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1/20/1946

Dave Smith

Info & Stats
Angling & Personal Stuff
Tournament Finishes

Info

Hometown	Del City, Oklahoma
Age	78

Stats

Years Pro	28
Top 10 Finishes (Wins)*	3 (0)
Career Earnings*	$170,000
Last 3 Finishes	136 - Smith Lake, 4/26/2018 172 - Lake Lanier, 3/8/2018 183 - Harris Chain of Lakes, 2/22/2018
Bassmaster Classics Fished (Won)	0 (0)
REDCREST Championships Fished (Won)	0 (0)

Angling Stuff

Angling Hero	Tom Haddock - "Not only is Tom an unconditional supporter, there's no doubt that he's one of the most successful fishermen in northern Alabama, especially on Pickwick. He also helped me buy my first bass boat while I was in high school."
Home Lake	Grand Lake (OK)
Favorite Lake	Lake Erie (NY) – "I really enjoy fishing those smallmouths. You have a lot of options there, and you have to deal with the elements. I enjoy it."
Least Favorite Lake	Pascagoula River (MS)
Favorite Technique	Deep structure-fishing with a jig, or slow-rolling a spinnerbait
Primary Fishing Strength	Deep-structure
Secondary Fishing Strength	Casting a jig or spinnerbait
Biggest Weakness	Sight-fishing – "I started this thing later in life, and all these young guys started out sight-fishing."
Boat	Ranger
Motor	Mercury
Fishing Sponsors	MotorGuide, Lowrance, Cabela's
Non-Fishing Sponsors	MTM Recognition of Del City, Okla. (formerly Midwest Trophy Manufacturing)
Tow Vehicle (Sponsor)	Chevy Suburban

Personal Stuff

Favorite Food	Cajun
Favorite Music	Country
Favorite Book/Movie	Tin Cup or Back to School (movies)
When Not Fishing	"I love to play golf."
Why He Fishes	"I have a passion for it, and I love the competition."
Website	www.davesmithfishing.com

