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9/17/1985

Ott DeFoe

Info & Stats
Angling & Personal Stuff
Tournament Finishes

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	14
Best Finish in 2024	17 - Toledo Bend Reservoir, 1/30/2024
Best Finish in 2023	2 - Lake Murray, 4/2/2023
Last 3 Finishes	20 - Dale Hollow Lake, 4/9/2024 29 - Lay Lake, 3/14/2024 35 - Santee Cooper Lakes, 2/20/2024
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
5/9/2013	BElite	Alabama River	62
6/9/2011	BElite	Arkansas River	58
9/18/2014	BElite	Bay de Noc (Lake Michigan)	43
5/14/2009	FLWT	Beaver Lake	59
5/15/2008	FLWT	Beaver Lake	77
5/17/2007	FLWT	Beaver Lake	70
4/18/2013	BElite	Bull Shoals Lake	52
4/19/2012	BElite	Bull Shoals Lake	36
4/21/2016	BElite	Bull Shoals/Norfork Lakes	32
2/5/2022	BPT	Caney Creek, Lake D'Arbonne, Bussey Brake	35
6/6/2023	BPT	Cayuga Lake	22
8/6/2022	BPT	Cayuga Lake	22
6/23/2016	BElite	Cayuga Lake	13
8/21/2014	BElite	Cayuga Lake	71
3/18/2023	BPT	Cherokee and Douglas Lakes	7
2/9/2017	BElite	Cherokee Lake	10
8/13/2015	BElite	Chesapeake Bay	43
4/9/2024	BPT	Dale Hollow Lake	20
8/7/2014	BElite	Delaware River	23
7/10/2008	FLWT	Detroit River	82
7/12/2007	FLWT	Detroit River	114
5/3/2012	BElite	Douglas Lake	7
3/21/2013	BElite	Falcon Lake	16
4/9/2021	BPT	Falls Lake/Jordan Lake/Shearon Harris Reservoir	30
3/26/2019	BPT	Falls Lake/Jordan Lake/Shearon Harris Reservoir	6
4/21/2010	FLWT	Fort Loudoun/Tellico Lakes	28
3/29/2007	FLWT	Fort Loudoun-Tellico	116
6/19/2008	FLWT	Ft. Loudoun-Tellico	62
4/26/2018	BElite	Grand Lake	77
2/22/2013	BElite	Grand Lake	11
3/23/2022	BPT	Grand Lake O' The Cherokees	27
3/4/2016	BElite	Grand Lake O' the Cherokees	25
3/10/2011	BElite	Harris Chain	20
5/21/2021	BPT	Harris Chain of Lakes	1
5/4/2018	BElite	Kentucky Lake	13
6/3/2015	BElite	Kentucky Lake	17
6/11/2009	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	8
2/13/2023	BPT	Kissimmee Chain of Lakes	3
6/7/2020	BPT	Kissimmee Chain of Lakes	44
1/29/2019	BPT	Kissimmee Chain of Lakes	16
8/5/2021	BPT	Lake Champlain	3
7/27/2017	BElite	Lake Champlain	7
7/9/2009	FLWT	Lake Champlain	134
9/20/2018	BElite	Lake Chatuge	18
6/4/2021	BPT	Lake Chickamauga	17
4/9/2019	BPT	Lake Chickamauga	47
6/11/2014	BElite	Lake Chickamauga	56
2/12/2019	BPT	Lake Conroe	55
3/24/2017	BElite	Lake Conroe	5
10/4/2013	TTBC	Lake Conroe	21
9/28/2012	TTBC	Lake Conroe	20
5/3/2006	FLWS	Lake Cumberland	99
6/2/2017	BElite	Lake Dardanelle	15
5/15/2014	BElite	Lake Dardanelle	25
2/22/2021	BPT	Lake Eufaula	7
2/7/2020	BPT	Lake Eufaula	3
2/19/2022	BPT	Lake Fork	49
3/13/2020	BPT	Lake Fork	1
5/9/2014	TTBC	Lake Fork	14
5/16/2023	BPT	Lake Guntersville	10
4/9/2015	BElite	Lake Guntersville	69
2/21/2014	BElite	Lake Guntersville	4
6/23/2010	FLWT	Lake Guntersville	21
2/12/2009	FLWT	Lake Guntersville	18
3/16/2018	BElite	Lake Hartwell	6
2/20/2015	BElite	Lake Hartwell	11
5/7/2015	BElite	Lake Havasu	17
8/5/2010	FLWT	Lake Lanier	37
3/8/2006	FLWS	Lake Lanier	63
2/8/2018	BElite	Lake Martin	13
6/28/2012	BElite	Lake Michigan	5
4/2/2023	BPT	Lake Murray	2
5/12/2011	BElite	Lake Murray	28
8/14/2008	FLWT	Lake Murray	25
3/8/2023	BPT	Lake Norman	10
3/24/2010	FLWT	Lake Norman	103
