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7/20/1962

Kevin Wirth

Info

Hometown Crestwood, Kentucky
Age 62
Former Occupation Horse racing jockey
Height 5' 10''
Weight 145 lbs.
Injuries Back ailments from horse racing

Stats

Top 10 Finishes (Wins)* 34 (2) As of 1/4/2012
Career Earnings* $1.31 million As of 1/4/2012
Last 3 Finishes 14 - Red River, 2/24/2012
36 - Lake Wheeler, 6/16/2011
93 - Arkansas River, 6/9/2011
Bassmaster Classics Fished (Won) 12 (0) As of 1/4/2012
REDCREST Championships Fished (Won) 2 (0) As of 1/4/2012

Angling Stuff

Angling Hero Rick Clunn - "He's for real. He's a genuine person."
Home Lake Kentucky Lake
Favorite Lake "Any that I make money on."
Least Favorite Lake "Any that fish small."
Favorite Technique Jerkbaits
Primary Fishing Strength Structure fishing
Secondary Fishing Strength Flipping
Biggest Weakness Sight-fishing
Boat Triton
Motor Mercury
Fishing Sponsors Berkley
Non-Fishing Sponsors Early Times Kentucky Whisky
Tow Vehicle (Sponsor) Chevy Silverado Dura-Max Diesel

