Lake Norman 40  
3/9/2005 FLW Ouachita River 60  
3/3/2005 BT Strom Thurmond Reservoir (Clarks Hill) 82  
2/24/2005 BT Lake Guntersville 67  
2/9/2005 FLW Lake Toho 148  
2/3/2005 BT Harris Chain 110  
1/27/2005 BT Lake Toho 61  
1/19/2005 FLW Lake Okeechobee 12  
7/30/2004 BASS Lake Wylie 44  
6/23/2004 FLW Lake Champlain 7  
5/12/2004 FLW Kentucky Lake 18  
3/31/2004 FLW Beaver Lake 142  
3/25/2004 BT Santee Cooper Lakes 16  
3/18/2004 BT Lake Eufaula 24  
3/10/2004 FLW Old Hickory Lake 115  
3/4/2004 BT Table Rock Lake 54  
2/26/2004 BT Lake Guntersville 154  
2/11/2004 FLW Atchafalaya Basin 4  
2/5/2004 BT Smith Lake 20  
1/29/2004 BT Harris Chain of Lakes 10  
1/21/2004 FLW Lake Okeechobee 174  
6/18/2003 FLW Wheeler Lake (Forrest Wood Open) 53  
5/14/2003 FLW Kentucky Lake 155  
4/9/2003 FLW Beaver Lake (Wal-Mart Open) 97  
3/12/2003 FLW Lake Murray 91  
2/12/2003 FLW Atchafalaya Basin 83  
1/22/2003 FLW Lake Okeechobee 20  
9/11/2002 FLW* Cross Lake 20  
6/19/2002 FLW Lake Champlain 35  
5/15/2002 FLW Old Hickory Lake 65  
5/8/2002 BT Lake Eufaula 12  
4/17/2002 FLW Beaver Lake 43  
4/10/2002 BT Lake Guntersville 41  
3/13/2002 FLW Lake Ouachita 45  
2/13/2002 FLW Lake Wheeler 67  
2/6/2002 BT Lake Seminole 24  
1/23/2002 FLW Lake Okeechobee 37  
12/12/2001 BT Lake Toho 137  
10/31/2001 BT Red River 119  
8/22/2001 BT Lake St. Clair 32  
8/2/2001 BT* Lower Mississippi 12  


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

Biographical data last updated: 2/7/2013

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