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3/1/1966

Clark Wendlandt

Info & Stats
Angling & Personal Stuff
Tournament Finishes

Info

Hometown	Cedar Park, Texas
Age	58
Former Occupation	N/A (fishing guide)
Height	5' 8''
Weight	162 lbs.
Injuries	None

Stats

Years Pro	32
Top 10 Finishes (Wins)*	62 (4) As of 11/12/2020
Career Earnings*	$2.8 million As of 11/12/2020
Current World Rank	85
Current Bassmaster Standing	59 (147 points)
Best Finish in 2024	28 - Grand Lake, 3/22/2024
Best Finish in 2023	2 - Lake Okeechobee, 2/16/2023
Last 3 Finishes	46 - Harris Chain of Lakes, 4/11/2024 28 - Grand Lake, 3/22/2024 74 - Lake Fork, 2/29/2024
Bassmaster Classics Fished (Won)	4 (0) As of 11/12/2020
REDCREST Championships Fished (Won)	19 (0) As of 11/12/2020
Titles/Honors	FLW Angler of the Year (2009, 2000, 1997); Bassmaster Angler of the Year (2020)

Angling Stuff

Angling Hero	Rick Clunn - "When I first got into it, he inspired me."
Home Lake	Lake Travis (TX)
Favorite Lake	Lake Champlain (NY/VT) - "It's just an awesome place to fish, and I really like catching smallmouths."
Least Favorite Lake	"I don't have one."
Favorite Technique	Sight-fishing
Primary Fishing Strength	Versatility
Secondary Fishing Strength	Sight-fishing
Biggest Weakness	Finesse fishing
Boat	Ranger
Motor	Evinrude
Fishing Sponsors	Cabela's (rods, batteries), Garmin, Lucas Oil, Power-Pole, Strike King
Tow Vehicle (Sponsor)	Chevy 2500 HD

Personal Stuff

Favorite Food	Grilled steak
Favorite Music	Praise and worship
Favorite Book/Movie	Lonesome Dove or the Bible (book)
Non-Angling Hero	Father - "I admire the way he's lived his life. I thought he did a good job raising me, and I hope I can raise my kids as well."
When Not Fishing	"I like to hunt deer."
Why He Fishes	"I like the competitive aspect of tournament fishing. And I've always liked the outdoors, and trying to figure out how to catch fish."

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Tournament Finishes

(Only recent tournaments are included. Not necessarily a career listing.)