Personal Stuff

Favorite Food Steak
Favorite Music "Anything but rap and hard rock."
Favorite Book/Movie "Any true stories."
Non-Angling Hero Robert Beams (great uncle) - "He was like a father I didn't have when I was young because my father was on the road all the time."
When Not Fishing Play golf
Why He Fishes "I do it because I love it."
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Tournament Finishes
(Only recent tournaments are included. Not necessarily a career listing.)
Date Tour Event Place
2/24/2012 BElite Red River 14  
6/16/2011 BElite Lake Wheeler 36  
6/9/2011 BElite Arkansas River 93  
5/12/2011 BElite Lake Murray 5  
5/5/2011 BElite West Point Lake 34  
4/14/2011 BElite Toledo Bend Reservoir 14  
4/6/2011 BElite Lake Pickwick 87  
3/17/2011 BElite St. Johns River 16  
3/10/2011 BElite Harris Chain 28  
2/18/2011 BElite Louisiana Delta 18  
6/17/2010 BElite Ft. Gibson 53  
6/9/2010 BElite Kentucky Lake 55  
5/20/2010 BElite Clarks Hill Lake 25  
5/6/2010 BElite Lake Guntersville 43  
4/29/2010 BElite Pickwick Lake 17  
4/15/2010 BElite Smith Mountain Lake 77  
3/18/2010 BElite Clear Lake 19  
3/11/2010 BElite California Delta 38  
2/19/2010 BElite Lay Lake 8  
8/13/2009 BElite Oneida Lake 64  
6/11/2009 BElite Mississippi River 25  
6/3/2009 BElite Kentucky Lake 22  
5/7/2009 BElite Lake Guntersville 3  
4/23/2009 BElite Smith Mountain Lake 53  
4/2/2009 BElite Lake Wheeler 54  
3/26/2009 BElite Lake Dardanelle 21  
3/12/2009 BElite Lake Amistad 56  
2/20/2009 BElite Red River 15  
8/7/2008 BElite Lake Oneida 45  
7/31/2008 BElite Lake Erie/Niagara River 41  
6/26/2008 BElite Old Hickory 1  
6/12/2008 BElite Kentucky Lake 36  
6/5/2008 BElite Lake Wheeler 50  
5/15/2008 BElite Lake Murray 59  
5/1/2008 BElite Clarks Hill 70  
4/10/2008 BElite Lake Amistad 25  
4/3/2008 BElite Falcon Lake 38  
3/13/2008 BElite Lake Toho 89  
3/6/2008 BElite Harris Chain 48  
2/22/2008 BElite Lake Hartwell 35  
9/13/2007 BElite Lake Tohopekaliga 66  
8/23/2007 BMajor-l Lake Dardanelle 41  
8/9/2007 BElite Potomac River 37  
7/26/2007 BMajor-m Lake Oneida 16  
7/19/2007 BElite Lake Erie/Niagara River 7  
7/12/2007 BElite Lake Champlain 20  
6/21/2007 BElite Grand Lake 65  
6/7/2007 BElite Smith Mountain Lake 28  
5/17/2007 BMajor-a High Rock Lake 49  
4/26/2007 BElite Lake Guntersville 53  
4/19/2007 BElite Clarks Hill 28  
3/29/2007 BElite Clear Lake 22  
3/22/2007 BElite California Delta 44  
3/8/2007 BElite Lake Amistad 61  
2/23/2007 BElite Lay Lake 6  
9/14/2006 BElite Table Rock Lake 40  
8/10/2006 BElite Potomac River 64  
7/13/2006 BElite Lake Champlain 21  
7/6/2006 BElite Oneida Lake 45  
6/15/2006 BElite Kentucky Lake 2  
6/1/2006 BElite Grand Lake 15  
5/4/2006 BElite Clarks Hill Reservoir 4  
4/20/2006 BElite Lake Guntersville 27  
3/30/2006 BElite Santee-Cooper 8  
3/16/2006 BElite Sam Rayburn Reservoir 22  
3/9/2006 BElite Lake Amistad 63  
2/24/2006 BElite Lake Tohopekaliga 8  
7/29/2005 BT Ohio, Monongahela, Allegheny Rivers 32  
3/31/2005 BT Table Rock Lake 23  
3/17/2005 BT Lake Norman 104  
3/3/2005 BT Strom Thurmond Reservoir (Clarks Hill) 29  
2/24/2005 BT Lake Guntersville 48  
2/3/2005 BT Harris Chain 48  
1/27/2005 BT Lake Toho 8  
7/30/2004 BASS Lake Wylie 22  
3/25/2004 BT Santee Cooper Lakes 14  
3/18/2004 BT Lake Eufaula 52  
3/4/2004 BT Table Rock Lake 29  
2/26/2004 BT Lake Guntersville 145  
2/5/2004 BT Smith Lake 87  
1/29/2004 BT Harris Chain of Lakes 27  
8/1/2003 BT* Louisiana Delta 51  
5/22/2003 BT Alabama River 29  
5/1/2003 BT Lake Hamilton 31  
4/10/2003 BT Clear Lake 33  
4/3/2003 BT California Delta (San Joaquin River Delta) 53  
3/20/2003 BT Santee Cooper 50  
3/6/2003 BT Lake Eufaula 74  
2/20/2003 BT Toledo Bend 73  
2/6/2003 BT Lake Seminole 114  
1/16/2003 BT Lake Okeechobee 37  
1/9/2003 BT Harris Chain of Lakes 45  
7/25/2002 BT* Lay Lake 8  
5/8/2002 BT Lake Eufaula 134  
4/10/2002 BT Lake Guntersville 35  
2/6/2002 BT Lake Seminole 93  
12/12/2001 BT Lake Toho 17  
10/31/2001 BT Red River 28  
8/22/2001 BT Lake St. Clair 17  
6/15/2005 E50 Lake Wissota 46  
6/1/2005 E50 Lewisville Lake 11  
5/18/2005 E50 Lake Dardanelle (Arkansas River) 18  
4/20/2005 E50 Smith Lake 2  
6/16/2004 E50 Ohio, Cumberland, Tennessee Rivers 23  
6/2/2004 E50 Alabama River 17  
5/19/2004 E50 Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway 28  
4/14/2004 E50 Lake Dardanelle 48  
8/24/2006 BMajor-l Arkansas River 50  
7/27/2006 BMajor-a Lake Wylie 44  
5/18/2006 BMajor-m Eagle Mountain Lake 54  
8/12/2005 Top Gun Eagle Mountain Lake 19  


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

Biographical data last updated: 12/9/2008

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