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8/22/1986

James Elam

James  Elam

Info

Hometown Tulsa, Oklahoma
Age 38
Former Occupation Family machine shop
Height 5' 9''
Weight 160 lbs.

Stats

Years Pro 11
Top 10 Finishes (Wins)* 12 (3) As of 9/18/2019
Career Earnings* $552,475 As of 9/18/2019
Current World Rank 87
Best Finish in 2024 18 - Toledo Bend Reservoir, 1/30/2024
Best Finish in 2023 18 - Lake Guntersville, 5/16/2023
Last 3 Finishes 39 - Dale Hollow Lake, 4/9/2024
57 - Santee Cooper Lakes, 2/20/2024
18 - Toledo Bend Reservoir, 1/30/2024
Bassmaster Classics Fished (Won) 4 (0) As of 9/18/2019
REDCREST Championships Fished (Won) 0 (0) As of 9/18/2019

Angling Stuff

Angling Hero Men of my family – dad, uncles, grandpa... they all fish and they're all good people
Home Lake Grand (Okla.)
Favorite Lake Tenkiller
Least Favorite Lake West Point
Favorite Technique Deep water structure
Primary Fishing Strength Shallow-water power fishing
Secondary Fishing Strength Deep water structure
Biggest Weakness Intermediate depth/transition period
Boat Phoenix
Motor Mercury
Fishing Sponsors Mercury, Phoenix Boats, Lowrance, Simms, LiveTarget, KastKing (rods and reels), T-H Marine, Anglr, Seaguar, Gamakatsu
Non-Fishing Sponsors Daylight Donuts
Tow Vehicle (Sponsor) Toyota Tundra

