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10/11/1957

Gary Klein

Gary  Klein

Info

Hometown Mingus, Texas
Age 67
Former Occupation N/A
Height 6' 0''
Weight 175 lbs.
Injuries None

Stats

Years Pro 50
Top 10 Finishes (Wins)* 93 (10) As of 9/18/2019
Career Earnings* $2.69 million As of 9/18/2019
Current World Rank 132
Best Finish in 2024 53 - Toledo Bend Reservoir, 1/30/2024
Best Finish in 2023 8 - Lake St. Clair, 6/24/2023
Last 3 Finishes 69 - Santee Cooper Lakes, 2/20/2024
53 - Toledo Bend Reservoir, 1/30/2024
53 - Saginaw Bay, 8/1/2023
Bassmaster Classics Fished (Won) 30 (0) As of 9/18/2019
REDCREST Championships Fished (Won) 6 (0) As of 9/18/2019
Titles/Honors BASS Angler of the Year (1993, 1989)

Angling Stuff

Angling Hero Dee Thomas (the father of flipping) - "I met Dee when I was 15 and he took me under his wing." Mike Folkestad - "He taught me how to read electronics." Rick Clunn - "For teaching me how to be a thinker."
Favorite Lake "Whatever lake I'm fishing at that moment. I have no choice. It has to be my favorite."
Least Favorite Lake "I really don't have one. They're all a challenge. Maybe a lake that doesn't have any bass in it."
Favorite Technique Flipping
Primary Fishing Strength Shallow-water targets
Secondary Fishing Strength Offshore deep structure
Biggest Weakness Fishing a plastic worm
Boat Triton
Motor Mercury
Fishing Sponsors Triton Boats, Mercury, Berkley (line, baits), Lowrance, Duckett Fishing (rods, reels), Simms, Odyssey Batteries, Power-Pole
Non-Fishing Sponsors Repel
Tow Vehicle (Sponsor) Ford F-150

