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8/24/1964

John Murray

John Murray

Info

Hometown Spring City, Tennessee
Age 60
Former Occupation N/A -- fished since he was 13
Height 6' 1''
Weight 240 lbs.
Injuries Rheumatoid arthritis

Stats

Years Pro 39
Top 10 Finishes (Wins)* 47 (4) As of 9/18/2019
Career Earnings* $1.34 million As of 9/18/2019
Current World Rank 173
Best Finish in 2024 55 - Santee Cooper Lakes, 2/20/2024
Best Finish in 2023 24 - Kissimmee Chain of Lakes, 2/13/2023
Last 3 Finishes 65 - Dale Hollow Lake, 4/9/2024
55 - Santee Cooper Lakes, 2/20/2024
79 - Toledo Bend Reservoir, 1/30/2024
Bassmaster Classics Fished (Won) 7 (0) As of 9/18/2019
REDCREST Championships Fished (Won) 1 (0) As of 9/18/2019
Titles/Honors WON Bass U.S. Open champion (1997, 1999)

Angling Stuff

Angling Hero Rick Clunn - "He dominated the east and west when I grew up." Gary Klein - "A western guy who was able to go east."
Home Lake Lake Pleasant (AZ)
Favorite Lake Lake Mead (NV) - "It's big, and you can fish a lot of different ways there."
Least Favorite Lake Lake Cachuma (CA) - "It's too small, and the fish are too tough to catch."
Favorite Technique Topwater fishing with a Rico
Primary Fishing Strength Finesse (dropshotting)
Secondary Fishing Strength Flipping
Biggest Weakness Shallow cranking
Boat Ranger
Motor Mercury
Fishing Sponsors Mercury, Gene Larew Lures, River2Sea, Ranger Boats, Sixgill Fishing Products, Plano, Advanced Angler, Rapid Fishing
Non-Fishing Sponsors Lucas Oil
Tow Vehicle (Sponsor) Dodge 2500 MegaCab (Cummins diesel)

