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5/18/1965

Davy Hite

Info & Stats
Angling & Personal Stuff
Tournament Finishes

Info

Hometown	Ninety Six, South Carolina
Age	59
Former Occupation	Army National Guard technician
Height	6' 0''
Weight	190 lbs.

Stats

Years Pro	31
Top 10 Finishes (Wins)*	55 (9) As of 9/29/2017
Career Earnings*	$2.36 million As of 9/29/2017
Last 3 Finishes	65 - Mississippi River, 9/8/2016 46 - Potomac River, 8/11/2016 86 - Cayuga Lake, 6/23/2016
Bassmaster Classics Fished (Won)	14 (1) As of 9/29/2017
REDCREST Championships Fished (Won)	2 (1) As of 9/29/2017
Titles/Honors	BASS Angler of the Year (2002, 1997); Bassmaster Classic winner (1999); FLW Tour Championship winner (1998); BassFan Comeback of the Year (2002, 2004)

Angling Stuff

Angling Hero	Father; Guido Hibdon ("he helped me when I was first starting out"); Denny Brauer ("he's such an all-around class act"); Larry Nixon (same reasons); Rick Clunn ("he's just a pure fisherman").
Home Lake	Lake Murray (SC)
Favorite Lake	Lake Murray (SC) - "It's the lake I live on."
Least Favorite Lake	"The ones I can't fish because they're posted and I know they have big bass in them."
Favorite Technique	Flipping shallow cover
Primary Fishing Strength	Power-fishing
Secondary Fishing Strength	Comebacks under pressure
Biggest Weakness	Finesse fishing
Boat	Phoenix
Motor	Evinrude
Fishing Sponsors	Humminbird, Minn Kota, Phoenix Boats, Evinrude, Costa, Bass Pro Shops, Rapala/VMC, Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits, Buckeye Lures
Non-Fishing Sponsors	Gopher Industrial, Advance Land & Timber
Tow Vehicle (Sponsor)	Toyota Tundra (Advance Land & Timber)

Personal Stuff

Favorite Food	Mexican
Favorite Music	"Depends on my mood. I really like country sometimes, but when I'm in a dancing mood I like hip-hop and then other times I like classic rock."
Favorite Book/Movie	Winning Every Day (book by college football coach Lou Holtz)
Non-Angling Hero	Lou Holtz - "I've read a few of his books and I like his philosophy on life."
When Not Fishing	"I like spending time with my sons, and deer hunting."
Why He Fishes	"It's just something I've enjoyed my whole life. Years ago it was a release for me, a way to have peace, quiet and a relationship with Mother Nature. But I'm also competitive, and tournaments fulfill that competitive desire."

