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10/21/1962

Craig Powers

Info & Stats
Angling & Personal Stuff
Tournament Finishes

Info

Hometown	Rockwood, Tennessee
Age	62
Former Occupation	Domino's pizza owner (current)
Height	6' 0''

Stats

Years Pro	26
Top 10 Finishes (Wins)*	8 (1) As of 5/3/2007
Career Earnings*	$460,000 As of 5/3/2007
Last 3 Finishes	55 - Lake Chickamauga, 4/14/2011 102 - Lake Hartwell, 3/24/2011 87 - Beaver Lake, 3/3/2011
Bassmaster Classics Fished (Won)	0 (0) As of 5/3/2007
REDCREST Championships Fished (Won)	4 (0) As of 5/3/2007

Angling Stuff

Angling Hero	Father - "He taught me a lot. He got me heading in the right direction."
Home Lake	Watts Bar (TN)
Favorite Lake	Kentucky Lake (KY) - "In May, when they're in the bushes, that's as close to heaven on Earth as you can get."
Least Favorite Lake	Lake Wheeler (AL) - "It stinks. I wish they'd drain it."
Favorite Technique	Topwater fishing with a Pop-R, flipping, homemade crankbaiting
Primary Fishing Strength	Casting ability
Secondary Fishing Strength	Junk-fishing
Biggest Weakness	Offshore fishing
Boat	Ranger
Motor	Yamaha
Fishing Sponsors	Castaway Rods, Flat Shad baits, CP Baits, Attraxx

Personal Stuff

Favorite Food	"Pizza and steak"
Favorite Music	"I like Kid Rock, Hank Williams Jr., a little bit of AC/DC. I like a little of everything, but not a lot of anything."
Favorite Book/Movie	"Any movie with John Wayne or Clint Eastwood."
When Not Fishing	"I like to bowhunt."
Why He Fishes	"Because I'm addicted to it. It's all I've done my whole life."

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Tournament Finishes

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

Date	Tour	Event	Place
3/31/2004	FLW	Beaver Lake	2
4/5/2006	FLWT	Beaver Lake	3
3/13/2002	FLW	Lake Ouachita	3
6/19/2008	FLWT	Ft. Loudoun-Tellico	6
11/15/2006	FLWS	Lewis Smith Lake	7
7/30/2009	FLW	Ohio, Monongahela, Allegheny Rivers	11
5/14/2009	FLWT	Beaver Lake	12
4/24/2008	FLWT	Lake Norman	15
4/26/2007	FLWT	Lake Norman	18
9/11/2002	FLW*	Cross Lake	25
4/3/2008	FLWT	Lewis Smith	26
6/11/2009	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	27
2/3/2011	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	29
7/12/2007	FLWT	Detroit River	30
8/14/2008	FLWT	Lake Murray	35
5/10/2006	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	36
2/15/2007	FLWT	Lake Travis	43
3/12/2009	FLWT	Table Rock Lake	51
2/9/2005	FLW	Lake Toho	51
8/2/2007	FLWT	Lake Ouachita	53
4/17/2002	FLW	Beaver Lake	53
5/15/2002	FLW	Old Hickory Lake	54
4/14/2011	FLWT	Lake Chickamauga	55
3/12/2003	FLW	Lake Murray	55
6/22/2005	FLW	Potomac River	56
1/19/2005	FLW	Lake Okeechobee	60
5/14/2003	FLW	Kentucky Lake	63
6/14/2007	FLWT	Potomac River	64
2/8/2006	FLWT	Lake Murray	65
10/11/2006	FLWS	Lake of the Ozarks	66
7/9/2009	FLWT	Lake Champlain	68
3/9/2005	FLW	Ouachita River	69
3/29/2007	FLWT	Fort Loudoun-Tellico	70
2/13/2002	FLW	Lake Wheeler	71
5/3/2006	FLWS	Lake Cumberland	76
6/18/2003	FLW	Wheeler Lake (Forrest Wood Open)	84
2/12/2003	FLW	Atchafalaya Basin	84
6/19/2002	FLW	Lake Champlain	84
3/3/2011	FLWT	Beaver Lake	87
3/8/2006	FLWS	Lake Lanier	88
3/10/2004	FLW	Old Hickory Lake	88
1/18/2006	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	92
2/12/2009	FLWT	Lake Guntersville	95
5/15/2008	FLWT	Beaver Lake	100
3/24/2011	FLWT	Lake Hartwell	102
4/13/2005	FLW	Beaver Lake	102
7/10/2008	FLWT	Detroit River	103
5/31/2006	FLWS	Old Hickory Lake	107
4/9/2003	FLW	Beaver Lake (Wal-Mart Open)	110
5/11/2005	FLW	Wheeler Lake	120
4/23/2009	FLWT	Lake Norman	132
1/23/2002	FLW	Lake Okeechobee	133
3/1/2006	FLWT	Pickwick Lake	140
6/21/2006	FLWT	Lake Champlain	151
2/11/2004	FLW	Atchafalaya Basin	152
5/17/2007	FLWT	Beaver Lake	154
5/12/2004	FLW	Kentucky Lake	161
2/28/2008	FLWT	Lake Tohopekaliga	174
1/22/2003	FLW	Lake Okeechobee	175
1/21/2004	FLW	Lake Okeechobee	190
6/23/2004	FLW	Lake Champlain	196

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

Biographical data last updated: 6/7/2005

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