Personal Stuff

Favorite Food Grilled ribeye steak (rare)
Favorite Music Alternative rock
Favorite Book/Movie Bass Wars (book)
Non-Angling Hero John F. Kennedy – "I just grew up with Dad and Mom idolizing him."
When Not Fishing "I like to spend time outdoors hiking and boating."
Why He Fishes "It's just the challenge of becoming better."
Website www.johnmurrayfishing.com
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Tournament Finishes
(Only recent tournaments are included. Not necessarily a career listing.)
Date Tour Event Place
8/23/2018 BElite St. Lawrence River 48  
6/29/2018 BElite Lake Oahe 76  
6/21/2018 BElite Mississippi River 47  
6/7/2018 BElite Sabine River 63  
5/17/2018 BElite Lake Travis 38  
5/4/2018 BElite Kentucky Lake 46  
4/26/2018 BElite Grand Lake 76  
2/8/2018 BElite Lake Martin 97  
8/24/2017 BElite Lake St. Clair 19  
7/27/2017 BElite Lake Champlain 78  
7/20/2017 BElite St. Lawrence River 27  
6/2/2017 BElite Lake Dardanelle 61  
5/17/2017 BElite Sam Rayburn Reservoir 83  
4/27/2017 BElite Ross Barnett Reservoir 102  
4/6/2017 BElite Toledo Bend Reservoir 1  
2/23/2017 BElite Lake Okeechobee 53  
2/9/2017 BElite Cherokee Lake 55  
9/8/2016 BElite Mississippi River 48  
8/11/2016 BElite Potomac River 98  
6/23/2016 BElite Cayuga Lake 81  
6/8/2016 BElite Lake Texoma 36  
5/12/2016 BElite Toledo Bend Reservoir 23  
4/28/2016 BElite Wheeler Lake 77  
4/21/2016 BElite Bull Shoals/Norfork Lakes 88  
4/7/2016 BElite Winyah Bay 52  
3/17/2016 BElite St. Johns River 108  
9/17/2015 BElite Sturgeon Bay (Lake Michigan) 50  
8/27/2015 BElite Lake St. Clair 31  
8/13/2015 BElite Chesapeake Bay 73  
7/30/2015 BElite St. Lawrence River 30  
6/3/2015 BElite Kentucky Lake 64  
5/7/2015 BElite Lake Havasu 12  
4/30/2015 BElite Sacramento River 39  
4/9/2015 BElite Lake Guntersville 101  
3/19/2015 BElite Sabine River 62  
8/21/2014 BElite Cayuga Lake 101  
8/7/2014 BElite Delaware River 60  
6/11/2014 BElite Lake Chickamauga 138  
5/15/2014 BElite Lake Dardanelle 34  
5/1/2014 BElite Toledo Bend Reservoir 60  
4/3/2014 BElite Table Rock Lake 86  
3/20/2014 BElite St. Johns River 40  
3/13/2014 BElite Lake Seminole 80  
2/21/2014 BElite Lake Guntersville 37  
8/22/2013 BElite Lake St. Clair 40  
8/8/2013 BElite St. Lawrence River 12  
6/20/2013 BElite Mississippi River 26  
5/9/2013 BElite Alabama River 5  
5/2/2013 BElite West Point Lake 51  
4/18/2013 BElite Bull Shoals Lake 94  
3/21/2013 BElite Falcon Lake 38  
3/14/2013 BElite Sabine River 39  
8/23/2012 BElite Oneida Lake 82  
6/28/2012 BElite Lake Michigan 75  
6/21/2012 BElite Mississippi River 74  
6/7/2012 BElite Toledo Bend Reservoir 27  
5/3/2012 BElite Douglas Lake 94  
4/19/2012 BElite Bull Shoals Lake 84  
3/22/2012 BElite Lake Okeechobee 44  
3/15/2012 BElite St. Johns River 51  
6/16/2011 BElite Lake Wheeler 21  
6/9/2011 BElite Arkansas River 5  
5/12/2011 BElite Lake Murray 26  
5/5/2011 BElite West Point Lake 72  
4/14/2011 BElite Toledo Bend Reservoir 60  
4/6/2011 BElite Lake Pickwick 77  
3/17/2011 BElite St. Johns River 47  
3/10/2011 BElite Harris Chain 47  
6/17/2010 BElite Ft. Gibson 58  
6/9/2010 BElite Kentucky Lake 82  
5/20/2010 BElite Clarks Hill Lake 71  
5/6/2010 BElite Lake Guntersville 15  
4/29/2010 BElite Pickwick Lake 76  
4/15/2010 BElite Smith Mountain Lake 80  
3/18/2010 BElite Clear Lake 81  
3/11/2010 BElite California Delta 44  
2/19/2010 BElite Lay Lake 31  
8/13/2009 BElite Oneida Lake 92  
6/11/2009 BElite Mississippi River 31  
6/3/2009 BElite Kentucky Lake 51  
5/7/2009 BElite Lake Guntersville 17  
4/23/2009 BElite Smith Mountain Lake 49  
4/2/2009 BElite Lake Wheeler 28  
3/26/2009 BElite Lake Dardanelle 56  
3/12/2009 BElite Lake Amistad 19  
8/7/2008 BElite Lake Oneida 28  
7/31/2008 BElite Lake Erie/Niagara River 4  
6/26/2008 BElite Old Hickory 72  
6/12/2008 BElite Kentucky Lake 51  
6/5/2008 BElite Lake Wheeler 4  
5/15/2008 BElite Lake Murray 37  
5/1/2008 BElite Clarks Hill 72  
4/10/2008 BElite Lake Amistad 96  
4/3/2008 BElite Falcon Lake 58  
3/13/2008 BElite Lake Toho 52  
3/6/2008 BElite Harris Chain 97  
2/22/2008 BElite Lake Hartwell 27  
9/13/2007 BElite Lake Tohopekaliga 53  
8/23/2007 BMajor-l Lake Dardanelle 29  
8/9/2007 BElite Potomac River 90  
7/26/2007 BMajor-m Lake Oneida 3  
7/19/2007 BElite Lake Erie/Niagara River 3  
7/12/2007 BElite Lake Champlain 28  
6/21/2007 BElite Grand Lake 58  
6/7/2007 BElite Smith Mountain Lake 11  
5/17/2007 BMajor-a High Rock Lake 4  
