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9/17/1985

Ott DeFoe

Ott  DeFoe

Info

Hometown Blaine, Tennessee
Age 39
Former Occupation Trucking company driver and dock worker
Height 6' 0''
Weight 175 lbs.

Stats

Years Pro 18
Top 10 Finishes (Wins)* 61 (9) As of 8/11/2023
Career Earnings* $2.9 million As of 8/11/2023
Current World Rank 10
Best Finish in 2024 17 - Toledo Bend Reservoir, 1/30/2024
Best Finish in 2023 2 - Lake Murray, 4/2/2023
Last 3 Finishes 29 - Lay Lake, 3/14/2024
35 - Santee Cooper Lakes, 2/20/2024
17 - Toledo Bend Reservoir, 1/30/2024
Bassmaster Classics Fished (Won) 8 (1) As of 8/11/2023
REDCREST Championships Fished (Won) 4 (0) As of 8/11/2023
Titles/Honors Bassmaster Classic champion (2019)

Angling Stuff

Angling Hero Jay Yelas
Home Lake Douglas
Favorite Lake Santee Cooper
Least Favorite Lake Beaver
Favorite Technique Shallow cranking
Primary Fishing Strength Power-fishing
Secondary Fishing Strength Swimbaits
Biggest Weakness Finesse-fishing
Boat NItro
Motor Mercury
Fishing Sponsors Humminbird, Mercury, Minn Kota, Nitro, Costa, Bass Pro Shops, Buff, T-H Marine, LakeMaster, Lithium Pros, Rapala, Terminator, VMC, Onyx, Blue Water LED, Aqua-Vu, Talon Fishing Unlimited, ConnectScale, ArcticShield, Mossy Oak
Non-Fishing Sponsors General Tire, Superior Walls of East Tennessee, Joe's Jerky, Dowco
Tow Vehicle (Sponsor) Ford F-350

