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Chris Baumgardner


Hometown
Gastonia, North Carolina
Age
49
Former Occupation
Underground construction contractor
Height
6' 2''
Weight
235 lbs.
Stats
Years Pro

13
Top 10 Finishes (Wins)*

20 (2) As of 6/19/2007
Career Earnings*

$644,520 As of 6/19/2007
Current World Rank

67
Current FLW Standing

25 (774 points)
Best Finish in 2010

4 - Fort Loudoun/Tellico Lakes, 4/21/2010
Best Finish in 2009

15 - Lake Guntersville, 2/12/2009
Last 3 Finishes

33 - Lake Lanier, 8/5/2010
33 - Lake Guntersville, 6/23/2010
81 - Lake Ouachita, 5/26/2010
Bassmaster Classics Fished (Won)

4 (0) As of 6/19/2007
FLW Championships Fished (Won)

2 (0) As of 6/19/2007
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

Yamaha
Fishing Sponsors

Zoom, American Rodsmiths, Abu Garcia, Berkley Trilene, Denver Marine
Tow Vehicle (Sponsor)

Ford F-150
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 Sort by Date
Tour
Event
Place
8/5/2010FLWTLake Lanier33  
6/23/2010FLWTLake Guntersville33  
5/26/2010FLWTLake Ouachita81  
4/21/2010FLWTFort Loudoun/Tellico Lakes4  
3/24/2010FLWTLake Norman59  
3/3/2010FLWTTable Rock Lake54  
7/30/2009FLWOhio, Monongahela, Allegheny Rivers51  
7/9/2009FLWTLake Champlain19  
6/11/2009FLWTKentucky Lake45  
5/14/2009FLWTBeaver Lake131  
4/23/2009FLWTLake Norman80  
3/12/2009FLWTTable Rock Lake59  
2/12/2009FLWTLake Guntersville15  
8/14/2008FLWTLake Murray4  
7/10/2008FLWTDetroit River69  
6/19/2008FLWTFt. Loudoun-Tellico108  
5/15/2008FLWTBeaver Lake73  
4/24/2008FLWTLake Norman10  
4/3/2008FLWTLewis Smith77  
2/28/2008FLWTLake Tohopekaliga71  
8/2/2007FLWTLake Ouachita21  
7/12/2007FLWTDetroit River125  
6/14/2007FLWTPotomac River1  
5/17/2007FLWTBeaver Lake65  
4/26/2007FLWTLake Norman48  
3/29/2007FLWTFort Loudoun-Tellico15  
2/15/2007FLWTLake Travis87  
11/15/2006FLWSLewis Smith Lake105  
10/11/2006FLWSLake of the Ozarks29  
6/21/2006FLWTLake Champlain39  
5/31/2006FLWSOld Hickory Lake55  
5/10/2006FLWTKentucky Lake92  
5/3/2006FLWSLake Cumberland128  
4/5/2006FLWTBeaver Lake49  
3/8/2006FLWSLake Lanier23  
3/1/2006FLWTPickwick Lake118  
2/8/2006FLWTLake Murray105  
1/18/2006FLWTLake Okeechobee167  
7/29/2005BTOhio, Monongahela, Allegheny Rivers36  
6/22/2005FLWPotomac River105  
5/11/2005FLWWheeler Lake101  
4/13/2005FLWBeaver Lake165  
3/31/2005BTTable Rock Lake88  
3/17/2005BTLake Norman40  
3/9/2005FLWOuachita River60  
3/3/2005BTStrom Thurmond Reservoir (Clarks Hill)82  
2/24/2005BTLake Guntersville67  
2/9/2005FLWLake Toho148  
2/3/2005BTHarris Chain110  
1/27/2005BTLake Toho61  
1/19/2005FLWLake Okeechobee12  
7/30/2004BASSLake Wylie44  
6/23/2004FLWLake Champlain7  
5/12/2004FLWKentucky Lake18  
3/31/2004FLWBeaver Lake142  
3/25/2004BTSantee Cooper Lakes16  
3/18/2004BTLake Eufaula24  
3/10/2004FLWOld Hickory Lake115  
3/4/2004BTTable Rock Lake54  
2/26/2004BTLake Guntersville154  
2/11/2004FLWAtchafalaya Basin4  
2/5/2004BTSmith Lake20  
1/29/2004BTHarris Chain of Lakes10  
1/21/2004FLWLake Okeechobee174  
6/18/2003FLWWheeler Lake (Forrest Wood Open)53  
5/14/2003FLWKentucky Lake155  
4/9/2003FLWBeaver Lake (Wal-Mart Open)97  
3/12/2003FLWLake Murray91  
2/12/2003FLWAtchafalaya Basin83  
1/22/2003FLWLake Okeechobee20  
9/11/2002FLW*Cross Lake20  
6/19/2002FLWLake Champlain35  
5/15/2002FLWOld Hickory Lake65  
5/8/2002BTLake Eufaula12  
4/17/2002FLWBeaver Lake43  
4/10/2002BTLake Guntersville41  
3/13/2002FLWLake Ouachita45  
2/13/2002FLWLake Wheeler67  
2/6/2002BTLake Seminole24  
1/23/2002FLWLake Okeechobee37  
12/12/2001BTLake Toho137  
10/31/2001BTRed River119  
8/22/2001BTLake St. Clair32  
8/2/2001BT*Lower Mississippi12  

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

Biographical data last updated: 6/19/2007

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