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9/15/1976

Dave Wolak

Dave Wolak

Info

Hometown Wake Forest, North Carolina
Age 49
Former Occupation Rehab specialist (physical therapy)
Height 6' 0''
Weight 200 lbs.

Stats

Years Pro 20
Top 10 Finishes (Wins)* 15 (3) As of 9/19/2011
Career Earnings* $1 million As of 9/19/2011
Last 3 Finishes 6 - Lake Champlain, 6/28/2012
85 - Kentucky Lake, 6/7/2012
128 - Potomac River, 5/17/2012
Bassmaster Classics Fished (Won) 5 (0) As of 9/19/2011
REDCREST Championships Fished (Won) 0 (0) As of 9/19/2011
Titles/Honors 2005 BassFan Rookie of the Year, 2005 BASS Rookie of the Year

Angling Stuff

Angling Hero "I don't really have one."
Home Lake Falls Lake (NC)
Favorite Lake Lake Champlain (NY/VT)
Least Favorite Lake Ouachita River (LA) – "I double-zeroed there."
Favorite Technique Pitching a jig
Primary Fishing Strength Shallow water
Secondary Fishing Strength Cold water
Biggest Weakness Cranking
Boat Ranger
Motor Yamaha
Fishing Sponsors Jackall, Fin-tech Title-Shot jigs, Kaenon sunglasses, Minn Kota, Humminbird, Power-Pole, Pinnacle rods & reels, Sunline
Non-Fishing Sponsors Supreme Pro Team energy bars
Tow Vehicle (Sponsor) Toyota Tundra

Personal Stuff

Favorite Food Pizza (onions)
Favorite Music "I like all music. I listen to country one day, then Rage Against the Machine the next."
Favorite Book/Movie The Old Man and the Sea (book)/ Casino (movie)
Non-Angling Hero "I don't really have any heroes."
When Not Fishing Likes to ski: "I taught freestyle and was a competitive mogul skier."
Why He Fishes "I fish because I love the challenge. You're only as good as the day you go out there and fish. It's a huge mental and physical struggle."
Website davewolak.com
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Tournament Finishes
(Only recent tournaments are included. Not necessarily a career listing.)
Date Tour Event Place
9/15/2011 FLWT Lake Champlain 1  
7/27/2006 BMajor-a Lake Wylie 1  
7/6/2006 BElite Oneida Lake 4  
2/8/2006 FLWT Lake Murray 4  
8/7/2008 BElite Lake Oneida 5  
7/26/2007 BMajor-m Lake Oneida 5  
6/28/2012 FLWT Lake Champlain 6  
5/18/2006 BMajor-m Eagle Mountain Lake 9  
5/15/2008 BElite Lake Murray 10  
3/31/2005 BT Table Rock Lake 10  
6/7/2007 BElite Smith Mountain Lake 12  
3/17/2005 BT Lake Norman 12  
3/3/2005 BT Strom Thurmond Reservoir (Clarks Hill) 13  
3/18/2010 BElite Clear Lake 14  
6/5/2008 BElite Lake Wheeler 14  
2/22/2008 BElite Lake Hartwell 14  
4/6/2011 BElite Lake Pickwick 15  
6/15/2005 E50 Lake Wissota 15  
4/15/2010 BElite Smith Mountain Lake 16  
6/16/2011 BElite Lake Wheeler 17  
7/12/2007 BElite Lake Champlain 17  
5/6/2010 BElite Lake Guntersville 18  
4/29/2010 BElite Pickwick Lake 19  
3/6/2008 BElite Harris Chain 19  
3/11/2010 BElite California Delta 20  
7/19/2007 BElite Lake Erie/Niagara River 21  
7/29/2005 BT Ohio, Monongahela, Allegheny Rivers 21  
8/13/2009 BElite Oneida Lake 22  
2/20/2009 BElite Red River 22  
7/13/2006 BElite Lake Champlain 23  
1/27/2005 BT Lake Toho 24  
5/17/2007 BMajor-a High Rock Lake 28  
3/29/2012 FLWT Table Rock Lake 29  
2/18/2011 BElite Louisiana Delta 29  
4/23/2009 BElite Smith Mountain Lake 30  
4/20/2006 BElite Lake Guntersville 31  
5/1/2008 BElite Clarks Hill 33  
3/22/2007 BElite California Delta 33  
5/7/2009 BElite Lake Guntersville 34  
4/19/2007 BElite Clarks Hill 34  
4/20/2005 E50 Smith Lake 34  
3/12/2009 BElite Lake Amistad 35  
8/23/2007 BMajor-l Lake Dardanelle 36  
5/5/2011 BElite West Point Lake 37  
6/3/2009 BElite Kentucky Lake 38  
9/14/2006 BElite Table Rock Lake 38  
3/30/2006 BElite Santee-Cooper 39  
2/24/2005 BT Lake Guntersville 39  
7/31/2008 BElite Lake Erie/Niagara River 40  
3/17/2011 BElite St. Johns River 41  
8/10/2006 BElite Potomac River 41  
3/13/2008 BElite Lake Toho 42  
3/9/2006 BElite Lake Amistad 42  
8/24/2006 BMajor-l Arkansas River 44  
5/18/2005 E50 Lake Dardanelle (Arkansas River) 45  
2/24/2006 BElite Lake Tohopekaliga 48  
6/1/2005 E50 Lewisville Lake 49  
3/29/2007 BElite Clear Lake 51  
9/13/2007 BElite Lake Tohopekaliga 52  
4/10/2008 BElite Lake Amistad 55  
3/8/2012 FLWT Lake Hartwell 58  
5/20/2010 BElite Clarks Hill Lake 58  
4/14/2011 BElite Toledo Bend Reservoir 59  
5/12/2011 BElite Lake Murray 61  
4/5/2006 FLWT Beaver Lake 63  
6/9/2010 BElite Kentucky Lake 64  
3/8/2007 BElite Lake Amistad 64  
3/26/2009 BElite Lake Dardanelle 68  
6/15/2006 BElite Kentucky Lake 69  
3/10/2011 BElite Harris Chain 70  
6/17/2010 BElite Ft. Gibson 70  
4/3/2008 BElite Falcon Lake 71  
6/11/2009 BElite Mississippi River 73  
6/9/2011 BElite Arkansas River 74  
5/4/2006 BElite Clarks Hill Reservoir 74  
4/26/2012 FLWT Beaver Lake 76  
4/2/2009 BElite Lake Wheeler 77  
8/9/2007 BElite Potomac River 77  
6/21/2007 BElite Grand Lake 77  
6/26/2008 BElite Old Hickory 78  
6/1/2006 BElite Grand Lake 80  
2/3/2005 BT Harris Chain 82  
6/7/2012 FLWT Kentucky Lake 85  
4/26/2007 BElite Lake Guntersville 91  
5/10/2006 FLWT Kentucky Lake 91  
6/12/2008 BElite Kentucky Lake 92  
3/16/2006 BElite Sam Rayburn Reservoir 93  
1/18/2006 FLWT Lake Okeechobee 115  
3/1/2006 FLWT Pickwick Lake 118  
5/17/2012 FLWT Potomac River 128  
6/21/2006 FLWT Lake Champlain 128  


*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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