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8/23/1983

Chad Pipkens

Chad  Pipkens

Info

Hometown Holt, Michigan
Age 41
Former Occupation Runs interior/exterior paint company (current)
Height 6' 2''
Weight 185 lbs.

Stats

Top 10 Finishes (Wins)* 29 (4) As of 9/20/2019
Career Earnings* $559,533 As of 9/20/2019
Current World Rank 162
Current Bassmaster Standing 98 (115 points)
Best Finish in 2024 60 - Harris Chain of Lakes, 4/11/2024
Best Finish in 2023 10 - Sabine River, 6/1/2023
Last 3 Finishes 91 - Lake Murray, 5/9/2024
90 - St. Johns River, 4/18/2024
60 - Harris Chain of Lakes, 4/11/2024
Bassmaster Classics Fished (Won) 2 (0) As of 9/20/2019
REDCREST Championships Fished (Won) 0 (0) As of 9/20/2019

Angling Stuff

Angling Hero Mike Iaconelli
Home Lake Erie
Favorite Lake Champlain
Least Favorite Lake Chickamauga
Favorite Technique Topwater
Primary Fishing Strength Offshore smallmouth
Secondary Fishing Strength Finesse
Biggest Weakness Shallow cranking
Boat Skeeter
Motor Yamaha
Fishing Sponsors Flow-Rite Controls, Damiki, Huk, Powell, Costa, Lake Drive Marine, Sunline, Gamakatsu, Power-Pole, Hamby’s, Angler Hosting, Skeeter, Yamaha, Rigid Industries, RMC Boat Works, Abu Garcia
Non-Fishing Sponsors Douglas J Companies, Clear Strategy Retirement Group
Tow Vehicle (Sponsor) GMC Yukon XL