4/23/2009	FLWT	Lake Norman	25
4/24/2008	FLWT	Lake Norman	16
4/26/2007	FLWT	Lake Norman	66
6/29/2018	BElite	Lake Oahe	34
4/30/2022	BPT	Lake of the Ozarks	73
10/11/2006	FLWS	Lake of the Ozarks	48
2/21/2020	BPT	Lake Okeechobee	12
2/23/2017	BElite	Lake Okeechobee	2
3/22/2012	BElite	Lake Okeechobee	15
5/26/2010	FLWT	Lake Ouachita	64
8/2/2007	FLWT	Lake Ouachita	52
4/9/2022	BPT	Lake Palestine	1
4/6/2011	BElite	Lake Pickwick	20
3/13/2014	BElite	Lake Seminole	27
6/24/2023	BPT	Lake St. Clair	59
9/10/2021	BPT	Lake St. Clair	32
8/24/2017	BElite	Lake St. Clair	21
8/27/2015	BElite	Lake St. Clair	92
8/22/2013	BElite	Lake St. Clair	43
6/8/2016	BElite	Lake Texoma	5
2/28/2008	FLWT	Lake Tohopekaliga	110
4/30/2021	BPT	Lake Travis	22
5/17/2018	BElite	Lake Travis	59
2/15/2007	FLWT	Lake Travis	6
6/16/2011	BElite	Lake Wheeler	5
6/25/2019	BPT	Lake Winnebago	80
3/14/2024	BPT	Lay Lake	29
4/3/2008	FLWT	Lewis Smith	41
3/2/2022	BPT	Lewis Smith Lake	7
11/15/2006	FLWS	Lewis Smith Lake	175
9/10/2022	BPT	Mille Lacs Lake	18
9/14/2017	BElite	Mille Lacs Lake	34
9/15/2016	BElite	Mille Lacs Lake	14
8/21/2019	BPT	Mississippi River	26
6/21/2018	BElite	Mississippi River	13
9/8/2016	BElite	Mississippi River	1
6/20/2013	BElite	Mississippi River	15
6/21/2012	BElite	Mississippi River	27
7/30/2009	FLW	Ohio, Monongahela, Allegheny Rivers	57
5/31/2006	FLWS	Old Hickory Lake	39
8/23/2012	BElite	Oneida Lake	5
8/11/2016	BElite	Potomac River	51
6/14/2007	FLWT	Potomac River	59
2/24/2012	BElite	Red River	5
4/27/2017	BElite	Ross Barnett Reservoir	51
6/7/2018	BElite	Sabine River	14
3/19/2015	BElite	Sabine River	56
3/14/2013	BElite	Sabine River	79
4/30/2015	BElite	Sacramento River	37
8/1/2023	BPT	Saginaw Bay	6
3/21/2021	BPT	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	1
5/17/2017	BElite	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	35
2/20/2024	BPT	Santee Cooper Lakes	35
4/30/2019	BPT	Smith Lake	24
3/17/2016	BElite	St. Johns River	65
3/20/2014	BElite	St. Johns River	26
3/15/2012	BElite	St. Johns River	41
3/17/2011	BElite	St. Johns River	28
6/25/2021	BPT	St. Lawrence River	12
8/23/2018	BElite	St. Lawrence River	31
7/20/2017	BElite	St. Lawrence River	99
7/30/2015	BElite	St. Lawrence River	78
8/8/2013	BElite	St. Lawrence River	3
7/10/2020	BPT	Sturgeon Bay	11
9/17/2015	BElite	Sturgeon Bay (Lake Michigan)	7
5/31/2019	BPT	Table Rock Lake	6
5/17/2019	BPT	Table Rock Lake	8
4/3/2014	BElite	Table Rock Lake	49
3/3/2010	FLWT	Table Rock Lake	48
3/12/2009	FLWT	Table Rock Lake	46
3/15/2019	BElite	Tennessee River	1
1/30/2024	BPT	Toledo Bend Reservoir	17
4/6/2017	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	26
5/12/2016	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	14
5/1/2014	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	81
6/7/2012	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	14
4/14/2011	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	32
6/4/2022	BPT	Watts Bar Lake	17
5/2/2013	BElite	West Point Lake	26
5/5/2011	BElite	West Point Lake	11
4/28/2016	BElite	Wheeler Lake	35
4/7/2016	BElite	Winyah Bay	83

*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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