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Nate Wellman

Nate  Wellman

Info

Hometown Newaygo, Michigan
Age 42
Height 6' 3''
Weight 220 lbs.

Stats

Years Pro 18
Top 10 Finishes (Wins)* 5 (2) As of 2/14/2013
Career Earnings* $373,905 As of 2/14/2013
Last 3 Finishes 16 - Lake St. Clair, 8/27/2015
80 - Chesapeake Bay, 8/13/2015
40 - St. Lawrence River, 7/30/2015
Bassmaster Classics Fished (Won) 0 (0) As of 2/14/2013
REDCREST Championships Fished (Won) 2 (0) As of 2/14/2013

Angling Stuff

Angling Hero Kevin VanDam – "I grew up 45 miles from him."
Home Lake Lake Erie
Favorite Lake Lake Erie or Lake St. Clair
Least Favorite Lake The Ohio River – "If you catch a limit there, you're a king."
Favorite Technique Jigs
Primary Fishing Strength Power-fishing
Secondary Fishing Strength Dropshotting
Biggest Weakness Deep-diving crankbaits
Boat Phoenix
Motor Mercury
Fishing Sponsors Trailer Equipment, Lowrance, Cal West Custom Rods, McCoy line, ABT Lures, Todali Tackle, Bass Assault Lures, Premier Graphics, Batson's Enterprises
Tow Vehicle (Sponsor) Chevy 2500 (Duramax)

Personal Stuff

Favorite Food Steak and potatoes
Favorite Music Country
Favorite Book/Movie "Anything that has to do with fishing."
Non-Angling Hero "My dad, most definitely. He's my biggest hero of all."
When Not Fishing Hunt deer, elk and waterfowl.
Why He Fishes "I live to fish and I fish to live."
Website www.natewellman.com
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Tournament Finishes
(Only recent tournaments are included. Not necessarily a career listing.)
Date Tour Event Place
8/22/2013 BElite Lake St. Clair 5  
5/5/2011 BElite West Point Lake 5  
8/23/2012 BElite Oneida Lake 7  
4/6/2011 BElite Lake Pickwick 10  
3/24/2010 FLWT Lake Norman 11  
2/28/2008 FLWT Lake Tohopekaliga 13  
8/27/2015 BElite Lake St. Clair 16  
6/21/2012 BElite Mississippi River 16  
3/13/2014 BElite Lake Seminole 20  
5/3/2012 BElite Douglas Lake 20  
5/2/2013 BElite West Point Lake 21  
4/5/2006 FLWT Beaver Lake 21  
6/2/2011 FLWT Potomac River 22  
6/11/2014 BElite Lake Chickamauga 24  
6/16/2011 BElite Lake Wheeler 26  
3/22/2012 BElite Lake Okeechobee 29  
2/22/2013 BElite Grand Lake 30  
7/10/2008 FLWT Detroit River 30  
4/9/2015 BElite Lake Guntersville 31  
4/18/2013 BElite Bull Shoals Lake 32  
3/1/2006 FLWT Pickwick Lake 32  
3/20/2014 BElite St. Johns River 33  
7/9/2009 FLWT Lake Champlain 34  
2/3/2011 FLWT Lake Okeechobee 35  
6/19/2008 FLWT Ft. Loudoun-Tellico 35  
5/12/2011 BElite Lake Murray 37  
8/21/2014 BElite Cayuga Lake 38  
7/30/2015 BElite St. Lawrence River 40  
7/30/2009 FLW Ohio, Monongahela, Allegheny Rivers 40  
6/7/2012 BElite Toledo Bend Reservoir 41  
6/23/2010 FLWT Lake Guntersville 41  
5/1/2014 BElite Toledo Bend Reservoir 43  
3/15/2012 BElite St. Johns River 46  
2/12/2009 FLWT Lake Guntersville 48  
4/3/2008 FLWT Lewis Smith 50  
6/11/2009 FLWT Kentucky Lake 51  
5/15/2014 BElite Lake Dardanelle 52  
5/14/2009 FLWT Beaver Lake 54  
3/10/2011 BElite Harris Chain 55  
3/14/2013 BElite Sabine River 56  
4/19/2012 BElite Bull Shoals Lake 59  
8/8/2013 BElite St. Lawrence River 62  
3/19/2015 BElite Sabine River 64  
8/14/2008 FLWT Lake Murray 65  
1/18/2006 FLWT Lake Okeechobee 65  
6/28/2012 BElite Lake Michigan 66  
5/17/2007 FLWT Beaver Lake 68  
3/12/2009 FLWT Table Rock Lake 75  
4/30/2015 BElite Sacramento River 76  
3/3/2010 FLWT Table Rock Lake 76  
6/20/2013 BElite Mississippi River 78  
6/21/2006 FLWT Lake Champlain 78  
8/13/2015 BElite Chesapeake Bay 80  
4/14/2011 BElite Toledo Bend Reservoir 82  
8/7/2014 BElite Delaware River 83  
3/21/2013 BElite Falcon Lake 86  
6/9/2011 BElite Arkansas River 86  
5/26/2010 FLWT Lake Ouachita 86  
5/9/2013 BElite Alabama River 90  
6/3/2015 BElite Kentucky Lake 92  
5/7/2015 BElite Lake Havasu 92  
2/15/2007 FLWT Lake Travis 94  
3/17/2011 BElite St. Johns River 96  
3/29/2007 FLWT Fort Loudoun-Tellico 96  
4/23/2009 FLWT Lake Norman 97  
4/3/2014 BElite Table Rock Lake 106  
4/21/2010 FLWT Fort Loudoun/Tellico Lakes 108  
4/26/2007 FLWT Lake Norman 110  
4/24/2008 FLWT Lake Norman 112  
5/10/2006 FLWT Kentucky Lake 129  
7/12/2007 FLWT Detroit River 130  
6/14/2007 FLWT Potomac River 147  
5/15/2008 FLWT Beaver Lake 164  
2/8/2006 FLWT Lake Murray 191  


*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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