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10/11/1957

Gary Klein

Info & Stats
Angling & Personal Stuff
Tournament Finishes

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	159
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	79 - Dale Hollow Lake, 4/9/2024 69 - Santee Cooper Lakes, 2/20/2024 53 - Toledo Bend Reservoir, 1/30/2024
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
4/7/2016	BElite	Winyah Bay	94
6/18/2003	FLW	Wheeler Lake (Forrest Wood Open)	110
4/28/2016	BElite	Wheeler Lake	11
5/5/2011	BElite	West Point Lake	70
5/2/2013	BElite	West Point Lake	37
6/4/2022	BPT	Watts Bar Lake	30
4/14/2011	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	58
6/7/2012	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	58
5/1/2014	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	67
5/12/2016	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	38
4/6/2017	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	55
1/30/2024	BPT	Toledo Bend Reservoir	53
2/20/2003	BT	Toledo Bend	116
5/19/2004	E50	Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway	6
3/4/2004	BT	Table Rock Lake	74
3/31/2005	BT	Table Rock Lake	112
9/14/2006	BElite	Table Rock Lake	73
4/3/2014	BElite	Table Rock Lake	34
5/17/2019	BPT	Table Rock Lake	33
5/31/2019	BPT	Table Rock Lake	65
7/10/2020	BPT	Sturgeon Bay	35
3/3/2005	BT	Strom Thurmond Reservoir (Clarks Hill)	86
8/8/2013	BElite	St. Lawrence River	75
7/30/2015	BElite	St. Lawrence River	103
7/20/2017	BElite	St. Lawrence River	52
8/23/2018	BElite	St. Lawrence River	85
6/25/2021	BPT	St. Lawrence River	67
3/17/2011	BElite	St. Johns River	23
3/15/2012	BElite	St. Johns River	64
3/20/2014	BElite	St. Johns River	78
3/17/2016	BElite	St. Johns River	89
6/7/2007	BElite	Smith Mountain Lake	20
4/23/2009	BElite	Smith Mountain Lake	31
4/15/2010	BElite	Smith Mountain Lake	49
2/5/2004	BT	Smith Lake	59
4/20/2005	E50	Smith Lake	22
4/30/2019	BPT	Smith Lake	60
3/30/2006	BElite	Santee-Cooper	34
3/25/2004	BT	Santee Cooper Lakes	33
2/20/2024	BPT	Santee Cooper Lakes	69
3/20/2003	BT	Santee Cooper	30
3/16/2006	BElite	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	63
5/17/2017	BElite	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	56
3/21/2021	BPT	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	48
8/1/2023	BPT	Saginaw Bay	53
4/30/2015	BElite	Sacramento River	32
3/14/2013	BElite	Sabine River	38
3/19/2015	BElite	Sabine River	77
6/7/2018	BElite	Sabine River	87
4/27/2017	BElite	Ross Barnett Reservoir	79
10/31/2001	BT	Red River	83
2/20/2009	BElite	Red River	34
8/10/2006	BElite	Potomac River	78
8/9/2007	BElite	Potomac River	13
8/11/2016	BElite	Potomac River	54
4/29/2010	BElite	Pickwick Lake	30
7/6/2006	BElite	Oneida Lake	13
8/13/2009	BElite	Oneida Lake	52
8/23/2012	BElite	Oneida Lake	94
5/15/2002	FLW	Old Hickory Lake	15
6/26/2008	BElite	Old Hickory	39