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Tournament Finishes

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

Date	Tour	Event	Place
6/18/2003	FLW	Wheeler Lake (Forrest Wood Open)	80
5/11/2005	FLW	Wheeler Lake	102
5/5/2011	BElite	West Point Lake	87
5/2/2013	BElite	West Point Lake	67
4/14/2011	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	86
6/7/2012	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	52
5/1/2014	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	102
2/20/2003	BT	Toledo Bend	61
9/14/2006	BElite	Table Rock Lake	96
3/3/2010	FLWT	Table Rock Lake	96
4/3/2014	BElite	Table Rock Lake	105
8/8/2013	BElite	St. Lawrence River	84
7/30/2015	BElite	St. Lawrence River	85
3/17/2011	BElite	St. Johns River	90
3/15/2012	BElite	St. Johns River	91
3/20/2014	BElite	St. Johns River	101
6/7/2007	BElite	Smith Mountain Lake	88
4/23/2009	BElite	Smith Mountain Lake	69
4/15/2010	BElite	Smith Mountain Lake	92
4/26/2018	FLWT	Smith Lake	136
3/30/2006	BElite	Santee-Cooper	75
3/20/2003	BT	Santee Cooper	79
3/16/2006	BElite	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	29
3/27/2014	FLWT	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	159
4/30/2015	BElite	Sacramento River	110
3/14/2013	BElite	Sabine River	93
3/19/2015	BElite	Sabine River	36
10/31/2001	BT	Red River	148
6/22/2005	FLW	Potomac River	183
8/10/2006	BElite	Potomac River	94
8/9/2007	BElite	Potomac River	90
6/25/2015	FLWT	Potomac River	125
6/15/2017	FLWT	Potomac River	139
3/1/2006	FLWT	Pickwick Lake	141
4/29/2010	BElite	Pickwick Lake	80
6/5/2014	FLWT	Pickwick Lake	99
5/5/2016	FLWT	Pickwick Lake	103
3/9/2005	FLW	Ouachita River	145
7/6/2006	BElite	Oneida Lake	47
8/13/2009	BElite	Oneida Lake	89
8/23/2012	BElite	Oneida Lake	89
5/15/2002	FLW	Old Hickory Lake	171
3/10/2004	FLW	Old Hickory Lake	188
6/26/2008	BElite	Old Hickory	89
6/11/2009	BElite	Mississippi River	96
6/21/2012	BElite	Mississippi River	67
6/20/2013	BElite	Mississippi River	54
5/18/2017	FLWT	Mississippi River	130
3/26/2015	FLWT	Lewis Smith Lake	128
2/13/2002	FLW	Lake Wheeler	98
6/5/2008	BElite	Lake Wheeler	19
4/2/2009	BElite	Lake Wheeler	96
6/16/2011	BElite	Lake Wheeler	92
2/16/2017	FLWT	Lake Travis	155
9/13/2007	BElite	Lake Tohopekaliga	54
12/12/2001	BT	Lake Toho	126
2/9/2005	FLW	Lake Toho	161
3/13/2008	BElite	Lake Toho	79
3/5/2015	FLWT	Lake Toho	154
8/22/2001	BT	Lake St. Clair	99
8/22/2013	BElite	Lake St. Clair	99
8/27/2015	BElite	Lake St. Clair	14
2/6/2002	BT	Lake Seminole	131
2/6/2003	BT	Lake Seminole	139
3/13/2014	BElite	Lake Seminole	105
4/6/2011	BElite	Lake Pickwick	99
3/13/2002	FLW	Lake Ouachita	142
5/26/2010	FLWT	Lake Ouachita	108
8/7/2008	BElite	Lake Oneida	87
1/23/2002	FLW	Lake Okeechobee	32
1/16/2003	BT	Lake Okeechobee	164
1/22/2003	FLW	Lake Okeechobee	117
1/21/2004	FLW	Lake Okeechobee	193
1/19/2005	FLW	Lake Okeechobee	101
1/18/2006	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	128
3/22/2012	BElite	Lake Okeechobee	92
2/6/2014	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	56
2/4/2016	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	53
1/25/2018	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	186
10/11/2006	FLWS	Lake of the Ozarks	110
3/24/2010	FLWT	Lake Norman	134
3/12/2003	FLW	Lake Murray	133
2/8/2006	FLWT	Lake Murray	7
5/15/2008	BElite	Lake Murray	87
5/12/2011	BElite	Lake Murray	20
6/28/2012	BElite	Lake Michigan	33
3/8/2018	FLWT	Lake Lanier	172
5/7/2015	BElite	Lake Havasu	64
3/6/2014	FLWT	Lake Hartwell	157
3/17/2016	FLWT	Lake Hartwell	157
4/10/2002	BT	Lake Guntersville	76
4/20/2006	BElite	Lake Guntersville	93
4/26/2007	BElite	Lake Guntersville	108
5/7/2009	BElite	Lake Guntersville	89
5/6/2010	BElite	Lake Guntersville	91
6/23/2010	FLWT	Lake Guntersville	115
4/9/2015	BElite	Lake Guntersville	110
2/2/2017	FLWT	Lake Guntersville	160
5/8/2002	BT	Lake Eufaula	107
3/6/2003	BT	Lake Eufaula	151
5/14/2015	FLWT	Lake Eufaula	71
7/19/2007	BElite	Lake Erie/Niagara River	20
7/31/2008	BElite	Lake Erie/Niagara River	74
3/26/2009	BElite	Lake Dardanelle	77
5/15/2014	BElite	Lake Dardanelle	100
4/6/2017	FLWT	Lake Cumberland	160
6/11/2014	BElite	Lake Chickamauga	44
6/11/2015	FLWT	Lake Chickamauga	140
6/19/2002	FLW	Lake Champlain	122
6/23/2004	FLW	Lake Champlain	98
6/21/2006	FLWT	Lake Champlain	136
7/13/2006	BElite	Lake Champlain	68
7/12/2007	BElite	Lake Champlain	95
9/15/2011	FLWT	Lake Champlain	119
6/23/2016	FLWT	Lake Champlain	84
3/9/2006	BElite	Lake Amistad	51
3/8/2007	BElite	Lake Amistad	82
4/10/2008	BElite	Lake Amistad	94
3/12/2009	BElite	Lake Amistad	73
5/14/2003	FLW	Kentucky Lake	92
5/12/2004	FLW	Kentucky Lake	151
5/10/2006	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	85
6/15/2006	BElite	Kentucky Lake	64
6/12/2008	BElite	Kentucky Lake	30
6/3/2009	BElite	Kentucky Lake	77
6/9/2010	BElite	Kentucky Lake	61
6/26/2014	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	156
6/3/2015	BElite	Kentucky Lake	111
6/9/2016	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	147
1/9/2003	BT	Harris Chain of Lakes	97
2/22/2018	FLWT	Harris Chain of Lakes	183
3/6/2008	BElite	Harris Chain	100
3/10/2011	BElite	Harris Chain	92
6/1/2006	BElite	Grand Lake	19
6/21/2007	BElite	Grand Lake	45
6/17/2010	BElite	Ft. Gibson	81
4/21/2010	FLWT	Fort Loudoun/Tellico Lakes	118
4/3/2008	BElite	Falcon Lake	99
3/21/2013	BElite	Falcon Lake	92
5/3/2012	BElite	Douglas Lake	96
8/7/2014	BElite	Delaware River	105
3/29/2007	BElite	Clear Lake	85
3/18/2010	BElite	Clear Lake	53
5/4/2006	BElite	Clarks Hill Reservoir	65
5/20/2010	BElite	Clarks Hill Lake	74
4/19/2007	BElite	Clarks Hill	57
5/1/2008	BElite	Clarks Hill	12
8/13/2015	BElite	Chesapeake Bay	48
8/21/2014	BElite	Cayuga Lake	96
3/22/2007	BElite	California Delta	79
3/11/2010	BElite	California Delta	74
4/19/2012	BElite	Bull Shoals Lake	76
4/18/2013	BElite	Bull Shoals Lake	98
4/9/2003	FLW	Beaver Lake (Wal-Mart Open)	137
4/17/2002	FLW	Beaver Lake	148
3/31/2004	FLW	Beaver Lake	71
4/13/2005	FLW	Beaver Lake	117
4/5/2006	FLWT	Beaver Lake	36
5/17/2007	FLWT	Beaver Lake	101
4/10/2014	FLWT	Beaver Lake	90
4/23/2015	FLWT	Beaver Lake	95
4/14/2016	FLWT	Beaver Lake	146
4/27/2017	FLWT	Beaver Lake	155
2/12/2003	FLW	Atchafalaya Basin	132
2/11/2004	FLW	Atchafalaya Basin	183
6/9/2011	BElite	Arkansas River	46
5/9/2013	BElite	Alabama River	100

*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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