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3/29/1977

Dustin Wilks

Dustin  Wilks

Info

Hometown Rocky Mount, North Carolina
Age 47
Former Occupation none
Injuries Severe tendonitis in right elbow (March 2006)

Stats

Years Pro 26
Top 10 Finishes (Wins)* 9 (0)
Career Earnings* $290,050
Last 3 Finishes 65 - Oneida Lake, 8/23/2012
45 - Lake Michigan, 6/28/2012
41 - Mississippi River, 6/21/2012
Bassmaster Classics Fished (Won) 4 (0)
REDCREST Championships Fished (Won) 0 (0)

Angling Stuff

Angling Hero "I look up to a lot of people, but I'd have to say Davy Hite. I met him at his house before I turned pro and he took me fishing. It was awesome."
Favorite Lake Falls of the Neuse (NC)
Least Favorite Lake Lake Wheeler - "It's a little lake in North Carolina. You have to drive through heavy traffic to get there, and once you're there there's a lot of boat traffic."
Favorite Technique Topwater
Boat Skeeter
Motor Yamaha
Fishing Sponsors Daiwa, Culprit, KeelShield, Assasinator spinnerbaits, Chatterbuzz
Tow Vehicle (Sponsor) Toyota Tundra

Personal Stuff

Favorite Food Grilled salmon
Favorite Music Country
Favorite Book/Movie Kevin VanDam's Bass Strategies (book)
When Not Fishing "I love to fish so much that when I come home, that's what I do. I fish ponds, everything.
Why He Fishes "I love it. There's nothing else you can do that's as much fun as fishing."
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Tournament Finishes
(Only recent tournaments are included. Not necessarily a career listing.)
Date Tour Event Place
8/23/2012 BElite Oneida Lake 65  
6/28/2012 BElite Lake Michigan 45  
6/21/2012 BElite Mississippi River 41  
6/7/2012 BElite Toledo Bend Reservoir 93  
5/3/2012 BElite Douglas Lake 72  
4/19/2012 BElite Bull Shoals Lake 31  
3/22/2012 BElite Lake Okeechobee 91  
3/15/2012 BElite St. Johns River 30  
2/24/2012 BElite Red River 7  
6/16/2011 BElite Lake Wheeler 59  
6/9/2011 BElite Arkansas River 66  
5/12/2011 BElite Lake Murray 18  
5/5/2011 BElite West Point Lake 23  
4/14/2011 BElite Toledo Bend Reservoir 36  
4/6/2011 BElite Lake Pickwick 40  
3/17/2011 BElite St. Johns River 8  
3/10/2011 BElite Harris Chain 42  
6/17/2010 BElite Ft. Gibson 29  
6/9/2010 BElite Kentucky Lake 63  
5/20/2010 BElite Clarks Hill Lake 52  
5/6/2010 BElite Lake Guntersville 61  
4/29/2010 BElite Pickwick Lake 22  
4/15/2010 BElite Smith Mountain Lake 68  
3/18/2010 BElite Clear Lake 85  
3/11/2010 BElite California Delta 8  
8/13/2009 BElite Oneida Lake 32  
6/11/2009 BElite Mississippi River 67  
6/3/2009 BElite Kentucky Lake 66  
5/7/2009 BElite Lake Guntersville 49  
4/23/2009 BElite Smith Mountain Lake 27  
4/2/2009 BElite Lake Wheeler 19  
3/26/2009 BElite Lake Dardanelle 85  
3/12/2009 BElite Lake Amistad 65  
2/20/2009 BElite Red River 44  
8/7/2008 BElite Lake Oneida 4  
7/31/2008 BElite Lake Erie/Niagara River 37  
6/26/2008 BElite Old Hickory 15  
6/12/2008 BElite Kentucky Lake 43  
6/5/2008 BElite Lake Wheeler 42  
5/15/2008 BElite Lake Murray 27  
5/1/2008 BElite Clarks Hill 21  
4/10/2008 BElite Lake Amistad 52  
4/3/2008 BElite Falcon Lake 17  
3/13/2008 BElite Lake Toho 47  
3/6/2008 BElite Harris Chain 88  
3/9/2006 BElite Lake Amistad 62  
3/31/2005 BT Table Rock Lake 109  
3/17/2005 BT Lake Norman 101  
3/3/2005 BT Strom Thurmond Reservoir (Clarks Hill) 43  
2/24/2005 BT Lake Guntersville 104  
2/3/2005 BT Harris Chain 33  
1/27/2005 BT Lake Toho 80  
7/30/2004 BASS Lake Wylie 17  
3/25/2004 BT Santee Cooper Lakes 98  
3/18/2004 BT Lake Eufaula 33  
3/4/2004 BT Table Rock Lake 96  
2/26/2004 BT Lake Guntersville 61  
2/5/2004 BT Smith Lake 31  
1/29/2004 BT Harris Chain of Lakes 62  
8/1/2003 BT* Louisiana Delta 26  
5/22/2003 BT Alabama River 42  
5/1/2003 BT Lake Hamilton 15  
4/10/2003 BT Clear Lake 54  
4/3/2003 BT California Delta (San Joaquin River Delta) 7  
3/20/2003 BT Santee Cooper 14  
3/6/2003 BT Lake Eufaula 91  
2/20/2003 BT Toledo Bend 112  
2/6/2003 BT Lake Seminole 29  
1/16/2003 BT Lake Okeechobee 55  
1/9/2003 BT Harris Chain of Lakes 27  
7/25/2002 BT* Lay Lake 35  
5/8/2002 BT Lake Eufaula 35  
4/10/2002 BT Lake Guntersville 23  
2/6/2002 BT Lake Seminole 10  
12/12/2001 BT Lake Toho 61  
10/31/2001 BT Red River 34  
8/22/2001 BT Lake St. Clair 86  
6/15/2005 E50 Lake Wissota 33  
6/1/2005 E50 Lewisville Lake 11  
5/18/2005 E50 Lake Dardanelle (Arkansas River) 6  
4/20/2005 E50 Smith Lake 36  
6/16/2004 E50 Ohio, Cumberland, Tennessee Rivers 8  
6/2/2004 E50 Alabama River 23  
5/19/2004 E50 Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway 3  
4/14/2004 E50 Lake Dardanelle 39  


*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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