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9/28/1964

Mark Menendez

Info & Stats
Angling & Personal Stuff
Tournament Finishes

Info

Hometown	Paducah, Kentucky
Age	60
Former Occupation	Real estate agent
Height	5' 10''
Weight	180 lbs.

Stats

Years Pro	33
Top 10 Finishes (Wins)*	34 (3) As of 9/20/2019
Career Earnings*	$1.25 million As of 9/20/2019
Current World Rank	112
Current Bassmaster Standing	38 (226 points)
Best Finish in 2024	18 - St. Johns River, 4/18/2024
Best Finish in 2023	2 - Santee Cooper Lakes, 4/27/2023
Last 3 Finishes	18 - St. Johns River, 4/18/2024 58 - Harris Chain of Lakes, 4/11/2024 48 - Lake Fork, 2/29/2024
Bassmaster Classics Fished (Won)	5 (0) As of 9/20/2019
REDCREST Championships Fished (Won)	0 (0) As of 9/20/2019

Angling Stuff

Angling Hero	Larry Nixon – "Because of his consistency and he's so personable with the fans."
Home Lake	Kentucky and Barkley Lakes (KY)
Favorite Lake	Lake Jordan (Ala.) – "It has the biggest, meanest spotted bass in the world."
Least Favorite Lake	"Any lake in Florida."
Favorite Technique	Jerkbaiting
Primary Fishing Strength	Cold water
Secondary Fishing Strength	Deep-cranking
Biggest Weakness	"Getting too locked in on the current conditions and not being open-minded enough."
Boat	Skeeter
Motor	Yamaha
Fishing Sponsors	Skeeter, Yamaha, MotorGuide, Garmin, Lew's, T-H Marine, Strike King, Seaguar, Optima Batteries, Tackle Warehouse, Power-Pole, New Pro Products, Dyesafe, Rapid Fishing, Yamalube, Mark Menendez BassTV
Non-Fishing Sponsors	Lucas Oil Slick Mist, PACK's Concealment
Tow Vehicle (Sponsor)	Ford F250 diesel

Personal Stuff

Favorite Food	Filet mignon (medium with bleu cheese crumbles)
Favorite Music	Rock (U2)
Favorite Book/Movie	It's Not About the Bike by Lance Armstrong (Book)/Casablanca (movie)
Non-Angling Hero	"My grandfather. He spent the time to take me hunting and fishing and taught me about competition through showing horses – racking horses in particular."
When Not Fishing	Likes to spend time with family and works out.
Why He Fishes	"To get the next bite."

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Tournament Finishes

(Only recent tournaments are included. Not necessarily a career listing.)

