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Pete Ponds

Pete  Ponds

Info

Hometown Madison, Mississippi
Age 65
Former Occupation Business owner
Height 5' 9''
Weight 200 lbs.

Stats

Years Pro 21
Top 10 Finishes (Wins)* 6 (1) As of 7/25/2013
Career Earnings* $448,305 As of 7/25/2013
Current World Rank 260
Last 3 Finishes 65 - Lake Champlain, 7/29/2022
89 - James River, 6/16/2022
98 - Lake Guntersville, 5/12/2022
Bassmaster Classics Fished (Won) 1 (0) As of 7/25/2013
REDCREST Championships Fished (Won) 0 (0) As of 7/25/2013

Angling Stuff

Angling Hero "My dad, who used to fish BASS. He taught me how to fish and is still a good fisherman. Also Rick Clunn, because he puts a lot of thought into it and he's been doing it forever."
Home Lake Ross Barnett (MS)
Favorite Lake Santee Cooper (SC) – "I had a 30-03 stringer there."
Least Favorite Lake Fort Gibson (OK) – "No fish in it."
Favorite Technique Cranking
Primary Fishing Strength River systems
Secondary Fishing Strength Family support
Biggest Weakness Negativity
Boat Ranger
Motor Mercury
Fishing Sponsors MotorGuide, Setyr rods, Bandit, V&M Baits, War Eagle spinnerbaits, Duckett Fishing, Talon Series Custom Lures, Hayabusa (hooks)
Non-Fishing Sponsors TDJ Oilfield Services
Tow Vehicle (Sponsor) Dodge 2500 diesel

