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4/7/1988

Brandon Lester

Info & Stats
Angling & Personal Stuff
Tournament Finishes

Info

Hometown	Fayetteville, Tennessee
Age	36
Former Occupation	Receiving tech (factory)
Height	6' 0''
Weight	180 lbs.

Stats

Top 10 Finishes (Wins)*	21 (0) As of 9/19/2019
Career Earnings*	$564,374 As of 9/19/2019
Current World Rank	86
Current Bassmaster Standing	17 (274 points)
Best Finish in 2024	12 - Harris Chain of Lakes, 4/11/2024
Best Finish in 2023	6 - Tennessee River, 3/24/2023
Last 3 Finishes	13 - St. Johns River, 4/18/2024 12 - Harris Chain of Lakes, 4/11/2024 58 - Lake Fork, 2/29/2024
Bassmaster Classics Fished (Won)	4 (0) As of 9/19/2019
REDCREST Championships Fished (Won)	0 (0) As of 9/19/2019

Angling Stuff

Angling Hero	Aaron Martens
Home Lake	Tims Ford
Favorite Lake	Guntersville
Least Favorite Lake	"I try not to have a least favorite. Someone always wins no matter how bad the lake is."
Favorite Technique	Flipping grass
Primary Fishing Strength	Shallow water
Secondary Fishing Strength	Grass
Biggest Weakness	Offshore ledge fishing
Boat	Phoenix
Motor	Mercury
Fishing Sponsors	Mud Hole Custom Tackle, MHX Rods, Phoenix, Mercury, Power-Pole, Optima Batteries, Vicious, Costa Del Mar, Mustad, Freedom Marine Center, X-Zone Lures, Aqua Vu, Winn Grips, Raymarine
Tow Vehicle (Sponsor)	Chevy Silverado