Personal Stuff

Favorite Food Spaghetti and meatballs
Favorite Music Country and western
Favorite Book/Movie "The Magic of the Mind" (book) by U.S. Anderson. "It's been the most inspirational book for me as an angler."
Non-Angling Hero "My wife, Jana. She's my biggest supporter. She sees the 'person' side of me. She's very good in business, but most importantly she understands me."
When Not Fishing "I like spending time with my family and in the outdoors. And I like preparing to fish."
Why He Fishes "I fish because I truly enjoy being in the outdoors, and I compete because there are no limits. I feel I can become as good as I allow myself to become, and we are rewarded for our successes."
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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 85  
6/29/2018 BElite Lake Oahe 97  
6/21/2018 BElite Mississippi River 10  
6/7/2018 BElite Sabine River 87  
5/17/2018 BElite Lake Travis 16  
5/4/2018 BElite Kentucky Lake 93  
4/26/2018 BElite Grand Lake 65  
2/8/2018 BElite Lake Martin 81  
8/24/2017 BElite Lake St. Clair 73  
7/27/2017 BElite Lake Champlain 47  
7/20/2017 BElite St. Lawrence River 52  
6/2/2017 BElite Lake Dardanelle 44  
5/17/2017 BElite Sam Rayburn Reservoir 56  
4/27/2017 BElite Ross Barnett Reservoir 79  
4/6/2017 BElite Toledo Bend Reservoir 55  
2/23/2017 BElite Lake Okeechobee 35  
2/9/2017 BElite Cherokee Lake 78  
9/15/2016 BElite Mille Lacs Lake 21  
9/8/2016 BElite Mississippi River 66  
8/11/2016 BElite Potomac River 54  
6/23/2016 BElite Cayuga Lake 32  
6/8/2016 BElite Lake Texoma 35  
5/12/2016 BElite Toledo Bend Reservoir 38  
4/28/2016 BElite Wheeler Lake 11  
4/21/2016 BElite Bull Shoals/Norfork Lakes 36  
4/7/2016 BElite Winyah Bay 94  
3/17/2016 BElite St. Johns River 89  
8/27/2015 BElite Lake St. Clair 32  
8/13/2015 BElite Chesapeake Bay 67  
7/30/2015 BElite St. Lawrence River 103  
6/3/2015 BElite Kentucky Lake 97  
5/7/2015 BElite Lake Havasu 11  
4/30/2015 BElite Sacramento River 32  
4/9/2015 BElite Lake Guntersville 49  
3/19/2015 BElite Sabine River 77  
8/21/2014 BElite Cayuga Lake 75  
8/7/2014 BElite Delaware River 85  
6/11/2014 BElite Lake Chickamauga 36  
5/15/2014 BElite Lake Dardanelle 75  
5/1/2014 BElite Toledo Bend Reservoir 67  
4/3/2014 BElite Table Rock Lake 34  
3/20/2014 BElite St. Johns River 78  
3/13/2014 BElite Lake Seminole 51  
2/21/2014 BElite Lake Guntersville 55  
8/22/2013 BElite Lake St. Clair 57  
8/8/2013 BElite St. Lawrence River 75  
6/20/2013 BElite Mississippi River 53  
5/9/2013 BElite Alabama River 63  
5/2/2013 BElite West Point Lake 37  
4/18/2013 BElite Bull Shoals Lake 29  
3/21/2013 BElite Falcon Lake 11  
3/14/2013 BElite Sabine River 38  
8/23/2012 BElite Oneida Lake 94  
6/28/2012 BElite Lake Michigan 51  
6/21/2012 BElite Mississippi River 33  
6/7/2012 BElite Toledo Bend Reservoir 58  
5/3/2012 BElite Douglas Lake 69  
4/19/2012 BElite Bull Shoals Lake 60  
3/22/2012 BElite Lake Okeechobee 13  
3/15/2012 BElite St. Johns River 64  
6/16/2011 BElite Lake Wheeler 63  
6/9/2011 BElite Arkansas River 49  
5/12/2011 BElite Lake Murray 69  
5/5/2011 BElite West Point Lake 70  
4/14/2011 BElite Toledo Bend Reservoir 58  
4/6/2011 BElite Lake Pickwick 53  
3/17/2011 BElite St. Johns River 23  
3/10/2011 BElite Harris Chain 50  
2/18/2011 BElite Louisiana Delta 10  
6/17/2010 BElite Ft. Gibson 10  
6/9/2010 BElite Kentucky Lake 73  
5/20/2010 BElite Clarks Hill Lake 5  
5/6/2010 BElite Lake Guntersville 14  
4/29/2010 BElite Pickwick Lake 30  
4/15/2010 BElite Smith Mountain Lake 49  
3/18/2010 BElite Clear Lake 35  
3/11/2010 BElite California Delta 11  
2/19/2010 BElite Lay Lake 32  
9/17/2009 BElite Alabama River 7  
9/12/2009 BElite Lake Jordan 11  
8/13/2009 BElite Oneida Lake 52  
6/11/2009 BElite Mississippi River 14  
6/3/2009 BElite Kentucky Lake 56  
5/7/2009 BElite Lake Guntersville 16  
4/23/2009 BElite Smith Mountain Lake 31  
4/2/2009 BElite Lake Wheeler 11  
3/26/2009 BElite Lake Dardanelle 33  
3/12/2009 BElite Lake Amistad 5  
2/20/2009 BElite Red River 34  
8/7/2008 BElite Lake Oneida 53  
7/31/2008 BElite Lake Erie/Niagara River 7  
6/26/2008 BElite Old Hickory 39  
6/12/2008 BElite Kentucky Lake 38  
6/5/2008 BElite Lake Wheeler 80  
5/15/2008 BElite Lake Murray 100  
5/1/2008 BElite Clarks Hill 17  
4/10/2008 BElite Lake Amistad 6  
4/3/2008 BElite Falcon Lake 13  
3/13/2008 BElite Lake Toho 86  
3/6/2008 BElite Harris Chain 20  
2/22/2008 BElite Lake Hartwell 24  
9/13/2007 BElite Lake Tohopekaliga 20  
8/23/2007 BMajor-l Lake Dardanelle 13  