Personal Stuff

Favorite Food Seafood (shrimp)
Favorite Music Country
Favorite Book/Movie The Bible (book)/Radio (movie)
Non-Angling Hero My wife Kim – "She is just so generous and she's not selfish at all. She's always giving and suppportive."
When Not Fishing "I have a socially acceptable addiction and it's called fishing. It's all I do."
Why He Fishes "I enjoy putting together the puzzle."
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Tournament Finishes
(Only recent tournaments are included. Not necessarily a career listing.)
Date Tour Event Place
5/2/2013 BElite West Point Lake 3  
4/19/2007 BElite Clarks Hill 3  
3/31/2005 BT Table Rock Lake 6  
1/27/2022 MLFPC Sam Rayburn Reservoir 7  
2/11/2021 MLFPC Lake Okeechobee 7  
3/29/2007 BElite Clear Lake 11  
5/22/2003 BT Alabama River 11  
3/9/2006 BElite Lake Amistad 14  
9/13/2007 BElite Lake Tohopekaliga 16  
3/20/2003 BT Santee Cooper 18  
6/9/2016 FLWT Kentucky Lake 20  
5/18/2017 FLWT Mississippi River 25  
6/15/2006 BElite Kentucky Lake 25  
4/18/2013 BElite Bull Shoals Lake 27  
5/6/2010 BElite Lake Guntersville 28  
5/1/2003 BT Lake Hamilton 28  
6/9/2011 BElite Arkansas River 29  
4/29/2010 BElite Pickwick Lake 29  
8/2/2001 BT* Lower Mississippi 31  
6/9/2010 BElite Kentucky Lake 33  
3/20/2014 BElite St. Johns River 35  
6/3/2009 BElite Kentucky Lake 35  
3/6/2003 BT Lake Eufaula 35  
5/15/2008 BElite Lake Murray 36  
6/17/2021 MLFPC Potomac River 38  
6/11/2009 BElite Mississippi River 39  
1/23/2020 FLWPC Sam Rayburn Reservoir 40  
6/23/2016 FLWT Lake Champlain 40  
8/13/2009 BElite Oneida Lake 40  
3/14/2013 BElite Sabine River 41  
6/28/2012 BElite Lake Michigan 41  
3/11/2010 BElite California Delta 41  
5/3/2012 BElite Douglas Lake 42  
3/15/2012 BElite St. Johns River 42  
6/17/2010 BElite Ft. Gibson 42  
3/25/2004 BT Santee Cooper Lakes 42  
6/11/2015 FLWT Lake Chickamauga 43  
5/14/2015 FLWT Lake Eufaula 43  
6/27/2019 FLWT Lake Champlain 44  
6/12/2008 BElite Kentucky Lake 44  
6/7/2012 BElite Toledo Bend Reservoir 45  
4/26/2007 BElite Lake Guntersville 45  
3/21/2013 BElite Falcon Lake 46  
4/27/2017 FLWT Beaver Lake 47  
5/15/2014 BElite Lake Dardanelle 48  
3/19/2020 FLWPC Lake Martin 49  
6/20/2013 BElite Mississippi River 49  
8/22/2013 BElite Lake St. Clair 50  
3/26/2009 BElite Lake Dardanelle 50  
7/29/2021 MLFPC St. Lawrence River 51  
5/5/2016 FLWT Pickwick Lake 51  
5/4/2006 BElite Clarks Hill Reservoir 51  
4/23/2015 FLWT Beaver Lake 54  
4/3/2003 BT California Delta (San Joaquin River Delta) 54  
3/5/2015 FLWT Lake Toho 55  
3/30/2006 BElite Santee-Cooper 56  
2/20/2003 BT Toledo Bend 56  
3/17/2011 BElite St. Johns River 57  
3/12/2009 BElite Lake Amistad 57  
7/31/2008 BElite Lake Erie/Niagara River 57  
4/6/2017 FLWT Lake Cumberland 58  
5/5/2011 BElite West Point Lake 59  
6/15/2017 FLWT Potomac River 60  
3/28/2019 FLWT Grand Lake 62  
1/9/2003 BT Harris Chain of Lakes 62  
5/12/2011 BElite Lake Murray 64  
6/1/2006 BElite Grand Lake 64  
7/29/2022 MLFPC Lake Champlain 65  
6/21/2007 BElite Grand Lake 65  
4/10/2003 BT Clear Lake 65  
4/21/2022 MLFPC Pickwick Lake 66  
6/21/2012 BElite Mississippi River 66  
7/19/2007 BElite Lake Erie/Niagara River 68  
6/25/2015 FLWT Potomac River 69  
8/7/2014 BElite Delaware River 69  
5/1/2014 BElite Toledo Bend Reservoir 70  
3/6/2008 BElite Harris Chain 70  
3/3/2005 BT Strom Thurmond Reservoir (Clarks Hill) 71  
4/15/2010 BElite Smith Mountain Lake 72  
4/20/2006 BElite Lake Guntersville 72  
8/8/2013 BElite St. Lawrence River 73  
3/10/2011 BElite Harris Chain 73  
6/16/2011 BElite Lake Wheeler 74  
4/23/2009 BElite Smith Mountain Lake 74  
3/22/2007 BElite California Delta 74  
3/22/2012 BElite Lake Okeechobee 76  
6/5/2008 BElite Lake Wheeler 76  
3/8/2007 BElite Lake Amistad 76  
3/18/2004 BT Lake Eufaula 76  
4/19/2012 BElite Bull Shoals Lake 77  
2/16/2017 FLWT Lake Travis 78  
8/7/2008 BElite Lake Oneida 78  
2/2/2017 FLWT Lake Guntersville 79  
6/7/2007 BElite Smith Mountain Lake 79  
8/21/2014 BElite Cayuga Lake 84  
3/13/2008 BElite Lake Toho 84  
3/16/2006 BElite Sam Rayburn Reservoir 84  
3/17/2005 BT Lake Norman 85  
5/20/2010 BElite Clarks Hill Lake 86  
9/14/2006 BElite Table Rock Lake 86  
8/10/2006 BElite Potomac River 86  
2/20/2020 FLWPC Harris Chain of Lakes 87  
7/12/2007 BElite Lake Champlain 88  
6/16/2022 MLFPC James River 89  
5/13/2021 MLFPC Lake Eufaula 89  
3/18/2010 BElite Clear Lake 89  
4/2/2009 BElite Lake Wheeler 90  
7/6/2006 BElite Oneida Lake 90  
4/3/2008 BElite Falcon Lake 91  
8/23/2012 BElite Oneida Lake 92  
4/10/2008 BElite Lake Amistad 92  
5/7/2009 BElite Lake Guntersville 94  
2/6/2003 BT Lake Seminole 94  
4/14/2011 BElite Toledo Bend Reservoir 95  
4/6/2011 BElite Lake Pickwick 95  
2/4/2016 FLWT Lake Okeechobee 96  
5/9/2013 BElite Alabama River 96  
4/26/2018 FLWT Smith Lake 97  
5/12/2022 MLFPC Lake Guntersville 98  
4/11/2019 FLWT Cherokee Lake 98  
3/13/2014 BElite Lake Seminole 98  
6/26/2008 BElite Old Hickory 98  
8/9/2007 BElite Potomac River 98  
4/22/2021 MLFPC Lake Murray 99  
4/3/2014 BElite Table Rock Lake 100  
7/13/2006 BElite Lake Champlain 101  
6/11/2014 BElite Lake Chickamauga 102  
2/26/2004 BT Lake Guntersville 102  
5/1/2008 BElite Clarks Hill 103  
3/17/2016 FLWT Lake Hartwell 104  
5/17/2018 FLWT Kentucky Lake 108  
3/8/2018 FLWT Lake Lanier 111  
3/13/2022 MLFPC Harris Chain of Lakes 115  
3/26/2015 FLWT Lewis Smith Lake 115  
4/12/2018 FLWT Lake Cumberland 122  
5/2/2019 FLWT Lake Chickamauga 125  
3/4/2004 BT Table Rock Lake 125  
1/10/2019 FLWT Sam Rayburn Reservoir 129  
1/29/2004 BT Harris Chain of Lakes 129  
8/11/2020 FLWPC Lake Erie 130  
2/5/2004 BT Smith Lake 130  
4/14/2016 FLWT Beaver Lake 132  
2/24/2005 BT Lake Guntersville 132  
2/7/2019 FLWT Lake Toho 134  
3/9/2017 FLWT Harris Chain of Lakes 134  
2/3/2005 BT Harris Chain 134  
3/7/2019 FLWT Lake Seminole 140  
6/23/2020 FLWPC Lake Chickamauga 143  
3/11/2021 MLFPC Lewis Smith Lake 149  
5/11/2005 FLW Wheeler Lake 150  
2/22/2018 FLWT Harris Chain of Lakes 152  
1/27/2005 BT Lake Toho 153  
1/25/2018 FLWT Lake Okeechobee 161  
1/16/2003 BT Lake Okeechobee 178  
7/29/2020 FLWPC Mississippi River 188  


*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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