Date	Tour	Event	Place
3/26/2009	BElite	Lake Dardanelle	1
4/27/2023	BElite	Santee Cooper Lakes	2
2/7/2019	BElite	St. Johns River	3
5/22/2003	BT	Alabama River	3
3/6/2003	BT	Lake Eufaula	3
6/2/2017	BElite	Lake Dardanelle	4
5/18/2006	BMajor-m	Eagle Mountain Lake	4
2/11/2021	BElite	St. Johns River	5
4/27/2017	BElite	Ross Barnett Reservoir	5
7/27/2006	BMajor-a	Lake Wylie	5
4/4/2019	BElite	Lake Hartwell	6
5/7/2009	BElite	Lake Guntersville	6
6/16/2004	E50	Ohio, Cumberland, Tennessee Rivers	6
2/8/2018	BElite	Lake Martin	8
4/2/2009	BElite	Lake Wheeler	8
8/13/2015	BElite	Chesapeake Bay	9
9/12/2009	BElite	Lake Jordan	9
1/9/2003	BT	Harris Chain of Lakes	9
2/6/2002	BT	Lake Seminole	9
9/17/2009	BElite	Alabama River	10
9/17/2015	BElite	Sturgeon Bay (Lake Michigan)	11
4/19/2012	BElite	Bull Shoals Lake	11
3/6/2008	BElite	Harris Chain	11
5/4/2018	BElite	Kentucky Lake	12
4/7/2016	BElite	Winyah Bay	12
6/5/2008	BElite	Lake Wheeler	12
6/9/2010	BElite	Kentucky Lake	14
8/24/2017	BElite	Lake St. Clair	17
8/13/2009	BElite	Oneida Lake	17
4/18/2024	BElite	St. Johns River	18
2/23/2023	BElite	Lake Seminole	18
6/8/2016	BElite	Lake Texoma	18
5/5/2011	BElite	West Point Lake	18
5/20/2021	BElite	Lake Guntersville	19
4/8/2021	BElite	Sabine River	19
5/1/2003	BT	Lake Hamilton	19
6/21/2019	BElite	Lake Guntersville	20
8/15/2019	BElite	St. Lawrence River	21
5/19/2022	BElite	Lake Fork	22
9/28/2019	BElite	Lake St. Clair	22
4/11/2019	BElite	Winyah Bay	22
7/19/2007	BElite	Lake Erie/Niagara River	22
5/2/2019	BElite	Lake Fork	23
4/26/2007	BElite	Lake Guntersville	23
8/1/2003	BT*	Louisiana Delta	23
2/6/2003	BT	Lake Seminole	23
3/19/2015	BElite	Sabine River	25
6/2/2004	E50	Alabama River	25
5/6/2010	BElite	Lake Guntersville	26
3/9/2006	BElite	Lake Amistad	27
4/15/2010	BElite	Smith Mountain Lake	28
4/14/2004	E50	Lake Dardanelle	29
5/11/2023	BElite	Lay Lake	30
3/30/2006	BElite	Santee-Cooper	30
2/25/2021	BElite	Tennessee River	31
6/21/2012	BElite	Mississippi River	31
8/22/2019	BElite	Cayuga Lake	32
5/19/2004	E50	Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway	32
3/17/2011	BElite	St. Johns River	33
2/24/2006	BElite	Lake Tohopekaliga	33
3/4/2004	BT	Table Rock Lake	33
6/2/2022	BElite	Pickwick Lake	34
5/12/2011	BElite	Lake Murray	34
4/10/2003	BT	Clear Lake	34
6/28/2012	BElite	Lake Michigan	35
7/31/2008	BElite	Lake Erie/Niagara River	35
3/8/2007	BElite	Lake Amistad	35
7/30/2015	BElite	St. Lawrence River	36
3/15/2012	BElite	St. Johns River	36
10/1/2010	TTBC	Lake Conroe	38
2/19/2010	BElite	Lay Lake	38
8/7/2008	BElite	Lake Oneida	38
9/13/2007	BElite	Lake Tohopekaliga	38
8/24/2006	BMajor-l	Arkansas River	38
8/2/2001	BT*	Lower Mississippi	39
6/11/2009	BElite	Mississippi River	40
3/29/2007	BElite	Clear Lake	41
4/28/2016	BElite	Wheeler Lake	42
7/26/2007	BMajor-m	Lake Oneida	42
4/19/2007	BElite	Clarks Hill	42
3/13/2008	BElite	Lake Toho	43
8/10/2006	BElite	Potomac River	43
4/7/2022	BElite	Lake Chickamauga	44
2/17/2022	BElite	Harris Chain of Lakes	44
6/3/2009	BElite	Kentucky Lake	44
3/6/2020	BElite	Lake Guntersville	45
4/30/2015	BElite	Sacramento River	45
6/16/2011	BElite	Lake Wheeler	45
4/10/2008	BElite	Lake Amistad	45
6/7/2007	BElite	Smith Mountain Lake	45
5/3/2012	BElite	Douglas Lake	46
4/6/2011	BElite	Lake Pickwick	46
3/12/2009	BElite	Lake Amistad	46
3/17/2016	BElite	St. Johns River	47
4/9/2015	BElite	Lake Guntersville	47
3/18/2010	BElite	Clear Lake	47
2/26/2004	BT	Lake Guntersville	47