4/26/2007 BElite Lake Guntersville 58  
4/19/2007 BElite Clarks Hill 51  
3/29/2007 BElite Clear Lake 5  
3/22/2007 BElite California Delta 91  
3/8/2007 BElite Lake Amistad 12  
2/23/2007 BElite Lay Lake 39  
9/14/2006 BElite Table Rock Lake 11  
8/10/2006 BElite Potomac River 18  
7/13/2006 BElite Lake Champlain 80  
7/6/2006 BElite Oneida Lake 34  
6/15/2006 BElite Kentucky Lake 23  
6/1/2006 BElite Grand Lake 13  
5/4/2006 BElite Clarks Hill Reservoir 64  
4/20/2006 BElite Lake Guntersville 29  
3/30/2006 BElite Santee-Cooper 15  
3/16/2006 BElite Sam Rayburn Reservoir 12  
3/9/2006 BElite Lake Amistad 88  
3/31/2005 BT Table Rock Lake 91  
3/17/2005 BT Lake Norman 116  
3/3/2005 BT Strom Thurmond Reservoir (Clarks Hill) 129  
2/24/2005 BT Lake Guntersville 40  
2/3/2005 BT Harris Chain 67  
1/27/2005 BT Lake Toho 56  
7/30/2004 BASS Lake Wylie 10  
3/25/2004 BT Santee Cooper Lakes 139  
3/18/2004 BT Lake Eufaula 95  
3/4/2004 BT Table Rock Lake 11  
2/26/2004 BT Lake Guntersville 76  
2/5/2004 BT Smith Lake 100  
1/29/2004 BT Harris Chain of Lakes 28  
8/1/2003 BT* Louisiana Delta 30  
5/22/2003 BT Alabama River 13  
5/1/2003 BT Lake Hamilton 35  
4/10/2003 BT Clear Lake 14  
4/3/2003 BT California Delta (San Joaquin River Delta) 43  
3/20/2003 BT Santee Cooper 19  
3/6/2003 BT Lake Eufaula 26  
2/20/2003 BT Toledo Bend 66  
2/6/2003 BT Lake Seminole 64  
1/16/2003 BT Lake Okeechobee 38  
1/9/2003 BT Harris Chain of Lakes 25  
7/25/2002 BT* Lay Lake 14  
5/8/2002 BT Lake Eufaula 31  
4/10/2002 BT Lake Guntersville 49  
2/6/2002 BT Lake Seminole 40  
12/12/2001 BT Lake Toho 81  
10/31/2001 BT Red River 74  
8/22/2001 BT Lake St. Clair 14  
4/9/2024 BPT Dale Hollow Lake 65  
2/20/2024 BPT Santee Cooper Lakes 55  
1/30/2024 BPT Toledo Bend Reservoir 79  
8/1/2023 BPT Saginaw Bay 71  
6/24/2023 BPT Lake St. Clair 45  
6/6/2023 BPT Cayuga Lake 53  
5/16/2023 BPT Lake Guntersville 71  
4/2/2023 BPT Lake Murray 37  
3/18/2023 BPT Cherokee and Douglas Lakes 73  
2/13/2023 BPT Kissimmee Chain of Lakes 24  
9/10/2022 BPT Mille Lacs Lake 71  
8/6/2022 BPT Cayuga Lake 79  
6/4/2022 BPT Watts Bar Lake 71  
4/30/2022 BPT Lake of the Ozarks 41  
3/2/2022 BPT Lewis Smith Lake 20  
2/19/2022 BPT Lake Fork 79  
2/5/2022 BPT Caney Creek, Lake D'Arbonne, Bussey Brake 41  
9/10/2021 BPT Lake St. Clair 49  
8/5/2021 BPT Lake Champlain 44  
6/25/2021 BPT St. Lawrence River 34  
6/4/2021 BPT Lake Chickamauga 47  
5/21/2021 BPT Harris Chain of Lakes 14  
4/30/2021 BPT Lake Travis 65  
3/21/2021 BPT Sam Rayburn Reservoir 71  
7/10/2020 BPT Sturgeon Bay 44  
6/7/2020 BPT Kissimmee Chain of Lakes 37  
3/13/2020 BPT Lake Fork 72  
2/21/2020 BPT Lake Okeechobee 45  
2/7/2020 BPT Lake Eufaula 72  
6/25/2019 BPT Lake Winnebago 69  
5/31/2019 BPT Table Rock Lake 32  
5/17/2019 BPT Table Rock Lake 51  
4/30/2019 BPT Smith Lake 43  
4/9/2019 BPT Lake Chickamauga 62  
3/26/2019 BPT Falls Lake/Jordan Lake/Shearon Harris Reservoir 46  
2/12/2019 BPT Lake Conroe 74  
1/29/2019 BPT Kissimmee Chain of Lakes 18  
6/16/2004 E50 Ohio, Cumberland, Tennessee Rivers 19  
6/2/2004 E50 Alabama River 32  
5/19/2004 E50 Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway 7  
4/14/2004 E50 Lake Dardanelle 45  
8/11/2020 FLWPC Lake Erie 51  
7/29/2020 FLWPC Mississippi River 89  
6/23/2020 FLWPC Lake Chickamauga 50  
6/26/2014 FLWT Kentucky Lake 95  
6/5/2014 FLWT Pickwick Lake 161  
4/10/2014 FLWT Beaver Lake 92  
3/27/2014 FLWT Sam Rayburn Reservoir 92  
3/6/2014 FLWT Lake Hartwell 116  
2/6/2014 FLWT Lake Okeechobee 160  
6/21/2006 FLWT Lake Champlain 82  
5/10/2006 FLWT Kentucky Lake 189  
4/5/2006 FLWT Beaver Lake 108  
3/1/2006 FLWT Pickwick Lake 116  
2/8/2006 FLWT Lake Murray 94  
1/18/2006 FLWT Lake Okeechobee 63  
7/13/2005 FLW Lake Hamilton 3  
6/22/2005 FLW Potomac River 136  
5/11/2005 FLW Wheeler Lake 41  
4/13/2005 FLW Beaver Lake 90  
3/9/2005 FLW Ouachita River 18  
2/9/2005 FLW Lake Toho 32  
1/19/2005 FLW Lake Okeechobee 67  
6/23/2004 FLW Lake Champlain 65  
5/12/2004 FLW Kentucky Lake 124  
3/31/2004 FLW Beaver Lake 137  
3/10/2004 FLW Old Hickory Lake 8  
2/11/2004 FLW Atchafalaya Basin 54  
1/21/2004 FLW Lake Okeechobee 131  
8/24/2006 BMajor-l Arkansas River 29  
7/27/2006 BMajor-a Lake Wylie 40  
5/18/2006 BMajor-m Eagle Mountain Lake 27  
5/9/2014 TTBC Lake Fork 12  
10/4/2013 TTBC Lake Conroe 2  


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

Biographical data last updated: 12/15/2015

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