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11/19/1972

Chad Grigsby

Info & Stats
Angling & Personal Stuff
Tournament Finishes

Info

Hometown	Maple Grove, Minnesota
Age	52
Former Occupation	Advertising sales
Height	5' 11''
Weight	165 lbs.

Stats

Years Pro	22
Top 10 Finishes (Wins)*	18 (2) As of 7/5/2018
Career Earnings*	$1.01 million As of 7/5/2018
Current World Rank	267
Last 3 Finishes	97 - Lake Champlain, 7/29/2022 26 - James River, 6/16/2022 85 - Lake Guntersville, 5/12/2022
Bassmaster Classics Fished (Won)	0 (0) As of 7/5/2018
REDCREST Championships Fished (Won)	4 (0) As of 7/5/2018

Angling Stuff

Angling Hero	Kevin VanDam – "He lived so close to me growing up."
Home Lake	Palmer Lake (MI)
Favorite Lake	Okeechobee (FL)
Favorite Technique	Flipping
Primary Fishing Strength	Flipping
Secondary Fishing Strength	Sight-fishing
Biggest Weakness	Finesse-fishing
Boat	Vexus
Motor	Mercury
Fishing Sponsors	Vexus, Mercury, St. Croix Rods, Realis, All-Terrain Tackle, Blackfish (apparel), Arsenal Fishing, Power-Pole
Non-Fishing Sponsors	FVP, RealTruck, Ranch House Coffee, Can Cooker
Tow Vehicle (Sponsor)	Chevy 2500 Duramax

Personal Stuff

Favorite Food	Pizza (any meat for toppings)
Favorite Music	Hip-hop and R&B
Favorite Book/Movie	FLW Outdoors magazine (book)/Tommy Boy (movie)
When Not Fishing	"I do a lot of golfing, and hunting in the fall."
Why He Fishes	"I can't think of anything else that would let me be outside, be my own boss and have the chance to make $500,000 in a weekend and get paid to see the country."

