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7/20/1962

Kevin Wirth

Info & Stats
Angling & Personal Stuff
Tournament Finishes

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
6/2/2004	E50	Alabama River	17
5/22/2003	BT	Alabama River	29
6/9/2011	BElite	Arkansas River	93
8/24/2006	BMajor-l	Arkansas River	50
3/11/2010	BElite	California Delta	38
3/22/2007	BElite	California Delta	44
4/3/2003	BT	California Delta (San Joaquin River Delta)	53
5/1/2008	BElite	Clarks Hill	70
4/19/2007	BElite	Clarks Hill	28
5/20/2010	BElite	Clarks Hill Lake	25
5/4/2006	BElite	Clarks Hill Reservoir	4
3/18/2010	BElite	Clear Lake	19
3/29/2007	BElite	Clear Lake	22
4/10/2003	BT	Clear Lake	33
5/18/2006	BMajor-m	Eagle Mountain Lake	54
8/12/2005	Top Gun	Eagle Mountain Lake	19
4/3/2008	BElite	Falcon Lake	38
6/17/2010	BElite	Ft. Gibson	53
6/21/2007	BElite	Grand Lake	65
6/1/2006	BElite	Grand Lake	15
3/10/2011	BElite	Harris Chain	28
3/6/2008	BElite	Harris Chain	48
2/3/2005	BT	Harris Chain	48
1/29/2004	BT	Harris Chain of Lakes	27
1/9/2003	BT	Harris Chain of Lakes	45
5/17/2007	BMajor-a	High Rock Lake	49
6/9/2010	BElite	Kentucky Lake	55
6/3/2009	BElite	Kentucky Lake	22
6/12/2008	BElite	Kentucky Lake	36
6/15/2006	BElite	Kentucky Lake	2
3/12/2009	BElite	Lake Amistad	56
4/10/2008	BElite	Lake Amistad	25
3/8/2007	BElite	Lake Amistad	61
3/9/2006	BElite	Lake Amistad	63
7/12/2007	BElite	Lake Champlain	20
7/13/2006	BElite	Lake Champlain	21
3/26/2009	BElite	Lake Dardanelle	21
8/23/2007	BMajor-l	Lake Dardanelle	41
4/14/2004	E50	Lake Dardanelle	48
5/18/2005	E50	Lake Dardanelle (Arkansas River)	18
7/31/2008	BElite	Lake Erie/Niagara River	41
7/19/2007	BElite	Lake Erie/Niagara River	7
3/18/2004	BT	Lake Eufaula	52
3/6/2003	BT	Lake Eufaula	74
5/8/2002	BT	Lake Eufaula	134
5/6/2010	BElite	Lake Guntersville	43
5/7/2009	BElite	Lake Guntersville	3
4/26/2007	BElite	Lake Guntersville	53
4/20/2006	BElite	Lake Guntersville	27
2/24/2005	BT	Lake Guntersville	48
2/26/2004	BT	Lake Guntersville	145
4/10/2002	BT	Lake Guntersville	35
5/1/2003	BT	Lake Hamilton	31
2/22/2008	BElite	Lake Hartwell	35
5/12/2011	BElite	Lake Murray	5
5/15/2008	BElite	Lake Murray	59
3/17/2005	BT	Lake Norman	104
1/16/2003	BT	Lake Okeechobee	37
8/7/2008	BElite	Lake Oneida	45
7/26/2007	BMajor-m	Lake Oneida	16
4/6/2011	BElite	Lake Pickwick	87
2/6/2003	BT	Lake Seminole	114
2/6/2002	BT	Lake Seminole	93
8/22/2001	BT	Lake St. Clair	17
3/13/2008	BElite	Lake Toho	89
1/27/2005	BT	Lake Toho	8
12/12/2001	BT	Lake Toho	17
9/13/2007	BElite	Lake Tohopekaliga	66
2/24/2006	BElite	Lake Tohopekaliga	8
6/16/2011	BElite	Lake Wheeler	36
4/2/2009	BElite	Lake Wheeler	54
6/5/2008	BElite	Lake Wheeler	50
6/15/2005	E50	Lake Wissota	46
7/27/2006	BMajor-a	Lake Wylie	44
7/30/2004	BASS	Lake Wylie	22
2/19/2010	BElite	Lay Lake	8
2/23/2007	BElite	Lay Lake	6
7/25/2002	BT*	Lay Lake	8
6/1/2005	E50	Lewisville Lake	11
2/18/2011	BElite	Louisiana Delta	18
8/1/2003	BT*	Louisiana Delta	51
6/11/2009	BElite	Mississippi River	25
6/16/2004	E50	Ohio, Cumberland, Tennessee Rivers	23
7/29/2005	BT	Ohio, Monongahela, Allegheny Rivers	32
6/26/2008	BElite	Old Hickory	1
8/13/2009	BElite	Oneida Lake	64
7/6/2006	BElite	Oneida Lake	45
4/29/2010	BElite	Pickwick Lake	17
8/9/2007	BElite	Potomac River	37
8/10/2006	BElite	Potomac River	64
2/24/2012	BElite	Red River	14
2/20/2009	BElite	Red River	15
10/31/2001	BT	Red River	28
3/16/2006	BElite	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	22
3/20/2003	BT	Santee Cooper	50
3/25/2004	BT	Santee Cooper Lakes	14
3/30/2006	BElite	Santee-Cooper	8
4/20/2005	E50	Smith Lake	2
2/5/2004	BT	Smith Lake	87
4/15/2010	BElite	Smith Mountain Lake	77
4/23/2009	BElite	Smith Mountain Lake	53
6/7/2007	BElite	Smith Mountain Lake	28
3/17/2011	BElite	St. Johns River	16
3/3/2005	BT	Strom Thurmond Reservoir (Clarks Hill)	29
9/14/2006	BElite	Table Rock Lake	40
3/31/2005	BT	Table Rock Lake	23
3/4/2004	BT	Table Rock Lake	29
5/19/2004	E50	Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway	28
2/20/2003	BT	Toledo Bend	73
4/14/2011	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	14
5/5/2011	BElite	West Point Lake	34

*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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