7/29/2005	BT	Ohio, Monongahela, Allegheny Rivers	17
6/16/2004	E50	Ohio, Cumberland, Tennessee Rivers	9
6/11/2009	BElite	Mississippi River	14
6/21/2012	BElite	Mississippi River	33
6/20/2013	BElite	Mississippi River	53
9/8/2016	BElite	Mississippi River	66
6/21/2018	BElite	Mississippi River	10
7/29/2020	FLWPC	Mississippi River	156
9/15/2016	BElite	Mille Lacs Lake	21
9/10/2022	BPT	Mille Lacs Lake	53
8/1/2003	BT*	Louisiana Delta	2
2/18/2011	BElite	Louisiana Delta	10
6/1/2005	E50	Lewisville Lake	18
3/2/2022	BPT	Lewis Smith Lake	51
7/25/2002	BT*	Lay Lake	44
2/23/2007	BElite	Lay Lake	5
2/19/2010	BElite	Lay Lake	32
7/30/2004	BASS	Lake Wylie	33
7/27/2006	BMajor-a	Lake Wylie	21
6/15/2005	E50	Lake Wissota	22
6/25/2019	BPT	Lake Winnebago	6
2/13/2002	FLW	Lake Wheeler	119
6/5/2008	BElite	Lake Wheeler	80
4/2/2009	BElite	Lake Wheeler	11
6/16/2011	BElite	Lake Wheeler	63
5/17/2018	BElite	Lake Travis	16
4/30/2021	BPT	Lake Travis	33
2/24/2006	BElite	Lake Tohopekaliga	39
9/13/2007	BElite	Lake Tohopekaliga	20
12/12/2001	BT	Lake Toho	80
1/27/2005	BT	Lake Toho	68
3/13/2008	BElite	Lake Toho	86
6/8/2016	BElite	Lake Texoma	35
8/22/2001	BT	Lake St. Clair	4
8/22/2013	BElite	Lake St. Clair	57
8/27/2015	BElite	Lake St. Clair	32
8/24/2017	BElite	Lake St. Clair	73
9/10/2021	BPT	Lake St. Clair	8
6/24/2023	BPT	Lake St. Clair	8
2/6/2002	BT	Lake Seminole	65
2/6/2003	BT	Lake Seminole	1
3/13/2014	BElite	Lake Seminole	51
4/6/2011	BElite	Lake Pickwick	53
3/13/2002	FLW	Lake Ouachita	10
7/26/2007	BMajor-m	Lake Oneida	49
8/7/2008	BElite	Lake Oneida	53
1/23/2002	FLW	Lake Okeechobee	4
1/16/2003	BT	Lake Okeechobee	62
1/22/2003	FLW	Lake Okeechobee	17
3/22/2012	BElite	Lake Okeechobee	13
2/23/2017	BElite	Lake Okeechobee	35
2/21/2020	BPT	Lake Okeechobee	65
4/30/2022	BPT	Lake of the Ozarks	71
6/29/2018	BElite	Lake Oahe	97
3/17/2005	BT	Lake Norman	27
3/12/2003	FLW	Lake Murray	73
5/15/2008	BElite	Lake Murray	100
5/12/2011	BElite	Lake Murray	69
4/2/2023	BPT	Lake Murray	31
6/28/2012	BElite	Lake Michigan	51
2/8/2018	BElite	Lake Martin	81
9/12/2009	BElite	Lake Jordan	11
5/7/2015	BElite	Lake Havasu	11
2/22/2008	BElite	Lake Hartwell	24
5/1/2003	BT	Lake Hamilton	18
4/10/2002	BT	Lake Guntersville	33
2/26/2004	BT	Lake Guntersville	63
2/24/2005	BT	Lake Guntersville	85
4/20/2006	BElite	Lake Guntersville	78
4/26/2007	BElite	Lake Guntersville	47
5/7/2009	BElite	Lake Guntersville	16
5/6/2010	BElite	Lake Guntersville	14
2/21/2014	BElite	Lake Guntersville	55
4/9/2015	BElite	Lake Guntersville	49
5/16/2023	BPT	Lake Guntersville	77
3/13/2020	BPT	Lake Fork	52
2/19/2022	BPT	Lake Fork	59
5/8/2002	BT	Lake Eufaula	26
3/6/2003	BT	Lake Eufaula	34
3/18/2004	BT	Lake Eufaula	12
2/7/2020	BPT	Lake Eufaula	68
7/19/2007	BElite	Lake Erie/Niagara River	17
7/31/2008	BElite	Lake Erie/Niagara River	7
8/11/2020	FLWPC	Lake Erie	160
5/18/2005	E50	Lake Dardanelle (Arkansas River)	5
4/14/2004	E50	Lake Dardanelle	10
