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5/13/1959

Mike Hawkes

Info

Hometown Sabinal, Texas
Age 65
Former Occupation Teacher/coach
Height 6' 2''
Weight 190 lbs.
Injuries Back, neck aches from college football and auto accident.

Stats

Years Pro 25
Top 10 Finishes (Wins)* 5 (1)
Career Earnings* $188,00 + $100,000 in FLW Series
Last 3 Finishes 34 - Lake Guntersville, 6/23/2010
121 - Lake Ouachita, 5/26/2010
102 - Fort Loudoun/Tellico Lakes, 4/21/2010
Bassmaster Classics Fished (Won) 1 (0)
REDCREST Championships Fished (Won) 2 (0)

Angling Stuff

Angling Hero Rick Clunn - "He's always inspired me. When I was in high school he won back-to-back Classics, and that's when I knew that's what I wanted to do." Ben Davenport - "When I was a kid, he took me fishing all over where we live."
Home Lake Lake Amistad
Favorite Lake Falcon Lake (TX) - "It was probably the best lake in the world until Mexico took a bunch of the water out of it. But it's still my favorite lake."
Least Favorite Lake "Any place that has spotted bass. My angling background doesn't give me the expertise to catch them. Also Okeechobee because the last four times there I haven't gotten a check."
Favorite Technique Crankbaiting
Primary Fishing Strength Flipping and cranking
Secondary Fishing Strength Experience
Biggest Weakness Finesse fishing
Boat Skeeter
Motor Yamaha
Tow Vehicle (Sponsor) Chevy Suburban

Personal Stuff

Favorite Food Mexican
Favorite Music Classic rock (Aerosmith) and country (George Strait)
Favorite Book/Movie Bass Wars (book)/Remember the Titans (movie)
Non-Angling Hero Kenneth Rochat (high school football coach) – "He taught me not to be afraid to fail."
When Not Fishing "I like to hunt and spend time with my kids."
Why He Fishes "At first I was possessed with it and I still like to fish, but now I enjoy the competition as much as going out and fishing."
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Tournament Finishes
(Only recent tournaments are included. Not necessarily a career listing.)
Date Tour Event Place
5/3/2006 FLWS Lake Cumberland 1  
5/15/2008 FLWT Beaver Lake 4  
3/9/2005 FLW Ouachita River 5  
7/9/2009 FLWT Lake Champlain 9  
5/11/2005 FLW Wheeler Lake 10  
2/12/2003 FLW Atchafalaya Basin 11  
2/13/2002 FLW Lake Wheeler 11  
6/18/2003 FLW Wheeler Lake (Forrest Wood Open) 13  
7/10/2008 FLWT Detroit River 14  
2/8/2006 FLWT Lake Murray 16  
7/13/2005 FLW Lake Hamilton 16  
9/10/2003 FLW* James River 16  
3/12/2003 FLW Lake Murray 19  
4/23/2009 FLWT Lake Norman 22  
8/2/2007 FLWT Lake Ouachita 25  
5/14/2003 FLW Kentucky Lake 25  
1/18/2006 FLWT Lake Okeechobee 27  
2/11/2004 FLW Atchafalaya Basin 28  
3/12/2009 FLWT Table Rock Lake 30  
8/2/2006 FLWT Logan Martin Lake 30  
6/23/2010 FLWT Lake Guntersville 34  
2/12/2009 FLWT Lake Guntersville 34  
2/9/2005 FLW Lake Toho 34  
6/19/2002 FLW Lake Champlain 40  
4/5/2006 FLWT Beaver Lake 42  
7/30/2009 FLW Ohio, Monongahela, Allegheny Rivers 47  
4/24/2008 FLWT Lake Norman 47  
10/11/2006 FLWS Lake of the Ozarks 49  
7/12/2007 FLWT Detroit River 52  
5/17/2007 FLWT Beaver Lake 54  
4/26/2007 FLWT Lake Norman 57  
4/13/2005 FLW Beaver Lake 58  
5/12/2004 FLW Kentucky Lake 60  
1/21/2004 FLW Lake Okeechobee 68  
5/10/2006 FLWT Kentucky Lake 69  
6/14/2007 FLWT Potomac River 72  
6/22/2005 FLW Potomac River 77  
3/29/2007 FLWT Fort Loudoun-Tellico 78  
6/23/2004 FLW Lake Champlain 79  
3/13/2002 FLW Lake Ouachita 83  
6/21/2006 FLWT Lake Champlain 84  
3/3/2010 FLWT Table Rock Lake 85  
5/14/2009 FLWT Beaver Lake 85  
1/22/2003 FLW Lake Okeechobee 87  
11/15/2006 FLWS Lewis Smith Lake 91  
3/8/2006 FLWS Lake Lanier 98  
4/21/2010 FLWT Fort Loudoun/Tellico Lakes 102  
3/1/2006 FLWT Pickwick Lake 112  
3/10/2004 FLW Old Hickory Lake 112  
4/9/2003 FLW Beaver Lake (Wal-Mart Open) 112  
4/17/2002 FLW Beaver Lake 120  
5/26/2010 FLWT Lake Ouachita 121  
1/23/2002 FLW Lake Okeechobee 128  
2/28/2008 FLWT Lake Tohopekaliga 130  
6/19/2008 FLWT Ft. Loudoun-Tellico 131  
5/15/2002 FLW Old Hickory Lake 138  
3/24/2010 FLWT Lake Norman 140  
1/19/2005 FLW Lake Okeechobee 141  
6/11/2009 FLWT Kentucky Lake 143  
4/3/2008 FLWT Lewis Smith 143  
2/15/2007 FLWT Lake Travis 147  
5/31/2006 FLWS Old Hickory Lake 153  
3/31/2004 FLW Beaver Lake 182  


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

Biographical data last updated: 5/7/2006

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