8/9/2007 BElite Potomac River 13  
7/26/2007 BMajor-m Lake Oneida 49  
7/19/2007 BElite Lake Erie/Niagara River 17  
7/12/2007 BElite Lake Champlain 54  
6/21/2007 BElite Grand Lake 69  
6/7/2007 BElite Smith Mountain Lake 20  
5/17/2007 BMajor-a High Rock Lake 30  
4/26/2007 BElite Lake Guntersville 47  
4/19/2007 BElite Clarks Hill 30  
3/29/2007 BElite Clear Lake 22  
3/22/2007 BElite California Delta 76  
3/8/2007 BElite Lake Amistad 27  
2/23/2007 BElite Lay Lake 5  
9/14/2006 BElite Table Rock Lake 73  
8/10/2006 BElite Potomac River 78  
7/13/2006 BElite Lake Champlain 30  
7/6/2006 BElite Oneida Lake 13  
6/15/2006 BElite Kentucky Lake 85  
6/1/2006 BElite Grand Lake 31  
5/4/2006 BElite Clarks Hill Reservoir 11  
4/20/2006 BElite Lake Guntersville 78  
3/30/2006 BElite Santee-Cooper 34  
3/16/2006 BElite Sam Rayburn Reservoir 63  
3/9/2006 BElite Lake Amistad 8  
2/24/2006 BElite Lake Tohopekaliga 39  
7/29/2005 BT Ohio, Monongahela, Allegheny Rivers 17  
3/31/2005 BT Table Rock Lake 112  
3/17/2005 BT Lake Norman 27  
3/3/2005 BT Strom Thurmond Reservoir (Clarks Hill) 86  
2/24/2005 BT Lake Guntersville 85  
2/3/2005 BT Harris Chain 94  
1/27/2005 BT Lake Toho 68  
7/30/2004 BASS Lake Wylie 33  
3/25/2004 BT Santee Cooper Lakes 33  
3/18/2004 BT Lake Eufaula 12  
3/4/2004 BT Table Rock Lake 74  
2/26/2004 BT Lake Guntersville 63  
2/5/2004 BT Smith Lake 59  
1/29/2004 BT Harris Chain of Lakes 26  
8/1/2003 BT* Louisiana Delta 2  
5/22/2003 BT Alabama River 16  
5/1/2003 BT Lake Hamilton 18  
4/10/2003 BT Clear Lake 18  
4/3/2003 BT California Delta (San Joaquin River Delta) 72  
3/20/2003 BT Santee Cooper 30  
3/6/2003 BT Lake Eufaula 34  
2/20/2003 BT Toledo Bend 116  
2/6/2003 BT Lake Seminole 1  
1/16/2003 BT Lake Okeechobee 62  
1/9/2003 BT Harris Chain of Lakes 26  
7/25/2002 BT* Lay Lake 44  
5/8/2002 BT Lake Eufaula 26  
4/10/2002 BT Lake Guntersville 33  
2/6/2002 BT Lake Seminole 65  
12/12/2001 BT Lake Toho 80  
10/31/2001 BT Red River 83  
8/22/2001 BT Lake St. Clair 4  
2/20/2024 BPT Santee Cooper Lakes 69  
1/30/2024 BPT Toledo Bend Reservoir 53  
8/1/2023 BPT Saginaw Bay 53  
6/24/2023 BPT Lake St. Clair 8  
6/6/2023 BPT Cayuga Lake 61  
5/16/2023 BPT Lake Guntersville 77  
4/24/2023 BPT Caney Creek Reservoir/Bussey Brake Wildlife Area 23  
4/2/2023 BPT Lake Murray 31  
3/18/2023 BPT Cherokee and Douglas Lakes 67  
2/13/2023 BPT Kissimmee Chain of Lakes 65  
9/10/2022 BPT Mille Lacs Lake 53  
8/6/2022 BPT Cayuga Lake 75  
6/4/2022 BPT Watts Bar Lake 30  
4/30/2022 BPT Lake of the Ozarks 71  
3/2/2022 BPT Lewis Smith Lake 51  
2/19/2022 BPT Lake Fork 59  
2/5/2022 BPT Caney Creek, Lake D'Arbonne, Bussey Brake 43  
9/10/2021 BPT Lake St. Clair 8  
8/5/2021 BPT Lake Champlain 67  
6/25/2021 BPT St. Lawrence River 67  
6/4/2021 BPT Lake Chickamauga 76  
5/21/2021 BPT Harris Chain of Lakes 65  
4/30/2021 BPT Lake Travis 33  
3/21/2021 BPT Sam Rayburn Reservoir 48  
7/10/2020 BPT Sturgeon Bay 35  
6/7/2020 BPT Kissimmee Chain of Lakes 10  
3/13/2020 BPT Lake Fork 52  
2/21/2020 BPT Lake Okeechobee 65  
2/7/2020 BPT Lake Eufaula 68  
6/25/2019 BPT Lake Winnebago 6  
5/31/2019 BPT Table Rock Lake 65  
5/17/2019 BPT Table Rock Lake 33  
4/30/2019 BPT Smith Lake 60  
4/9/2019 BPT Lake Chickamauga 29  
3/26/2019 BPT Falls Lake/Jordan Lake/Shearon Harris Reservoir 38  
2/12/2019 BPT Lake Conroe 9  
1/29/2019 BPT Kissimmee Chain of Lakes 65  
6/15/2005 E50 Lake Wissota 22  
6/1/2005 E50 Lewisville Lake 18  
5/18/2005 E50 Lake Dardanelle (Arkansas River) 5  
4/20/2005 E50 Smith Lake 22  
6/16/2004 E50 Ohio, Cumberland, Tennessee Rivers 9  
6/2/2004 E50 Alabama River 29  
5/19/2004 E50 Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway 6  
4/14/2004 E50 Lake Dardanelle 10  
8/11/2020 FLWPC Lake Erie 160  
7/29/2020 FLWPC Mississippi River 156  
6/23/2020 FLWPC Lake Chickamauga 134  
6/18/2003 FLW Wheeler Lake (Forrest Wood Open) 110  
5/14/2003 FLW Kentucky Lake 120  
3/12/2003 FLW Lake Murray 73  
2/12/2003 FLW Atchafalaya Basin 6  
1/22/2003 FLW Lake Okeechobee 17  
9/11/2002 FLW* Cross Lake 33  
6/19/2002 FLW Lake Champlain 61  
5/15/2002 FLW Old Hickory Lake 15  
4/17/2002 FLW Beaver Lake 83  
3/13/2002 FLW Lake Ouachita 10  
2/13/2002 FLW Lake Wheeler 119  
1/23/2002 FLW Lake Okeechobee 4  
8/24/2006 BMajor-l Arkansas River 5  
7/27/2006 BMajor-a Lake Wylie 21  
5/18/2006 BMajor-m Eagle Mountain Lake 25  
10/1/2010 TTBC Lake Conroe 41  


*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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