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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	104
6/18/2003	FLW	Wheeler Lake (Forrest Wood Open)	75
4/28/2016	BElite	Wheeler Lake	14
5/5/2011	BElite	West Point Lake	31
5/2/2013	BElite	West Point Lake	15
4/14/2011	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	19
6/7/2012	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	39
5/1/2014	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	78
5/12/2016	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	83
2/20/2003	BT	Toledo Bend	161
5/19/2004	E50	Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway	9
3/4/2004	BT	Table Rock Lake	100
3/31/2005	BT	Table Rock Lake	43
9/14/2006	BElite	Table Rock Lake	97
4/3/2014	BElite	Table Rock Lake	76
3/3/2005	BT	Strom Thurmond Reservoir (Clarks Hill)	18
8/8/2013	BElite	St. Lawrence River	36
7/30/2015	BElite	St. Lawrence River	105
3/17/2011	BElite	St. Johns River	83
3/15/2012	BElite	St. Johns River	86
3/20/2014	BElite	St. Johns River	5
3/17/2016	BElite	St. Johns River	10
6/7/2007	BElite	Smith Mountain Lake	35
4/23/2009	BElite	Smith Mountain Lake	14
4/15/2010	BElite	Smith Mountain Lake	17
2/5/2004	BT	Smith Lake	34
4/20/2005	E50	Smith Lake	12
3/30/2006	BElite	Santee-Cooper	66
3/25/2004	BT	Santee Cooper Lakes	19
3/20/2003	BT	Santee Cooper	13
3/16/2006	BElite	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	78
4/30/2015	BElite	Sacramento River	72
3/14/2013	BElite	Sabine River	59
3/19/2015	BElite	Sabine River	15
10/31/2001	BT	Red River	1
2/20/2009	BElite	Red River	33
2/24/2012	BElite	Red River	17
8/10/2006	BElite	Potomac River	27
8/9/2007	BElite	Potomac River	40
8/11/2016	BElite	Potomac River	46
4/29/2010	BElite	Pickwick Lake	79
7/6/2006	BElite	Oneida Lake	31
8/13/2009	BElite	Oneida Lake	88
8/23/2012	BElite	Oneida Lake	62
5/15/2002	FLW	Old Hickory Lake	29
6/26/2008	BElite	Old Hickory	16
7/29/2005	BT	Ohio, Monongahela, Allegheny Rivers	7
6/16/2004	E50	Ohio, Cumberland, Tennessee Rivers	25
6/11/2009	BElite	Mississippi River	58
6/21/2012	BElite	Mississippi River	24
6/20/2013	BElite	Mississippi River	32
9/8/2016	BElite	Mississippi River	65
8/1/2003	BT*	Louisiana Delta	10
6/1/2005	E50	Lewisville Lake	17
7/25/2002	BT*	Lay Lake	9
7/30/2004	BASS	Lake Wylie	12
7/27/2006	BMajor-a	Lake Wylie	24
6/15/2005	E50	Lake Wissota	2
2/13/2002	FLW	Lake Wheeler	51
6/5/2008	BElite	Lake Wheeler	66
4/2/2009	BElite	Lake Wheeler	81
6/16/2011	BElite	Lake Wheeler	35
2/24/2006	BElite	Lake Tohopekaliga	16
9/13/2007	BElite	Lake Tohopekaliga	89
12/12/2001	BT	Lake Toho	10
1/27/2005	BT	Lake Toho	106
3/13/2008	BElite	Lake Toho	108
6/8/2016	BElite	Lake Texoma	65
8/22/2001	BT	Lake St. Clair	1
8/22/2013	BElite	Lake St. Clair	98
8/27/2015	BElite	Lake St. Clair	97
2/6/2002	BT	Lake Seminole	23
2/6/2003	BT	Lake Seminole	154
3/13/2014	BElite	Lake Seminole	46
4/6/2011	BElite	Lake Pickwick	1
3/13/2002	FLW	Lake Ouachita	69
7/26/2007	BMajor-m	Lake Oneida	27
8/7/2008	BElite	Lake Oneida	71
1/16/2003	BT	Lake Okeechobee	131
1/22/2003	FLW	Lake Okeechobee	113
3/22/2012	BElite	Lake Okeechobee	26
3/17/2005	BT	Lake Norman	135
3/12/2003	FLW	Lake Murray	57
5/15/2008	BElite	Lake Murray	4
5/12/2011	BElite	Lake Murray	2
6/28/2012	BElite	Lake Michigan	57
5/7/2015	BElite	Lake Havasu	21
4/10/2002	BT	Lake Guntersville	118
2/26/2004	BT	Lake Guntersville	29
2/24/2005	BT	Lake Guntersville	8
4/20/2006	BElite	Lake Guntersville	30
4/26/2007	BElite	Lake Guntersville	84
5/7/2009	BElite	Lake Guntersville	23
5/6/2010	BElite	Lake Guntersville	2
4/9/2015	BElite	Lake Guntersville	89
5/8/2002	BT	Lake Eufaula	3
3/6/2003	BT	Lake Eufaula	133
3/18/2004	BT	Lake Eufaula	21
7/19/2007	BElite	Lake Erie/Niagara River	90
7/31/2008	BElite	Lake Erie/Niagara River	33
5/18/2005	E50	Lake Dardanelle (Arkansas River)	1
4/14/2004	E50	Lake Dardanelle	49
3/26/2009	BElite	Lake Dardanelle	18
5/15/2014	BElite	Lake Dardanelle	27
6/11/2014	BElite	Lake Chickamauga	16
6/19/2002	FLW	Lake Champlain	114
7/13/2006	BElite	Lake Champlain	25
7/12/2007	BElite	Lake Champlain	43
3/9/2006	BElite	Lake Amistad	68
3/8/2007	BElite	Lake Amistad	7
4/10/2008	BElite	Lake Amistad	51
3/12/2009	BElite	Lake Amistad	81
5/14/2003	FLW	Kentucky Lake	2
6/15/2006	BElite	Kentucky Lake	55
6/12/2008	BElite	Kentucky Lake	81
6/3/2009	BElite	Kentucky Lake	13
6/9/2010	BElite	Kentucky Lake	76
6/3/2015	BElite	Kentucky Lake	48
5/17/2007	BMajor-a	High Rock Lake	45
1/9/2003	BT	Harris Chain of Lakes	166
1/29/2004	BT	Harris Chain of Lakes	40
2/3/2005	BT	Harris Chain	129
3/6/2008	BElite	Harris Chain	92
3/10/2011	BElite	Harris Chain	33
6/1/2006	BElite	Grand Lake	16
6/21/2007	BElite	Grand Lake	5
6/17/2010	BElite	Ft. Gibson	11
4/3/2008	BElite	Falcon Lake	17
3/21/2013	BElite	Falcon Lake	56
5/18/2006	BMajor-m	Eagle Mountain Lake	28
5/3/2012	BElite	Douglas Lake	38
8/7/2014	BElite	Delaware River	92
3/29/2007	BElite	Clear Lake	34
3/18/2010	BElite	Clear Lake	54
5/4/2006	BElite	Clarks Hill Reservoir	1
5/20/2010	BElite	Clarks Hill Lake	51
4/19/2007	BElite	Clarks Hill	84
5/1/2008	BElite	Clarks Hill	2
8/13/2015	BElite	Chesapeake Bay	5
8/21/2014	BElite	Cayuga Lake	24
6/23/2016	BElite	Cayuga Lake	86
3/22/2007	BElite	California Delta	67
3/11/2010	BElite	California Delta	89
4/21/2016	BElite	Bull Shoals/Norfork Lakes	20
4/19/2012	BElite	Bull Shoals Lake	90
4/18/2013	BElite	Bull Shoals Lake	95
4/9/2003	FLW	Beaver Lake (Wal-Mart Open)	126
4/17/2002	FLW	Beaver Lake	26
9/18/2014	BElite	Bay de Noc (Lake Michigan)	15
8/24/2006	BMajor-l	Arkansas River	35
6/9/2011	BElite	Arkansas River	39
6/2/2004	E50	Alabama River	7
5/9/2013	BElite	Alabama River	15

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

Biographical data last updated: 2/8/2013

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