8/23/2007	BMajor-l	Lake Dardanelle	13
3/26/2009	BElite	Lake Dardanelle	33
5/15/2014	BElite	Lake Dardanelle	75
6/2/2017	BElite	Lake Dardanelle	44
10/1/2010	TTBC	Lake Conroe	41
2/12/2019	BPT	Lake Conroe	9
6/11/2014	BElite	Lake Chickamauga	36
4/9/2019	BPT	Lake Chickamauga	29
6/23/2020	FLWPC	Lake Chickamauga	134
6/4/2021	BPT	Lake Chickamauga	76
6/19/2002	FLW	Lake Champlain	61
7/13/2006	BElite	Lake Champlain	30
7/12/2007	BElite	Lake Champlain	54
7/27/2017	BElite	Lake Champlain	47
8/5/2021	BPT	Lake Champlain	67
3/9/2006	BElite	Lake Amistad	8
3/8/2007	BElite	Lake Amistad	27
4/10/2008	BElite	Lake Amistad	6
3/12/2009	BElite	Lake Amistad	5
1/29/2019	BPT	Kissimmee Chain of Lakes	65
6/7/2020	BPT	Kissimmee Chain of Lakes	10
2/13/2023	BPT	Kissimmee Chain of Lakes	65
5/14/2003	FLW	Kentucky Lake	120
6/15/2006	BElite	Kentucky Lake	85
6/12/2008	BElite	Kentucky Lake	38
6/3/2009	BElite	Kentucky Lake	56
6/9/2010	BElite	Kentucky Lake	73
6/3/2015	BElite	Kentucky Lake	97
5/4/2018	BElite	Kentucky Lake	93
5/17/2007	BMajor-a	High Rock Lake	30
1/9/2003	BT	Harris Chain of Lakes	26
1/29/2004	BT	Harris Chain of Lakes	26
5/21/2021	BPT	Harris Chain of Lakes	65
2/3/2005	BT	Harris Chain	94
3/6/2008	BElite	Harris Chain	20
3/10/2011	BElite	Harris Chain	50
6/1/2006	BElite	Grand Lake	31
6/21/2007	BElite	Grand Lake	69
4/26/2018	BElite	Grand Lake	65
6/17/2010	BElite	Ft. Gibson	10
3/26/2019	BPT	Falls Lake/Jordan Lake/Shearon Harris Reservoir	38
4/3/2008	BElite	Falcon Lake	13
3/21/2013	BElite	Falcon Lake	11
5/18/2006	BMajor-m	Eagle Mountain Lake	25
5/3/2012	BElite	Douglas Lake	69
8/7/2014	BElite	Delaware River	85
4/9/2024	BPT	Dale Hollow Lake	79
9/11/2002	FLW*	Cross Lake	33
4/10/2003	BT	Clear Lake	18
3/29/2007	BElite	Clear Lake	22
3/18/2010	BElite	Clear Lake	35
5/4/2006	BElite	Clarks Hill Reservoir	11
5/20/2010	BElite	Clarks Hill Lake	5
4/19/2007	BElite	Clarks Hill	30
5/1/2008	BElite	Clarks Hill	17
8/13/2015	BElite	Chesapeake Bay	67
2/9/2017	BElite	Cherokee Lake	78
3/18/2023	BPT	Cherokee and Douglas Lakes	67
8/21/2014	BElite	Cayuga Lake	75
6/23/2016	BElite	Cayuga Lake	32
8/6/2022	BPT	Cayuga Lake	75
6/6/2023	BPT	Cayuga Lake	61
2/5/2022	BPT	Caney Creek, Lake D'Arbonne, Bussey Brake	43
4/24/2023	BPT	Caney Creek Reservoir/Bussey Brake Wildlife Area	23
4/3/2003	BT	California Delta (San Joaquin River Delta)	72
3/22/2007	BElite	California Delta	76
3/11/2010	BElite	California Delta	11
4/21/2016	BElite	Bull Shoals/Norfork Lakes	36
4/19/2012	BElite	Bull Shoals Lake	60
4/18/2013	BElite	Bull Shoals Lake	29
4/17/2002	FLW	Beaver Lake	83
2/12/2003	FLW	Atchafalaya Basin	6
8/24/2006	BMajor-l	Arkansas River	5
6/9/2011	BElite	Arkansas River	49
5/22/2003	BT	Alabama River	16
6/2/2004	E50	Alabama River	29
9/17/2009	BElite	Alabama River	7
5/9/2013	BElite	Alabama River	63

*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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