Date	Tour	Event	Place
2/11/2004	FLW	Atchafalaya Basin	37
2/12/2003	FLW	Atchafalaya Basin	35
4/27/2017	FLWT	Beaver Lake	142
4/14/2016	FLWT	Beaver Lake	36
4/23/2015	FLWT	Beaver Lake	18
4/10/2014	FLWT	Beaver Lake	104
4/11/2013	FLWT	Beaver Lake	24
4/26/2012	FLWT	Beaver Lake	71
3/3/2011	FLWT	Beaver Lake	28
5/14/2009	FLWT	Beaver Lake	3
5/15/2008	FLWT	Beaver Lake	33
5/17/2007	FLWT	Beaver Lake	39
4/5/2006	FLWT	Beaver Lake	81
4/13/2005	FLW	Beaver Lake	150
3/31/2004	FLW	Beaver Lake	4
4/17/2002	FLW	Beaver Lake	4
4/9/2003	FLW	Beaver Lake (Wal-Mart Open)	58
8/22/2019	BElite	Cayuga Lake	38
9/11/2002	FLW*	Cross Lake	38
8/23/2012	FLWT	Detroit River	61
7/10/2008	FLWT	Detroit River	96
7/12/2007	FLWT	Detroit River	8
4/21/2010	FLWT	Fort Loudoun/Tellico Lakes	9
3/29/2007	FLWT	Fort Loudoun-Tellico	111
6/19/2008	FLWT	Ft. Loudoun-Tellico	78
3/22/2024	BElite	Grand Lake	28
6/6/2013	FLWT	Grand Lake	59
4/11/2024	BElite	Harris Chain of Lakes	46
2/17/2022	BElite	Harris Chain of Lakes	52
2/22/2018	FLWT	Harris Chain of Lakes	61
3/9/2017	FLWT	Harris Chain of Lakes	11
9/10/2003	FLW*	James River	20
5/17/2018	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	25
6/9/2016	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	37
6/7/2012	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	42
6/16/2011	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	37
6/11/2009	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	31
5/10/2006	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	25
5/12/2004	FLW	Kentucky Lake	19
5/14/2003	FLW	Kentucky Lake	15
8/17/2023	BElite	Lake Champlain	72
7/8/2021	BElite	Lake Champlain	52
7/30/2020	BElite	Lake Champlain	46
6/23/2016	FLWT	Lake Champlain	15
6/28/2012	FLWT	Lake Champlain	74
7/9/2009	FLWT	Lake Champlain	7
6/21/2006	FLWT	Lake Champlain	28
6/23/2004	FLW	Lake Champlain	30
6/19/2002	FLW	Lake Champlain	22
4/7/2022	BElite	Lake Chickamauga	63
10/16/2020	BElite	Lake Chickamauga	81
6/11/2015	FLWT	Lake Chickamauga	47
6/27/2013	FLWT	Lake Chickamauga	13
4/14/2011	FLWT	Lake Chickamauga	77
10/1/2010	TTBC	Lake Conroe	27
4/12/2018	FLWT	Lake Cumberland	73
4/6/2017	FLWT	Lake Cumberland	9
5/3/2006	FLWS	Lake Cumberland	7
6/10/2020	BElite	Lake Eufaula	8
5/14/2015	FLWT	Lake Eufaula	91
5/16/2013	FLWT	Lake Eufaula	82
5/8/2002	BT	Lake Eufaula	64
2/29/2024	BElite	Lake Fork	74
5/19/2022	BElite	Lake Fork	62
4/22/2021	BElite	Lake Fork	93
11/5/2020	BElite	Lake Fork	28
5/2/2019	BElite	Lake Fork	60
5/20/2021	BElite	Lake Guntersville	90
9/30/2020	BElite	Lake Guntersville	21
6/21/2019	BElite	Lake Guntersville	23
2/2/2017	FLWT	Lake Guntersville	49
6/23/2010	FLWT	Lake Guntersville	69
2/12/2009	FLWT	Lake Guntersville	35
4/10/2002	BT	Lake Guntersville	106
4/4/2019	BElite	Lake Hartwell	34
3/17/2016	FLWT	Lake Hartwell	2
3/6/2014	FLWT	Lake Hartwell	33
3/8/2012	FLWT	Lake Hartwell	94
3/24/2011	FLWT	Lake Hartwell	93
2/14/2019	BElite	Lake Lanier	41
3/8/2018	FLWT	Lake Lanier	59
8/9/2012	FLWT	Lake Lanier	13
8/5/2010	FLWT	Lake Lanier	12
3/8/2006	FLWS	Lake Lanier	36
4/20/2023	BElite	Lake Murray	42
8/11/2017	FLWT- FWC	Lake Murray	27
8/14/2008	FLWT	Lake Murray	54
2/8/2006	FLWT	Lake Murray	24
3/12/2003	FLW	Lake Murray	31
3/24/2010	FLWT	Lake Norman	37
4/23/2009	FLWT	Lake Norman	14
4/24/2008	FLWT	Lake Norman	21
4/26/2007	FLWT	Lake Norman	140
10/11/2006	FLWS	Lake of the Ozarks	3
2/16/2023	BElite	Lake Okeechobee	2