Personal Stuff

Favorite Food Ribeye steak
Favorite Music Little bit of everything
When Not Fishing Working out, hang out with friends, tinker with tackle
Why He Fishes "I've just always done it. What keeps it interesting is you never stop learning. We learn something new or different every day. That's the coolest thing about it."
Website www.jamesrayelam.com
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Tournament Finishes
(Only recent tournaments are included. Not necessarily a career listing.)
Date Tour Event Place
5/9/2013 BElite Alabama River 91  
4/18/2013 BElite Bull Shoals Lake 26  
4/21/2016 BElite Bull Shoals/Norfork Lakes 50  
2/5/2022 BPT Caney Creek, Lake D'Arbonne, Bussey Brake 30  
6/6/2023 BPT Cayuga Lake 67  
8/6/2022 BPT Cayuga Lake 33  
6/23/2016 BElite Cayuga Lake 30  
8/21/2014 BElite Cayuga Lake 33  
3/18/2023 BPT Cherokee and Douglas Lakes 31  
2/9/2017 BElite Cherokee Lake 21  
8/13/2015 BElite Chesapeake Bay 31  
4/9/2024 BPT Dale Hollow Lake 39  
8/7/2014 BElite Delaware River 19  
3/21/2013 BElite Falcon Lake 78  
4/9/2021 BPT Falls Lake/Jordan Lake/Shearon Harris Reservoir 21  
3/26/2019 BPT Falls Lake/Jordan Lake/Shearon Harris Reservoir 67  
4/26/2018 BElite Grand Lake 24  
3/23/2022 BPT Grand Lake O' The Cherokees 19  
3/4/2016 BElite Grand Lake O' the Cherokees 30  
5/21/2021 BPT Harris Chain of Lakes 15  
5/4/2018 BElite Kentucky Lake 71  
6/3/2015 BElite Kentucky Lake 45  
2/13/2023 BPT Kissimmee Chain of Lakes 73  
6/7/2020 BPT Kissimmee Chain of Lakes 40  
1/29/2019 BPT Kissimmee Chain of Lakes 71  
8/5/2021 BPT Lake Champlain 13  
7/27/2017 BElite Lake Champlain 103  
9/20/2018 BElite Lake Chatuge 1  
6/4/2021 BPT Lake Chickamauga 29  
6/23/2020 FLWPC Lake Chickamauga 55  
4/9/2019 BPT Lake Chickamauga 31  
6/11/2014 BElite Lake Chickamauga 105  
2/12/2019 BPT Lake Conroe 49  
3/24/2017 BElite Lake Conroe 4  
6/2/2017 BElite Lake Dardanelle 36  
5/15/2014 BElite Lake Dardanelle 83  
8/11/2020 FLWPC Lake Erie 166  
2/22/2021 BPT Lake Eufaula 24  
2/7/2020 BPT Lake Eufaula 62  
2/19/2022 BPT Lake Fork 36  
3/13/2020 BPT Lake Fork 53  
5/16/2023 BPT Lake Guntersville 18  
4/9/2015 BElite Lake Guntersville 44  
3/16/2018 BElite Lake Hartwell 11  
5/7/2015 BElite Lake Havasu 96  
2/8/2018 BElite Lake Martin 17  
4/2/2023 BPT Lake Murray 49  
3/8/2023 BPT Lake Norman 23  
6/29/2018 BElite Lake Oahe 46  
4/30/2022 BPT Lake of the Ozarks 65  
2/21/2020 BPT Lake Okeechobee 10  
2/23/2017 BElite Lake Okeechobee 34  
4/9/2022 BPT Lake Palestine 25  
3/13/2014 BElite Lake Seminole 84  
6/24/2023 BPT Lake St. Clair 51  
9/10/2021 BPT Lake St. Clair 48  
8/24/2017 BElite Lake St. Clair 97  
8/27/2015 BElite Lake St. Clair 10  
8/22/2013 BElite Lake St. Clair 75  
6/8/2016 BElite Lake Texoma 53  
4/30/2021 BPT Lake Travis 55  
5/17/2018 BElite Lake Travis 57  
6/25/2019 BPT Lake Winnebago 10  
3/2/2022 BPT Lewis Smith Lake 45  
9/10/2022 BPT Mille Lacs Lake 5  
9/14/2017 BElite Mille Lacs Lake 2  
9/15/2016 BElite Mille Lacs Lake 5  
7/29/2020 FLWPC Mississippi River 69  
6/21/2018 BElite Mississippi River 44  
9/8/2016 BElite Mississippi River 54  
6/20/2013 BElite Mississippi River 90  
8/11/2016 BElite Potomac River 57  
4/27/2017 BElite Ross Barnett Reservoir 81  
6/7/2018 BElite Sabine River 91  
3/19/2015 BElite Sabine River 69  
3/14/2013 BElite Sabine River 17  
4/30/2015 BElite Sacramento River 20  
8/1/2023 BPT Saginaw Bay 43  
3/21/2021 BPT Sam Rayburn Reservoir 67  
5/17/2017 BElite Sam Rayburn Reservoir 32  
2/20/2024 BPT Santee Cooper Lakes 57  
4/30/2019 BPT Smith Lake 51  
3/17/2016 BElite St. Johns River 84  
3/20/2014 BElite St. Johns River 104  
6/25/2021 BPT St. Lawrence River 20  
8/23/2018 BElite St. Lawrence River 11  
7/20/2017 BElite St. Lawrence River 6  
7/30/2015 BElite St. Lawrence River 68  
8/8/2013 BElite St. Lawrence River 38  
7/10/2020 BPT Sturgeon Bay 13  
9/17/2015 BElite Sturgeon Bay (Lake Michigan) 10  
5/31/2019 BPT Table Rock Lake 66  
5/17/2019 BPT Table Rock Lake 57  
4/3/2014 BElite Table Rock Lake 59  
3/15/2019 BElite Tennessee River 23  
1/30/2024 BPT Toledo Bend Reservoir 18  
4/6/2017 BElite Toledo Bend Reservoir 13  
5/12/2016 BElite Toledo Bend Reservoir 28  
5/1/2014 BElite Toledo Bend Reservoir 62  
6/4/2022 BPT Watts Bar Lake 41  
5/2/2013 BElite West Point Lake 66  
4/28/2016 BElite Wheeler Lake 8  
4/7/2016 BElite Winyah Bay 13  


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

Biographical data last updated: 9/24/2018

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