2/29/2024	BElite	Lake Fork	48
2/9/2017	BElite	Cherokee Lake	48
4/29/2010	BElite	Pickwick Lake	48
5/17/2007	BMajor-a	High Rock Lake	48
3/25/2004	BT	Santee Cooper Lakes	50
6/15/2006	BElite	Kentucky Lake	51
5/8/2002	BT	Lake Eufaula	51
6/12/2008	BElite	Kentucky Lake	53
5/4/2006	BElite	Clarks Hill Reservoir	53
7/6/2006	BElite	Oneida Lake	54
4/10/2002	BT	Lake Guntersville	54
6/29/2018	BElite	Lake Oahe	55
4/3/2008	BElite	Falcon Lake	55
10/31/2001	BT	Red River	55
3/22/2007	BElite	California Delta	57
4/11/2024	BElite	Harris Chain of Lakes	58
9/14/2006	BElite	Table Rock Lake	58
2/6/2020	BElite	St. Johns River	62
8/17/2023	BElite	Lake Champlain	63
5/12/2016	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	63
6/21/2007	BElite	Grand Lake	64
6/9/2011	BElite	Arkansas River	65
2/22/2024	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	66
6/17/2010	BElite	Ft. Gibson	66
6/26/2008	BElite	Old Hickory	66
2/16/2023	BElite	Lake Okeechobee	67
8/23/2012	BElite	Oneida Lake	67
2/10/2022	BElite	St. Johns River	69
3/18/2021	BElite	Pickwick Lake	69
8/26/2022	BElite	Mississippi River	70
5/20/2010	BElite	Clarks Hill Lake	70
8/11/2016	BElite	Potomac River	71
6/1/2006	BElite	Grand Lake	71
4/3/2003	BT	California Delta (San Joaquin River Delta)	71
4/20/2023	BElite	Lake Murray	73
7/12/2007	BElite	Lake Champlain	73
9/19/2019	BElite	Lake Tenkiller	74
2/14/2019	BElite	Lake Lanier	74
8/23/2018	BElite	St. Lawrence River	74
6/7/2018	BElite	Sabine River	75
3/16/2006	BElite	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	76
1/27/2005	BT	Lake Toho	77
8/18/2022	BElite	Lake Oahe	78
6/23/2016	BElite	Cayuga Lake	78
4/21/2016	BElite	Bull Shoals/Norfork Lakes	78
3/17/2022	BElite	Santee Cooper Lakes	79
7/8/2021	BElite	Lake Champlain	79
5/6/2021	BElite	Neely Henry Lake	80
4/22/2021	BElite	Lake Fork	80
6/21/2018	BElite	Mississippi River	80
4/23/2009	BElite	Smith Mountain Lake	80
7/27/2023	BElite	Lake St. Clair	81
8/9/2007	BElite	Potomac River	81
3/10/2011	BElite	Harris Chain	82
4/6/2017	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	83
6/3/2015	BElite	Kentucky Lake	83
5/1/2008	BElite	Clarks Hill	84
7/14/2022	BElite	St. Lawrence River	86
6/10/2020	BElite	Lake Eufaula	86
4/26/2018	BElite	Grand Lake	86
3/22/2012	BElite	Lake Okeechobee	86
5/15/2008	BElite	Lake Murray	86
6/1/2023	BElite	Sabine River	87
8/27/2015	BElite	Lake St. Clair	87
7/15/2021	BElite	St. Lawrence River	88
2/23/2017	BElite	Lake Okeechobee	88
6/7/2012	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	88
4/14/2011	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	89
3/11/2010	BElite	California Delta	90
2/5/2004	BT	Smith Lake	90
7/20/2017	BElite	St. Lawrence River	91
9/8/2016	BElite	Mississippi River	93
5/17/2017	BElite	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	96
7/13/2006	BElite	Lake Champlain	96
12/12/2001	BT	Lake Toho	96
8/24/2023	BElite	St. Lawrence River	99
4/20/2006	BElite	Lake Guntersville	99
5/17/2018	BElite	Lake Travis	101
7/27/2017	BElite	Lake Champlain	101
5/7/2015	BElite	Lake Havasu	109
2/3/2005	BT	Harris Chain	110
3/18/2004	BT	Lake Eufaula	110
1/16/2003	BT	Lake Okeechobee	111
8/22/2001	BT	Lake St. Clair	127
3/20/2003	BT	Santee Cooper	130
2/20/2003	BT	Toledo Bend	137
1/29/2004	BT	Harris Chain of Lakes	138

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

Biographical data last updated: 12/1/2014

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