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Tournament Finishes

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

Date	Tour	Event	Place
6/28/2018	FLWT	Lake St. Clair	1
6/16/2011	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	1
4/21/2010	FLWT	Fort Loudoun/Tellico Lakes	2
7/13/2005	FLW	Lake Hamilton	2
10/11/2012	FLWT	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	5
5/11/2005	FLW	Wheeler Lake	7
2/7/2013	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	9
1/18/2006	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	9
1/19/2005	FLW	Lake Okeechobee	9
4/12/2018	FLWT	Lake Cumberland	11
6/23/2004	FLW	Lake Champlain	13
9/20/2012	FLWT	Wheeler Lake	14
2/9/2005	FLW	Lake Toho	14
6/21/2006	FLWT	Lake Champlain	15
2/20/2020	FLWPC	Harris Chain of Lakes	17
4/23/2015	FLWT	Beaver Lake	17
4/14/2011	FLWT	Lake Chickamauga	17
4/5/2006	FLWT	Beaver Lake	17
11/15/2006	FLWS	Lewis Smith Lake	19
5/15/2002	FLW	Old Hickory Lake	19
4/26/2012	FLWT	Beaver Lake	20
6/19/2002	FLW	Lake Champlain	20
4/27/2017	BElite	Ross Barnett Reservoir	21
7/9/2009	FLWT	Lake Champlain	24
5/14/2003	FLW	Kentucky Lake	24
4/17/2002	FLW	Beaver Lake	24
6/16/2022	MLFPC	James River	26
8/11/2016	BElite	Potomac River	26
2/28/2008	FLWT	Lake Tohopekaliga	29
5/12/2004	FLW	Kentucky Lake	29
4/13/2005	FLW	Beaver Lake	31
3/7/2013	FLWT	Lewis Smith Lake	32
8/11/2004	FLW	Logan Martin Lake	33
7/21/2011	FLWT	Lake Pickwick	34
10/11/2006	FLWS	Lake of the Ozarks	36
3/12/2009	FLWT	Table Rock Lake	37
5/2/2019	FLWT	Lake Chickamauga	40
1/10/2019	FLWT	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	41
1/27/2022	MLFPC	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	42
3/7/2019	FLWT	Lake Seminole	42
8/5/2010	FLWT	Lake Lanier	44
2/22/2018	FLWT	Harris Chain of Lakes	45
6/8/2016	BElite	Lake Texoma	45
5/15/2008	FLWT	Beaver Lake	46
3/19/2020	FLWPC	Lake Martin	47
3/29/2012	FLWT	Table Rock Lake	47
3/6/2014	FLWT	Lake Hartwell	48
4/24/2008	FLWT	Lake Norman	48
6/23/2020	FLWPC	Lake Chickamauga	49
8/10/2018	FLWT- FWC	Lake Ouachita	49
3/29/2007	FLWT	Fort Loudoun-Tellico	50
4/26/2018	FLWT	Smith Lake	51
2/23/2017	BElite	Lake Okeechobee	51
3/26/2015	FLWT	Lewis Smith Lake	51
6/7/2012	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	51
8/14/2008	FLWT	Lake Murray	51
4/26/2007	FLWT	Lake Norman	54
1/21/2004	FLW	Lake Okeechobee	54
5/17/2018	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	59
5/16/2013	FLWT	Lake Eufaula	59
5/26/2010	FLWT	Lake Ouachita	59
4/22/2021	MLFPC	Lake Murray	61
3/5/2015	FLWT	Lake Toho	61
8/23/2012	FLWT	Detroit River	62
6/28/2012	FLWT	Lake Champlain	62
5/14/2009	FLWT	Beaver Lake	62
2/9/2012	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	63
4/3/2008	FLWT	Lewis Smith	63
9/8/2016	BElite	Mississippi River	64
10/20/2011	FLWT	Lake Guntersville	64
5/17/2012	FLWT	Potomac River	65
3/24/2010	FLWT	Lake Norman	68
2/9/2017	BElite	Cherokee Lake	69
6/2/2011	FLWT	Potomac River	69
3/3/2010	FLWT	Table Rock Lake	70
3/12/2003	FLW	Lake Murray	72
3/17/2016	BElite	St. Johns River	73
3/11/2021	MLFPC	Lewis Smith Lake	75
7/29/2021	MLFPC	St. Lawrence River	76
4/28/2016	BElite	Wheeler Lake	76
4/11/2019	FLWT	Cherokee Lake	77
4/23/2009	FLWT	Lake Norman	77
6/27/2019	FLWT	Lake Champlain	79
4/21/2016	BElite	Bull Shoals/Norfork Lakes	81
4/9/2003	FLW	Beaver Lake (Wal-Mart Open)	81
5/12/2016	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	82
6/17/2021	MLFPC	Potomac River	83
6/23/2016	BElite	Cayuga Lake	83
6/19/2008	FLWT	Ft. Loudoun-Tellico	83
5/31/2006	FLWS	Old Hickory Lake	84
5/12/2022	MLFPC	Lake Guntersville	85
6/11/2015	FLWT	Lake Chickamauga	88
2/12/2003	FLW	Atchafalaya Basin	88
6/23/2010	FLWT	Lake Guntersville	90
5/17/2007	FLWT	Beaver Lake	91
4/6/2017	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	94
4/7/2016	BElite	Winyah Bay	95
2/3/2011	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	96
7/29/2022	MLFPC	Lake Champlain	97
2/11/2004	FLW	Atchafalaya Basin	99
6/27/2013	FLWT	Lake Chickamauga	100
6/6/2013	FLWT	Grand Lake	102
6/11/2009	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	102
6/26/2014	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	103
6/2/2017	BElite	Lake Dardanelle	104
5/17/2017	BElite	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	104
7/10/2008	FLWT	Detroit River	104
2/12/2009	FLWT	Lake Guntersville	106
6/25/2015	FLWT	Potomac River	107
4/21/2022	MLFPC	Pickwick Lake	108
7/27/2017	BElite	Lake Champlain	109
7/20/2017	BElite	St. Lawrence River	109
2/6/2014	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	109
3/31/2004	FLW	Beaver Lake	110
9/15/2011	FLWT	Lake Champlain	112
7/12/2007	FLWT	Detroit River	112
3/27/2014	FLWT	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	113
2/11/2021	MLFPC	Lake Okeechobee	116
4/11/2013	FLWT	Beaver Lake	116
3/28/2019	FLWT	Grand Lake	117
5/19/2011	FLWT	Red River	118
3/8/2012	FLWT	Lake Hartwell	120
6/18/2003	FLW	Wheeler Lake (Forrest Wood Open)	121
5/13/2021	MLFPC	Lake Eufaula	122
5/3/2006	FLWS	Lake Cumberland	124
5/10/2006	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	125
2/8/2006	FLWT	Lake Murray	125
2/7/2019	FLWT	Lake Toho	128
3/13/2022	MLFPC	Harris Chain of Lakes	130
3/24/2011	FLWT	Lake Hartwell	135
1/23/2020	FLWPC	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	136
5/14/2015	FLWT	Lake Eufaula	139
1/22/2003	FLW	Lake Okeechobee	140
3/3/2011	FLWT	Beaver Lake	141
3/8/2006	FLWS	Lake Lanier	145
6/5/2014	FLWT	Pickwick Lake	149
6/22/2005	FLW	Potomac River	149
3/8/2018	FLWT	Lake Lanier	151
3/10/2004	FLW	Old Hickory Lake	151
4/10/2014	FLWT	Beaver Lake	152
1/25/2018	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	162
3/9/2005	FLW	Ouachita River	162
2/15/2007	FLWT	Lake Travis	170
3/1/2006	FLWT	Pickwick Lake	170
7/29/2020	FLWPC	Mississippi River	174
8/11/2020	FLWPC	Lake Erie	179
6/14/2007	FLWT	Potomac River	197

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

Biographical data last updated: 2/18/2020

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