1/25/2018	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	37
2/4/2016	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	37
2/6/2014	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	87
2/7/2013	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	110
2/9/2012	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	124
2/3/2011	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	31
1/18/2006	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	101
1/19/2005	FLW	Lake Okeechobee	124
1/21/2004	FLW	Lake Okeechobee	32
1/22/2003	FLW	Lake Okeechobee	6
1/23/2002	FLW	Lake Okeechobee	12
8/10/2018	FLWT- FWC	Lake Ouachita	44
8/20/2015	FLWT- FWC	Lake Ouachita	20
8/11/2011	FLWT	Lake Ouachita	44
5/26/2010	FLWT	Lake Ouachita	63
8/2/2007	FLWT	Lake Ouachita	3
3/13/2002	FLW	Lake Ouachita	113
7/21/2011	FLWT	Lake Pickwick	12
6/11/2021	BElite	Lake Ray Roberts	23
2/23/2023	BElite	Lake Seminole	48
2/6/2002	BT	Lake Seminole	83
7/27/2023	BElite	Lake St. Clair	16
8/20/2020	BElite	Lake St. Clair	4
9/28/2019	BElite	Lake St. Clair	3
6/28/2018	FLWT	Lake St. Clair	86
8/22/2001	BT	Lake St. Clair	55
9/19/2019	BElite	Lake Tenkiller	69
3/5/2015	FLWT	Lake Toho	83
2/9/2005	FLW	Lake Toho	109
12/12/2001	BT	Lake Toho	146
2/28/2008	FLWT	Lake Tohopekaliga	12
2/16/2017	FLWT	Lake Travis	5
2/15/2007	FLWT	Lake Travis	4
2/13/2002	FLW	Lake Wheeler	7
5/11/2023	BElite	Lay Lake	97
4/3/2008	FLWT	Lewis Smith	28
3/26/2015	FLWT	Lewis Smith Lake	2
3/7/2013	FLWT	Lewis Smith Lake	80
11/15/2006	FLWS	Lewis Smith Lake	166
8/2/2006	FLWT	Logan Martin Lake	3
8/11/2004	FLW	Logan Martin Lake	9
8/2/2001	BT*	Lower Mississippi	13
5/18/2017	FLWT	Mississippi River	65
5/6/2021	BElite	Neely Henry Lake	13
7/30/2009	FLW	Ohio, Monongahela, Allegheny Rivers	43
5/31/2006	FLWS	Old Hickory Lake	5
3/10/2004	FLW	Old Hickory Lake	81
5/15/2002	FLW	Old Hickory Lake	41
3/9/2005	FLW	Ouachita River	113
6/2/2022	BElite	Pickwick Lake	45
3/18/2021	BElite	Pickwick Lake	60
5/5/2016	FLWT	Pickwick Lake	127
3/1/2006	FLWT	Pickwick Lake	125
6/15/2017	FLWT	Potomac River	39
6/25/2015	FLWT	Potomac River	1
5/17/2012	FLWT	Potomac River	7
6/14/2007	FLWT	Potomac River	70
6/22/2005	FLW	Potomac River	2
5/19/2011	FLWT	Red River	30
10/31/2001	BT	Red River	17
6/1/2023	BElite	Sabine River	2
4/8/2021	BElite	Sabine River	30
3/27/2014	FLWT	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	154
4/27/2023	BElite	Santee Cooper Lakes	85
3/17/2022	BElite	Santee Cooper Lakes	23
10/8/2020	BElite	Santee Cooper Lakes	17
4/26/2018	FLWT	Smith Lake	21
2/10/2022	BElite	St. Johns River	59
2/11/2021	BElite	St. Johns River	55
2/6/2020	BElite	St. Johns River	16
2/7/2019	BElite	St. Johns River	14
8/24/2023	BElite	St. Lawrence River	70
7/14/2022	BElite	St. Lawrence River	9
7/15/2021	BElite	St. Lawrence River	3
7/23/2020	BElite	St. Lawrence River	8
8/15/2019	BElite	St. Lawrence River	65
3/29/2012	FLWT	Table Rock Lake	23
3/3/2010	FLWT	Table Rock Lake	11
3/12/2009	FLWT	Table Rock Lake	20
2/25/2021	BElite	Tennessee River	52
2/22/2024	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	45
8/4/2016	FLWT- FWC	Wheeler Lake	37
5/11/2005	FLW	Wheeler Lake	81
6/18/2003	FLW	Wheeler Lake (Forrest Wood Open)	62
4/11/2019	BElite	Winyah Bay	58

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

Biographical data last updated: 11/12/2020

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