Personal Stuff

Favorite Food	Prime rib
Favorite Music	Country
Favorite Book/Movie	Tombstone (movie)
Non-Angling Hero	Father
When Not Fishing	"I like to spend time with family and hunt deer and turkeys.
Why He Fishes	Fishing is a sport that anyone can enjoy whether you're the guy who sits on the bank with a cane pole and a can of worms or you fish the Bassmaster Elite Series."
Website	www.brandonlesterfishing.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	73
4/11/2019	BElite	Winyah Bay	28
4/28/2016	BElite	Wheeler Lake	16
5/1/2014	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	42
5/12/2016	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	98
4/6/2017	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	70
2/22/2024	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	59
3/15/2019	BElite	Tennessee River	6
2/25/2021	BElite	Tennessee River	61
3/24/2023	BElite	Tennessee River	6
4/3/2014	BElite	Table Rock Lake	89
9/17/2015	BElite	Sturgeon Bay (Lake Michigan)	46
7/30/2015	BElite	St. Lawrence River	67
7/20/2017	BElite	St. Lawrence River	32
8/23/2018	BElite	St. Lawrence River	3
8/15/2019	BElite	St. Lawrence River	24
7/23/2020	BElite	St. Lawrence River	48
7/15/2021	BElite	St. Lawrence River	38
7/14/2022	BElite	St. Lawrence River	32
8/24/2023	BElite	St. Lawrence River	80
3/20/2014	BElite	St. Johns River	69
3/17/2016	BElite	St. Johns River	13
2/7/2019	BElite	St. Johns River	12
2/6/2020	BElite	St. Johns River	35
2/11/2021	BElite	St. Johns River	12
2/10/2022	BElite	St. Johns River	28
4/18/2024	BElite	St. Johns River	13
10/8/2020	BElite	Santee Cooper Lakes	21
3/17/2022	BElite	Santee Cooper Lakes	30
4/27/2023	BElite	Santee Cooper Lakes	80
5/17/2017	BElite	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	77
4/30/2015	BElite	Sacramento River	57
3/19/2015	BElite	Sabine River	4
6/7/2018	BElite	Sabine River	33
4/8/2021	BElite	Sabine River	69
6/1/2023	BElite	Sabine River	64
4/27/2017	BElite	Ross Barnett Reservoir	50
8/11/2016	BElite	Potomac River	39
3/18/2021	BElite	Pickwick Lake	14
6/2/2022	BElite	Pickwick Lake	1
5/6/2021	BElite	Neely Henry Lake	51
9/8/2016	BElite	Mississippi River	26
6/21/2018	BElite	Mississippi River	95
8/26/2022	BElite	Mississippi River	4
9/14/2017	BElite	Mille Lacs Lake	45
5/11/2023	BElite	Lay Lake	31
5/17/2018	BElite	Lake Travis	86
6/8/2016	BElite	Lake Texoma	101
9/19/2019	BElite	Lake Tenkiller	11
8/27/2015	BElite	Lake St. Clair	68
8/24/2017	BElite	Lake St. Clair	24
9/28/2019	BElite	Lake St. Clair	16
8/20/2020	BElite	Lake St. Clair	47
7/27/2023	BElite	Lake St. Clair	8
3/13/2014	BElite	Lake Seminole	21
2/23/2023	BElite	Lake Seminole	70
6/11/2021	BElite	Lake Ray Roberts	35
2/23/2017	BElite	Lake Okeechobee	22
2/16/2023	BElite	Lake Okeechobee	46
6/29/2018	BElite	Lake Oahe	90
8/18/2022	BElite	Lake Oahe	37
4/20/2023	BElite	Lake Murray	19
2/8/2018	BElite	Lake Martin	50
2/14/2019	BElite	Lake Lanier	44
5/7/2015	BElite	Lake Havasu	87
2/20/2015	BElite	Lake Hartwell	19
3/16/2018	BElite	Lake Hartwell	27
4/4/2019	BElite	Lake Hartwell	16
3/4/2022	BElite	Lake Hartwell	38
4/9/2015	BElite	Lake Guntersville	27
6/21/2019	BElite	Lake Guntersville	9
3/6/2020	BElite	Lake Guntersville	7
9/30/2020	BElite	Lake Guntersville	61
5/20/2021	BElite	Lake Guntersville	29
5/2/2019	BElite	Lake Fork	37
11/5/2020	BElite	Lake Fork	12
4/22/2021	BElite	Lake Fork	41
5/19/2022	BElite	Lake Fork	42
2/29/2024	BElite	Lake Fork	58
6/10/2020	BElite	Lake Eufaula	12
5/15/2014	BElite	Lake Dardanelle	37
6/2/2017	BElite	Lake Dardanelle	86
6/11/2014	BElite	Lake Chickamauga	93
10/16/2020	BElite	Lake Chickamauga	50
4/7/2022	BElite	Lake Chickamauga	23
7/27/2017	BElite	Lake Champlain	6
7/30/2020	BElite	Lake Champlain	24
7/8/2021	BElite	Lake Champlain	23
8/17/2023	BElite	Lake Champlain	58
6/3/2015	BElite	Kentucky Lake	9
5/4/2018	BElite	Kentucky Lake	52
2/17/2022	BElite	Harris Chain of Lakes	5
4/11/2024	BElite	Harris Chain of Lakes	12
3/4/2016	BElite	Grand Lake O' the Cherokees	28
4/26/2018	BElite	Grand Lake	6
8/7/2014	BElite	Delaware River	39
8/13/2015	BElite	Chesapeake Bay	66
2/9/2017	BElite	Cherokee Lake	41
8/21/2014	BElite	Cayuga Lake	17
6/23/2016	BElite	Cayuga Lake	63
8/22/2019	BElite	Cayuga Lake	6
4/21/2016	BElite	Bull Shoals/Norfork Lakes	63
9/18/2014	BElite	Bay de Noc (Lake Michigan)	9

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

Biographical data last updated: 9/1/2014

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