Personal Stuff

Favorite Food "Pizza and sushi ... not together!"
Favorite Music Country and rap
Favorite Book/Movie Old school (movie)
Non-Angling Hero "Anyone that who the drive and passion to do things they don’t enjoy in order to obtain their goals … Be happy and thankful, but never satisfied."
When Not Fishing "Play hockey, golf, run/lift weights, snowboard, tailgate, and anything on or around water!"
Why He Fishes "I love fishing, sports, speed, competition, outdoors, gambling and a changing challenge. Tournament fishing ties all those into one!"
Website www.chadpipkens.com
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Tournament Finishes
(Only recent tournaments are included. Not necessarily a career listing.)
Date Tour Event Place
4/7/2016 BElite Winyah Bay 100  
4/11/2019 BElite Winyah Bay 62  
4/28/2016 BElite Wheeler Lake 89  
5/2/2013 BElite West Point Lake 73  
5/1/2014 BElite Toledo Bend Reservoir 33  
5/12/2016 BElite Toledo Bend Reservoir 97  
4/6/2017 BElite Toledo Bend Reservoir 73  
2/22/2024 BElite Toledo Bend Reservoir 86  
2/25/2021 BElite Tennessee River 70  
3/24/2023 BElite Tennessee River 49  
4/3/2014 BElite Table Rock Lake 39  
9/17/2015 BElite Sturgeon Bay (Lake Michigan) 5  
8/8/2013 BElite St. Lawrence River 10  
7/30/2015 BElite St. Lawrence River 32  
7/20/2017 BElite St. Lawrence River 48  
8/23/2018 BElite St. Lawrence River 94  
8/15/2019 BElite St. Lawrence River 44  
7/23/2020 BElite St. Lawrence River 29  
7/15/2021 BElite St. Lawrence River 20  
7/14/2022 BElite St. Lawrence River 41  
8/24/2023 BElite St. Lawrence River 76  
3/20/2014 BElite St. Johns River 87  
3/17/2016 BElite St. Johns River 48  
2/7/2019 BElite St. Johns River 51  
2/6/2020 BElite St. Johns River 29  
2/11/2021 BElite St. Johns River 58  
2/10/2022 BElite St. Johns River 44  
4/18/2024 BElite St. Johns River 90  
10/8/2020 BElite Santee Cooper Lakes 73  
3/17/2022 BElite Santee Cooper Lakes 77  
4/27/2023 BElite Santee Cooper Lakes 79  
5/17/2017 BElite Sam Rayburn Reservoir 81  
4/30/2015 BElite Sacramento River 41  
3/14/2013 BElite Sabine River 93  
3/19/2015 BElite Sabine River 110  
6/7/2018 BElite Sabine River 65  
4/8/2021 BElite Sabine River 95  
6/1/2023 BElite Sabine River 10  
4/27/2017 BElite Ross Barnett Reservoir 107  
6/2/2011 FLWT Potomac River 126  
8/11/2016 BElite Potomac River 91  
3/18/2021 BElite Pickwick Lake 9  
6/2/2022 BElite Pickwick Lake 52  
5/6/2021 BElite Neely Henry Lake 28  
6/20/2013 BElite Mississippi River 77  
9/8/2016 BElite Mississippi River 58  
6/21/2018 BElite Mississippi River 25  
8/26/2022 BElite Mississippi River 27  
5/11/2023 BElite Lay Lake 33  
5/17/2018 BElite Lake Travis 31  
6/8/2016 BElite Lake Texoma 104  
9/19/2019 BElite Lake Tenkiller 42  
8/22/2013 BElite Lake St. Clair 74  
8/27/2015 BElite Lake St. Clair 4  
8/24/2017 BElite Lake St. Clair 42  
9/28/2019 BElite Lake St. Clair 37  
8/20/2020 BElite Lake St. Clair 80  
7/27/2023 BElite Lake St. Clair 91  
3/13/2014 BElite Lake Seminole 67  
2/23/2023 BElite Lake Seminole 82  
6/11/2021 BElite Lake Ray Roberts 24  
2/3/2011 FLWT Lake Okeechobee 135  
2/23/2017 BElite Lake Okeechobee 21  
2/16/2023 BElite Lake Okeechobee 92  
6/29/2018 BElite Lake Oahe 28  
8/18/2022 BElite Lake Oahe 24  
4/20/2023 BElite Lake Murray 54  
5/9/2024 BElite Lake Murray 91  
2/8/2018 BElite Lake Martin 41  
2/14/2019 BElite Lake Lanier 54  
5/7/2015 BElite Lake Havasu 52  
2/20/2015 BElite Lake Hartwell 41  
4/4/2019 BElite Lake Hartwell 9  
3/4/2022 BElite Lake Hartwell 39  
4/9/2015 BElite Lake Guntersville 59  
6/21/2019 BElite Lake Guntersville 6  
3/6/2020 BElite Lake Guntersville 48  
9/30/2020 BElite Lake Guntersville 76  
5/20/2021 BElite Lake Guntersville 32  
5/2/2019 BElite Lake Fork 8  
11/5/2020 BElite Lake Fork 18  
4/22/2021 BElite Lake Fork 28  
5/19/2022 BElite Lake Fork 19  
2/29/2024 BElite Lake Fork 78  
6/10/2020 BElite Lake Eufaula 13  
5/15/2014 BElite Lake Dardanelle 74  
6/2/2017 BElite Lake Dardanelle 53  
6/11/2014 BElite Lake Chickamauga 112  
10/16/2020 BElite Lake Chickamauga 7  
4/7/2022 BElite Lake Chickamauga 68  
9/20/2018 BElite Lake Chatuge 36  
9/15/2011 FLWT Lake Champlain 67  
7/27/2017 BElite Lake Champlain 36  
7/30/2020 BElite Lake Champlain 21  
7/8/2021 BElite Lake Champlain 25  
8/17/2023 BElite Lake Champlain 78  
6/3/2015 BElite Kentucky Lake 110  
5/4/2018 BElite Kentucky Lake 27  
2/17/2022 BElite Harris Chain of Lakes 30  
4/11/2024 BElite Harris Chain of Lakes 60  
3/4/2016 BElite Grand Lake O' the Cherokees 50  
4/26/2018 BElite Grand Lake 75  
3/21/2013 BElite Falcon Lake 93  
8/23/2012 FLWT Detroit River 3  
8/7/2014 BElite Delaware River 12  
8/13/2015 BElite Chesapeake Bay 3  
2/9/2017 BElite Cherokee Lake 99  
8/21/2014 BElite Cayuga Lake 64  
6/23/2016 BElite Cayuga Lake 44  
8/22/2019 BElite Cayuga Lake 16  
4/21/2016 BElite Bull Shoals/Norfork Lakes 105  
4/18/2013 BElite Bull Shoals Lake 70  
5/9/2013 BElite Alabama River 45  


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

Biographical data last updated: 10/20/2016

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