Personal Stuff

Favorite Food Japanese
Favorite Music Country
Favorite Book/Movie Walk the Line (movie)
Non-Angling Hero Father
When Not Fishing "Playing with the kids."
Why He Fishes "It's something I love to do. I'm also a competitive person, and it's great to be able to put the two of them together."
Website www.ottdefoe.com
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Tournament Finishes
(Only recent tournaments are included. Not necessarily a career listing.)
Date Tour Event Place
3/14/2024 BPT Lay Lake 29  
2/20/2024 BPT Santee Cooper Lakes 35  
1/30/2024 BPT Toledo Bend Reservoir 17  
8/1/2023 BPT Saginaw Bay 6  
6/24/2023 BPT Lake St. Clair 59  
6/6/2023 BPT Cayuga Lake 22  
5/16/2023 BPT Lake Guntersville 10  
4/2/2023 BPT Lake Murray 2  
3/18/2023 BPT Cherokee and Douglas Lakes 7  
3/8/2023 BPT Lake Norman 10  
2/13/2023 BPT Kissimmee Chain of Lakes 3  
9/10/2022 BPT Mille Lacs Lake 18  
8/6/2022 BPT Cayuga Lake 22  
6/4/2022 BPT Watts Bar Lake 17  
4/30/2022 BPT Lake of the Ozarks 73  
4/9/2022 BPT Lake Palestine 1  
3/23/2022 BPT Grand Lake O' The Cherokees 27  
3/2/2022 BPT Lewis Smith Lake 7  
2/19/2022 BPT Lake Fork 49  
2/5/2022 BPT Caney Creek, Lake D'Arbonne, Bussey Brake 35  
9/10/2021 BPT Lake St. Clair 32  
8/5/2021 BPT Lake Champlain 3  
6/25/2021 BPT St. Lawrence River 12  
6/4/2021 BPT Lake Chickamauga 17  
5/21/2021 BPT Harris Chain of Lakes 1  
4/30/2021 BPT Lake Travis 22  
4/9/2021 BPT Falls Lake/Jordan Lake/Shearon Harris Reservoir 30  
3/21/2021 BPT Sam Rayburn Reservoir 1  
2/22/2021 BPT Lake Eufaula 7  
7/10/2020 BPT Sturgeon Bay 11  
6/7/2020 BPT Kissimmee Chain of Lakes 44  
3/13/2020 BPT Lake Fork 1  
2/21/2020 BPT Lake Okeechobee 12  
2/7/2020 BPT Lake Eufaula 3  
8/21/2019 BPT Mississippi River 26  
6/25/2019 BPT Lake Winnebago 80  
5/31/2019 BPT Table Rock Lake 6  
5/17/2019 BPT Table Rock Lake 8  
4/30/2019 BPT Smith Lake 24  
4/9/2019 BPT Lake Chickamauga 47  
3/26/2019 BPT Falls Lake/Jordan Lake/Shearon Harris Reservoir 6  
3/15/2019 BElite Tennessee River 1  
2/12/2019 BPT Lake Conroe 55  
1/29/2019 BPT Kissimmee Chain of Lakes 16  
9/20/2018 BElite Lake Chatuge 18  
8/23/2018 BElite St. Lawrence River 31  
6/29/2018 BElite Lake Oahe 34  
6/21/2018 BElite Mississippi River 13  
6/7/2018 BElite Sabine River 14  
5/17/2018 BElite Lake Travis 59  
5/4/2018 BElite Kentucky Lake 13  
4/26/2018 BElite Grand Lake 77  
3/16/2018 BElite Lake Hartwell 6  
2/8/2018 BElite Lake Martin 13  
9/14/2017 BElite Mille Lacs Lake 34  
8/24/2017 BElite Lake St. Clair 21  
7/27/2017 BElite Lake Champlain 7  
7/20/2017 BElite St. Lawrence River 99  
6/2/2017 BElite Lake Dardanelle 15  
5/17/2017 BElite Sam Rayburn Reservoir 35  
4/27/2017 BElite Ross Barnett Reservoir 51  
4/6/2017 BElite Toledo Bend Reservoir 26  
3/24/2017 BElite Lake Conroe 5  
2/23/2017 BElite Lake Okeechobee 2  
2/9/2017 BElite Cherokee Lake 10  
9/15/2016 BElite Mille Lacs Lake 14  
9/8/2016 BElite Mississippi River 1  
8/11/2016 BElite Potomac River 51  
6/23/2016 BElite Cayuga Lake 13  
6/8/2016 BElite Lake Texoma 5  
5/12/2016 BElite Toledo Bend Reservoir 14  
4/28/2016 BElite Wheeler Lake 35  
4/21/2016 BElite Bull Shoals/Norfork Lakes 32  
4/7/2016 BElite Winyah Bay 83  
3/17/2016 BElite St. Johns River 65  
3/4/2016 BElite Grand Lake O' the Cherokees 25  
9/17/2015 BElite Sturgeon Bay (Lake Michigan) 7  
8/27/2015 BElite Lake St. Clair 92  
8/13/2015 BElite Chesapeake Bay 43  
7/30/2015 BElite St. Lawrence River 78  
6/3/2015 BElite Kentucky Lake 17  
5/7/2015 BElite Lake Havasu 17  
4/30/2015 BElite Sacramento River 37  
4/9/2015 BElite Lake Guntersville 69  
3/19/2015 BElite Sabine River 56  
2/20/2015 BElite Lake Hartwell 11  
9/18/2014 BElite Bay de Noc (Lake Michigan) 43  
8/21/2014 BElite Cayuga Lake 71  
8/7/2014 BElite Delaware River 23  
6/11/2014 BElite Lake Chickamauga 56  
5/15/2014 BElite Lake Dardanelle 25  
5/9/2014 TTBC Lake Fork 14  
5/1/2014 BElite Toledo Bend Reservoir 81  
4/3/2014 BElite Table Rock Lake 49  
3/20/2014 BElite St. Johns River 26  
3/13/2014 BElite Lake Seminole 27  
2/21/2014 BElite Lake Guntersville 4  
10/4/2013 TTBC Lake Conroe 21  
8/22/2013 BElite Lake St. Clair 43  
8/8/2013 BElite St. Lawrence River 3  
6/20/2013 BElite Mississippi River 15  
5/9/2013 BElite Alabama River 62  
5/2/2013 BElite West Point Lake 26  
4/18/2013 BElite Bull Shoals Lake 52  
3/21/2013 BElite Falcon Lake 16  
3/14/2013 BElite Sabine River 79  
2/22/2013 BElite Grand Lake 11  
9/28/2012 TTBC Lake Conroe 20  
8/23/2012 BElite Oneida Lake 5  
6/28/2012 BElite Lake Michigan 5  
6/21/2012 BElite Mississippi River 27  
6/7/2012 BElite Toledo Bend Reservoir 14  
5/3/2012 BElite Douglas Lake 7  
4/19/2012 BElite Bull Shoals Lake 36  
3/22/2012 BElite Lake Okeechobee 15  
3/15/2012 BElite St. Johns River 41  
2/24/2012 BElite Red River 5  
6/16/2011 BElite Lake Wheeler 5  
6/9/2011 BElite Arkansas River 58  
5/12/2011 BElite Lake Murray 28  
5/5/2011 BElite West Point Lake 11  
4/14/2011 BElite Toledo Bend Reservoir 32  
4/6/2011 BElite Lake Pickwick 20  
3/17/2011 BElite St. Johns River 28  
3/10/2011 BElite Harris Chain 20  
8/5/2010 FLWT Lake Lanier 37  
6/23/2010 FLWT Lake Guntersville 21  
5/26/2010 FLWT Lake Ouachita 64  
4/21/2010 FLWT Fort Loudoun/Tellico Lakes 28  
3/24/2010 FLWT Lake Norman 103  
3/3/2010 FLWT Table Rock Lake 48  
7/30/2009 FLW Ohio, Monongahela, Allegheny Rivers 57  
7/9/2009 FLWT Lake Champlain 134  
6/11/2009 FLWT Kentucky Lake 8  
5/14/2009 FLWT Beaver Lake 59  
4/23/2009 FLWT Lake Norman 25  
3/12/2009 FLWT Table Rock Lake 46  
2/12/2009 FLWT Lake Guntersville 18  
8/14/2008 FLWT Lake Murray 25  
7/10/2008 FLWT Detroit River 82  
6/19/2008 FLWT Ft. Loudoun-Tellico 62  
5/15/2008 FLWT Beaver Lake 77  
4/24/2008 FLWT Lake Norman 16  
4/3/2008 FLWT Lewis Smith 41  
2/28/2008 FLWT Lake Tohopekaliga 110  
8/2/2007 FLWT Lake Ouachita 52  
7/12/2007 FLWT Detroit River 114  
6/14/2007 FLWT Potomac River 59  
5/17/2007 FLWT Beaver Lake 70  
4/26/2007 FLWT Lake Norman 66  
3/29/2007 FLWT Fort Loudoun-Tellico 116  
2/15/2007 FLWT Lake Travis 6  
11/15/2006 FLWS Lewis Smith Lake 175  
10/11/2006 FLWS Lake of the Ozarks 48  
5/31/2006 FLWS Old Hickory Lake 39  
5/3/2006 FLWS Lake Cumberland 99  
3/8/2006 FLWS Lake Lanier 63  


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

Biographical data last updated: 8/11/2023

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